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A Russian suspected of downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in July 2014 has told Dutch judges that he had “nothing to do with the disaster.” Oleg Pulatov is one of four men on trial in absentia for allegedly shooting down the jetliner as it passed over eastern Ukraine six year ago. The other three have been named as Russian nationals Igor Girkin and Sergei Dubinsky and Ukranian citizen Leonid Kharchenko. Pulatov is the only one of the four with legal representation. All 298 people onboard the aircraft died in the crash. The trial is being held in the Netherlands, since the aircraft was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur at the time of the crash, and most of those on board were Dutch. In a video statement played to the court, Pulatov said, “I am not guilty. I have nothing to do with the disaster of July 17, 2014. I fully took part in the (court) procedure and there is irrefutable evidence that the prosecution did not explain the full circumstances of the crash.” He added, “It is the prosecution’s main aim to get a conviction by any means. Acquit me.” Prosecutors have called for life sentences for all four suspects. According to the judges, a verdict is not expected until mid-November at the earliest. The downing of flight MH17 was Malaysia Airlines’ second aircraft loss during 2014, after the disappearance of Flight 370 on March 8, and is the deadliest airliner shoot-down incident to-date.
England’s Queen Elizabeth II has become history’s second-longest serving monarch, second only to France’s King Louis XIV, who took the throne at age four. King Louis XIV reigned for 72 years and 110 days, but only started to rule personally in 1661. His official reign lasted from 1643 to 1715. As of Monday, the Queen had been on the throne for 70 years and 127 days, one day longer than Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in 2016. She was crowned Queen on June 2, 1953. Last weekend, the Queen marked her Platinum Jubilee with four days of celebrations across the UK. Queen Elizabeth, who took the throne at age 25, will become the world’s longest-reigning monarch in May 2024, if she is still on the throne then. Meanwhile, Queen Elizabeth has taken fewer official duties recently, delegating mostly to the Cambridges and to Prince Charles and Camilla.
Truckers Strike in S. Korea
South Korean police have detained dozens of truckers for participating in a protest which obstructed traffic. Participating in the fourth day of a nationwide strike, the truckers blocked traffic and disrupted the movement of goods near factories.
