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From the Liveblog of
Friday, July 18, 2014
From the Liveblog of
Friday, July 18, 2014
Global media focus shifts from Gaza to Ukraine
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Malaysian civilian airliner that was shot down by a missile over Ukraine is the focus of the world media’s attention Friday, leaving very little ink and airspace for coverage of Israel’s ground incursion into Gaza. Nearly all Western news outlets are devoting their top stories to the plane crash, in which 298 people died, many of them Western nationals — and including at least one Israeli.
Flight MH17 was reportedly shot down by pro-Russian separatists with anti-aircraft missiles they received from Russia, but Moscow denies these allegations. The crash will also be the subject of an urgent United Nations Security Council session later on Friday.
— Raphael Ahren
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