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Dutch prosecutors said on December 20 that the 298 victims of the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine "didn't stand a chance" once a rocket hit the aircraft, as they began their closing arguments in the closely watched trial.

A Russian vocational college teacher tried to survive for a month on his take-home pay of just under $200. He gave up after two weeks, highlighting the fact that -- as prices rise -- base pay for teachers across the country remains far below the target set by President Vladimir Putin in 2012.

German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht has called for harsher sanctions against Russia over its troop deployment on the Ukrainian border, saying those responsible for any aggression must face "personal consequences.”

On this week's Majlis podcast, a discussion of the violence in the Kazakh town of Zhanaozen 10 years ago, in which at least 16 people were killed, what has happened since, and how the tragedy is remembered in the country today.

German Economic Affairs Minister Robert Habeck has warned that the future of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany could face "severe consequences" if Russia attacked Ukraine.

Many mothers in Bosnia-Herzegovina know if they want a hassle-free birth, they better hand over cash to the doctor delivering their baby. One mother was so traumatized, she opted to have her fourth child at home, and later took the country to Europe's highest court for trying to block her.

Paul Rudd will host the show.

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Russia has sent two nuclear-capable strategic bombers to patrol the western borders of ally Belarus, the authorities in Minsk say, amid heightened tensions across Eastern Europe.

A court in Minsk has sentenced noted blogger Eduard Palchys to 13 years in prison amid an ongoing crackdown on those who have challenged the official results of last year's presidential election that handed victory to strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka.