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Dutch prosecutors want life sentences for four people charged with the murder of 298 people shot down on flight MH17.

Dutch prosecutors are expected to call for long sentences against three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with shooting down flight MH-17 in 2014.

Dutch prosecutors have begun three days of closing arguments in the 20-month-trial in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.

Dutch prosecutors have begun closing arguments in the 20-month-trial over the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine.

Dutch prosecutors will this week set out their sentencing demands for four men on trial in absentia over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in war-torn Ukraine in 2014.

The Netherlands bans Christmas gatherings, Paris cancels its New Year's Eve fireworks, and London declares COVID-19 a major incident as Europe battles the "lightning" spread of the Omicron variant.

Nations across Europe have gone into strict lockdowns over the Christmas and New Year’s period, spurred on by the Omicron variant.

Nations across Europe have gone into strict lockdowns over the Christmas and New Year’s period, spurred on by the Omicron variant.

"The Netherlands is going into lockdown again from tomorrow," Mr Rutte said, adding that the move was "unavoidable because of the fifth wave caused by the Omicron variant that is bearing down on us." Before the Dutch announcement,

The Netherlands will enter a tough lockdown tomorrow morning to contain the Omicron COVID variant. Under the new measures restaurants, non-essential shops, gyms and hairdressers will be closed until January 14 and all schools will shut their doors until January 9.