A Dutch court has convicted three men of murder for their role in shooting down a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet with a Russian surface-to-air missile.
Here's a look at recent developments in the South China Sea, including air operations by the US Navy's carrier Ronald Reagan Strike Group and new military drills by China.
The Trump administration escalated its actions against China on Monday by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright nearly all of Beijing’s significant maritime claims in the South China Sea.