Desperation is escalating in Turkey and Syria this morning as teams of rescuers are still racing against the clock to find survivors as the death toll surpasses 12,000 following the region's devastating earthquakes. In other news, there are strong indications Russia’s President Vladmir Putin approved the use of a missile system that shot down Flight MH-17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014. Subscribe and 🔔: http://9Soci.al/KM6e50GjSK9 | Get more breaking news at 9News.com.au: http://9Soci.al/iyCO50GjSK6

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