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Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in Manila this week on murder charges for leading a war on drugs that led to tens of thousands of deaths. Duterte appeared by video link at a hearing in the Hague. The arrest and extradition of the former president is a political earthquake in the Philippines.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested and taken into custody on Tuesday in Manila on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for the “war on drugs” that defined his term in office and which killed thousands of Filipinos.

Eighteen leaders of the East Asia Summit donned traditional Laotian costume as they attended a gala dinner in Vientiane, Laos on Wednesday. Both U.S President Barack Obama and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte attended the event after U.S. officials canceled a meeting between the two. Duterte had been critical of the US which prompted a cancellation...

Philippines president-elect Rodrigo Duterte urged the public to kill drug dealers who resist arrest Saturday.

Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte declares emergency measures after a deadly explosion in his home city. Reuters’ Yiming Woo reports.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte compared his anti-drug campaign to the Holocaust on Friday.

Despite Defense Secretary Mark Esper calling the Philippines’ decision to end its military pact with the U.S., President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he didn’t really mind the move by President Rodrigo Duterte.

The White House clarified what President Donald Trump hopes to get out of a potential meeting with Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte, including further isolating North Korea from the region.

Sean Spicer confirmed on Monday that President Trump has been briefed on Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte, amid calls from human rights groups for Trump to cancel an invite to host Duterte in D.C.

Sun, May 8: The Philippines may be heading into a new era of strong-man rule if its general election Monday produces a win for presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte, who has been dubbed the Filipino Donald Trump and earned an international reputation for his foul language and outrageous comments. Jacques Bourbeau reports.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte toured one of the two Russian warships docked in Manila on Friday in another gesture of warming ties with Moscow as he shifts his country’s foreign policy away from long-time ally, the United States.

Hundreds of left-wing Filipino activists burned a mock U.S. flag and demanded President Rodrigo Duterte to take punitive action against police officers who rammed a van into a crown of demonstrators outside the U.S. Embassy on Wednesday.

Residents in a district of Manila incorporate the grim death toll of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs in their Halloween decor. Paul Chapman reports.

WARNING: Graphic content. Viewer discretion advised. Families of those killed in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war seek justice despite an overwhelming majority in the country supporting the deadly offensive, drawing concern from human rights groups who call for the deaths to be investigated.

Demonstrators in Manila took to the streets ahead of U.S. president Donald Trump’s visit to the Philippines over the weekend, where he’ll meet with President Rodrigo Duterte.

Maria Ressa, head of Philippine news website Rappler known for its tough scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte, spoke to reporters after she was arrested on Wednesday on cyber libel charges.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte asked a woman to kiss him on the lips in exchange for a book during an official visit to South Korea, stirring a controversy.

Thousands of Catholics march in Manila to protest the killings under President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he did not have cancer, following a biopsy last week at a private hospital that proved negative for the disease.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte berated Canada on Tuesday in a long-running dispute over the 100 shipping containers of garbage exported to the Southeast Asia capital of Manila six years ago, threatening to sail it back to Canada.