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Far-right leaders are winning across the globe. Blaming ‘the economy’ or ‘the left-behinds’ won’t cut it

The economy matters, but the likes of Trump succeed by offering voters revenge for problems both real and imagined, says author and Salvage founder Richard Seymour

The Guardian - UK

Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ in the Philippines – explained in 30 seconds

The former president faces an investigation by the international criminal court for crimes against humanity over the alleged extrajudicial killing of thousands of drug suspects

The Guardian - UK

Former President Duterte Faces Criticism In Senate Inquiry

Former President Duterte's Senate inquiry reveals denial of extrajudicial killings, sparking international scrutiny and political tensions.

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Former Philippines president admits to keeping ‘death squad’ in war on drugs

He asked police officers to ‘encourage’ suspects to fight back so that officers could justify the slayings, Rodrigo Duterte told the committee

The Independent UK

Duterte’s jarring testimony into drug killings in Philippines relives a nightmare for many

The cockiness, expletives and threats unleashed by former President Rodrigo Duterte in a Senate inquiry brought back the nightmare of the bloody “war on drugs” for many families of the thousands of victims who were gunned down under his rule

The Independent UK

Former Philippine President Duterte Admits To Maintaining Death Squad

Former Philippine President Duterte admits to 'death squad' but denies police killings. Senate inquiry probes drug-related deaths during his presidency.

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Philippines ex-President Duterte says he kept a ‘death squad’ as mayor

The former president admits he had instructed policemen to ‘encourage’ suspects to fight back to justify their killings.

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Philippine ex-President Duterte says he kept a 'death squad' as mayor to kill criminals

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told a Senate inquiry that he had maintained a “death squad” of criminals to kill other criminals when he was mayor of a southern Philippine city

The Independent UK

Duterte tells Philippines ‘war on drugs’ inquiry he kept a death squad

Ex-president says he kept criminals to kill other criminals while mayor and offers no apologies at hearing investigating crackdowns

The Guardian - UK

Philippines vice-president: I’ll dig up president’s father and throw him in sea

Sara Duterte makes threat against remains of Ferdinand Marcos’s dictator father in searing verbal attack

The Guardian - UK

Afternoon Update: Labor rules out negative gearing changes; fans mourn Liam Payne; and the bid to bring back the thylacine

Pressure had been mounting on the government after Anthony Albanese’s purchase of a $4.3m property

The Guardian - AU

Duterte drug war back in ICC spotlight after parliamentary committee hears claims his office paid police $17,000 to kill suspects

Accusation against former Philippines president increases pressure on successor Ferdinand Marcos Jr to allow access to international criminal court

The Guardian - AU

Stage set for battle of the dynasties as Rodrigo Duterte eyes return to politics in the Philippines

Former president to run for mayor of Davao amid fight for power against formidable Marcos family

The Guardian - UK

Duterte legacy in the balance as he seeks return to Davao stronghold

The end of a renewed ‘drug war’ and arrest of a pastor allied with Duterte signal the ex-president’s waning influence.

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‘Son of God’ pastor registers from jail to run for Philippines senate election

Apollo Quiboloy is also wanted in US on charges of sex trafficking, including of children, and bulk cash smuggling

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Former Philippine President Duterte To Run For Mayor

Former Philippine President Duterte's return to politics as mayoral candidate in Davao city sparks controversy and political tensions amidst evolving lands...

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Rodrigo Duterte to run for mayor in southern Philippines stronghold

The 79-year-old former president bids to return as mayor of Davao City, which he previously led for two decades.

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Former Philippine President Duterte Runs For Mayor Despite Controversial Legacy

Former President Duterte registers to run for mayor amidst ICC investigation and family political dynamics in the Philippines.

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The Independent UK

In his heyday, Apollo Carreon Quiboloy was one of the most influential religious leaders and televangelists in the Philippines

The Guardian - UK

Celebrity ‘son of God’ pastor surrenders in Philippines after two-week manhunt

Apollo Quiboloy, who is also wanted in US on child trafficking charges, surrenders to police after ultimatum

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Philippines Arrests Pastor Wanted By US For Child Sex Trafficking

The Philippines said it arrested Sunday a pastor wanted in the United States for child sex trafficking, two weeks into a massive police manhunt for the self-proclaimed "Appointed Son of God".

Al Jazeera

Philippine authorities arrest church leader charged with sex trafficking

Apollo Quiboloy, an ally of ex-President Duterte, is facing child sex trafficking charges in the Philippines and the US.

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Police Raid Religious Compound In Search Of Accused Preacher

Philippine police raid religious compound in search of preacher accused of abuse and trafficking. Controversy surrounds preacher Apollo Quiboloy and his as...

The Independent UK

Hundreds of police raid a religious compound in search of Filipino preacher wanted for child abuse

Hundreds of police, backed by riot squads, have raided a vast religious compound in a southern Philippine city in search of a local preacher accused of sexual abuse and human trafficking

Al Jazeera

Compensation arrives 7 years after siege that left Marawi a ‘dead city’

Hundreds were killed after the once bustling town in the southern Philippines was occupied by hardline fighters in 2017.

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