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"You Must Be Stupid": Rodrigo Duterte Says Won't Be Tried By International Court
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared he will never be tried by an international court for mass killings in his war on drugs, and vowed no let-up in a crackdown that he said he was winning and would see through "to the very end".
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Philippine President Mocks "Ice-Eating" Iceland Over UN Vote On Drug War
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took a swipe at Iceland on Friday for spearheading a U.N. resolution to investigate his bloody war on drugs, saying it was a nation made entirely of ice, with no understanding of his country's problems.
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Impeach Me, I'll Jail You: Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Dares His Rivals
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened opponents with prison if they try to impeach him, the latest in what a top UN official and an Asian lawmakers' group this week called a pattern of persecution and assaults on free speech.
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Philippines UN Envoy New Foreign Secretary As President Revamps Cabinet
The Philippines' ambassador to the United Nations was named the country's new foreign secretary on Friday, the first of several cabinet changes expected ahead of mid-term elections next year.
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"He Can Go To Hell": Philippines President On UN Human Rights Expert
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has told a UN human rights expert who said the country's judicial independence was under threat to 'go to hell', warning against interference in domestic affairs.
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US President Donald Trump Calls North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un 'Madman' Who Cannot Be Let On The Loose
In a call last month with the Philippines' president, U.S. President Donald Trump described North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un as a "madman with nuclear weapons" who could not be let on the loose, according to a leaked Philippine transcript of their call.
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte 'Lacks Understanding' Of Rights: UN
The United Nations has said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has a "striking lack of understanding" of its human rights institutions in a rebuke over his crime war that has killed more than 3,000 people.
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Never Called Obama Son Of A Bitch, Ban Ki-Moon A Fool, Says Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told Barack Obama he never called him a "son of a bitch", he said on Friday, but he maintained a defiant stance on his war on drugs, saying UN chief Ban Ki-moon was a fool for bringing up human rights.
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Rodrigo Duterte Government Rebuffs UN Rights Investigator Seeking Philippines Visit
The UN human rights investigator has said she hopes to visit the Philippines to probe alleged extrajudicial killings, but President Rodrigo Duterte's government bluntly declared she was unwelcome.
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Slams 'Stupid' UN Criticism
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday hit out at "stupid" United Nations' criticism of his controversial crime war that has claimed 1,000 lives, warning the global body not to interfere.
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"You Must Be Stupid": Rodrigo Duterte Says Won't Be Tried By International Court
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared he will never be tried by an international court for mass killings in his war on drugs, and vowed no let-up in a crackdown that he said he was winning and would see through "to the very end".
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Philippine President Mocks "Ice-Eating" Iceland Over UN Vote On Drug War
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took a swipe at Iceland on Friday for spearheading a U.N. resolution to investigate his bloody war on drugs, saying it was a nation made entirely of ice, with no understanding of his country's problems.
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Impeach Me, I'll Jail You: Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Dares His Rivals
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened opponents with prison if they try to impeach him, the latest in what a top UN official and an Asian lawmakers' group this week called a pattern of persecution and assaults on free speech.
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Philippines UN Envoy New Foreign Secretary As President Revamps Cabinet
The Philippines' ambassador to the United Nations was named the country's new foreign secretary on Friday, the first of several cabinet changes expected ahead of mid-term elections next year.
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"He Can Go To Hell": Philippines President On UN Human Rights Expert
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has told a UN human rights expert who said the country's judicial independence was under threat to 'go to hell', warning against interference in domestic affairs.
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US President Donald Trump Calls North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un 'Madman' Who Cannot Be Let On The Loose
In a call last month with the Philippines' president, U.S. President Donald Trump described North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un as a "madman with nuclear weapons" who could not be let on the loose, according to a leaked Philippine transcript of their call.
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte 'Lacks Understanding' Of Rights: UN
The United Nations has said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has a "striking lack of understanding" of its human rights institutions in a rebuke over his crime war that has killed more than 3,000 people.
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Never Called Obama Son Of A Bitch, Ban Ki-Moon A Fool, Says Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told Barack Obama he never called him a "son of a bitch", he said on Friday, but he maintained a defiant stance on his war on drugs, saying UN chief Ban Ki-moon was a fool for bringing up human rights.
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Rodrigo Duterte Government Rebuffs UN Rights Investigator Seeking Philippines Visit
The UN human rights investigator has said she hopes to visit the Philippines to probe alleged extrajudicial killings, but President Rodrigo Duterte's government bluntly declared she was unwelcome.
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Slams 'Stupid' UN Criticism
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday hit out at "stupid" United Nations' criticism of his controversial crime war that has claimed 1,000 lives, warning the global body not to interfere.
