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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Rides High After 'Rough' First Year
Rodrigo Duterte ends his first year as Philippine president on Friday as a hugely popular leader, after taking Filipinos on a promised "rough ride" of drug war killings and foreign policy U-turns.Duterte has been heavily criticised for his unprecedented crackdown on drugs, which has claimed thousands of lives, and he marks 12 months in office endur...
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Rodrigo Duterte Causes Philippine Foreign Policy Confusion
President Rodrigo Duterte's shock "separation" from the United States has thrown Philippine foreign policy into confusion, with the Americans saying they are baffled and some of his top aides contradicting him.
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Wants To 'Open Alliances' With Russia, China
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said today he would visit Russia and China this year to chart an independent foreign policy and "open alliances" with two powers with historic rivalries with the United States.
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Australia in Talks with Philippines to Resettle Refugees
Australia said Friday it is in talks with the Philippines to send refugees there, but refused to confirm reports of a Aus$150 million (US$109 million) deal to expand its controversial resettlement policy.
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As China's clout grows, sea policy proves unfathomable
The tropical province of Hainan, home to beachfront resorts and one of China's largest naval bases, authorised a unit of the police to interdict foreign vessels operating "illegally" in the island's waters, which, according to China, include much of the heavily disputed South China Sea.
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Rides High After 'Rough' First Year
Rodrigo Duterte ends his first year as Philippine president on Friday as a hugely popular leader, after taking Filipinos on a promised "rough ride" of drug war killings and foreign policy U-turns.Duterte has been heavily criticised for his unprecedented crackdown on drugs, which has claimed thousands of lives, and he marks 12 months in office endur...
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Rodrigo Duterte Causes Philippine Foreign Policy Confusion
President Rodrigo Duterte's shock "separation" from the United States has thrown Philippine foreign policy into confusion, with the Americans saying they are baffled and some of his top aides contradicting him.
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Wants To 'Open Alliances' With Russia, China
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said today he would visit Russia and China this year to chart an independent foreign policy and "open alliances" with two powers with historic rivalries with the United States.
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Australia in Talks with Philippines to Resettle Refugees
Australia said Friday it is in talks with the Philippines to send refugees there, but refused to confirm reports of a Aus$150 million (US$109 million) deal to expand its controversial resettlement policy.
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As China's clout grows, sea policy proves unfathomable
The tropical province of Hainan, home to beachfront resorts and one of China's largest naval bases, authorised a unit of the police to interdict foreign vessels operating "illegally" in the island's waters, which, according to China, include much of the heavily disputed South China Sea.
