By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Mar 11, 2025 / 17:15 pm Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines who was rebuked by Catholic leaders for overseeing thousands of extrajudicial killings, has been arrested on a warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity. Duterte, 79, was detained shortly after landing…
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is being flown to The Hague after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against him for crimes against humanity amid the “war on drugs” during his time in power. Duterte, who is turning 80 on March 28, was arrested upon arrival from a trip to Hong Kong,…
Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity, has been flown to the Hague hours after being arrested in the capital Manila on Tuesday. The ICC warrant seen by Reuters accuses Duterte of criminal responsibility for the murder of at least 43 people between 2011 and 2019…
Topline Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, was arrested in the country’s capital Manila on Tuesday after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant against him as part of an investigation into accusations of crimes against humanity committed by the former leader as part of his deadly war on drugs in the country….
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is no stranger to making headlines in Hong Kong, where he has gone on spending sprees, eaten at fast-food chain Jollibee and delivered a surprise apology over a hostage crisis in Manila that left eight Hongkongers dead. The ex-leader sparked a media frenzy in the city again when alongside his…
Comments by former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte have ignited speculation he is preparing to face an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC), a development analysts have said could weaken his family’s political dynasty ahead of the country’s coming midterm elections. Speaking at a rally in Hong Kong on Sunday, Duterte said he was…
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is no stranger to making headlines in Hong Kong, where he has gone on spending sprees, eaten at fast-food chain Jollibee and delivered a surprise apology over a hostage crisis in Manila that left eight Hongkongers dead. The ex-leader sparked a media frenzy in the city again when alongside his…
HONG KONG (AP) — An unannounced trip by former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to Hong Kong set off speculations on Sunday that he may be trying to evade a possible arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court over his bloody crackdown on drugs while in power. Duterte and his daughter and incumbent vice president were…
By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said on Saturday she would have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr assassinated if she herself were killed, prompting Marcos’ office to vow “immediate proper action”. In a dramatic sign of a widening rift between the two most powerful political families in the Southeast Asian…
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told a Senate inquiry Monday that he had maintained a “death squad” of criminals to kill other criminals when he was mayor of a southern Philippine city. Duterte, however, denied authorizing police to gun down thousands of suspects in a bloody crackdown on illegal drugs he…