Rodrigo Duterte has been kept in a cell in The Hague for more than three weeks on charges of crimes against humanity for the deadly antidrug campaigns he oversaw in the Philippines. But the former president is still on the ballot in elections for mayor in his home base next month, a race that political…
The visit had been advertised for weeks. Former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines was going to a rally in Hong Kong during the second weekend in March. But as soon as it began, the trip took on a tantalizing element of intrigue: Was he ever coming back? To many Filipinos, it appeared that Mr….
In a scenario once considered unthinkable for a head of state who presided over the public and brutal killings of thousands of civilians, Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, appeared at an International Criminal Court hearing via a video link on Friday. Mr. Duterte’s arrest this week on charges of crimes against humanity,…
A UK court on Thursday will hear the appeals of the father and stepmother of a murdered British-Pakistani girl, who were jailed for life after killing the child following years of torture. Custody images of Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool, the parents of a 10-year-old UK-Pakistani girl who was tortured and killed by them.(Surrey Police…
The Filipino authorities arrested Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, on Tuesday, days after the International Criminal Court secretly issued an arrest warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity. The case will be a closely scrutinized test of the legal reach of the court, which investigates accusations of genocide, war crimes, crimes against…
Vice President Sara Duterte of the Philippines was impeached by lawmakers on Wednesday, further escalating political tensions in a strategically important American ally in Asia. Ms. Duterte faced four complaints over her alleged misuse of millions in public funds and her pronouncements that she had made plans to assassinate President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., his…