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Asia
UN report criticises Duterte’s approach to drug war
Thousands of people have been killed amid “near impunity” for offenders in the war the Philippines has waged on illegal drugs since 2016, the UN says. Its report levelled heavy criticism at President Rodrigo Duterte’s government. His drugs crackdown has been marked by high-level rhetoric that can be seen as “permission to kill”, the report said, urging an independent investigation.…
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Defence
South China Sea tension: Philippines, US won’t end military access agreement
The Philippines has reversed its decision to end an important military agreement with the United States as territorial tensions with China heat up in the South China Sea. President Rodrigo Duterte had decided to retain the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) “in light of the political and other developments in the region,” said Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. in…
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