Getty Images Duterte was arrested in Manila in a dramatic turn of events A plane carrying former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has arrived in the Netherlands where he is to face charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal […]
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Jonathan Head South East Asia correspondent Getty Images Duterte was arrested by police in Manila airport shortly after his arrival from Hong Kong Philippine police have arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant
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Getty Images Trump’s tariffs strike at the heart of China’s manufacturing juggernaut US President Donald Trump has hit China with a second tariff in as many months, which means imports from there now face a levy of at least 20%.
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing mounting pressure to resign over his failed attempt to impose martial law, as parliament moves closer to a vote on his impeachment. The capital Seoul has seen a second day of street
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Singer Katy Perry has successfully appealed a trademark decision over her name, after being sued by an Australian designer who sells clothes under her birth name Katie Perry. Three appeals judges on Friday overturned a court decision last year that
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Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Putin has gifted North Korea with over 70 zoo animals Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korea’s main zoo more than 70 animals, including a lion and two brown bears, in yet
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A woman in Thailand has been sentenced to death in the first of a string of cases in which she is accused of murdering 14 friends with cyanide. The court in Bangkok found Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, guilty of putting poison
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In many countries it’s a teenage right of passage: a first kiss. But a new survey of Japanese high school students has revealed that four out of five 15-18-year-old boys have yet to reach the milestone. And things aren’t looking
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South Korean football player Hwang Ui-jo has apologised for secretly filming sexual encounters with his partners. Prosecutors say the 31-year-old striker filmed sexual encounters with two of his partners without their consent on four occasions between June and September 2022.
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Getty Images Visitors use binoculars to look at the North Korean side of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas North Korea has accused South Korea of flying drones into its capital, ratcheting up tensions that have been simmering
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