They were hit by some of President Trump’s most punishing tariffs, in one case as high as 49 percent. The new levies threatened to cripple their economies, which have prospered by making sneakers and tech goods for American consumers. So…
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Hegseth Seeks to Reassure Allies on First Official Trip to Asia
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth used his first trip to Asia to try to reassure allies that the United States was committed to deterring Chinese “threats” to the region, while also again defending his recent actions in disclosing American battle…
Duterte Appears in Court in The Hague via Video After Arrest
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…
The People Whose Children Were Killed in Duterte’s Drug War
Emily Soriano was doing laundry this week when a friend rushed into her house with news about their yearslong quest for justice. In December 2016, gunmen stormed into a house in their poor neighborhood north of Manila and started shooting.…
Why Rodrigo Duterte Was Arrested Now
The arrest warrant was delivered to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. of the Philippines in Manila at 3 a.m. Monday. The person named on it: his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, the firebrand whose war on drugs left thousands of people dead.…
Why the I.C.C. Arrested Duterte Despite Questions Over Jurisdiction
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…
I.C.C. Issues Arrest Warrant for Philippines’ Ex-President Duterte Over Drug War
Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, was arrested on Tuesday in Manila, after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity in his war on drugs in which, human rights groups say, tens…
Why the Philippines Is Confident of Defense Ties With Trump Administration
We are not Ukraine. That is the overarching message from officials in the Philippines, who say that they are certain they have the full backing of the United States despite President Trump’s dramatic shifts in foreign policy, including his stunning…