Philippines
Philippine president’s attorney threatens to have ICC investigators arrested
The world court has reopened a probe into ex-leader Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on drugs.
Region
Report: US general warns of possible 2025 conflict in Taiwan, but analysts are skeptical
2023-01-30Their comments follow a U.S. general telling officers to prepare for battle over the independent island.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh High Court recognizes mothers as standalone guardians for educational issues
2023-01-27The high-profile verdict could end discriminatory rules in the conservative South Asian nation, advocates say.
Thailand
Dissident: ‘They keep texting my friends and relatives to get me to go back to China’
Hu Junxiong has found a meaningful task in Thailand, tending a memorial to Chinese who died in World War II.
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