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No proven link between Duterte’s speeches and drug deaths, says lawyer
The defence lawyer also attacked the credibility of the witnesses the prosecution relied upon for its charges against former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte.
World
WORLD
CEO of World Economic Forum quits after Epstein ties scrutinised
WORLD
Russia, Ukraine exchange bodies of killed soldiers
US President Donald Trump criticised screen legend Robert De Niro after the actor urged Americans to resist his administration.
A court in Denpasar sentenced Kial Garth Robinson to 11 years in prison and Piran Ezra Wilkinson to eight years.
Preliminary data from Japan’s health ministry showed that 705,809 babies were born, down 2.1% from 2024.
Referring to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Masoud Pezeshkian says the leader has already stated that Iran will not have nuclear weapons.
Southeast Asia
SOUTH EAST ASIA
Indonesian court jails two British nationals over drug offences in Bali
BUSINESS
Where AI lives: Southeast Asia’s data centre boom
The nations’ decades-long border dispute erupted into several rounds of clashes last year, killing dozens of people and displacing more than a million in July and December.
Party sources say Khin Yi, chief of the USDP, is set to become house speaker and oversee a presidential election in which junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is expected to win.
Authorities have rejected international aid offers despite rebuilding costs rising beyond an estimated US$3.1 billion.
Jakarta’s plan to send up to 8,000 men to the war-torn region is intended as a stabilisation effort, not a combat mission.