Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte joked in an address to soldiers this weekend that he would protect them if they raped up to three women–but not four–a remark that has aroused the ire of feminist groups and recalled a major controversy during his presidential campaign.
The battle to prevent Islamic State-affiliated jihadists from establishing a Caliphate in the southern Philippines has begun, as President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the Philippine military to overtake the city of Marawi Thursday and wipe out all elements of the Maute group.
Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant-General Vincent Stewart told senators at an Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday that North Korea is currently on an “inevitable” path to acquiring a nuclear missile that can hit the United States.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has landed in Russia for what was planned as an extensive visit including one-on-one talks with President Vladimir Putin, but the trip has been cut short following a jihadist attack in the Philippine’s south.
A survey published Sunday found that over half of Japanese voters support amending the pacifist constitution to legitimize the Self-Defense Forces (SDF), the nation’s armed forces, by giving them a formal role in the government.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has caused a stir by appointing Margaux Justiniano Uson, a blogger known for posting “sexy” videos on social media, his new assistant secretary of the Presidential Communication Operations Office. “Mocha,” as she is known, will run the federal government’s social media.
The Chinese government has reached out to new South Korean President Moon Jae-in seeking a closer bond with Seoul, likely at Washington’s expense, urging Moon to “join hands with China” economically and scale back military expansion under his predecessor, Park Geun-hye.
A national poll released Monday showed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s popularity holding steady, with 80 percent of respondents saying they have “much trust” in the controversial strongman.
The communist government of North Korea has long held a spot on the list of the world’s most repressive tyrannies, with human rights organizations regularly condemning the atrocities committed by the Kim family regime.
Rodrigo Duterte, the president of the Philippines, told reporters Monday that he could not yet accept an invitation from his American counterpart Donald Trump to the White House because he is unsure of whether he has the time to make it.
The government of China has drafted a list of “overly religious” names banned in western Xinjiang province, home to the nation’s Uighur Muslim ethnic minority. The list includes names such as “Muhammad,” “Jihad,” and “Imam.”
With tensions mounting on the Korean Peninsula, the US focusing on force multipliers in the region, and President Donald Trump showing a resolve to confront tyrants (as his missile strike against in Syria demonstrated), we hear North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s bravado.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte told leaders in Qatar and Bahrain during a regional visit this weekend that he would deploy Philippine troops to the region if necessary, promising that his soldiers are “very disciplined.”
Chinese President Xi Jinping and American counterpart President Donald Trump spoke on the phone Wednesday, with reports out of Beijing stating that Xi stressed that his nation is “committed to peace” on the Korean peninsula.
China sent its top nuclear envoy, Wu Dawei, special representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs, to South Korea on Monday to discuss reaction to an increasingly belligerent North Korea, days after President Xi Jinping arrived from an in-person summit with President Donald Trump in Florida.
The Trump administration is reportedly considering positioning nuclear weapons in South Korea in an attempt to fend off rising hostility from the North Korean regime.
(Reuters) A South Korean court said on Friday it had approved a warrant to arrest ousted president Park Geun-hye, who was removed from office in March over allegations of bribery.
A python swallowed a 25-year-old Indonesian man whole on the island of Sulawesi, according to local authorities.
Satellite images published this week confirm that China has almost completed the construction of a variety of military assets in the Philippine and Vietnamese South China Sea, assets that allow it to deploy fighter jets and missile launchers at a moment’s notice and provide it expanded surveillance capabilities.
The Chinese state publication Global Times has published two editorials appearing to use the defeat of the Republican-supported American Health Care Act (AHCA) to push a “weakened” President Donald Trump into a compromising state of mind before his in-person meeting with President Xi Jinping in April.
A U.S. official tells Fox News that North Korea may be in the final stages of preparing its sixth nuclear weapons test as South Korean officials insist Pyongyang may already have the capacity to launch a nuclear weapon test at any time, executing it within hours of dictator Kim Jong-un’s command.
A scathing column in the Chinese government publication Global Times condemns the nation’s Communist allies in North Korea as “the most insecure country in the world,” calling for a political solution to tensions between Pyongyang and Washington.
A Japanese Health Ministry survey released this week found that nearly one out of four citizens has considered suicide, with more women admitting to the impulse than men but higher suicide rates among men than women.
Japan’s opposition parties and civil liberties protesters are objecting to a legislative bill that would greatly expand Japanese police’s capability to prosecute would-be terrorists on conspiracy charges.
In a speech that lasted over an hour to the Filipino community in Myanmar, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to “give all” to support President Donald Trump and berated the European Union for opposing his use of extrajudicial killing, asking, “why do you have to f*ck with us?”
North Korea’s foreign ministry warned Monday that its government is prepared to go to war with the United States, following remarks from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in which he said the Trump administration was prepared for a military engagement with the communist dictatorship should they strike U.S. allies.
An opponent of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who was reportedly complicit in two separate coup attempts against a previous president, has filed a motion to impeach Duterte, accusing him of violating the constitution through the rampant use of extrajudicial killing and corruption.
A coalition of 42 mullahs have issued a fatwa against Indian Idol contestant Nahid Afrin — a teen Muslim singer who has used her reality TV celebrity to condemn the Islamic State — because she is scheduled to perform at a venue near a mosque.
South Korea’s Park Geun-hye has become the first president in its history to be ousted from power via impeachment following allegations of granting inappropriate government access to a senior member of a pseudo-religious organization.
The Chinese government has published its semi-annual human rights report on the United States, condemning America for a variety of alleged “human rights violations” which include widespread gun ownership, “angry” voters in the 2016 elections, and “gunshots lingering in people’s ears behind the Statue of Liberty.”
State Department Acting Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner — a holdover from the Obama administration — told reporters that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has been busy meeting with his global counterparts.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s office has announced the official commutation of sentences for 27 prisoners deemed too ill or elderly to justify keeping in prison, the first of what the president’s office hopes will be more than 100 such pardons.
Multiple reports in South Korean and Japanese news outlets suggest Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will be visiting Asia as early as next weekend, seeking to unite South Korea, Japan, and China in cooperation against a growing North Korea threat.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced the launch of Operation “Double Barrel Reloaded,” the next phase in a highly-controversial drug war that its critics say has left thousands dead without due process.
The government of Vietnam has condemned China for imposing a fishing ban over its territory in the Paracel Islands, a South China Sea archipelago that China illegally claims as its own.
Scientists warn that East Asian pollution may be causing smog along the West Coast of the U.S. as nitrogen oxides cross the Pacific Ocean.
“We confirm that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stands with all its might behind the Islamic causes in general and we are fully ready for assistance and cooperation with your sisterly country as regards any effort or movement that serves Muslims’ issues,” Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud said from Malaysia on Monday.
Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi will arrive in the United States Monday for a two-day visit at the behest of the Trump administration. Yang will be the highest-ranking official from Beijing to visit the White House since Trump assumed the presidency.
Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia has condemned North Korea’s diplomats to the country as “diplomatically rude” in the wake of the death of Kim Jong-nam, brother of dictator Kim Jong-un.
The government of India appears to be seeking a bigger role in Asia as tense relations between the United States and China continue.