
Is US Willing To Act Against Philippines President?
President Rodrigo Duterte's most outspoken critic speaks to us about extra-judicial killings in the Philippines - but how will the US respond?
President Rodrigo Duterte's most outspoken critic speaks to us about extra-judicial killings in the Philippines - but how will the US respond? The former US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, Christopher Hill, says the US is not turning a blind eye to what's happening, but it has limited leverage over the Philippines' domestic policies.
Also on the programme: Philippines Senator Leila de Lima say President Duterte 'a killer'; Syrian rebels burn evacuation buses; and Pakistan ends ban on Bollywood films amid Kashmir tensions.
(Photograph shows Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
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