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Duterte unlikely to face court over Philippines drug war killings
Duterte unlikely to face court over Philippines drug war killings
by  AFP

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte often incited violence and ordered police to shoot dead suspects in a drug war that has killed thousands. Rights groups say Duterte created a climate of impunity and estimate that tens of thousands have been killed by police, hitmen and vigilantes, even without proof they were involved in drugs.

UN meet sees blitz of pledges to protect ailing oceans
UN meet sees blitz of pledges to protect ailing oceans
by  AFP

A major UN conference on how to restore the faltering health of global oceans kicked off in Lisbon this week with a flurry of promises to expand marine protected areas, ban deep-sea mining, and combat illegal fishing.

At least 16 killed in missile strike on crowded Ukrainian mall
At least 16 killed in missile strike on crowded Ukrainian mall
by  AFP

A Russian missile strike on a crowded mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk killed at least 16 people, the head of emergency services said early Tuesday, sparking international outrage. Earlier, Zelensky had said "over a thousand civilians" were in the mall when the missiles struck the city, which had a pre-war population of 220,000 people.

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