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'I'm your humble friend', Philippines' anti-U.S. leader tells Tillerson
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte called himself a "humble friend" of the United States on Monday, taking a break from his notorious hostility towards Washington to grant a warm reception to visiting U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Duterte's often profanity-laden tirades against the United States has become his trademark during his year-old presidency, but he appeared happy to meet Tillerson, who was in Manila to attend a regional security meeting dominated by North Korea's missile tests, and maritime squabbles. "I am happy to see you ... and you have come at a time when the world is not so good, especially in the Korean peninsula, and of course, the ever nagging problem of South China Sea," Duterte told Tillerson at the presidential palace.
Philippine president on human rights: "Don't go there"
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met Monday with America's top diplomat, where he voiced solidarity with the U.S. amid global concerns over North Korea's nuclear program and angrily dismissed media questions about human rights abuses by his government.
Venezuela army hunts rebels who attacked military base
Venezuela's military on Monday hunted a group of "mercenaries" who made off with weapons in an attack on an army base carried out against what they called the "murderous tyranny" of President Nicolas Maduro. The raid ended with two of the attackers killed and eight captured, Maduro said on state television. Maduro claimed the "terrorist" group had ties to Colombia and the United States.
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