Philippines

Vice president Sarah Duterte of the Philippines, daughter of the deposed strongman Rodrigo, might be on the verge of following her father into political history – and infamy

Nowhere can escape the effects of the US war in the Middle East. In the Philippines, the country’s most important means of transport is on the verge of grinding to a halt

Sara Duterte, the vice president of the Philippines, is so extreme she once threatened to dig up the body of a rival’s father and throw it into the sea. And now she wants to become president