President Duterte of the Philippines is greeted by Shinzo Abe, prime minister of Japan, in Tokyo today ISSEI KATO/REUTERSPresident Duterte has promised to continue his war on drugs that has led to thousands of extrajudicial killings in his latest threats and invective against the West. Calling the Philippines’ most important military ally, the US, a “supposed” friend, the president said that he would not bow to pressure from Washington and the European Union to end his anti-drug campaign. “If you chastise and reprimand me before the international crowd, and you say ‘Mr Duterte, stop the killings’ and ‘stop it, or we will withhold aid to your country’ it is like saying I am a dog on a leash…

Source: The Times October 26, 2016 11:03 UTC