Briefcase 1 Obama cancelled meeting with Philippines President Duterte. US President Barack Obama canceled what would have been his first meeting with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, after Duterte described Obama in vulgar terms, a White House spokesman today said. DUTERTE CALLED OBAMA 'SON OF A B***H'. The White House had said Obama did not plan to pull any punches on his concerns about human rights abuses in the Philippines, its treaty ally, when meeting Duterte. China claims most of the South China Sea, through which more than $5 trillion of trade moves annually.

Source: India Today September 06, 2016 03:05 UTC