The Duterte drama at The Hague: Too weak to stand, but strong enough to snub

A MAJOR showdown begins today, Feb. 23, at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Netherlands. But the man at the center of it all, former president Rodrigo Duterte, won’t be in the courtroom. Instead, he is playing a confusing double game: His lawyers say he is too sick to remember his own name, yet sharp en…

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