Phillipines

Duterte said he has ordered the military to "blast" militants who have been on a kidnap-for-ransom spree

Mindanao has been wracked by bombings and other forms of violence carried out by militants

Duterte's latest threat comes just a few weeks after he admitted killing people during his 22 years as a mayor

The typhoon is expected to pack winds of 222 kilometres per hour

Duterte on Monday revealed that he used to take fentanyl, often prescribed for cancer pain and other chronic ailments

Besides environmental issues, security has been a concern for the Miss Universe competition.

Officials from both countries met in Manila last week to discuss efforts to recover the rest of the funds

Rodrigo Duterte threatened to follow Russia's footsteps and pull his country out of the International Criminal Court

Duterte has called for the withdrawal of American troops from his country

Militants have waged a decades-long separatist insurgency in Mindanao that has claimed more than 120,000 lives