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fromwww.theguardian.com
10 hours ago

Gunshots in Philippines senate where senator is holed up to evade arrest

Gunshots have been fired in the Philippine senate, as a senator who is wanted by the international criminal court (ICC) remained holed up in the building to evade arrest. The Philippine senator Ronald dela Rosa, who is accused of crimes against humanity for his role in overseeing the former president Rodrigo Duterte's so-called war on drugs, has spent two nights in the country's senate in a standoff with the authorities.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Chaos in Philippines as Duterte ally wanted by ICC takes refuge in senate to avoid arrest

Ronald Dela Rosa fled inside the Philippine senate after an ICC arrest warrant was issued, prompting riot police and barbed wire to surround the compound.
fromAxios
3 months ago

Body cameras, warrants top list of Democrats' ICE demands

"Senate Democrats are united behind a set of commonsense policy goals," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday after a private caucus meeting, adding, "We want masks off, body cameras on."
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