Becoming Duterte: The Making of a #Philippine Strongman nyti.ms/2nvnxgh #Duterte has turned his violent vision into national policy

Analysis by Lynette Ong | #China just held its National People's Congress. Here are three key points. wapo.st/2nLZ43z?tid=ss…

Park Geun-hye,South Korea’s Ousted Leader,Is Arrested and Jailed to Await Trial fr bribery,extortion&abuse of power nyti.ms/2nCbtZO

.@TomPepinsky: Authoritarianism is often an unintended consequence of structural factors that weaken institutions. nyti.ms/2nIlcft

El Salvador’s Historic Mining Ban nyti.ms/2nIZurH TEB: #Mining can be an important economic driver when it is properly regulated.

#Russia and #Iran have warned the #UnitedStates they will “respond with force”if their own “red lines” are crossed in #Syria. #Putin #Rohani

Will London Fall? nyti.ms/2oZI3WR After "#Brexit" referendum #London's future as an international crossroad is far from certain. #UK

Starving to death - Wars in four countries have left 20 million people on the brink Max Bearak #LarisKarklis washingtonpost.com/graphics/world…

KN-14 intercontinental ballistic missile has a theoretical range of about 7,500 miles, which is enough to reach US. wapo.st/2oxKkHS?tid=ss…

Why You Should Read Books You Hate nyti.ms/2oeEl82 It can be interesting,& instructive,when a book provokes animosity Pamela Paul

#Brazil's response to a huge yellow fever outbreak: Kill the monkeys wapo.st/2owEYwn?tid=ss… #Monkey killings is an #environmental disaster.

MNS threatens #Zara outlets in #Mumbai for selling 'Made in #Pakistan' clothes #ETRetail #HinduRacism retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/apparel-f…

Syria Changed the World nyti.ms/2p2ybLz #Syrian crisis has crossed #Europe’s doorstep and is roiling its politics. @ABarnardNYT

Sudhir Hazareesingh: De Gaulle believed a president should preside, and governance should be left to the government. wapo.st/2pNMTH6?tid=ss…

#Bangkok is about to lose one of the things people love most about it wapo.st/2p16GAb?tid=ss… Govt wants to remove all street #food stalls.

Social media uprising does not necessarily represent what all Saudi women are feeling. nyti.ms/2p3GnLz

Saudi Arabia, a kingdom built on oil, plans a future beyond it wapo.st/2p0VOSO?tid=ss… MbS to implement vision 2030 with an IPO of Aramco.

#Indian prime minister has followed his own script of shock & awe on #Pakistan, in both friendship&hostility barkha dutt wapo.st/2pGWUSQ?tid=ss…

As no candidate in #France scored > 50% of the vote, the election will go to a second and final round, set for May 7 wapo.st/2oj3BhG?tid=ss…

Kurdish bid for independence from Iraq has emerged as a regional flash point. Iran&Turkey worried abt restive Kurds wapo.st/2xwiIrV?tid=ss…