WASHINGTON, D.C:US President Donald Trump praised his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte over his immensely polarizing drug war, which has killed thousands of people, reports said Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).

During an April 29 call that focused mostly on North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile program, Trump congratulated Duterte on doing an "unbelievable job on the drug problem."

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