MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's fiery rhetoric and deadly crime war are becoming a growing concern around the world, the top US envoy for Asia warned on Monday in Manila.

US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel met with the Philippines' defense and foreign ministers on Monday, after Duterte last week announced his nation's "separation" from the United States.

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