Philippines launches VP Duterte impeachment trial amid political division

The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, has opened the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte amid political turmoil and deep division. The trial that opened on Monday came just days after chaos and a shootout in the upper house and a decisive change in its leadership, both stemming from the dramatic re-emergence from hiding of a pro-Duterte Senator wanted by the ⁠⁠International Criminal Court. …