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South Africa's Western Cape High Court has temporarily halted impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa, granting him an interim interdict while his challenge to an independent panel report is reviewed.
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has been approved for a foreign trip spanning multiple European nations and Qatar until the end of July, coinciding with her ongoing impeachment trial. She is currently in The Hague where her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, awaits trial.
An NBI director testified before the Senate impeachment court that Vice President Sara Duterte possessed both the intent and capability to carry out her publicly stated assassination threats against President Marcos and others, citing her political position and family background.
The National Bureau of Investigation maintains gathered evidence implicates Vice President Sara Duterte in an alleged plot to kill President Marcos, though the NBI's crime division head admitted lacking direct personal knowledge of any assassination contract during her impeachment trial.