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Obama cancels meeting with Philippines' Duterte after insult

President Barack Obama canceled what would have been his first meeting with Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte, after Duterte described Obama in vulgar terms, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday.
Duterte, a plain-spoken populist known for his colorful remarks and his campaign against illegal drugs in which thousands of people have died, described Obama as a "son of a bitch" to reporters on Monday, a day ahead of the planned meeting in Laos, where South Asian leaders are meeting for annual summits.