It will be Green Party member Haavisto's third attempt at becoming Finland's head of state, having been the runner-up in both 2012 and 2018.

Leila de Lima was hit by a slew of charges within months of launching an inquiry into Duterte's bloody 'war on drugs', during which thousands of users and dealers were killed by police or in mysterious circumstances.

The meeting came in the face of continuing tensions between the two powers over the South China Sea as well as Taiwan and a litany of other disputes.

The Senate voted 63-36 to approve the bill that was passed by the House of Representatives, as lawmakers raced against the clock following months of partisan bickering between Democrats and Republicans.

China and India have been uneasy neighbors for decades following a war on their disputed Himalayan frontier in the early 1960s.

Hammered out between Democratic President Joe Biden and the Republicans in the House of Representatives, the measure suspends the debt ceiling through 2024, slightly cutting government spending next year.

Protests flared across Pakistan after Khan's arrest on May 9, and while he was subsequently released on bail on numerous charges, including graft, his confrontation with the country's powerful generals has escalated.

Vietnam and China have long been embroiled in a territorial dispute in the South China Sea, a strategic waterway through which more than US$3 trillion of commerce passes annually.

Former information minister Fawad Chaudhry condemned the protests by Khan's supporters, who attacked military installations, including army headquarters, and government buildings.

Seeking to extend his reign into a third decade in the runoff, Erdogan has said in the campaign that interest rates would decrease as long as he is in power, and inflation would be brought under control.

The move comes days amid political instability in the nuclear-armed nation caused by Khan's arrest on May 9 on corruption charges, before he was released on bail on court orders.

Lured by the most populous market and the promise of a counterweight to a rising China, Australia has batted away questions about India's treatment of opponents and minorities, suggesting they are domestic issues.