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Indonesia’s president, who mingles with people and listens to Metallica, still popular in last term

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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Joko Widodo’s phenomenal rise from a riverside slum, where he grew up, to the presidency of Indonesia spotlighted how far the world’s third-largest democracy had veered from a brutal authoritarian era a decade ago. With his second and final five-year term ending in October, Widodo — regarded by some as Asia’s Barack … Read more

King Charles welcomes South Korea’s president with state banquet, mingles with K-pop band Blackpink

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LONDON — LONDON (AP) — King Charles III hosted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife at a glittering banquet at Buckingham Palace Tuesday, as Britain rolled out the red carpet for a formal state visit aimed at strengthening trade and defense ties between the two countries. The U.K. government hopes the Korean … Read more