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Indonesia’s newly sworn-in President Prabowo Subianto, right, shakes hands with South Korea’s PM Han Duck-soo during their meeting at Merdeka Palace, in Jakarta on Sunday.

Indonesia's newly sworn-in President Prabowo Subianto, right, shakes hands with South Korea's PM Han Duck-soo during their meeting at Merdeka Palace, in Jakarta on Sunday.
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