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Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s president-elect, appoints new foreign, defense ministers

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan‘s president-elect has appointed new foreign and defense ministers to join his incoming administration as the island faces continuing military threats and diplomatic isolation from China. Lai Ching-te, who assumes the presidency on May 20, announced Thursday that current Presidential Secretary-General Lin Chia-lung will take over as foreign minister. He said […]

Prabowo Subianto declared Indonesia’s president-elect after court rejects rivals’ appeal

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s electoral commission formally declared Prabowo Subianto president-elect in a ceremony on Wednesday, after the country’s highest court rejected challenges to his landslide victory lodged by two losing presidential candidates. Subianto, who is currently defense minister, won the election with 58.6% of the votes, or more than 96 million ballots, more than […]