Lee Jae-myung sworn in as South Korea’s new president

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South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung was sworn in following a historic win in a snap election, vowing to pursue diplomacy with North Korea and deepen trilateral cooperation with the United States and Japan. In his inaugural address on Wednesday, Lee said his government would seek "strong deterrence" against North Korean threats based on the South Korea-US alliance, but would also leave the