Indonesia’s Widodo asks Biden to help end Gaza ‘atrocities’

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WASHINGTON - Indonesian President Joko Widodo pressed US President Joe Biden during a visit to the White House on Monday to do more to end “atrocities” in Gaza and help bring about a ceasefire. The Israel-Hamas war overshadowed the talks, which had been meant to showcase an upgrade in ties between Indonesia and the United States ahead of Mr Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week. “Indonesia appeals to the US to do more to stop the atrocities in Gaza,” Mr Widodo, the leader of the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, said as the two presidents met in...