But, in what our correspondent calls “one of the most striking transformations in modern diplomacy,” he’s restyling himself as an amiable diplomat and peacemaker. His popularity is surging in South Korea, where President Moon Jae-in meticulously choreographed the theatrics of one of their recent meetings. And President Trump, whom he is set to meet with June 12, has gone from calling Mr. Kim a “sick puppy” to “very honorable.”_____• In the U.S., some of the dust has settled after a bustling Primary Day in eight states. Elections in the Midwest and the South underscored President Trump’s power in the Republican Party and the different ways Democrats hope to loosen his hold on red states. Voters in San Francisco resoundingly supported a ban on sales of flavored tobacco products, including some vaping products and menthol cigarettes.

Source: New York Times June 06, 2018 20:20 UTC