“This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper,” wrote T.S Eliot in his 1925 poem, The Hollow Men, 20 years before the first successful test of the nuclear bomb.
The pilot had been identified as Captain Philip Merthens and it is unclear if the five passengers had also been abducted by Papuan separatists.
Ardern’s message is one that resonates with many people in the world who would like to see not only younger leadership but also changes in power.
Ardern burst onto the global scene in 2017 when she became the world's youngest female head of government at age 37.
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