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Biden Will Host India’s Prime Minister for State Dinner

By Michael D. Shear | The New York Times

President Biden will welcome India’s prime minister to the White House for a state visit and lavish dinner next month, offering a highly valued diplomatic perk to a critical economic ally but also to a leader who has demonstrated authoritarian tendencies.

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U.S. Says It Dismantled Russia’s ‘Most Sophisticated’ Malware Network

By Charlie Savage | The New York Times

The United States and its allies have dismantled a major cyberespionage system that it said Russia’s intelligence service had used for years to spy on computers around the world, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

William Burns, a CIA Spymaster With Unusual Powers

By Robert Draper | The New York Times

Burns, a key figure in bolstering the Biden administration’s support for Ukraine, has amassed influence beyond most previous spy chiefs.

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China’s Foreign Minister Meets U.S. Envoy and Urges Washington to Reflect

By David Pierson | The New York Times

China’s foreign minister, Qin Gang, met with the American ambassador to China in Beijing on Monday in a possible hint at a thaw in relations between the two powers after months of growing tension.

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