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WATCH: Biden hosts Indian Prime Minister Modi at White House for state dinner

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Despite deep differences over human rights and India's stance on Russia's war in Ukraine, Biden extended to Modi the administration’s third invitation for a state visit. It included the state dinner, a high diplomatic honor that the U.S. reserves for its closest allies.

Biden defends calling China's Xi a 'dictator'

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

China's government earlier Thursday registered a formal protest of his remarks.

WATCH: India's Prime Minister Modi delivers remarks at joint meeting of Congress

By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

In a joint news conference with Modi, Biden called the relationship between the U.S. and India among the most consequential in the world and "more dynamic than at any time in history.”…

Here's what to know about India's ties with Russia

By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press

India considers Russia a time-tested ally. But that partnership has become fraught since Moscow started developing closer ties with India’s main rival, China, because of the war against Ukraine.

WATCH: Biden and Indian Prime Minister Modi hold joint news briefing during state visit to U.S.

By Chris Megerian, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press

It's a rare occurrence for the Indian prime minister who avoids unscripted moments and has presided over a steady decline in press freedom in his country.

India's Modi gets glitzy reception in state visit with Biden, but human rights concerns raised

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are marking the state visit of the Indian leader by announcing several major deals between the two countries.

Biden is ready to meet with India's leader, looking past Modi's human rights record and ties to Russia

By Aamer Madhani, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press

Biden is extending the high honor even though Modi's government has stayed on the sidelines in Russia's invasion of Ukraine and as human rights activists express alarm about the state of India's democracy.

News Wrap: Search underway for missing sub carrying five people to Titanic wreck site

In our news wrap Monday, search operations are underway for a submersible carrying five people to view the Titanic wreckage, tornadoes in Mississippi killed at least one person and injured two dozen more, a scorching heat wave in northern India…

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News Wrap: Blinken holds 'constructive' talks with China's foreign minister

In our news wrap Sunday, Secretary of State Blinken met with Chinese officials in Beijing, Israel’s prime minister said his judicial overhaul plan is moving ahead, a new three-day cease-fire went into effect in Sudan, gun violence across the U.S.

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Deaths climb to around 100 as heat wave scorches India's northeastern states

By Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press

At least 96 people died in two of India's most populous states over the last several days, officials said Sunday, with swaths of the country reeling from a sweltering heat wave.