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Spotlight UNITED STATES Issue dated 19/06/2019

CIA adapts to Trump presidency

Gina Haspel, on her appointment as head of the CIA in May 2018, and President Donald Trump. ©Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

After difficult beginnings, the CIA headed by Gina Haspel is finding its feet with the White House. [...]

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