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Why Emerging Powers Keep Joining BRICS, Even When They Disagree

Leaders of China, Russia, India and other BRICS club nations meet in New Delhi this weekend, but wars and soaring energy prices threaten to undermine unity.

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The last BRICS summit was in Rio de Janeiro last year. It brings together countries seeking to reduce the world’s dependence on the West.
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Building Housing Students Collapses in New Delhi, Killing at Least 7

Rescue crews were working to find people trapped in the wreckage of the building, which collapsed on Sunday.

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Rescuers clear debris at the site of a collapsed building in New Delhi, on Monday.
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India’s Summer of Youth Protests Is Boiling Over

The police fired water cannons at protesters in the state of Bihar, while the leaders of the ‘Cockroach’ student movement vowed to return to Delhi’s streets.

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The police used water cannons to disperse protesters in Patna, India, on Tuesday.
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