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Everyone’s talking about the Global South. But what is it?

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his country is "becoming the voice of the Global South," and that at the upcoming Group of 20 meetings being held in New Delhi, that voice will be heard. At the August summit of the BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and ...

In Southeast Asia, Harris says ‘we have to see the future’

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — It took more than a day of flying, including two refueling stops, for Vice President Kamala Harris to reach this year's summit of Southeast Asian countries. And once she arrived, she had less than eight minutes of public speaking time during two meetings. But in ...

Pakistan shuts key border crossing with Afghanistan after guards exchange fire

By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities closed a key border crossing with landlocked Afghanistan on Wednesday shortly after border guards from the two sides exchanged fire, officials and residents said, in a sign of increasing tensions between the two ...