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Britain and India have signed a landmark free trade deal that slashes tariffs on key goods and opens up markets, marking the UK’s biggest post-Brexit trade agreement and a new economic era for India.
The United Kingdom and India finalized a major free trade agreement during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to London, aiming to deepen economic ties and boost trade by £25.5 billion ($34 billion) by 2040.
The deal, concluded after three years of negotiations, reduces tariffs on a wide range of goods including Scotch whisky, cars, textiles, and jewelry.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called it “a huge benefit” for both sides, saying it makes trade “cheaper, quicker and easier.”
"We've entered a new global era, and that is one that requires us to step up, not to stand aside... by building deeper partnerships and alliances," Starmer said.
Modi described the agreement as “a blueprint for our shared prosperity.”
They also agreed a partnership covering areas such as defence and climate, and said they would strengthen co-operation on tackling crime.
Tariffs on Scotch whisky will drop from 150% to 75% immediately, falling further to 40% over ten years. Car duties will be cut to 10% within five years, and Indian exports like seafood and jewelry will enjoy better market access. The UK will also open up to Indian electric and hybrid vehicles under a quota system.
According to officials, 99% of Indian exports will face zero tariffs, while the average tariff on UK goods will drop from 15% to 3%.
Although India didn’t secure an exemption from the UK's upcoming Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, the agreement paves the way for future investment talks and gives UK firms access to India’s clean energy and insurance markets.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
A resumption of Iraq’s Kurdish oil exports is not expected in the near term, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, despite an announcement by Iraq’s federal government a day earlier stating that shipments would resume immediately.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 56 kilometres east of Gorgan in northern Iran early Sunday morning, according to preliminary seismic data.
A deadly heatwave has claimed 1,180 lives in Spain since May, with elderly people most at risk, prompting calls for urgent social support.
US President Donald Trump is pushing for a trilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as early as 22 August, according to Axios.
Air Canada announced Saturday that it has suspended all flights after 10,000 flight attendants launched a strike, forcing Canada’s largest airline to halt operations of both Air Canada and its low-cost subsidiary, Air Canada Rouge.
At least 31 people, including seven children and a pregnant woman, were killed and 13 others injured in artillery shelling by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El Fasher’s Abu Shouk displacement camp in North Darfur on Saturday, volunteer groups said.
The State Department confirmed on Saturday that all visitor visas for individuals from Gaza are on hold while it conducts “a full and thorough” review. Officials said only “a small number” of temporary medical-humanitarian visas had been issued in recent days but declined to give figures.
One person has been killed and several others injured after a train collided with a vehicle and derailed in southern Denmark on Friday, police said.
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