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Topic: United Kingdom

UK PM Starmer condemns Israel’s control of Gaza, urges govt to reconsider

Keir Starmer said that Israeli govt's decision to further escalate its offensive in Gaza is wrong & will only bring more bloodshed.

UK to jail people smugglers who endorse illegal immigration through ads

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour government is under huge political & public pressure to cut the number of migrants arriving illegally in small boats from France.

SubscriberWrites: Historic trade pact signals new chapter for India-UK ties

Colonial shadows fade as India-UK forge future with landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

UK backs future Palestinian statehood, says ceasefire top priority right now

British cabinet minister Peter Kyle's backing comes after French President Macron's plan to recognise Palestine drew strong condemnation from Israel & the US.

RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra bats for more FTAs as India, UK seal trade deal

At a summit in Mumbai, Malhotra says multilateralism has 'unfortunately' taken a back seat, and notes that there are many more such pacts in the negotiation stage.

24 July, 2025: India-UK sign landmark trade deal & other news of the day

India-UK sign landmark FTA The India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) will significantly improve market access and boost bilateral trade by around USD 34 billion annually,...

Air India crash: India ‘working closely’ with UK after reports of families receiving wrong bodies surface

At least 52 passengers on board the aircraft were British citizens. Daily Mail report says UK has instituted a ‘top level inquiry’ after families receive misidentified remains.

World news of the day: 18 July, 2025

ThePrint’s round-up of the major news events from around the world.

UK, Germany sign friendship treaty, resetting ties with EU after Brexit

Friedrich Merz’s first London visit as chancellor after French President Macron signals greater cooperation between Europe's top three powers amid uncertainty about their US ally.

UK’s PM Starmer to meet US President Trump later this month in Scotland

Trump & Starmer recently signed a trade deal on the sidelines of a G7 meeting that formally lowered some U.S. tariffs on imports from Britain.

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India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?