• NASA scientists inspecting samples from asteroid Bennu
    NASA scientists inspecting samples from asteroid Bennu
  • Ethnic Armenians leave Nagorno-Karabakh through a checkpoint on the entrance of the Lachinsky corridor. EPA
    Ethnic Armenians leave Nagorno-Karabakh through a checkpoint on the entrance of the Lachinsky corridor. EPA
  • Asian Games shooting gold medallists South Korea alongside silver medallists North Korea, in China. Reuters
    Asian Games shooting gold medallists South Korea alongside silver medallists North Korea, in China. Reuters
  • Maintenance work carried out on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai. AFP
    Maintenance work carried out on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai. AFP
  • Climate protestors embrace each other after being detained near A100 highway, Berlin. Reuters
    Climate protestors embrace each other after being detained near A100 highway, Berlin. Reuters
  • An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine drops to children during a vaccination campaign in Kandahar. AFP
    An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine drops to children during a vaccination campaign in Kandahar. AFP
  • Nira Varma with her cross stitch painting called, Lady of the Rhine, in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Nira Varma with her cross stitch painting called, Lady of the Rhine, in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • An aerial picture taken with a drone shows sunbathers on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro. EPA
    An aerial picture taken with a drone shows sunbathers on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro. EPA
  • Hindu devotees gather for the immersion of the idols of elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesh in Chennai. EPA
    Hindu devotees gather for the immersion of the idols of elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesh in Chennai. EPA
  • Picasso's The Femme a la Montre painting on show at Sotheby’s DIFC. Antonie Robertson/The National
    Picasso's The Femme a la Montre painting on show at Sotheby’s DIFC. Antonie Robertson/The National

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Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council

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What's in the deal?

Agreement aims to boost trade by £25.5bn a year in the long run, compared with a total of £42.6bn in 2024

India will slash levies on medical devices, machinery, cosmetics, soft drinks and lamb.

India will also cut automotive tariffs to 10% under a quota from over 100% currently.

Indian employees in the UK will receive three years exemption from social security payments

India expects 99% of exports to benefit from zero duty, raising opportunities for textiles, marine products, footwear and jewellery

UAE cricketers abroad

Sid Jhurani is not the first cricketer from the UAE to go to the UK to try his luck.

Rameez Shahzad Played alongside Ben Stokes and Liam Plunkett in Durham while he was studying there. He also played club cricket as an overseas professional, but his time in the UK stunted his UAE career. The batsman went a decade without playing for the national team.

Yodhin Punja The seam bowler was named in the UAE’s extended World Cup squad in 2015 despite being just 15 at the time. He made his senior UAE debut aged 16, and subsequently took up a scholarship at Claremont High School in the south of England.

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