India and the European Union have reached a free trade agreement to deepen economic and strategic ties. The deal covers up to 2 billion people and was reached on Tuesday after nearly two decades of negotiations. It will likely take several months before the agreement takes effect. The deal represents 25% of global gross domestic product and a third of global trade. The agreement aims to lower tariffs, ease regulatory barriers and expand cooperation across goods and services. India will reduce tariffs on 96.6% of EU exports while the EU will reciprocate for nearly 99% of Indian shipments. The deal also includes a framework for deeper defense and security cooperation.

Leader of Denmark and its semiautonomous territory Greenland are insisting that the island's sovereignty is nonnegotiable after U.S. President Donald Trump said he agreed to a framework on Arctic security with the head of NATO. Much about the potential deal remains unclear, though Trump said that "we're going to have total access to Greenland" and "we're going to have all the military access we want." Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen voiced guarded relief that Trump abruptly dropped his tariff threats and insistence on acquiring the island, but said he knew no concrete details of the agreement Trump cited.

A top European Union official has warned the United States against interfering in European affairs. European Council President António Costa was reacting Monday to the Trump administration's new national security strategy. The document criticizes European allies and offers tacit support to far-right parties in Europe. Costa emphasized that only European citizens can choose their political leaders. The strategy released Friday questions Europe's free speech and migration policies. It underlines the importance of ending Russia's war in Ukraine and improving U.S.-Russia relations. But Costa says it focuses chiefly on the end of hostilities rather than peace and on the stability of relations with Russia.

French President Emmanuel Macron praised his country's ties with Britain on the first day of a state visit. The trip that began on Tuesday mixes royal pageantry with thorny political talks about stopping migrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats. Macron and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer will also try to advance plans for a post-ceasefire security force for Ukraine. Macron addressed Britain's Parliament and said that even though Britain has left the EU, it "cannot stay on the sidelines." Macron's three-day stay is at the invitation of King Charles III. It is a symbol of the U.K. government's desire to reset relations with the bloc after Brexit.

Ukraine is moving forward with plans for joint weapons production with allies, while the U.S. halts some arms shipments it had promised to help Kyiv fight off Russia's invasion. Ukraine on Wednesday warned of potential consequences of the U.S. decision. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine will seek joint weapons production with European and other countries. Ukrainian officials said draft legislation to support the effort will be voted on later this month. The U.S. has cited concerns over its own stockpiles for the halt in shipments. The decision has increased pressure on European nations to support Ukraine militarily.

The European Union says there are "indications" that Israel's actions in Gaza are violating human rights obligations in the agreement governing its ties with the EU, according to its findings seen by The Associated Press. The EU foreign policy chief presented the review to foreign minsters of the 27-member bloc in Brussels on Monday. At least one country openly proposes suspending the deal. Suspending ties would require a unanimous decision. That is likely impossible to obtain from countries like Austria, Germany and Hungary that tend to back Israel.