WTO to probe Trump’s China tariffs
Geneva: The World Trade Organization decided on Monday to probe the tariffs Washington slapped on $250 bn worth of Chinese goods, as the two nations prepare to meet for renewed trade talks. The WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body has agreed to establish an expert panel to review US President’s decision to hit China with tariffs on a quarter of a trillion dollars’ worth of goods, according to a Geneva trade official with insight into the case.
Pope fears ‘bloodbath’ in Venezuela
Aboard Papal Plane: Pope Francis said on Monday he was terrified the political crisis enveloping Venezuela would descend into a “bloodbath”.
“What am I afraid of? A bloodbath,” the first Latin American pontiff told journalists aboard a plane on his return trip from Panama, adding that “the problem of violence terrifies me”.