The Geneva-based body said on Wednesday that China had formally launched a dispute at the WTO over a 10% tariff imposed by Trump on Chinese goods, in moves that raised fears of a new trade war between the world's two largest economies.

The Netherlands has sent an extradition request to the authorities of Sierra Leone for convicted drug criminal Jos Leijdekkers, Dutch Justice Minister David van Weel said on his X account on Thursday.

China's new trade dispute with the U.S. over a 10% tariff imposed by President Trump could test Washington's commitment to the World Trade Organization. This situation might provoke a hostile response from the U.