Beijing blames US for raising trade tensions, defends rare earth curbs

China called President Donald Trump’s latest US tariffs on Chinese goods hypocritical on Sunday and defended its curbs on exports of rare earth elements and equipment, but stopped short of imposing new levies on US products. Trump on Friday responded to Beijing’s most recent export controls by imposing additional tariffs of 100% on China’s US-bound … Read more

Haaland fires Norway closer to World Cup as Italy stay in hunt

PARIS: Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick to pass 50 international goals in record time as Norway cruised to a 5-0 thrashing of Israel on Saturday, edging closer to qualifying for a first World Cup finals since 1998. Before the match in Oslo, hundreds of people attended a pro-Palestinian demonstration, chanting “Free Palestine” to protest against … Read more