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6. WTO rules against China retaliatory tariffs on US imports

World Trade Organisation experts ruled on Wednesday that tariffs imposed by China on billions` worth of US imports in retaliation for Washington`s steel and aluminium tariffs violated international trade rules.
A WTO panel set up to help resolve one of numerous disputes within the tit-for-tat trade war between the world`s two biggest economies found that China`s `additional duties measure is inconsistent` with various articles of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Beijing indicated it was studying the ruling

7. North Korea claims `racial discrimination` drove US soldier to defection

Travis King defected to North Korea to escape `mistreatment and racial discrimination in the US Army`, state media said on Wednesday, Pyongyang`s first official confirmation they were holding the American soldier.
A private second class with a chequered disciplinary record, King was due to fly back to America in July but instead slipped out of South Korea`s main airport, joined a tourist trip to the DMZ and ran across the border into the North

8. Indian films vilifying Muslims spark fear ahead of polls

With free tickets and false claims, The Kerala Story is one of a slew of polarising films sparking concern Bollywood is churning out cultural propaganda to bolster support for India`s ruling party ahead of elections.
The trailer for the anti-Muslim box office hit claims to depict `innocent girls trapped, transformed and trafficked for terror`, while declaring it was `inspired by many true stories`

9. US beefs up Gulf deployment over Iran oil tanker threat

s Iranian seizures threaten oil tankers plying the Gulf, the United States is raising its military presence a move long demanded by Gulf Arab states who accused Washington of retreating from the region.
Three thousand additional US personnel on troop-landing warships have already passed through the Red Sea, and US-led maritime forces are warning ships against approaching Iranian waters

10. 17 soldiers killed in Niger border attack

At least 17 troops were killed in an ambush in Niger in a reminder of the nation`s deep security crisis as its military rulers face off against neighbours determined to reverse last month`s coup.
An army detachment was `the victim of a terrorist ambush near the town of Koutougou` in the Tillaberi region near Burkina Faso on Tuesday, said a defence ministry statement published later that day.

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