U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked some parts of the military to propose what could be cut as part of a potential 8% spending reduction for them over each of the next five years, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, although it was unclear if the total defense budget would shrink.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Wednesday that discussions on trade tensions were "constructive", after China accused the US of imposing

China's Ambassador to the WTO Li Chenggang voiced strong concern at the first 2025 meeting of the WTO's General Council over the US' unilateral imposition of tariffs and their harmful effects on Tuesday,