U.S. defends tariff moves as WTO-compliant, invokes national security

Facing criticism at the World Trade Organization for raising tariffs on a range of products and countries, the U.S. on Thursday insisted it had not abandoned its WTO commitments and said it was taking action in line with its national security interests as allowed under the rules. During a meeting of the WTO Council for Trade in Goods, Washington said a new baseline 10 percent tariff on nearly all imports and “reciprocal” duties on a slew of other trading partners,...