A BYD's Seagull electric vehicle at a Beijing showroom on April 10 2024. The compact, EV is priced at around $12,000 in China – three times less than US EVs. (KeystoneAP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

🔋 China says appealing US electric vehicle subsidises before WTO. Beijing asked the world trade body to set up a panel of experts after negotiations with Washington to resolve the issue failed.

🗳️ Africa proposes WTO chief for second term, document shows. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, whose term is ending in August 2025, hasn't commented so far about whether she would seek a second term at the world trade body.

💉Conflicts and humanitarian crises stall global immunisation of children. The World Health Organization said the number of children who weren’t vaccinated last year rose to 14.5 million in 2023 compared to 13.9 million in 2022, just as, for example, cases of measles tripled.

👮Human Rights Council adopts Swiss resolution on peaceful protests. The proposal, also led by Costa Rica, focused on tools used by the police during peaceful demonstrations.