Washington | China now faces tariffs up to 245 per cent on imports to the United States due to its retaliatory actions, the White House has said, as the trade war escalated between the world's two largest economies.

China now faces tariffs of up to 245 per cent on exports to the United States, according to a White House fact sheet, in response to its retaliatory trade measures. The move follows Beijing’s directive to Chinese airlines to suspend further deliveries of Boeing aircraft,

The Associated Press accused aides to President Donald Trump of defying a court order restoring its access to press events in the White House after a judge found the news agency had faced unlawful retaliation.

The former US president says his successor has "done so much damage and so much destruction" in his first days in office.

Former President Joe Biden delivered his first public remarks since leaving office, criticizing the Trump administration, saying it has “taken a hatchet” to Social Security.