China is calling on the United States to immediately cease political intrigues around the proposed Hong Kong security bill since this is seen as meddling in the country’s domestic affairs, Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, Zhao Lijian, said on Friday. “Requesting a discussion on the matter in the UN Security Council, the ...
Seven members of the Afghan security forces were killed Thursday in an attack officials blamed on the Taliban, the first deadly assault since the end of a three-day ceasefire. The temporary truce ended on Tuesday but a lull in the country’s grinding violence has largely held, raising hopes that the ...