Ayub Gharwal, the deputy head of the provincial council of Afghanistan’s eastern Paktia province, was assassinated in a shooting attack on Saturday, Mumtaz Karokhel, a member of the Paktia provincial council, said. Gharwal was approached by unidentified gunmen on the morning of Saturday as he was walking from his office ...
China on Thursday railed against a high-level visit to Taiwan by a US envoy, saying it will encourage “separatist forces” on the island. Foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters “China strongly opposes” the visit by Under Secretary Keith Krach as it will “encourage the arrogant attitude of Taiwan independence ...
