KANDAHAR -- Up to 14 people, all civilians, were wounded as a blast hit Kandahar city, provincial capital of southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Saturday, an official said.

Provincial police spokesman Jamal Barikzai said that investigation is underway to determine the reason for the blast. (Afghanistan-Blast)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a stopgap funding bill, averting another government shutdown days before the end of the current fiscal year.

The so-called continuing resolution will keep the federal government running through Nov. 21. (US-Trump-Bill)

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NEW YORK -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday said China is committed to avoiding conflicts and confrontations, mutual respect and win-win cooperation with the United States.

Meeting with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Wang said China-U.S. relations have once again reached a crossroads. (China-US-Ties)

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SEOUL -- South Korea highly expected a "transformation" in relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), a senior South Korean government official said here on Friday.

After South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the presidential Blue House of South Korea said in a statement that South Korea and the United States re-confirmed their will to end almost 70 years of hostile relations and settle a lasting peace regime in the Korean Peninsula by "transforming" relations with the DPRK. (S.Korea-DPRK-US) Enditem

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