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Unrest, Conflicts and War
Michael Ray Stepanek sped his car through demonstrators, hitting several, and told police it was because they needed "an attitude adjustment."
No group has claimed responsibility for the explosion which struck shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in Kabul.
A sergeant has been placed on administrative leave after the leak this week of the footage captured during Boston demonstrations in June.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The international press freedom group Reporters Without Borders has called Afghanistan one of the worlds deadliest countries for journalists.
Authorities are stepping up a crackdown on opposition to tighten Beijings control over the territory.
The protesters believe that the army undermines democracy in Thailand, and that King Maha Vajiralongkorn wields too much power.
Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said there would be a "definitive punishment of the perpetrators and those who ordered it."
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize, has rejected international interference into the conflict with the Tigray region.
One of the rockets struck close to the American Embassy. The attack signals an end to an informal truce announced by Iran-backed militias in October.