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Police officers guard the location near where an officer was been shot, after protesters clashed with police after a grand jury considering the March killing of Breonna Taylor, a Black medical worker, in her home in Louisville, Kentucky, voted to indict one of three white police officers for wanton endangerment, in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. September 23, 2020

00:46 GMT 24 September 2020 / updated: 03:16 GMT US

Video: At Least 2 LMPD Officers Shot in Louisville Amid Protests Over Breonna Taylor Decision

North Korean soldiers keep watch toward the south as South Korean Unification Minister Lee In-young inspects (not pictured) the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, September 16, 2020

South Korean Defence Ministry Accuses DPRK of Shooting Missing State Official, Burning Body

Photo: Taiwan Has Cruise Missiles Capable of Reaching China Stationed at Base in Straits

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 23, 2020.

‘Not a Big Fan’: Trump Responds to Prince Harry, Meghan Markle US Election Comments

Former NFL quarterback and social justice activist Colin Kaepernick speaks after receiving the Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award for 2018 in Amsterdam, Saturday April 21, 2018. Kaepernick became a controversial figure when refusing to stand for the national anthem, instead he knelt to protest racial inequality and police brutality.

Kaepernick Calls to Abolish 'White Supremacist Institution of Policing', Faces Backlash

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Environment
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