Terrorists bombed a vehicle convoy carrying Afghan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Wednesday. He suffered only minor burns, but 10 people died in the explosion, including bodyguards and civilians. The blast injured 31 others and set fire to several nearby shops that sell gas canisters for cooking and heating. The Taliban denied involvement in the attack.

Maria Kolesnikova tore up her passport as authorities tried to force her to cross the border into Ukraine on Tuesday. She sits on a council of opposition leaders who want to work out a plan with President Alexander Lukashenko for him to step down. Protests broke out in Belarus a month ago after Lukashenko won what is widely regarded as a rigged election. He has ruled Belarus for 26 years, relentlessly stifling dissent and keeping most of the economy in state hands.

Disney filmed the new live-action Mulan not far from the internment camps where the Chinese government commits human rights abuses against ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region.

Lou Brock, the St. Louis Cardinals’ signature leadoff hitter and base-stealer who helped the team win two World Series in the 1960s, has died. He was 81. Along with starting pitcher Bob Gibson and center fielder Curt Flood, Brock helped build the Cardinals into a powerhouse of speed, defense, and pitching during the ’60s. Opposing managers warned their players not to let Brock get on base: He had 938 steals in his career—so many he had a base-stealing award named after him while still an active player.

In the state of Maryland, the Trump administration cannot enforce a rule that keeps taxpayer money from going to abortion, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday. The ruling only applies in one state, but it contradicts a decision by the 9th Circuit earlier this year, making it more likely the U.S. Supreme Court will eventually weigh in to settle the dispute.

Officials in Orange, Texas, and Lake Charles, La., discussed their rebuilding plans with President Donald Trump during his visit to the storm-ravaged cities on Saturday. Hurricane Laura hit the communities as a Category 4 storm last week, leaving many residents without power or running water, with restoration potentially weeks away. Sixteen people died as a result of the storm, more than half of those from carbon monoxide poisoning due to the unsafe operation of generators.

As he battled ferocious aliens and evil geniuses on-screen, Chadwick Boseman, Marvel’s Black Panther, fought privately against the disease that ended his life. His family announced his death from colon cancer on Friday. He was 43.