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Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano is spewing towering columns of hot ash high into the air following the huge eruption that killed nine people and injured dozens of others

Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant has officially stepped down in a ceremony that replaced him with Israel Katz, the former foreign minister, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Gallant earlier this week

Authorities in Pakistan’s smog-hit districts have closed all public parks, zoos, museums, historical places, and playgrounds for ten days as part of the latest measures aimed at protecting people from hazardous air pollution

Authorities in a broad swath of eastern Pakistan have closed all parks and museums because of record-breaking smog that already has prompted the closure of schools and government offices and has sickened tens of thousands of people

Officials say Russian missiles, bombs and drones have battered three regions of Ukraine in targeted nighttime attacks

Britain’s Prince William described the past year as “brutal” as he faced work while his wife and father were treated for cancer

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed two laws reaffirming the extent of his country’s maritime territories and right to resources, including in the South China Sea, where the new laws clash with Beijing’s extensive territorial claims

Hungary's prime minister is predicting that Donald Trump's new administration will abandon U.S. support for Ukraine ahead of a summit of European leaders where the war against Russia's invasion will be high on the agenda

Hungary's prime minister is predicting that Donald Trump's new administration will abandon U.S. support for Ukraine

Hungary's prime minister believes Ukraine has already lost in its fight against Russia's invasion and is predicting that Donald Trump's new administration will abandon U.S. support for Kyiv