Tourists caught in the deadly blast at New Zealand’s White Island were there despite a recent increase in volcanic activity, although experts said precise predictions on eruptions were all but impossible. Five people were killed, eight are still missing and more than 30 were injured when the White Island volcano, one of the most active […]

French unions were on Tuesday gearing up for a show of force as strikes against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform plans went into a sixth day running. A day before Prime Minister Edouard Philippe was due to outline the government’s plans at the end of a consultation period, hardline unions have called for the second […]

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has pardoned more than 5,000 prisoners in a move aimed at reducing congestion in prisons. The president made the announcement on Monday as the country marked the 58th anniversary of independence. READ ALSO: 1988 Bombing: Sudan to pay Kenya and Tanzania terror victims He ordered that 5,533 prisoners be should be released […]

Chile’s air force said it lost radio contact with a transport plane carrying 38 people on a flight Monday evening to the country’s base in Antarctica. It said the military had declared an alert and activated search and rescue teams. The C-130 Hercules carried 17 crew members and 21 passengers, including three civilians. The personnel […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy for the first time on Monday at a summit in Paris aimed at advancing efforts to restore peace to eastern Ukraine. Zelenskiy and Putin are holding talks together with the leaders of France and Germany in a renewed effort to end a conflict that has […]