People play volleyball in front of erupting volcano in Iceland

Video posted on Twitter by Rut Einarsdottir shows a group passing a volleyball amongst themselves as Mount Fagradalsfjall spewed lava nearby.

Louvre digitizes over 480,000 pieces of art, makes them free to view online

The Louvre announced it has digitized more than 480,000 pieces of art, allowing anyone with a smartphone or a computer to enjoy the museum’s collections without booking a ticket to Paris.

Probe into Suez Canal blockage begins in what could cost billions in lost trade

Egyptian officials are looking for more details about what caused the massive Ever Given ship to become wedged across the Suez Canal. The grounding of the ship halted billions of dollars a day in maritime commerce.

World leaders call for international treaty on pandemic preparedness

More than 20 heads of government and global agencies called for an international treaty for pandemic preparedness that they say will protect future generations in the wake of COVID-19.

White House, UN signal possible 'additional actions' after N. Korea missile tests

The Biden administration said Monday it's looking at “additional actions” that the United Nations might take to respond to North Korea’s recent missile tests.

Sarah Obama, matriarch of Barack Obama's Kenyan family, dies at 99

Sarah Obama, the matriarch of former U.S. President Barack Obama's Kenyan family has died, relatives and officials confirmed Monday.

AP: WHO report says animals likely source of COVID-19

The findings offer little new insight into how the virus began to spread around the globe and many questions remain unanswered.

Tugboats deployed to help cargo ship stuck in Suez Canal

Two additional tugboats deployed Sunday to Egypt's Suez Canal to aid efforts to free a skyscraper-sized container ship wedged for days across the crucial waterway.

20 injured in suicide bombing at Indonesian church during Palm Sunday Mass

Two attackers have blown themselves up outside a packed Roman Catholic cathedral during a Palm Sunday Mass on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, wounding at least 20 people.

At least 32 killed, 165 injured after trains collide in Egypt

Two trains collided Friday in southern Egypt on Friday, causing three passenger cars to flip over, killing 32 people and leaving 66 injured, health authorities said.

Brazil becomes 2nd country to surpass 300K COVID-19 deaths

Brazil topped 300,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, becoming the second country to do so amid a spike in infections that has seen the South American country report record death tolls in recent days.

New 'double mutant' coronavirus variant detected in India

Health officials in India said a new “double mutant” coronavirus variant was detected in the country, as worrisome variants first detected in the U.K., South Africa and Brazil now circulate within the nation’s borders and around the world.

Prince Harry has 2nd job in less than 2 days as 'commissioner on misinformation'

The Duke of Sussex is joining the Aspen Institute's new Commission on Information Disorder headquartered in Washington, D.C., as the "commissioner of study on misinformation."