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Mlenny/iStockBY: ANSELM GIBBS, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Much of St. Vincent remains covered in ash following eruptions Friday at the island’s La Soufriere volcano. The volcano has been inactive for nearly 42 years. “There […]

Mooneydriver/iStockBY: HATEM MAHER, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — The United Arab Emirates named mechanical engineering graduate Nora AlMatrooshi as the first Arab female astronaut, a selection that she described as an “unforgettable moment.” AlMatrooshi was […]

Francois Boudrias/iStockBY: MINA KAJI, HALEY YAMADA AND ROGER LEE, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — The La Soufriere Volcano, located on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted Friday morning, forcing the evacuation of over […]

Danny Lawson – WPA Pool/Getty ImagesBy ZOE MAGEE, ABC News (LONDON) — The funeral for Britain’s Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, will be held April 17 and limited to 30 guests, Buckingham […]

Tim Graham/Getty ImagesBy ABC News(LONDON) — Britain’s Prince Philip, a stalwart supporter of his wife, Queen Elizabeth II, for over seven decades, died Friday. He was 99. “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty […]

catalby/iStockBy Julia Jacobo, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Transforming crop and timber production to a sustainable model could reduce the extinction of species by mitigating one of the great drivers of terrestrial wildlife decline, according […]

Official White House Photo by Adam SchultzBy Conor Finnegan, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is working “to surge humanitarian assistance to” Central American countries and to offer new “legal paths” for migration, according […]

donvictorio/iStockBy HATEM MAHER, ABC News (LUXOR, Egypt) — Egypt announced on Thursday the discovery of what it termed the “Lost Golden City” in the southern province of Luxor, with one U.S.-based egyptologist describing the find […]

AleksandarGeorgiev/iStockBy Katie Kindelan, ABC News (LONDON) — Prince Philip’s death Friday at the age of 99 marked the end of an era in Britain’s royal family. Philip was a steadfast supporter of his wife of […]

beyhanyazar/iStockBy Morgan Winsor, ABC News (LONDON) — Nearly 2,000 inmates have escaped from a prison in southeastern Nigeria after heavily armed gunmen attacked the facility, authorities said. The massive jailbreak occurred before dawn on Monday […]