Fears of a volcanic eruption have led to the closure of the famous Blue Lagoon, a geothermal spa near the town of Grindavik, not far from the international airport. The spa’s temporary closure occurred after a series of rattling earthquakes. Grindavik has now been evacuated. The country “Iceland” has the word…

A 61-year-old Canadian woman, who ditched her job in law enforcement to become a bikini and OnlyFans model, said she is raking in nearly $2,000 a week and has built a massive following online. “I was very good at my job as a cop,” said social media influencer and model Bianca…

The Russian Ministry of Justice is asking the nation’s Supreme Court to ban the “international LGBT public movement.” The ministry announced the lawsuit on Friday, calling global LGBT movements “signs and manifestations of extremist nature” that create “incitement of social and religious discord.” This is the latest and most comprehensive legal move…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is sounding the alarm over what he calls Russian President Vladimir Putin’s desire to foment conflict in the troubled Balkans region.The Ukrainian president warned Putin is looking to distract from Russia’s failed military efforts in Ukraine by stoking tensions in a region of Europe where Russian…

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released video on Friday showing what it says is a stash of mortar bombs hidden in the vicinity of a kindergarten classroom.The short video shows a damaged kindergarten classroom and then pans into a small storage area, revealing a pile of mortar shells.An IDF spokesman said the…

City officials in the birthplace of Jesus Christ are tearing down Christmas decorations in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel’s continued invasion of Gaza.Bethlehem, an ancient city located in the West Bank, declared via social media and official spokespeople that decorations installed in previous years are being removed amid the conflict…

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Friday to build a stable and constructive relationship but achieved only a vague agreement on easing a dispute over a Chinese ban on Japanese seafood, officials said.Kishida told reporters after a 65-minute meeting with Xi on…

close Video A high-speed train and a regional train were involved in an accident in southern Germany on Friday that left several people slightly injured, police said. STUDENT AT GERMAN SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL FATALLY SHOT BY CLASSMATE Police wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that there was a “lateral contact” between…

11 civilians, including eight children and a senior citizen, have reportedly been killed in an airstrike on the village of Vuilu, Burma, by the country’s military junta.”All the children were under the age of 12 and two of them are the teacher’s children,” National Unity Government official Ngai Tam Maung…

Mohamed Muizzu was sworn in Friday as the Maldives’ president, succeeding Ibrahim Solih.Muizzu, a conservative Islamist largely seen as sympathetic to China, defeated Solih in an upset in September’s election.Muizzu vowed upon inauguration that the archipelagic nation’s “lines of independence and sovereignty will be drawn clearly,” and doubled down on…