See 12 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.

The M23 rebels took control of a town 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Bukavu despite a ceasefire.

Congo’s government has described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as “false ...

A tall fountain of lava is spewing from a volcano on Hawaii's Big Island. A webcam on Tuesday shows vigorous streams of red ...

Congo's communication minister says 2,000 bodies need to be buried after rebels last week captured the eastern city of Goma - ...

The M23 rebel group rsquo;s assault on the Democratic Republic of the Congo rsquo;s eastern city of Goma has brought familiar dangers for Congolese journalists, who for y ...

In 2021, Michombero and his wife were attacked in their home by men in military uniforms after he reported on local criticism of authorities' response to a volcanic eruption near Goma. 'Terrorists ...

In our news wrap Tuesday, a rebel group backed by Rwanda has claimed the critical Congo city of Goma, President Trump signed ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano began a new series of eruptions in December 2024. The world's most active volcano, located in Kilauea, Hawaii, resumed its latest eruption on Wednesday. Volcanic activity ...

Scientists have visited Spain's Canary Islands to better prepare Auckland for a volcanic eruption. An 85-day eruption in La Palma in 2021 saw 160-million cubic metres of lava bury hundreds of homes.

MANILA, Philippines — Taal Volcano erupted in a minor phreatic event early Wednesday morning, January 22. It’s the third eruption from the volcano this year, Phivolcs reported. Two weeks after ...

MANILA, Philippines — Taal Volcano in Batangas had a phreatic eruption Wednesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its latest update ...