The erupting volcano’s alert level was raised to the second highest and a 3-mile exclusion zone imposed around the island, as residents were urged to stay away from the coast. A crater collapse on the volcanic island at high tide on Saturday sent waves up to 5m (16ft) high smashing into the coast on the Sunda Strait, between the islands […]

It is one of the most controversial dishes on the dinner table and can be served in a myriad of ways. As Japan announces it will resume commercial whaling to the condemnation of many countries and environmental groups, it is likely the market for whale meat domestically will be very small. A minke whale, slaughtered by Japanese whalers, is unloaded in Kushiro on […]

It’s another case of failing upward at Mayor Bill de Blasio’s City Hall: A former top Correction Department official caught up in that agency’s scandal over the misuse of city cars just got himself a big promotion. No doubt, it didn’t hurt that he’s also a donor to the mayor’s political campaigns. As The Post’s Nolan Hicks reported Monday, Jeff […]

Colin O’Brady finishes 1,500km journey across the frozen continent without assistance of any kind in 54 days. A 33-year-old man from the United States has become the first person to complete a solo trek across Antarctica without any assistance. Colin O’Brady finished the 1,500km journey across the frozen continent in 54 days, lugging his supplies on a sled as he […]

The IIHF world junior hockey championship is a holiday tradition — in Canada, at least — that helps fill the sports void in the days after Christmas. The 2019 World Juniors kicked off in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C. on Boxing Day and will wrap up on January 5. For casual junior hockey fans, here is a guide to the 2018-19 […]

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Several police vehicles and other emergency crews converged on an apartment complex in southeast Edmonton Wednesday. Police tape could be seen at the entrance to an apartment building near 79 Avenue and 71 Street just after 3 p.m. on Boxing Day. A number of residents told Global News they heard what sounded like gunshots. Officers carrying firearms could be seen […]

In a first, Trump makes surprise visit to US troops in Iraqs President Donald Trump made a surprise Christmas visit to US troops in Iraq on Wednesday, his first trip to a conflict zone nearly two years into his presidency and days after announcing a pullout of American troops from neighbouring Syria. Air Force One touched down at the Al […]

Trump refuses to back down on request for $5bn in funding for US-Mexico wall as partial gov’t shutdown enters fifth day. Partial government shutdown Departments affected: Homeland Security, Interior, Justice, State, Transportation, Treasury, among others About 800,000 federal workers affected Workers affected are furloughed or those deemed essential asked to work without pay US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday […]