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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

Mar. 29, 2024 02:33 AM EDT

March 22–28, 2024 People mourn in Moscow after the terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall concert. Brazilian soccer player Vinicius Junior breaks down in tears during a news conference. A volcano erupts near the town of Grindavik on Iceland. Christians take part in numerous...

Ukraine, Georgia and Poland are going to Euro 2024 after late drama in qualifying playoffs

Mar. 26, 2024 19:54 PM EDT

Ukraine found another late winning goal in another comeback win. Georgia and Poland held their nerve in penalty shootouts. All are going to the European Championship. The 24-nation Euro 2024 lineup was finalized Tuesday with three qualifying playoffs giving a stronger eastern...

Iceland's latest volcanic eruption is decreasing in power, and defenses are holding

Mar. 17, 2024 06:17 AM EDT

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Lava from a volcanic eruption in Iceland flowed Sunday toward defenses around the town of Grindavik, which have so far held the molten rock back from the evacuated community. Scientists said the eruption appeared to be weakening and would probably peter...

A volcano in Iceland is erupting for the fourth time in 3 months, sending plumes of lava skywards

Mar. 16, 2024 21:22 PM EDT

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in Iceland erupted Saturday evening for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the night sky. Iceland’s Meteorological Office said the eruption opened a fissure in the earth about 3 kilometers (almost 2 miles) long...

Cole Campbell, 18-year-old Dortmund youth forward, switches affiliation to US from Iceland

Mar. 07, 2024 18:57 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — Cole Campbell, a Borussia Dortmund youth team forward who turned 18 last month, has been approved by FIFA for a change of affiliation to the United States from Iceland. Campbell is the son of former Iceland women's team forward Rakel Karvelsson, who was born in Los...

Volcanic eruption in Iceland subsides, though scientists warn more activity may follow.

Feb. 09, 2024 09:35 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland appears to have subsided, though scientists are warning that the area may experience further eruptions in the coming months. Iceland’s Meteorological Office said late Thursday that the eruption had decreased significantly....

A volcano in Iceland is erupting again, spewing lava and cutting heat and hot water supplies

Feb. 09, 2024 03:51 AM EST

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday for the third time since December, sending jets of lava into the sky, triggering the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa and cutting heat and hot water to thousands of people. The eruption...

Iceland’s Meteorological Office says the Sylingarfell volcano is erupting

Feb. 08, 2024 02:57 AM EST
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland’s Meteorological Office says the Sylingarfell volcano is erupting.

Israel returns to neutral Hungary for 'home' game in Euro 2024 qualifying playoffs against Iceland

Jan. 31, 2024 07:01 AM EST

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Israel's men's soccer team is returning to Hungary for its “home” game in the qualifying playoffs for this year's men's European Championship, UEFA said Wednesday. The March 21 game against Iceland must be played in a neutral country for security...

Global anti-corruption efforts are faltering, partly due to a 'decline in justice,' survey finds

Jan. 30, 2024 01:26 AM EST

BERLIN (AP) — Efforts to fight public sector corruption are faltering around the world, in part because a “global decline in justice and the rule of law since 2016," according to a corruption index released Tuesday. Transparency International, which compiles the annual Corruption...