Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo erupted on Saturday for the first time in nearly two decades. Lava engulfed a major highway in Goma, home to nearly two million, as residents were evacuated.

The Italian rock band spoke with reporters Saturday night after winning the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest with its song 'Zitti E Buoni.' It was the first in-person global cultural event to be held since the pandemic hit.

Standing next to the leader of South Korea at the White House on Friday, President Biden said he was 'deeply concerned' about the nuclear threat from North Korea and said he wouldn't repeat the mistakes of past administrations.

President Biden awarded Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., a 93-year-old Korean War hero, the Medal of Honor on Friday. The ceremony was done in conjunction with a visit by the president of South Korea.

Celebrations broke out in Gaza after Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire on Thursday. The truce comes after more than 10 days of fighting that has taken hundreds of lives.

At a special meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, Secretary General António Guterres called for a halt to the fighting between Israel and Hamas. He cited more than 200 Palestinian deaths, including 60 children, since the conflict started.

Bombings in Gaza eased overnight amid expectations that a cease-fire could be coming.

Senator Mitch McConnell, the minority leader, said Wednesday that he opposed a bipartisan plan to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

President Biden gave the keynote speech at a graduation ceremony for the United States Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday. In the speech, he praised the Coast Guard's role during the Covid-19 pandemic and its efforts to combat global warming.

A funeral was held for Yusef Abu Hussein, a Palestinian reporter working in Gaza overnight who was killed in an Israeli airstrike. He was the first journalist to be killed in the latest Israeli bombardment of the territory.