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

The sky was dimmed, even darkened, for months after the eruption, and the large amount ... Shelley were staying at Lord Byron’s villa near Lake Geneva in Switzerland, and they told one another ...

Indonesia evacuates residents near Mount Ibu after eruption Posted: January 16, 2025 | Last updated: January 16, 2025 Authorities have begun evacuating 3,000 residents near the Mount Ibu volcano ...

the disaster agency said on Thursday (Jan 16), after an eruption this week sent a cloud of thick grey ash as high as 4 km into the sky. Ibu erupted on Wednesday morning for about two minutes ...

after an eruption this week sent a cloud of thick grey ash as high as four-km (2.5-mile) into the sky. Ibu erupted on Wednesday morning for about two minutes, Indonesia's volcanology agency said ...

Authorities have begun evacuating 3,000 residents near the Mount Ibu volcano on Indonesia’s eastern island of Halmahera, the disaster agency said on Thursday, after an eruption this week sent a ...

Authorities have begun evacuating 3,000 residents near the Mount Ibu volcano on Indonesia's eastern island of Halmahera, the disaster agency said on Thursday, after an eruption this week sent a cloud ...

Five thousand years ago, a massive volcanic eruption dimmed the sun over northern Europe, causing a Neolithic Danish community to offer sun stones in the hope of bringing back the light and saving ...

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. So, volcanoes are scary. I have vivid memories of ...