The eruption began around 4 a.m. Wednesday following an intense seismic swarm on the Reykjanes Peninsula, southwest of the capital, Reykjavik. About 100 people were evacuated from the town of Grindavik.

The House Armed Services Committee advanced a defense policy bill authorizing a 3.8% pay raise for service members, a boost in funding for Ukraine’s military and a prohibition on restoring Confederate names to military bases.

President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Russia to accept a peace deal in Ukraine within 50 days or face bruising sanctions on its energy exports has given the Kremlin extra time to pursue its summer offensive.

The United Kingdom, France and Germany have agreed to restore tough U.N. sanctions on Iran by the end of August if there has been no concrete progress on a nuclear deal, two European diplomats said.

Thousands of Afghans, including many who worked with British forces, have been secretly resettled in the U.K. after a leak of data on their identities raised fears that the Taliban could target them. The government now plans to close the program.

Trump quizzed Zelenskyy in a July 4 phone call about whether Ukraine could hit the Russian capital and St. Petersburg if given U.S. long-range weapons, according to a person briefed about the conversation.

President Donald Trump threatened Russia with steep tariffs and announced a rejuvenated pipeline for American weapons to reach Ukraine, hardening his stance toward Moscow after months of frustration about unsuccessful negotiations for ending the war.

The European Union has decided to hold off on imposing retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods that were set to begin Monday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasized the importance of negotiations, saying the EU prefers a deal but will prepare countermeasures if talks fail.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced $7.6 billion in extra military spending in the next two years because of new and unprecedented threats, ranging from Russia to nuclear proliferation, terrorists and online attacks.

Ukraine’s security agency said it tracked down and killed Russian agents suspected of shooting one of its senior officers to death in the Ukrainian capital.