Bad weather has hampered the search for the two remaining victims of New Zealand's White Island volcanic eruption.
Authorities identified them as 17-year-old Australian national Winona Langford and 40-year-old New Zealand tour guide Hayden Marshall-Inman.
A police helicopter was forced to return, with the officers confirming the bodies are in the waters around the island.
The official death toll from the eruption on White Island stands at 16.
Hurricane Melissa begins lashing Jamaica as 'catastrophic' Category 5 storm
Hurricane Melissa was packing sustained winds of up to 282 kph, as the slow-moving Category 5 storm was on course to barrel into Jamaica, in what could be the largest on record for the Caribbean island.
Japan PM Takaichi plans to recommend Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will nominate US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday, following a signed agreement between the two nations to secure the supply of critical minerals and rare earths.
Two killed in underground explosion at Australian silver mine
Two workers were killed and another injured in an explosion at the recently reopened Polymetals Resources-owned Endeavor silver, zinc and lead mine in Australia on Tuesday, forcing the temporary suspension of operations.
UN chief 'gravely' concerned about situation in Sudan
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed grave concern about the worsening conflict in Sudan and called for the safe delivery of humanitarian aid on Monday, a UN spokesperson said.
UN staff member detained after Houthis raided offices in Sanaa
Another United Nations staff member has been detained in Yemen, bringing the number of the world body's employees apprehended in recent days to six, a UN spokesperson said on Monday.
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, attended the opening of the 2025 Asia Pacific Cities Summit and Mayors’ Forum at Expo City Dubai on Monday.
UAE security forces, alongside eight nations, have employed a joint simulation exercise that aims to prevent criminals from exploiting advanced technologies for illicit activities, including human and arms trafficking.
H.H. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, has inaugurated Beautyworld Middle East, one of the the biggest international trade fair for beauty products in the region, at the Dubai World Trade Center.
