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Mexico’s Popocatepetl Volcano erupts 3 times

The Popocatepetl Volcano has erupted 3 more times in the past day, increasing the number of eruptions this month to 57, according to Mexico’s National Center for Prevention of Disasters (CENAPRED). Officials announced that Popocatepetl Volcano, where an eruption has been recorded nearly every day in the past few days, lava activity will continue with moderate intensity and warned the locals to be alert for possible ashfall and stones that may fall.

Experts from the Institute of Geophysics of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) participated in a research flight. Despite the recent intense activity, it was observed that the volcano’s crater had not significantly changed. On the basis of measurements made from the air, the crater’s depth was estimated to be between 160 and 180 meters, and its diameter to be between 390 and 410 meters.

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US Flag Raised Again at Embassy in Damascus After 12 Year

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The US flag has been hoisted once more at the US Embassy in Damascus, Syria, for the first time since its closure in 2012.

US Special Representative for Syria Thomas Barrack made his first official visit to Damascus and personally raised the flag during a ceremony attended by Syrian Foreign Minister Assad Hassan Shaybani. The embassy had suspended operations amid the outbreak of civil conflict following anti-government protests.

No official statement has been issued regarding the resumption of embassy operations.

The move follows a surprise meeting earlier this month between US President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara in Riyadh, where a decision was made to lift sanctions imposed during the Assad era, signaling a potential shift in Washington-Damascus relations.

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