The Philippines on Sunday lowered the alert status for Taal volcano to indicate a "decreased tendency towards hazardous explosive eruption".
However, volcanologists warned that lowering of the danger level, from 4 to 3, "should not be interpreted that unrest has ceased".
Authorities have also narrowed the exclusion zone around the Taal volcano.
More than 100,000 people have been moved to shelters after Taal began spewing clouds of ash on January 12.
Eight students arrested over deadly school fire in Kenya
Kenyan authorities have arrested eight students on suspicion of arson over a fire at a girls' boarding school that killed 16 students, police said on Friday.
NATO member Romania says Russian drone hit apartment block
NATO accused Moscow on Friday of reckless behaviour and pledged to "defend every inch of Allied territory" after Romania said a Russian drone had crashed into an apartment block in the alliance member state during an attack on neighbouring Ukraine.
Vance says US not there yet on agreement with Iran, but close
US Vice President JD Vance has told reporters on Thursday that Washington was "not there yet" with Iran on an agreement but that the parties were close, adding that the US was in a position where it could substantially set back Tehran's nuclear program.
Specialist divers head to Laos to join 'extremely challenging' cave rescue
A team of specialist divers were headed to central Laos to help efforts to rescue seven people trapped in a cave after heavy rains triggered a landslide last week, a Thai volunteer group said on Friday.
Netanyahu directs Israeli forces to expand Gaza control to 70 percent
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated he had directed Israel's military to "take more of Gaza" on Thursday, initially by seizing 70 per cent of the Palestinian territory, where the population is already penned into a tiny strip of land along the coast.
France asks prosecutor to investigate treatment of its nationals on activist flotilla
France has asked for the public prosecutor to investigate the treatment of French nationals who were part of a recent activist flotilla heading for Gaza, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Friday.
Clashes between armed groups in Colombia kill at least 52
At least 52 guerrilla fighters were killed in clashes between two rival armed groups vying for control of a strategic cocaine production and trafficking region in Colombia, a faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) involved in the fighting said in a statement on Thursday.
Blue Origin rocket explodes on launchpad during test
An uncrewed Blue Origin New Glenn rocket has exploded on a Florida launchpad during a test on Thursday, in a major setback for Jeff Bezos’ space venture as it seeks to narrow the gap with Elon Musk's IPO-bound SpaceX.
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