For three days a cloud of billowing ash dimmed the sun as the region's largest volcano, Erta Ale—"smoking mountain" in the Afar language—erupted. What set off these startling events?

I’ve loved The Sun from afar for years and it’s great to finally be part of the team.” Keith Poole left his role as deputy editor-in-chief of The Sun at the end of February to become editor-in-chief ...