A volcanic eruption in Southwestern Iceland forced the evacuation of a nearby town and the world-famous Blue Lagoon geothermal spa on Wednesday, July 16. Media images captured huge plumes of smoke and glowing lava flows spewing from an enormous crack in Earth’s surface roughly 30 miles (18.6 miles) southwest of Reykjavík.

The agreement with the EU is independent of Iceland's NATO membership and existing defence pacts with the United States, public broadcaster RÚV said. View on euronews

The actress, 49, spoke with PEOPLE at the Lifetime Celebrates Summer event in Santa Monica, Calif., on Wednesday, July 16, and shared that her son Julian, 15, whom she shares with ex Robin Thicke, planned their entire recent trip to Iceland.