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Mosquitoes discovered in Iceland for first time

Reykjavik, Iceland—Mosquitoes have been discovered in Iceland in a first for the island nation, which has long been one of the world's mosquito-free places, a...

It’s Christmas all over the world

From colorful lights hugging tall Christmas trees of every home to the heartwarming voices of children caroling on the streets, the world is filled...

Lava covers parking lot at famed Iceland geothermal spa

Lava flowing from Iceland's latest volcanic eruption on Thursday engulfed the main parking lot of one of Iceland's biggest tourist attractions, the evacuated Blue...

Volcano erupts in Iceland, seventh time in a year

Reykjavik, Iceland—A volcano erupted late Wednesday on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland, the national weather service said, the seventh since last December. The Icelandic Meteorological...

Iceland government collapses, new election set for November

Iceland's three-party coalition government collapsed Sunday over disagreements on policy issues, Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson said, with new elections to be held in November. Benediktsson,...

Volcano erupts in Iceland, sixth since December

A new volcano erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland late Thursday, spewing hot lava into the air in the sixth eruption to...

Businesswoman Tomasdottir elected Iceland’s next president

Reykjavik, Iceland—Businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir was on Sunday declared the winner of Iceland's presidential election, final results showed, beating former prime minister Katrin Jakobsdottir whom...

Volcano erupts again on Iceland peninsula

Reykjavik, Iceland—Icelandic police declared a state of emergency Saturday as lava spewed from a new volcanic fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula, the fourth eruption...

Volcano erupts in Iceland’s southwest area

Reykjavik, Iceland—A volcanic eruption started on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland on Thursday, the third to hit the area since December, authorities said. Live...

Volcano erupts in southwest Iceland after weeks of earthquakes

Reykjavik, Iceland -- A volcano in Iceland was erupting on Tuesday, with geysers of molten lava shooting into the pitch-black night sky after weeks...

Iceland may spray water on lava to save town

Icelandic authorities on Wednesday said they were considering pumping water onto any lava that spews out if a volcanic eruption threatens the evacuated town...

Anxious Icelandic residents get brief return to volcano-risk hometown

Grindavik, Iceland – From Christmas gifts to sheep, residents forced from an Icelandic town damaged by hundreds of earthquakes in recent days were able...

Leaders of wider Europe unite against Russia too in Reykjavik

REYKJAVIK, Iceland – A year after kicking Russia out of the Council of Europe (CoE), the leaders of the 46-nation pan-continental rights body gather...

Britain’s Sunak set to push ‘UK priorities’ at Europe, G7 meets

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will embark next week on a "diplomatic drive to push UK priorities on the world stage", attending summits in...
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