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Mosquitoes spotted in Iceland for the first time after record-breaking heatwave

October 22, 2025 8:04 pm

Iceland’s typically cold climate and scarcity of stagnant water have long prevented mosquitoes from surviving there, making it one of only two mosquito-free zones in the world — the other being Antarctica.

World’s 10 safest countries revealed: Iceland takes the top spot

August 31, 2025 10:36 am

The Global Peace Index (GPI) ranks countries using 23 indicators, from militarisation and external conflicts to homicide and terrorism.

Iceland votes for a new parliament amid disagreements on immigration, energy policy and the economy

November 30, 2024 10:04 pm

Voters will choose 63 members of the Althingi in an election that will allocate seats both by regional constituencies and proportional representation.

‘A Song of Ice and Fire’: Icelandic photographer captures rare footage of lava flowing over snow, leaves viewers stunned

November 14, 2024 1:09 pm

The rare phenomenon baffled viewers, leading to AI scepticism and awe.

The crater was formed when Askja, a volcano in Vatnajokull National Park in Iceland's central highlands, uncorked in an explosive eruption in 1875.

Is climate change lighting a fuse under Iceland's volcanoes?

October 27, 2024 4:57 pm

The small number of studies to date of the interaction between retreating ice and volcanoes in other parts of the world, scientists said, mean the research underway in Iceland will help create a template for what could happen elsewhere.

Iceland elects businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir as president

June 02, 2024 6:23 pm

Iceland, a Nordic island nation located in the North Atlantic, has about 384,000 people and a long tradition of electing women to high office.

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Iceland picks Bjarni Benediktsson as next prime minister

April 09, 2024 8:15 pm

Benediktsson, head of the pro-business, right-wing Independence Party, now serves as foreign minister in a broad three-party coalition and was previously prime minister in a short-lived government from January to November of 2017.

Iceland's prime minister resigns, will run for president

April 05, 2024 7:21 pm

It was not immediately clear who would succeed Jakobsdottir as prime minister, a job she has held since 2017.

Iceland volcano still pouring out fountains of lava

March 18, 2024 4:23 pm

Magma had been accumulating underground since the last eruption in February, prompting authorities to warn of an imminent eruption.

ISRO bags Leif Erikson Lunar Prize for Chandrayaan-3

December 20, 2023 9:21 pm

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath sent a "thank you" video message on the occasion and the prize was received on behalf of the space agency by Ambassador B Shyam.

ICELAND PHOTOS

Winter in Iceland: Postcards from the stunning landscape

March 25, 2022 4:59 pm

Experience the winter wonders of Iceland in these stunning pictures. See the northern Lights dance fervently across the sky.

An ophthalmologist's photography quest brings 'Pristine' imagery

September 17, 2021 6:48 pm

The online photo exhibition covers three different unexplored locations namely Arctic Circle, Iceland (2010); Antelope Canyon, Arizona USA (2010; and the Great Namib Desert, Namibia 2015