Iceland

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Trump’s Greenland threat pushes Iceland closer to EU integration

Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir’s coalition government had planned to hold a referendum on the country’s possible European Union membership at some point in 2027.

Iceland to hold EU referendum 'in the coming months', PM says

Iceland's Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir gestures during a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, February 25, 2026. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki

Sweden to send fighter jets to patrol around Greenland as part of NATO’s Arctic Sentry

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson attends a press conference at the Folk och Forsvar Annual National Conference at the Hogfjallshotellet in Salen, Sweden, January 11, 2026. TT News Agency/Henrik Montgomery via REUTERS

Gang that trafficked cocaine to Iceland busted, says Europol

In Davos speech, Trump repeatedly refers to Greenland as ‘Iceland’

During his speech at Davos, US President Donald Trump, as he often does, frequently strayed from the written script scrolling on the teleprompters.

Trump’s nominee for Iceland envoy apologises for joking the Nordic country should be US’ 52nd state

Mr Billy Long apologised for his remarks, saying it was made in jest, soon after a petition was launched in Iceland to reject him as ambassador.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Dec 11, 2025

(From left) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron after a Dec 8 meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in London.

Iceland to boycott 2026 Eurovision in protest against go-ahead for Israel

Israel’s 2025 Eurovision entrant, Yuval Raphael, was at the Nova music festival, one of the targets of the Oct 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war.

Iceland sees security risk, existential threat in Atlantic Ocean current's possible collapse

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the village of Vik, which would be at risk of glacier floods if the Katla volcano erupts, in southwestern Iceland, August 13, 2024. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov/File Photo

Mosquitoes discovered in Iceland for the first time

Along with Antarctica, Iceland has long been one of the few places on earth without a mosquito population.

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