After over 19.000 people asked to cancel the deportation order of a Pakistani family with a child, the immigration office withdrew the order, while the Minister of Justice announced plans to reduce the waiting time for asylum seekers with kids

With 32,5% of the vote in Reykjavík’s municipal elections, the Independence Party won three additional seats compared to previous results; turnout at 55% was higher than forecasted

Around 25 million cubic meters of magma have accumulated beneath Svartsengi since the last eruption in July 2025, according to model calculations; it is the largest volume since eruptions began on the Sundhnúkur crater row

A public bus was stolen at Vífilstaðir in Garðabær: when the driver stopped at a bus stop in Vífilstaðir, a man boarded the vehicle and attacked him, a struggle followed that ended with both the driver and passengers leaving the bus

Over 83% of the public have high trust in the Icelandic Coast Guard, which remains the institution that people trust most according to Gallup's latest survey on trust in public institutions; National Church of Iceland has seen the highest rise in trust