Iceland 

European Medicines Agency has begun investigating complications of diet drugs known as Ozempic and Saxenda, after Icelandic Medicines Agency stated that these appetite-reducing products could be linked to suicidal thoughts

Strætó, the public bus service in the capital Reykjavík, will close its old app as of today 1 July and switch completely to the Klapp app

The Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries has decided to temporarily suspend whaling until 31 August after a report found that fishing methods do not comply with the Animal Welfare Act

EU's proposal of increasing the age of the driving test from 17 to 18 to harmonise the rules was rejected by the Minister of Transport, who said that reducing the frequency of accidents among young drivers was already successfully achieved there

Tourist facilities in Kerlingarfjöll, in the Icelandic Highlands, are seeing a development that includes a luxury hotel and the renovation of the campsite, probably the largest investment in the Highlands region that is not a power plant

The Tindastóll team celebrated a historic victory by winning its first men's basketball championship

The country will not stop whaling this summer despite a worrying report from the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority presenting the results of monitoring last year's whaling season

The Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Market signed a declaration of intent for more personalised support for young people in vulnerable positions, with an investment of $3,3 million over the next three years

Justice Minister Jón Gunnarsson has proposed changes to the rules governing asylum seekers in Iceland, including implementation of systemic measures to encourage asylum seekers whose applications have been rejected to leave the country

Updates to digital payment systems caused confusion over the weekend, when many Icelandic consumers were overcharged for a number everyday purchases

Considerable precipitation affected East Iceland, leading to a high risk of avalanches and to security forces evacuating houses; the situation has now improved and relief for the evacuated is expected soon

Gudrún Eva Mínervudóttir, 47-year-old storyteller and poet, is presenting her novel "Methods for Surviving" in Europe

New data collected from young eagles that have been tagged since 2019 allows Icelandic researchers to learn more about the behaviour of these birds, especially in their first year of life