The city of Ísafjörður has announced plans to introduce an environmental rating system for cruise ships next year after increasing numbers of vessels raised pollution issues for the community

Debate is intensifying in view of the 29 August vote, when Icelanders are called to decide whether to renew Iceland’s 2009 application for EU membership; foreign minister, pro-EU, looks to be exploiting a rift between US and EU to resume the application

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