The expansion of the Grótta Nature Reserve has been formally approved and now encompasses the entire Seltjörn lagoon, furthering protection of a unique ecosystem and birds habitat

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