The Latest Breaking News from Iceland

Supermarket chain Iceland to open store in the Falkland Islands

Iceland claims the move is a first for a UK high street brand in the territory.

Evening Standard · Sep 10

Iceland to become first UK high street retailer to open shop in Falkland Islands

Boss Richard Walker is ‘proud to be backing Britain’ with a store in the capital, Stanley

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10

Northern Lights: Visual treat likely for 20 US states tonight; here's how to get the best view

The northern lights, or aurora borealis, that recently illuminated skies over North Dakota, Canada and Iceland followed geomagnetic storms triggered when charged particles from the Sun interacted with gases in Earth’s atmosphere.

The Economic Times · Sep 10

EU tries to turn the page on enlargement after Iceland's vote against new talks

Senior EU officials are downplaying the negative effect of Iceland's referendum as ministers meet in Dublin to keep enlargement momentum going for candidate countries, while discussions on democratic safeguards are ongoing and national elections loom.

Euronews · Sep 4

I took an expedition cruise from Iceland to Greenland and it was the trip of a lifetime

Rainbow-covered glaciers, hundreds of humpback whales and a lucky eclipse sighting – Jake Hall spotted some of the world’s most phenomenal natural sights on board a New Scientist Discovery Tour

The Independent UK · Sep 4

‘Even I can’t mess this up’: Behind the lens in Iceland with the ‘really bad photographer'

What happens when Iceland’s most beautiful landscapes meet the ‘world’s worst photographer’? Icelandair set Blanche Mortemard on a 10-day adventure, and here’s what her itinerary looked like.

Euronews · Sep 3

Why so many countries want to join the EU, except Europe’s richest

Nine candidate countries are racing to get into the European Union. Three of Europe’s wealthiest democracies are doing everything they can to stay out. Is the EU’s pull weaker on the continent’s richest?

Euronews · Sep 3

Fact check: How inaccurate and conflicting claims may have affected Iceland's EU referendum

The Icelandic EU referendum raised a number of important issues for voters, but also a series of unclear claims.

Euronews · Sep 2

Iceland said ‘No’ to EU membership talks. What does it mean?

Icelanders voted to keep their stalled EU membership bid on ice, dealing a blow to Brussels' post-Ukraine enlargement drive. Watch the video!

Euronews · Sep 2

The EU gave Iceland the silent treatment. It didn't work, again

Brussels stayed mostly silent during Iceland's referendum campaign, which ended with 52.8% voting against resuming EU accession talks, echoing its muted response to Brexit a decade earlier.

Euronews · Sep 1