The Latest Breaking News from Iceland

Drone images of cages shot by activist reveal open sores affecting ‘up to 1m fish’. Fish producers are now culling them for animal feed

Climeworks is a direct air capture company, with its main plant based in Iceland. Microsoft has invested heavily in the firm as part of its carbon neutrality commitments for 2030, and its plan to eventually remove all of its legacy emissions by 2050. We visited the 'Orca' plant in Iceland…

Volcanoes, northern lights and midnight sun are all on offer at this haven, which locals want to preserve

From a new, end-of-the-earth opening in Iceland, to a more affordable way to step foot in Antarctica, Hayley Spencer has the most thrilling cold weather trips to book now

Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula has experienced a seismic swarm of over 5,500 small earthquakes, raising the possibility of a volcanic eruption.

This week, thousands of women across Iceland went on strike to demand greater gender equality. That’s right, Iceland: the country that has ranked highest in the world for gender equality for the past 14 years in a row.

I felt a deep need to join this unbelievable meeting of women and non-binary people. I am worried, I am tired and I am angry, writes activist María Hjálmtýsdóttir

The U.S. has concerns violence in Israel and Gaza could spread in the region. Scientists are one step closer to understanding what causes long COVID.

The prime minister joined other women in Iceland on a strike to call attention to the remaining inequalities in their society even though the country ranks highest globally in terms of gender parity.

According to organizers of the strike, women make 21% less than men on average. Immigrant women and women who work in sanitation and with children have some of the lowest wages in the country.

Katrín Jakobsdóttir says she wants nation to achieve full gender equality by 2030 as over a quarter of population attend event in capital