The Latest Breaking News from Iceland

Off the wrack: the designer using seaweed to create art and high fashion

At the Icelandic home of Katrín Þorvaldsdóttir, foraged material is turned into masks, clothing and even shoes

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023

"He has escaped the country and flown to Colorado" – mystery of the glacier-trotting polar bear solved

A report of polar bear tracks on one of Iceland's biggest glaciers sparked an investigation

Advnture · Nov 8, 2023

Microsoft Flight Simulator's latest world update expands the Nordics and Greenland

Microsoft Flight Simulator, released in 2020, has received World Update 15, which expands on the Nordics and Greenland.

Windows Central · Nov 8, 2023

Icelandic surfers fear port development will ruin ‘perfect point break’

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

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2023

The best winter adventure holidays (that aren't skiing)

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

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2023

Iceland hit by ‘seismic swarm‘ of small earthquakes in volcano warning

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

The Hindu · Oct 28, 2023

What the anti-woke backlash against liberal feminism misses about causes like the gender pay gap

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.

The Conversation · Oct 27, 2023

Some call us ungrateful middle-class feminists – but this is why women went on strike in Iceland

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 Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2023

Up First briefing: Concerns over Israel's war strategy; long COVID origins

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.

WEKU · Oct 25, 2023

Women, including PM Katrin Jakobsdottir, go on strike in Iceland, the world’s most gender equal society

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.

The Times of India · Oct 25, 2023