The Latest Breaking News from Reykjavik

The five-time US champion beat Ian Nepomniachtchi to win the Fischer Random world championship, half a century after Fischer beat Boris Spassky

PLAY airlines has launched its new route from Liverpool to Keflavik

Nicknamed ‘the land of ice and fire’ for its extreme landscapes, this remote island is a playground for adventure travellers and nature lovers

A volcano in southwest Iceland began erupting on Wednesday, the country's meteorological authorities said - just eight months after its last eruption officially ended.The Icelandic Meteorological Office urged people not to go near the Fagradalsfjall volcano, which is located some 32 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of the capital, Reykjavik.The eruption…

Tourists and residents have been told to avoid the area due to poisonous gases

A volcano in southwest Iceland began erupting Wednesday, the country’s meteorological authorities said — just eight months after its last eruption officially ended. The Icelandic Meteorological Office urged people not to go near the Fagradalsfjall volcano, which is located some 32 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of the capital, Reykjavik. The…

Last eruption in 2021 saw lava being emitted from volcano for six months

A volcano has erupted on a mountain near Iceland's capital Reykjavik after days of rising earthquake activity in the area, the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said on Wednesday.

Fifty years ago, the Cold War was transposed to a chessboard as Bobby Fischer of the United States took on defending world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union in a thrilling East-West clash dubbed the "match of the century". Some 50 million TV viewers tuned into the two-month-long tussle…