The US Marine Corp plane stopped in the capital for a couple of nights.

President Trump's pursuit of Greenland threatens to reignite a trade war with Europe and upend the NATO alliance.

And yet, as far back as antiquity, a Greek scientist named Pytheas had succeeded in reaching moors that would not be seen until years later. Setting out from Massalia (now Marseille), he crossed the ...

Tom Hunt limps to the South Pole and Colin O'Brady finally hits the Antarctic landmass in our latest update on the Antarctic season.

Great stories bear repeating. And the legend of Hercules is the wildest of them all. I'll never tire of hearing about his adventures. This adorable grizzly, the beloved pet of wrestler Andy Robin and ...

There are endless stories from the 1970s and 80s that shock and amaze us today. Because, as we all know, things were a bit different back then. But, surely, the menage-a-trois (of sorts) between ...

Meteorological office reports high temperatures across country and record measured at Seyðisfjörður in east Record temperatures of almost 20C were reached in Iceland on Christmas Eve, the local ...

Take a winter road trip from Iceland’s second city, Akureyri, through a northern peninsula framed by fjords and punctuated by isolated herring-fishing villages. The scenic road to Siglufjörður from ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A small but strong team of England talent programme athletes will compete in Iceland on 24 January at the 2026 Reykjavik ...

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