Iceland

Iceland votes against resuming EU membership talks

Icelandic voters rejected a referendum to restart negotiations to join the European Union on Saturday, with the "No" side winning 52.5% to 47.5% with nearly all votes counted, national broadcaster RÚV reported.

New poll shows Icelanders narrowly oppose EU talks ahead of Saturday’s referendum

Iceland's nearly 400,000 citizens head to the polls on Saturday in a referendum that asks a deceptively simple question: "Should Iceland resume accession negotiations with the European Union?" The vote, which polling suggests will be razor-thin, comes as geopolitical tremors…

Iceland’s EU talks referendum tightens days before Saturday vote

Icelanders will head to the polls on Saturday to decide whether their government should resume accession negotiations with the European Union, a vote that could mark a turning point for the North Atlantic island nation more than a decade after…

Total solar eclipse plunges Iceland, Spain into darkness

A total solar eclipse swept across the Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday, plunging parts of Iceland and northern Spain into daytime darkness in what was mainland Europe's first total eclipse in 27 years and Spain's first in over a century.

Total solar eclipse sweeps Iceland, Spain into darkness

A total solar eclipse is crossing Greenland, Iceland, and Spain on Wednesday, plunging millions into brief darkness in what is mainland Europe's first total eclipse since 1999 and Spain's first since 1905.

Total solar eclipse arrives in Iceland amid cloudy forecasts

Thousands of eclipse chasers who flocked to Iceland for the first total solar eclipse visible from the island since the 1950s face an anxious wait on Wednesday as meteorologists forecast cloudy skies and precipitation across much of the country.