#theguardian.com. × #Feb.20.2026 Floreana giant tortoise reintroduced to Galápagos island after almost 200 years. Subspecies driven to extinction by hungry whalers returns after ‘back breeding’ programme using partial descendants
#South America #Iceland × #Afro-Eurasia #Europe #Ecuador
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.17.2026 Rhode Island ice rink shooting may have been tied to ‘family dispute’, officials say. Shooting at hockey game in Pawtucket that left three dead and three injured may have also been a ‘targeted event’
#Sport #Iceland × #ice hockey #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.17.2026 Gentoo penguins the first birds on Australian territory to contract H5N1 as bird flu spreads. Australian Antarctic Program scientists say virus on Heard Island has spread to new species
#Health #Science #Iceland × #Australian continent #Australia #avian influenza #Europe #Antarctica #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.16.2026 Shooting at Rhode Island ice rink leaves at least two people dead. Police confirm suspect is one of dead in incident at boys’ hockey game that injured four in Pawtucket
#Sport #Iceland × #ice hockey #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.15.2026 New Zealand officials warn more flooding could hit north island as man killed after heavy rain. Worst weather forecast to hit late on Sunday, a day after floods caused power outages, road collapses and home evacuations
#Weather #Iceland × #Afro-Eurasia #Europe #Insular Oceania #New Zealand
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.13.2026 ‘A great wee place’: the small Scottish factory crafting Olympic curling stones. All stones in Cortina are made from granite found on tiny island in Firth of Clyde and crafted in East Ayrshire
#Sport #Iceland × #Italy #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.12.2026 Mexico sends aid to Cuba as Sheinbaum walks diplomatic tightrope with US. Much-needed supplies but no oil arrive on navy ships as Trump stokes island nation’s economic crisis
#Iceland × #Cuba #Afro-Eurasia #Europe #North America #Mexico
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.10.2026 Drawings of Kangaroo Island fossils provide inspiration for stamp series. Colourful illustrations by Peter Trusler depict 500m-year-old fossils of creatures from the Palaeozoic and inspire Australia Post
#Iceland × #Australian continent #Australia #Europe #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.09.2026 Air Canada cancels all flights to Cuba as US oil blockade cuts off fuel access. Airlines from as far away as Russia, China and Spain have also been affected as island nation warns of fuel shortage
#Aviation #China #Russia #Canada #United Airlines #Iceland × #Cuba #Afro-Eurasia #Spain #Europe #Asia #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.06.2026 Canada and France open Greenland consulates in show of Denmark support. Founding of diplomatic outposts in Nuuk comes after US made efforts to secure control of Arctic island
#Politics #France #Canada #Iceland × #Afro-Eurasia #Denmark #Europe #North America #Kingdom of Denmark
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.03.2026 California officials move forward with plans to exterminate mule deer from island. Conservancy sees nonnative species as major threat to local biodiversity, while residents rally to preserve local identity
#Iceland × #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.03.2026 Collision between Greek coastguard patrol and migrant boat kills 14. Search and rescue operation involving boats, helicopter and divers under way off the eastern Aegean island of Chios
#Iceland × #Afro-Eurasia #Greece #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.02.2026 Trump’s Greenland threats open old wounds for Inuit across Arctic. Demand by US that it take control of Arctic island is for many a reminder of troubling imperial past
#Politics #Iceland × #Afro-Eurasia #USA #Europe #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.01.2026 US is in talks with Cuban leadership, says Trump, after blockade threats. US president announces efforts being made to strike a deal having earlier threatened to stop island importing oil
#Politics #Iceland × #Cuba #Europe #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.30.2026 Trump commerce secretary Howard Lutnick arranged to visit Epstein island, files show. Newly released documents reveal Lutnick sent email to ‘Jeff’ and floated plan for ‘Sunday evening for dinner’
#Politics #Iceland × #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.30.2026 Mexico president says Trump tariffs on Cuba’s oil suppliers could trigger humanitarian crisis. Island country only has oil enough to last 15-20 days, and 12-hour blackouts have become commonplace
#Politics #Iceland × #Cuba #Afro-Eurasia #Europe #North America #Mexico
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.19.2025 Mount Semeru eruption in Indonesia prompts evacuations. More than 300 people most at risk are moved to shelters as tallest peak on Java island unleashes clouds of hot ash
#Iceland × #Indonesia #Afro-Eurasia #Europe #Asia
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.19.2025 Trump officials announce $1bn loan to restart Three Mile Island nuclear plant. Facility that was site of worst nuclear disaster in US history will provide power for Microsoft datacenters
#Tech #Iceland × #Microsoft #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.19.2025 China suspends seafood imports from Japan as Taiwan row escalates. Beijing reimposes 2023 ban, citing Japan PM’s comment that military would respond to Chinese attack on island
#Politics #China #Japan #Iceland × #Afro-Eurasia #Europe #Asia #Taiwan
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.16.2025 Roman Abramovich makes claim of ‘conspiracy’ against Jersey government. Move threatens to throw open parts of secretive legal battle on Channel island about ex-Chelsea owner’s wealth
#Politics #United Kingdom #Iceland × #Afro-Eurasia #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.15.2025 Icelandic is in danger of dying out because of AI and English-language media, says former PM. Katrín Jakobsdóttir and her co-author want the 350,000 people who speak the language to fight for its future
#Politics #Iceland × #Europe #Katrín Jakobsdóttir
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.12.2025 China sharpens its language on Taiwan as part of ‘longer-term’ strategy. A series of statements, articles, photos and even a new national holiday indicate a shift in Beijing’s stance over the island, analysts say
#China #Iceland × #Afro-Eurasia #Europe #Asia #Americas #Taiwan
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.11.2025 World must ‘honour 1.5C’, small island states insist at Cop30 summit – as it happened. The 1.5 temperature limit is not a political slogan, it’s a lifeline, the small island states say, as climate discussions continue in Belém
#Politics #Weather #Iceland × #Afro-Eurasia #USA #Europe #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.28.2025 JD Vance says US needs control of Greenland to fend off China and Russia. Vice-president criticises Denmark’s treatment of Arctic island and says it should come under US ‘security umbrella’
#Politics #China #Russia #Iceland × #Afro-Eurasia #Denmark #Europe #Asia #Kingdom of Denmark
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