#theguardian.com. × #Feb.25.2026 × Japan to deploy missiles to island near Taiwan by 2031, says defence minister. Surface-to-air missiles, which are capable of shooting down aircraft and ballistic missiles, will be located on Yonaguni, Japan’s westernmost island
#Japan #Iceland × #Afro-Eurasia #Europe #Asia #Taiwan
#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
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