#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 Vanuatu moves forward with UN climate resolution despite Trump opposition. Pacific island says the US weakened its proposal to advance a key climate ruling but vows to hold major polluters accountable
#Weather #Iceland #Afro-Eurasia × #USA #Europe #North America #Insular Oceania #Vanuatu
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 UK defence minister flies to Cyprus to ease tension over drone strike on RAF base. John Healey meets Cypriot counterpart after Shahed-style drone evaded defences and hit RAF base on island
#Iceland #Cyprus #Afro-Eurasia × #Europe #Asia #Iran
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.04.2026 Blackout in Cuba leaves millions without power amid US oil chokehold. Latest outage darkens island facing dwindling oil reserves and increasing pressure from Washington
#Iceland #Cuba #Afro-Eurasia × #Europe #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.04.2026 Cuba charges six exiles with terrorism in wake of deadly speedboat attack. Detainees accused of coming from the US with intent to sow chaos and attack military units on Communist-ruled island
#Iceland #Cuba #Afro-Eurasia × #USA #Europe #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.03.2026 UK sends Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon to Cyprus. Keir Starmer says vessel, which will arrive in about a week, will help defend bases on island after RAF Akrotiri was targeted by drones
#Iceland #Cyprus #Afro-Eurasia × #Europe
#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.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.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.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 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. × #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 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.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
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.28.2025 Greenland braced for JD Vance visit after Trump’s claim US will inevitably take over island – Europe live. US vice president will visit Pituffik space base in Greenland later today
#Russia #Iceland #Ukraine #Afro-Eurasia × #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.21.2025 Australian tourist killed and two injured as snorkelling boat capsizes off Bali. Boat carrying 13 people capsizes in rough seas while travelling to island of Nusa Penida
#Iceland #Indonesia #Afro-Eurasia × #Australian continent #Australia #Europe #Asia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.21.2025 Flights leaving Bali cancelled after volcanic eruption shoots ash plume 8km into sky. Indonesia’s 1,700m Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted for 11 minutes on Thursday, causing ash cloud but no damage to nearby villages on the island of Flores
#Iceland #Indonesia #Afro-Eurasia × #Europe #Asia
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.19.2025 Six dead and 40 missing in boat disaster off Italian island of Lampedusa. Coastguard rescues 10 people and search resumes after half-sunken dinghy spotted near islet
#Iceland #Afro-Eurasia × #Italy #Europe
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