Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir named as Mayor of Reykjavík
It was announced on 21st February that the the vice chairman of the Social Democratic Alliance, Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir will be the Mayor of Rey...
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Former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg becomes Norway’s Minister of Finance
The former NATO Secretary-General and Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg, has become Norway’s Minister of Finance as part of the country’s latest Cabine...
Quran burnings in Sweden: Salwan Momika shot dead in Sweden after burning Quran in 2023
Salwan Momika, who burnt the Quran in Sweden in 2023, which sparked protests across the country, has been shot head in an apartment just outside of St...
Donald Trump continues to push for purchase of Greenland for U.S. territory
U.S. President Donald Trump is continuing to push for the purchase of Greenland despite Danish and Greenlandic authorities stating that the island is ...
Sweden to tighten rules on dual citizens who commit crimes in the country
Sweden has announced that dual citizens who commit crimes in the country should lose their citizenship due to being labeled as threats to national sec...
Kristrún Frostadóttir named as new Prime Minister of Iceland
Leader of the Social Democratic Alliance Kristrún Frostadóttir has been named Iceland’s new Prime Minister. The Social Democratic Alliance (Samf...
Elections in Iceland: Social Democratic Alliance becomes largest party
After a snap election called by Iceland’s Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson, the center-left Social Democratic Alliance won the most election votes, ...
Spjallgrímur: The Multilingual AI Chatbot Simplifying Iceland’s 2024 Elections for a Global Audience
Icelandic voters and political enthusiasts worldwide have a new tool: Spjallgrímur, an innovative AI-powered chatbot designed to make the 2024 parliam...