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Iceland Is The World's Most Peaceful Country Today, Western and Central Europe stand as the most peaceful region in the world. This comes at a time when global conflict deaths have reached a 25-year high, and 106 countries have become more militarized over the past two years—reversing two decades of decline. Meanwhile, the successful resolution of conflicts has fallen to its lowest level in 50 years. The graphic below, via Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld, shows how peaceful countries are in 2025, based on the IEP's Global Peace Index 2025. Methodology For the analysis, the IEP used 23 equal-weighted indicators to assess the stability countries, including: Deaths from internal conflict Violent demonstrations Perceptions of criminality Terrorism impact Safety and security Overall, 99.7% of the global population was covered across 163 countries and territories. The Global Peace Index Rankings Below, we show each country's peacefulness rankings in 2025: Rank Co...

Iceland is no longer among the few places in the world free of mosquitoes. Scientists point to rising temperatures....

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Iceland's unemployment rate dropped sharply in September reversing a jump in the previous month, preliminary data from Statistics Iceland showed on Wednesday.The non-adjusted j......

France beat Azerbaijan 3-0 on Friday to edge closer to qualifying for FIFA 2026 World Cup, but Kylian Mbappe injured....

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Iceland's central bank left its interest rate unchanged, on Wednesday, as policymakers assessed that conditions for further easing have not yet emerged. The Monetary Policy Com......

Iceland's central bank kept borrowing costs unchanged for a second meeting as persistent inflation prevents officials from undertaking further monetary easing in the Atlantic nation....

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Iceland's foreign trade deficit increased markedly in September from a year ago as exports fell faster than imports, preliminary figures from Statistics Iceland showed on Tuesd......

The collapse of the last remaining Icelandic budget airline this week has put an abrupt end to the volcanic island's pit stop for frugal transatlantic travelers....

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Iceland's foreign trade deficit decreased in August from a year ago, preliminary figures from Statistics Iceland showed on Tuesday.The trade gap dropped to ISK 33.6 billion in ......

Icelandic low-cost carrier Fly Play hf. ceased operations Monday because of poor ticket sales and a failed turnaround plan, stranding thousands of passengers and putting hundreds of people out of work....

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Consumer price inflation in Iceland accelerated for the first time in three months in September, preliminary data from Statistics Iceland showed on Thursday. The consumer price......

A volcanic eruption in 2010 put the island nation on millions of travelers' maps. But is the country's culture now at risk?...

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Iceland's consumer price inflation slowed for a second month in a row in August to its lowest level in three months, preliminary data from Statistics Iceland showed on Thursday......

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Iceland's unemployment rate increased in July after falling in the previous month, figures from Statistics Iceland showed on Wednesday. The unadjusted jobless rate rose 3.2 per......

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Iceland's industrial producer prices decreased for the second straight month in July, figures from Statistics Iceland showed on Monday.The industrial producer price index dropp......

Iceland's central bank chief, Asgeir Jonsson, indicated that the Atlantic nation's housing market needs to cool before officials would consider extending their easing campaign....

JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - Iceland's central bank retained its key interest rates on Wednesday as inflationary pressures remain despite a slowdown in inflation.The Monetary Policy Committee of the Centra......

Iceland's central bank took a pause from a ten-month long campaign of interest-rate cuts due to worries over sticky inflation....

Grocery chain employees will verify the incident and the reward will be adding to the shopper's loyalty cardThe grocery chain Iceland is offering customers who shop a thief a £1 reward on their loyalty card.The frozen food specialist said that anyone who spots a suspected shoplifter in its stores should inform the nearest Iceland employee who will verify the incident before adding the reward to the individual's loyalty card for immediate use. Continue reading......

President Donald Trump has removed former U.S. Rep. Billy Long as IRS commissioner less than two months after his confirmation...