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Laporte included in France squad for Euro 2020 qualifiers

France coach Didier Deschamps has included Manchester City centre-back Aymeric Laporte in his squad announced on Thursday for next month's Euro 2020 qualifying double header against Albania and Andorra

US B-2 Stealth Bomber Lands in Iceland During Training Mission - Air Force

An US B-2 Stealth Bomber has flown from a base in the United Kingdom to Iceland for a training mission, the Air Force said in a press release on Monday

Laporte included in France squad for Euro 2020 qualifiers

France coach Didier Deschamps has included Manchester City centre-back Aymeric Laporte in his squad announced on Thursday for next month's Euro 2020 qualifying double header against Albania and Andorra

Iceland cuts rates again in race to beat recession

Iceland's central bank on Wednesday lowered its key interest rate for the third time this year as it battles with recession after a decade of solid growth

US Signs Deal With EU, Norway, Iceland to Lift Aircraft Lease Limits - State Dept.

The United States, the European Union (EU), Iceland, and Norway have signed a new agreement to remove time constraints on carrier leases of aircraft with crew, the State Department said in a press release on Tuesday

US Ratifies Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement - State Department

The United States has become the fourth party to ratify the central Arctic Ocean fisheries agreement, the State Department said in a press release on Tuesday

Norway says timing of EFTA-Mercosur pact 'awful'

Norway, which is part of European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA) grouping four non-EU members, on Tuesday regretted the "awful timing" of a trade pact with Mercosur, as fires rage in the Amazon

Iceland commemorates first glacier lost to climate change

Iceland commemorates first glacier lost to climate change

Merkel to Travel to Hungary, Iceland Next Week for 2 Major Events

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Hungary and Iceland from August 19-20 to attend celebrations for the 30th anniversary of the Pan-European Picnic, the symbolic dismantling of the Iron Curtain, in the Hungarian city of Sopron and join the Nordic Council meeting in Reykjavik, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Friday

Pence to Discuss Brexit, Iran, Russia During Trip to Europe Next Month - Statement

EU Provides Greece With 3 Planes to Tackle Forest Fires

NASA descends on Icelandic lava field to prepare for Mars

Nordic, German Leaders to Meet in Iceland to Discuss Climate Change, Global Problems

Russia's Food Import Embargo in Response to EU, US Sanctions

Tuesday marks the fifth anniversary of the Russian import ban on certain Western products in response to Ukraine-related sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United States