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    <text>Iceland and the Netherlands announce they will both intervene on the side of South Africa in the International Court of Justice's genocide case against Israel. </text>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/02/10/europol-says-it-has-dismantled-a-drug-trafficking-network-that-was-smuggling-cocaine-into-iceland-resulting-in-the-arre</slug>
    <text>Europol says it has dismantled a drug trafficking network that was smuggling cocaine into Iceland, resulting in the arrests of 24 people. </text>
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    <text>Mercosur signs a free trade agreement with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. </text>
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      <text>Seismic activity increases near Grindavík, Iceland. The Icelandic Meteorological Office reports that a volcanic eruption has occurred. </text>
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      <text>Seismic activity increases near Grindavík, Iceland, and according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office a volcanic eruption has occurred. </text>
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    <text>Seismic activity increases near Grindavík, Iceland, with the Icelandic Meteorological Office reporting that a volcanic eruption has occurred and a earthquake is being registered. People visiting the Blue Lagoon are evacuated rapidly. </text>
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    <name>AFP via ''New Zealand Herald</name>
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  <text>A commercial whaling vessel departs from Reykjavík, marking the resumption of Iceland's whale hunt after a two-year suspension. The season proceeds under reduced catch recommendations issued by the country's Marine and Freshwater Research Institute. </text>
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