Icelanders will elect a new parliament Saturday after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy forced Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson to pull the plug on his coalition government and call early elections.

Voters head to the polls in Iceland to choose a new parliament in a fragmented political landscape.

Icelanders will elect a new parliament Saturday after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy forced Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson to pull the plug on his coalition government and call early elections.

As a gargantuan plume of magma rises from the depths, tectonic forces are wrenching the island nation apart, triggering the outpouring of lava.

Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula experienced another volcanic eruption on November 20, 2024, affecting major transport routes and nearing the popular Blue Lagoon spa. Prompt evacuations were executed as lava flows were captured in stunning satellite imagery.