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The volcanic threats in Iceland
Volcanic risk in Iceland - Grindavik evacuated

There is again a risk of volcanic eruptions on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula and the seismic activity is moving south towards the community of Grindavik, which has therefore been evacuated, RUV reports.

"Intense seismic activity" has been recorded at Sýlingarfell northeast of Grindavík, according to the country's meteorological authority. The tourist attraction Blue Lagoon has also been evacuated.

- We want to thank the guests for their good understanding, the employees for their professional work ethic and the responders for their good cooperation, says Blå lagunen's manager Helga Árnadóttir.

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The election in the United States|The primaries

Biden trails Trump in scathing new poll

If Joe Biden and Donald Trump met in a presidential election today, Biden would lose. That's according to a new opinion poll from the New York Times and Siena College.

48 percent of those polled would vote for Trump while 43 percent would vote for Biden. Ten percent of voters are still undecided or intend to abstain from voting.

The confidence numbers for the current president are also scathing. 47 percent believe that Biden is doing a very bad job, which is his worst number in the survey so far.

In addition, Trump voters are more loyal than Biden voters. Of those who voted for the Republican in the last election, 97 percent say they will vote for Trump again. 83 percent of Biden voters say they will vote for him again.
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The Russian invasion|The response of the outside world  

Analysis: The interception a scandal for the Luftwaffe  

 

That Russia has eavesdropped when German air force leaders talk openly about secret details surrounding the European efforts in Ukraine is "embarrassing for Germany and a disaster for the Luftwaffe", writes Hauke Friedrichs in an analysis for Zeit.  

 

One of the officers in the intercepted conversation is Ingo Gerhartz, one of the highest commanders of the Luftwaffe. He talks about how Ukraine could use the German Taurus cruise robot. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that sending the robot is out of the question, as it requires German personnel on site.  

 

Gerhartz disagrees with Scholz, saying UK personnel on the ground can help the Ukrainians operate the robot. 

 

"All this is incredibly inconvenient for the German Air Force," writes Friedrichs.  

 

Security reporter Florian Flade tells Tagesschau that the wiretapping makes the security structure of the German Armed Forces appear "amateur". 

 

- NATO partners such as Great Britain, the United States and France are probably not very happy about what is being revealed: That their personnel are already in place in Ukraine, he says.