Explainer: Why NATO is opening an office in Geneva
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NATO will open a liaison office in Geneva later this year, raising concerns about Swiss neutrality and the city’s reputation as the “capital of peace”. SWI swissinfo.ch explains what is at stake.
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The Swiss government wants to end a ban on the construction of new nuclear power plants to ensure all options are open for the country’s future energy mix.
Switzerland’s new transparency rules fail to clarify party donations
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Switzerland has had new transparency rules for political financing for a year now, but newly published figures provide no clear answers on party donations – quite the opposite.
Online aggression seeps into Swiss local politics, study shows
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Threats and insults are far from exceptions in Swiss politics, even at the most fact-to-face local level – but physical attacks remain rare.
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How can hot summers be made more tolerable for city-dwellers? SWI swissinfo.ch asked an expert at the federal technology institute ETH Zurich.
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Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has extended its suspension of flights to and from Tel Aviv, Israel, and Beirut, Lebanon, until August 26 due to the current tensions in the Middle East.
SWISS prolongs suspension of flights to Beirut and Tel Aviv
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Swiss international airlines is extending the suspension of flights to and from Tel Aviv in Israel and Beirut in Lebanon until August 21.
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Switzerland has criticised Bezalel Smotrich’s comment that starving the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip “might be justified and moral”.
UN investigates UNRWA staff involvement in October 7 Hamas attack
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Nine employees of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) “may have been involved” in the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, according to the UN’s internal investigation. This involved 19 people accused by Israel.
Swiss foreign ministry wary of possible Middle East escalation
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A regional conflict must be prevented, said Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis on Wednesday. Swiss citizens have been advised to leave Lebanon.
Switzerland condemns rocket attack on Golan Heights sports pitch
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The Swiss foreign ministry has condemned a rocket attack on a football pitch in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, which resulted in the deaths of twelve children and young people.
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From war-torn Sudan to Somalia and, finally, Gaza, these are some of the places Chris Lockyear, Secretary General of MSF, has visited during his career.
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The foreign affairs committees of the Swiss parliament have backed – with conditions – a donation of CHF10 million ($11.2 million) to the embattled UN agency.
‘Less impressive and less important’: Switzerland’s role as an intermediary in Iran
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Cyrus Schayegh, a professor of international history at the Geneva Graduate Institute, discusses Iran’s future foreign policy and why Switzerland’s role in the region could fade.
Bodycams: essential for good law enforcement, or a privacy risk?
Did you ever come across bodycams in your place of residence and if so, how do you think the use of bodycams alter the relationship between the public and (transport) police?
‘Security here, freedom there’ – insights from a US trucker festival in Switzerland
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Many attendees at the International Trucker & Country Festival in Interlaken yearn for the freedom associated with the US. An academic in a cowboy hat explains why.
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Watch how two Bern astrophysicists are hoping to dig beneath the surface of a comet to find out more about the origins of the solar system.
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SWI swissinfo.ch speaks to the specialists preparing Swiss trams for transfer to Ukraine and to the Lviv public transport staff who will operate them.
How Swiss tourism bosses deal with the effects of influencers
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Influencers tempt tourists to “must see” Swiss sites, sometimes sparking over-tourism. A Swiss tourism boss reveals how the industry deals with it.
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Over the centuries, the Swiss have been tireless migrants, with successive waves spreading to every continent – for various reasons.
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He is one of the most influential drummers of recent decades, known both as a skilled technician and a visionary. Jojo Mayer talks to SWI swissinfo.ch about technology, tradition – and the future of music.
I spy: political snooping around International Geneva
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Geneva is fertile ground for spies in search of state secrets. We visited four places that have left their mark on the history of espionage.
Swiss government rebuffs ECHR climate ruling: next stop Strasbourg
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Five months after human rights judges took Switzerland to task, the government has hit back – Swiss policies are not inadequate, it says.
How distance learning keeps Afghan girls’ education hopes alive
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From Bangladesh to Switzerland, advocates backing online classes for women and girls in Afghanistan say states must step up pressure on the Taliban to restore the right to education.
Villa Baizeau: The domino piece left by Le Corbusier in Tunisia
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In the 1930s, Le Corbusier’s Villa Baizeau in Tunisia marked a bold departure from traditional architecture, embodying a quest for freedom and unique beauty. Today, it houses Tunisia’s secret police.
The final interview with Swiss textile designer Erich Biehle: ‘Paris was the world!’
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Swiss textile designer Erich Biehle died in June aged 83. Just before his death he spoke to SWI swissinfo.ch and reflected on his career and life.
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Top CEOs are not just paid a simple salary like ordinary employees. The number on their paycheck includes variables that can top their annual salary.
How centuries of Swiss emigrants left their mark on the US
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Over time, some 460,000 Swiss have started a new life in the United States – bringing traditions and culture across the Atlantic with them.
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More and more Americans are taking holidays in Switzerland, much to the delight of the tourism industry, which has been targeting the US market for years.
Swiss bid Paris Olympics goodbye with ‘impressive’ display of artistic talent
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Swiss artists played key roles in the Olympic closing ceremony on Sunday night, as the country’s athletes headed home focused on a better medal haul in 2028.
Lady with torch leads American invasion of Locarno Film Festival
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An interview with Ehsan Khoshbakht, who is curating a retrospective of Columbia Pictures classics from the 1930s to the late 1950s.
‘Puppets will continue to open doors to the imagination’
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The art of puppetry has recently adapted to new forms and technologies. A look at the evolution of this traditional art form.
Shining a light on Switzerland’s history of child labour
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Children were a main source of labour for Swiss families in the 19th and early 20th centuries. An exhibition examines an underexplored aspect of Swiss history.
Taiwan has developed into an exemplary democracy. This can be seen in schools as well as in election campaigns – despite or because of its precarious status.