Cluster: Geopolitics

City of London urges Swiss airports to give UK travellers e-gate access

UK travellers must join manual passport queues at Swiss airports, unlike Swiss and EU nationals who can use automated gates, reflecting Britain’s post-Brexit status outside the Schengen travel area.

This content was published on Apr 17, 2026 Long queues frustrate executives and tourists entering the country, says corporation’s policy chair.

Sudan conference: pressure for an end to the humanitarian catastrophe

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland pledges CHF23m more aid to war-torn Sudan

This content was published on Apr 16, 2026 Switzerland gives extra CHF23 million in humanitarian aid for population of war-torn Sudan.

Foreign Affairs

Russian billionaire Melnichenko appeals Swiss sanctions

This content was published on Apr 16, 2026 Melnichenko launches court bid to remove him from Swiss list of sanctioned Russian oligarchs.

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Global trade

Afghanistan’s Taliban tap Swiss, other travellers for flyover fees

This content was published on Apr 16, 2026 The alternative flight route over Afghanistan is pouring money into the Taliban's coffers.

Human rights: a new player in Geneva to breathe new life into human rights

Foreign Affairs

Human rights centre launches in Geneva

This content was published on Apr 16, 2026 Geneva Human Rights Hub to give impetus to projects that have become bogged down.

DRC: interim agreement near Montreux to monitor the truce

Foreign Affairs

DRC and rebels sign peace monitoring deal in Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 16, 2026 DRC and M23 rebels sign interim agreement for the implementation of truce monitoring.

Will Trump carry out his threat to remove US troops from Europe?

AI armageddon, NATO alliance wobbles and SpaceX going public

This content was published on Apr 15, 2026 A round-up of US-related news as reported by the Swiss media.

Swiss diplomacy

Lessons in democracy

This content was published on Apr 15, 2026 What the elections in Hungary teach us.

Swiss generics maker Sandoz signs deal with Rwandan government

This content was published on Apr 15, 2026 Sandoz signs a deal to supply affordable medicines to Rwanda and African partners.

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Global trade

From e-cigarettes to lab devices: surprising facts about Swiss patents

This content was published on Apr 15, 2026 Switzerland is the most innovative country in Europe in terms of patents. The five most exciting points about the latest statistics.

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