Cluster: Geopolitics

SWISS extends suspension of flights to Tel Aviv

This content was published on Oct 28, 2024 Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is still not flying to the Israeli coastal metropolis of Tel Aviv.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris during a televised debate.

Foreign Affairs

What Trump’s return or a new Harris administration would mean for Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 28, 2024 With the US presidential election looming, Switzerland is bracing itself for the implications of the result for its security and prosperity.

Council of States committee postpones decision on payments to UNRWA

Foreign Affairs

UNRWA funding remains hot topic in Swiss parliament

This content was published on Oct 26, 2024 A Swiss parliamentary committee has postponed a decision on whether Switzerland should stop funding the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA.

NATO fixes an "anomaly" in Geneva without violating neutrality

International Geneva

NATO Geneva office ‘will not violate Swiss neutrality’

This content was published on Oct 25, 2024 NATO's new Geneva office is aimed at NGOs and international bodies rather than direct links to Bern.

Glencore's business in the DRC has sparked protests over the past decade. In this picture, people from the DRC and other countries protest outside the headquarters of multinational Glencore in Zug, Switzerland, 23 July 2018.

Foreign Affairs

Calls for DRC to benefit from $150m Glencore corruption damages

This content was published on Oct 24, 2024 A $150 million Swiss compensation order against Glencore for corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo leads to repatriation claims.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss tourist killed while visiting Algeria

This content was published on Oct 23, 2024 A Swiss woman was reportedly killed by a man with a knife. After the attack, she was taken to the hospital, but the doctors couldn’t save her.

Swiss cancels flights to Beirut until at least January 18

Foreign Affairs

SWISS cancels flights to Beirut until January

This content was published on Oct 23, 2024 Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has announced it will suspend flights to Beirut until at least January 18, 2025.

MPC terminates criminal proceedings against Rybolovlev

Foreign Affairs

Swiss Attorney General ends criminal case against Russian oligarch Rybolovlev

This content was published on Oct 23, 2024 The Swiss Office of the Attorney General has closed the criminal case against Russian businessman Rybolovlev over his dispute with Geneva art dealer Bouvier.

National Council committee wants to extend Hamas ban to include Hezbollah

Foreign Affairs

Swiss parliamentary committee pushes to extend Hamas ban to include Hezbollah

This content was published on Oct 23, 2024 A committee of the Swiss House of Representatives has voted in favour of banning the Lebanon-based militia Hezbollah.

International Geneva

ICRC president: humanitarian law is violated ‘every day around the world’

This content was published on Oct 23, 2024 The Geneva Conventions celebrate their 75th anniversary against a backdrop of multiple armed conflicts.

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