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Sudan-US peace talks consultations end without agreement, official says

This content was published on Aug 11, 2024 Sudanese consultations with U.S. on peace talks conclude without agreement, official says

In this image made from a video, people inspect the rubble at a school after being hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024.

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Swiss foreign ministry alarmed by Israeli airstrike on Gaza school

This content was published on Aug 11, 2024 The Swiss foreign ministry expressed deep concern on Saturday following an Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza City.

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Switzerland condemns Israeli minister’s starvation remarks

This content was published on Aug 8, 2024 Switzerland has criticised Bezalel Smotrich's comment that starving the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip “might be justified and moral”.

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Canadian North Korea expert reportedly detained in Switzerland on espionage charges

This content was published on Aug 8, 2024 A former UN official from Canada who now works as a North Korea specialist has been detained on charges of spying, media reports said on Thursday.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida greets Defence Minister Viola Amherd, who holds the rotating Swiss presidency this year, before their meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, August 7, 2024. According to the Swiss foreign ministry, Japan is Switzerland's third most important trading partner in Asia.

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Swiss minister moots updated Japan-Switzerland free trade agreement

This content was published on Aug 7, 2024 During her presidential visit to Japan Amherd reiterated Switzerland's desire to modernise the free trade agreement between the two countries.

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Geneva sports project promotes integration

This content was published on Aug 6, 2024 In this edition of Inside Geneva, we profile two women focused on improving life in the city that calls itself the world’s humanitarian capital.

Multiple burned out cars are parked infront of a building that has signs of an explosion and fire. People stand at an entrance to the building.

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Switzerland closely monitoring Bangladesh amidst political turmoil

This content was published on Aug 6, 2024 Switzerland has been "concerned and affected by the unprecedented loss of life since mid-July," said the Swiss foreign ministry.

Palestinian children who fled with their parents from their houses in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh, gather in the backyard of an UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) school, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, September 12, 2023.

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UN investigates UNRWA staff involvement in October 7 Hamas attack

This content was published on Aug 6, 2024 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.

Smoke rises over the horizon as a fire burns after a strike in Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 16, 2023.

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Blinken urges Sudanese Army to join ceasefire talks in Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 6, 2024 United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a call on Monday with Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, reiterated the need for Sudan's military to participate in ceasefire talks this month in Switzerland, the State Department said.

International Geneva

Summer profiles: using sport to unite refugees and host communities

This content was published on Aug 6, 2024 On our Inside Geneva podcast, we interview a career woman and an asylum-seeker in Geneva who are working together to promote inclusion through sport.

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