Cluster: Geopolitics

Swatch CEO expects spike in demand due to US tariffs

Swatch CEO Hayek, US duties 'arbitrary' and 'unjustified'

This content was published on Aug 6, 2025 Nick Hayek believes that these tariffs will boost the watch group's business.

Customs duties: Karin Keller-Sutter to meet Marco Rubio

Global trade

Swiss president to meet Marco Rubio for tariff talks

This content was published on Aug 6, 2025 Karin Keller-Sutter will be received by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Wednesday afternoon.

Humanitarian aid

Summer profile: Rachael Cummings, humanitarian director, Save the Children, Gaza

This content was published on Aug 5, 2025 Rachael Cummings has been in Gaza since the start of the war. She shares just how difficult it has become to work.

Keller-Sutter and Parmelin travelling to Washington

Workplace

Swiss president travels to Washington in bid to ease tariffs

This content was published on Aug 5, 2025 Swiss president heads to Washington for tariff talks aiming to ease US duties on exports.

Geneva organisations

Switzerland calls for ‘historic’ agreement against plastic pollution

This content was published on Aug 5, 2025 Switzerland urges a global pact to stop plastic pollution at Geneva talks.

Photo of a woman with Save the Children jacket

International Geneva

Inside Geneva’s Summer Profiles: Rachael Cummings in Gaza

This content was published on Aug 5, 2025 Rachael Cummings of Save the Children is Inside Geneva’s summer profile this week.

Radu Jude is back: the Romanian director's anarchic version of "Dracula" is in the main competition of Locarno this year.

Culture

Locarno Festival counters the somber mood of the world with art and comedy

This content was published on Aug 5, 2025 The Swiss film festival kicks off with a program reflecting the current pulse of the planet - and offers a roster of comedies celebrating art.