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Swiss Solidarity charity launches appeal for earthquake victims in Myanmar and Thailand

Swiss Solidarity collects for earthquake victims in Myanmar and Thailand

This content was published on Apr 8, 2025 Swiss Solidarity, the humanitarian arm of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), has launched an appeal for donations for victims of the recent earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand.

Karin Keller-Sutter to meet her European counterparts

Foreign Affairs

Swiss finance minister to meet European counterparts to discuss trade tariffs

This content was published on Apr 8, 2025 Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter will take part in a meeting of the EU's economics and finance (Ecofin) ministers in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday to discuss trade tariffs and economic growth in Europe.

Guy Parmelin held talks with the US Trade Representative

Foreign Affairs

Trump tariffs: Swiss economics minister holds talks with US trade representative

This content was published on Apr 8, 2025 Swiss Economics Minister Guy Parmelin held talks with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on trade relations and tariffs on Monday.

Agribusiness

The vanilla connection – from Madagascar fields to Swiss flavors

This content was published on Apr 8, 2025 Why is vanilla so expensive? Our documentary follows the volatile journey of vanilla from the lush fields of Madagascar to Switzerland.

Foreign Affairs

Trump tariffs: ‘I’m a bit perplexed’, says former US ambassador to Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 5, 2025 The former US ambassador to Switzerland, Edward McMullen, says he is optimistic for the Alpine country with regard to the 31% tariff on imports imposed by US President Donald Trump.

The Federal Court upholds Beny Steinmetz's conviction

Foreign Affairs

Swiss Federal Court upholds Beny Steinmetz’s bribery conviction

This content was published on Apr 5, 2025 Switzerland's highest court has upheld the conviction of French-Israeli mining magnate Beny Steinmetz for bribery of foreign public officials.

Trump's tariffs: "Switzerland has some trump cards to play".

Foreign Affairs

Swiss president warns against tariff ‘alarmism’

This content was published on Apr 5, 2025 The Trump administration has imposed a 31% tariff on imports from Switzerland. Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter has warned against "giving in to alarmism" in an interview published on Saturday,

Swiss diplomacy

Kremlin critic: every handshake with Putin is ‘drenched in blood’

This content was published on Apr 5, 2025 Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Kremlin critic who survived two poisoning attempts and a prison term in Russia, talks to SWI swissinfo.ch in Geneva about the dangers of negotiating with Vladimir Putin.

Israel: US threatens Human Rights Council

International Geneva

US threatens UN Human Rights Council over Israel

This content was published on Apr 4, 2025 US parliamentarians have threatened the UN Human Rights Council with sanctions similar to those against the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Foreign Affairs

Over 70% of accessible land in Ukraine cleared of mines

This content was published on Apr 4, 2025 More than 70% of accessible land in Ukraine is now free of anti-personnel mines and explosive devices.

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