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Russian software used by Swiss federal departments raises security concerns

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This content was published on May 8, 2024 A software decryption system used by two Swiss federal departments is linked to a Russian company active in the field of digital investigations.

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Red Cross: 22 staff killed in Middle East since October

This content was published on May 8, 2024 The Red Cross and Red Crescent network in Gaza and Israel has lost 22 staff members since last October, the Swiss Red Cross (SRC) said on Wednesday.

The hall of EPFL’s architecture building in Lausanne is currently occupied by around 50 Pro-Palestinian protesters.

Foreign Affairs

University students in Switzerland join Gaza protest wave

This content was published on May 7, 2024 Pro-Palestinian activists occupied university buildings in Lausanne, Geneva and Zurich on Tuesday, widening the protest movement in the Alpine nation.

Pro-Palestinie sit-in at University of Lausanne.

Foreign Affairs

University of Lausanne calls for end to pro-Palestine sit-in

This content was published on May 7, 2024 The pro-Palestinian occupation continues at the University of Lausanne (UNIL). On Monday evening, a group of students refused to agree to the deadline set by the rectorate.

People walk past the scene of a Russian bomb attack on a residential building in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, on May 5, 2024.

Foreign Affairs

Ukraine peace conference should include Russia, says Chinese ambassador

This content was published on May 7, 2024 China supports a peace conference on the Ukraine war that would see equal participation of all parties, says Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui.

Foreign Affairs

Amherd: Council of Europe is ‘as urgently needed as ever’

This content was published on May 5, 2024 The Swiss government emphasised on Sunday the vital role of the Strasbourg-based Council of Europe, 75 years after it was founded.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss minister: Italy will back Switzerland in EU talks

This content was published on May 5, 2024 Bern can count on the backing of Italy as it re-enters talks with the European Union on future relations, Viola Amherd says.

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International Geneva

Two Red Cross drivers killed by gunmen in Sudan

This content was published on May 3, 2024 Two ICRC workers are killed in Sudan gun attack that left three others injured in the war-torn country.

A Swiss flag is in the foreground in front of the recognisable ‘pyramid’ shape of the Matterhorn.

Foreign Affairs

Sharp rise in foreign investments in Switzerland in 2023

This content was published on May 2, 2024 Switzerland bucked the European trend, which saw a decline in foreign investments across the continent last year.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland invites 160 delegations to June Ukraine peace talks

This content was published on May 2, 2024 Russia is currently not among the delegations invited to talks aimed at helping bring about peace in the conflict between Moscow and Ukraine.

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