Geopolitics

Sri Lanka launches probe into kidnapping of Swiss embassy worker

This content was published on Nov 29, 2019 The Sri Lankan authorities have initiated a probe into the alleged kidnapping and threats made against a local employee of the Swiss embassy in the capital, Colombo.

International Geneva

Léman Express to have a ‘major impact’ on Greater Geneva mobility

This content was published on Nov 27, 2019 The Léman Express cross-border rail network opens on December 15 in Geneva and France. What effect will it have on traffic and urban development?

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland joins calls demanding closure of Uighur camps

This content was published on Nov 27, 2019 Switzerland has called on China to close internment camps in Xinjiang where at least a million ethnic minority Muslims are reportedly being held.

Armed man in Liberia sitting next to a car wreck riddled with bullets

Foreign Affairs

Swiss court drops massacre charge against former Liberian rebel leader

This content was published on Nov 25, 2019 The former Liberian rebel leader Alieu Kosiah has been cleared of involvement in a massacre, but he remains in detention in Switzerland.

Foreign Affairs

Former Swiss diplomat proposes interim deal with EU

This content was published on Nov 25, 2019 Switzerland and the EU should sign an interim agreement to try to save the stalled framework partnership accord, says a former Swiss diplomat.

Foreign Affairs

Alleged jihadist to be deported from Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 24, 2019 A man is in deportation custody following his arrest at the federal asylum centre in Kreuzlingen.

Foreign Affairs

The Council of Europe, seen through Swiss eyes

This content was published on Nov 22, 2019 Liliane Maury Pasquier, who has represented the Swiss at the Council of Europe for over a decade, explains how it works.

Ueli Maurer with Chinese soldiers in Beijing

Foreign Affairs

Swiss president continues on his ‘autocrat world tour 2019’

This content was published on Nov 21, 2019 Ueli Maurer meets Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow. It is his fourth foreign visit this year that has raised eyebrows.

Demining work at the Qasr al Yahud baptism site, near Jericho, West Bank

International Geneva

Recent rise in landmine casualty rates is a ‘disturbing trend’

This content was published on Nov 21, 2019 Nearly 6,900 people were killed or injured by landmines last year, with improvised mines responsible for over half of all victims - a record.

International Geneva

Inside Geneva: How to cope with killer robots

This content was published on Nov 21, 2019 Most people in Switzerland would support a ban on lethal autonomous weapons systems, but is it feasible?

Geopolitics

Popular Stories

Most Discussed

Sign in and personalize Swissinfo

Geopolitics

More

Sri Lanka launches probe into kidnapping of Swiss embassy worker

More

Léman Express to have a ‘major impact’ on Greater Geneva mobility

More

Switzerland joins calls demanding closure of Uighur camps

More

Swiss court drops massacre charge against former Liberian rebel leader

More

Former Swiss diplomat proposes interim deal with EU

More

Alleged jihadist to be deported from Switzerland

More

The Council of Europe, seen through Swiss eyes

More

Swiss president continues on his ‘autocrat world tour 2019’

More

Recent rise in landmine casualty rates is a ‘disturbing trend’

More

Inside Geneva: How to cope with killer robots

Popular Stories

Most Discussed