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Swiss in Israel urged to register with embassy as Syria conflict escalates

This content was published on Apr 14, 2018 As the Syrian crisis mounts, Erich Bloch, Israel representative of the Swiss abraod, urges his 18,000 compatriots to register with the embassy.

The US Navy is testing a autonomous warship capable of hunting silent diesel-electric submarines.

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What’s to be done about killer robots?

This content was published on Apr 9, 2018 Activists seeking to persuade nations to ban so-called killer robots say they are cautiously optimistic about talks on the future of such weapons.

African men waiting in place of detention

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Libya’s migrants: Swiss role in Europe’s response

This content was published on Apr 4, 2018 As Switzerland receives a first group of refugees from Libyan detention centres, we look at the international response to the crisis.

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Swiss concern over increase in landmine victims

This content was published on Apr 4, 2018 The Swiss government has expressed alarm over a growing number of casualties worldwide from such weapons last year.

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Would the Swiss model suit a post-Brexit Britain?

This content was published on Mar 29, 2018 After British voters' decision to leave the EU, should post-Brexit negotiations be based on Switzerland’s bilateral treaties with Brussels?

Men and women performing a traditional dance.

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Swiss OSCE election observer says Russia ‘welcomed’ team

This content was published on Mar 21, 2018 Last week, voters in Russia went to the polls to elect their president. Swiss politician Margret Kiener Nellen was there as an OSCE election observer.

Somali woman in coloured clothes sits in Libyan detention centre

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First group of vulnerable refugees from Libya to arrive in April

This content was published on Mar 21, 2018 A first group of 42 refugees is expected to arrive in Switzerland in early April as part of an emergency UNHCR operation to evacuate migrants from Libya.

Rohingya Muslim girl outside her tent at Balukhali refugee camp in Bangladesh

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Geneva puts spotlight on Myanmar’s Rohingya minority

This content was published on Mar 17, 2018 The plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya community was the centre of attention in Geneva with allegations of “acts of genocide” against the Muslim minority.

Swiss foreign minister seated in parliament

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Swiss Foreign Minister plans Turkey visit amid spying row

This content was published on Mar 17, 2018 Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis plans to visit Turkey, the foreign ministry has confirmed, amid a row over a 2016 kidnap attempt.

NGOs say the biggest problem in South Sudan is hunger

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Swiss NGOs on frontline of South Sudan’s forgotten war

This content was published on Mar 13, 2018 We look at how the four-year civil war is affecting the population and how two Swiss NGOs are helping alleviate the suffering.

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