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Justice minister calls for ‘crisis summit’ on disputed Moutier vote

Simonetta Sommaruga speaks at the dissolution of the Interjurassic Assembly, on Friday, 10 November 2017, in Moutier

This content was published on Apr 1, 2018 Swiss Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga has called for the governments of Bern and Jura to 'analyse' the dispute over a 2017 secession vote.

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Hippies, ambassadors and watchdogs

This content was published on Apr 1, 2018 Here are the stories we'll be following the week of April 2, 2018.

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Swiss support independent probe after Gaza clashes

This content was published on Mar 31, 2018 The latest escalation of the situation in Gaza shows that peace negotiations should be revitalised, Switzerland says.

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Restoring people power to personal data

This content was published on Mar 30, 2018 Recent scandal of Cambridge Analytica using Facebook data has given impetus to projects designed to give people control of their private information.

A student speaks during a citizen assembly in Caracas

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Swiss slap sanctions on Venezuela and freeze assets

This content was published on Mar 28, 2018 Switzerland has announced a series of sanctions against Venezuela, joining other European countries in cracking down on the South American country.

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Swiss government wants to pledge more funding to EU budget

This content was published on Mar 28, 2018 The Swiss Federal Council plans to renew its pledge of contributing CHF1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) to the EU’s cohesion fund.

Switzerland began the first of its two presidential sessions of the CD in 2018 on March 19 – the last was 12 years ago

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Swiss secure mini-breakthrough at disarmament conference

This content was published on Mar 28, 2018 Switzerland welcomes a move at the Conference on Disarmament to appoint five coordinators to explore nuclear disarmament “core issues”.

Smiling Swiss and Russian diplomats in Swiss parliament

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No Swiss action on Russian spy poisoning before investigation results

This content was published on Mar 27, 2018 Switzerland will await the results of investigations before drawing conclusions on the UK Russian spy poisoning, the Swiss foreign ministry says.

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Swiss intelligence services ignored spying laws

This content was published on Mar 27, 2018 A parliamentary oversight body says the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) ignored regulations and badly managed a Swiss man they employed to spy on German tax authorities.

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China’s ‘win-win’ rights initiative makes waves in Geneva

This content was published on Mar 26, 2018 A Chinese resolution calling for "mutually beneficial cooperation" on human rights issues has caused controversy at the UN Human Rights Council.

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