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Swiss commission urges expulsion of foreign spies amid espionage concerns
A Swiss parliamentary commission voted Tuesday to urge the government to systematically expel Russian and other spies who threaten Switzerland’s ... World News -
Former Belarus ‘hit squad member’ to face trial in Switzerland
An alleged former member of a Belarusian elite police unit will stand trial in Switzerland next month, accused of participating in the disappearances ... World News -
Swiss bird center saves hundreds of winged victims from extreme heat
Sparrows and swifts have arrived in droves at a Swiss center treating distressed birds after soaring temperatures caused them to dehydrate, with ... Healthy Living -
Agents lose appeal against FIFA over new regulations on transfer commissions, exams
Soccer agents have lost an appeal to block new FIFA regulations that would cap their transfer commissions and introduce exams to secure a license ... Sports -
Switzerland forest fire could spread if winds pick up
Swiss firefighters on Tuesday battled a forest fire that forced more than 200 people to evacuate and authorities warned the blaze could spread further ... World News -
Pakistan to cooperate with Switzerland on managing climate change effects
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday his country looked forward to cooperating with Switzerland on managing the effects of ... World News -
Neutral Switzerland wants to participate in European Sky Shield air defense umbrella
Switzerland wants to participate in the European Sky Shield air defense umbrella, the government said on Tuesday, a move which critics say is ... World News -
Teenagers arrested in Switzerland after violence inspired by French riots
Six teenagers were arrested following unrest in the Swiss city of Lausanne inspired by the riots in France, Swiss police said Sunday, after more than ... World News -
Swiss regulator probes ex-Credit Suisse CEO: Report
Switzerland’s financial regulator is investigating Thomas Gottstein, the former CEO of Credit Suisse, for his role in the implosion of a $10 billion ... Banking & Finance -
Almost 60 flights canceled at Switzerland’s Geneva airport over strike
Some 59 flights were canceled at Geneva’s international airport on Friday, it said, after operations were halted for four hours because of a strike by ... World News -
Russian envoy rejects idea of Swiss peace summit on Ukraine
Russia’s ambassador to Switzerland said Moscow could not accept any Swiss-hosted peace summit on Ukraine after it joined European Union sanctions ... World News -
Switzerland refuses to transfer tanks to Ukraine due to neutrality policy
Switzerland again refused to transfer arms to Ukraine on Wednesday, this time rejecting the export of almost 100 Leopard 1 tanks belonging to state ... World News -
Seven injured in Switzerland hot-air balloon accident
Seven people were injured, three of them seriously, when a hot-air balloon caught fire after take-off in northern Switzerland Saturday, police ... World News -
Massive rockslide just misses Swiss village
A Swiss village came within a hair’s breadth of being wiped off the map when a mountain towering above it collapsed overnight, officials said ... World News -
Zelenskyy says ‘vital’ that Switzerland allows arms transfers to Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Swiss parliament Thursday that it was “vital” for it to allow the transfer of Swiss-made arms to his ... World News -
Thanks to Netflix, this tiny Swiss town has more visitors than locals
The small fishing village of Iseltwald, Switzerland, is home to just about 400 people. Located on the southern shore of Lake Brienz, it’s long been ... World News -
Swiss federal administration under cyberattack: Finance ministry
Switzerland’s federal administration was under cyberattack on Monday, blocking access to the websites of several authorities and state-linked ... World News -
UBS completes Credit Suisse takeover to become wealth giant
UBS on Monday said it had completed its emergency takeover of embattled local rival Credit Suisse, creating a giant Swiss bank with a balance sheet of ... Economy -
Child victims of stabbing by Syrian refugee in France still critical, Macron to visit
France’s president was heading Friday to the Alps to be at the side of families traumatized by the savage stabbings of four very young children and ... World News -
Switzerland fears government data stolen in cyberattack
Switzerland said Thursday that government operational data might have been stolen in a cyberattack on the technology firm that provides software for ... World News -
Swiss delegation to visit Lebanon for investigation into central bank chief
A Swiss delegation will visit Lebanon as part of investigations into central bank chief Riad Salameh, a judicial official said Thursday, as European ... Middle East -
Car rams into crowd injuring six in Switzerland at shooting festival
Five children and a woman were injured when a car accidentally rammed into people gathered for a target shooting festival in Switzerland, police ... World News -
UBS considers delaying quarterly results after Credit Suisse rescue: FT report
UBS is considering delaying its quarterly results at least until the end of August, as the Swiss banking giant deals with complexities over its ... Economy -
Swiss administration faces cyberattack
Swiss authorities are investigating a cyberattack on the IT company Xplain, whose clients include many federal and cantonal government departments, ... World News -
Bankers at Credit Suisse leaving in droves every week
Hundreds of Credit Suisse’s employees are resigning each week in a sign ofuncertainty gripping the lender while it is being taken over by rival UBS, ... World News -
Switzerland takes step that could allow West to send more military aid to Ukraine
The Swiss government on Wednesday backed the decommissioning of 25 advanced Leopard 2 battle tanks with a view to selling them back to Germany, a step ... World News -
Iran summons Swiss envoy over tweet condemning executions linked to protests
Iran summoned the Swiss ambassador to Tehran on Sunday in response to Switzerland’s condemnation of the execution of three men connected to ... Middle East -
Several reported dead after tourist plane crashes in Switzerland
A tourist plane crashed in a mountainous area of western Switzerland on Saturday, reportedly leaving several people dead.Regional police confirmed ... World News -
Rare Rolex Milgauss watch fetches record $2.5 mln at Geneva auction
A rare and pristine condition Rolex Milgauss watch sold for $2.5 million, smashing records for the highest amount paid at auction for the Swiss ... Fashion and beauty -
Switzerland holds one of its largest military exercises in over three decades
In one of Switzerland’s largest military exercises in more than three decades, soldiers rehearsed repelling a fictional enemy, tossed grenades and ... World News