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Putin will be ‘humiliated’ if he has to meet Zelenskyy, says defector
A former Russian diplomat who became the most high-profile defector when he quit his job in Geneva after the invasion…
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‘800km of traffic’: European holiday season kicks off with gridlock
Waiting for hours in a traffic jam is not exactly the way we’d all like to start our holidays, but…
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Swiss experts fear Alpine mountain collapse after Marmolada disaster
Swiss geologists monitor a mountain peak at risk of collapsing and damaging a village below. There are fears of new…
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Rebuilding Ukraine
Security preparations are underway at Lugano in southern Switzerland ahead of the Ukraine Recovery Conference that starts on Monday. Leaders…
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Couple set to be among first to wed as same-sex marriage becomes legal
This couple will be among the first to tie the knot on Friday morning when same-sex marriage becomes legal in…
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Twenty-five people injured after walking on hot coals in Switzerland
Twenty-five people have been treated for burns after walking on hot coals in northern Switzerland. Police in the canton of…
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Swiss woman charged over ‘jihadist-motivated’ knife attack in Lugano
A young Swiss woman has been charged over a “jihadist-motivated” knife attack that injured two people in 2020. The Swiss prosecutor’s…
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Swiss voters have their say on Netflix, Frontex and organ donations
More than two-thirds of Swiss voters have backed an increase in funding for the European border agency Frontex in a…
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Family jumped off balcony in ‘collective suicide’, say Swiss police
Swiss police believe that four French family members committed suicide by jumping from their apartment balcony. Three adults and an…
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European court condemns Switzerland for COVID ban on demonstrations
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has condemned Switzerland for briefly banning demonstrations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Judges said…
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