In December 2022, Mr Orton posted an emotional video to his 33,100 subscribers expressing his love of the sport to his YouTube channel, but also a sense of “betrayal”. “How can something that brings me so much joy cause me so much pain?” he asked, discussing his highs and lows, and mental health issues, as...
Tag: world news
Post
Post
Switzerland ‘should quit European Court of Human Rights over climate ruling’
Switzerland must quit the European Court of Human Rights to save it from the malign influence of foreign judges, the vice president of the country’s biggest party has said. Céline Amaudruz warned that the Swiss population was the boss, not a court in Strasbourg. On Tuesday, the court found in favour of more than 2,000...
Post
Putin mocks planned Ukraine peace conference in Switzerland
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has mocked a scheduled round of Ukraine peace talks in Switzerland, warning that Moscow will not accept any enforced plans that ignore its interests. Switzerland’s government said on Wednesday that it will host a high-level international conference in June to help chart a path toward peace in Ukraine after more than...
Post
Swiss government violated women’s human rights by climate change inaction, ECHR rules
The European Court of Human Rights has made a landmark ruling that governments have a duty to protect people from climate change. In a case brought by a group of elderly Swiss women, the Strasbourg judges ruled that Switzerland was not doing enough to tackle climate change. The ruling is binding and can trickle down...
Post
American teen among 3 killed in avalanche near popular Swiss resort
An American teenager and two other people were killed in an avalanche at a Swiss ski resort Monday. The bodies of a 15-year-old boy from the US and an unidentified man and woman were pulled from the snow near the Zermatt resort after an avalanche rushed down the Riffelberg ski slopes shortly after 2 p.m.,...
Post
Switzerland Stabbing: Jewish Man Stabbed In Zurich, Teen Arrested In Suspected Hate Crime
A Jewish man was stabbed in the Selnau area of Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo Credit: UnSplash) A Jewish man was stabbed in the Selnau area of Zurich, Switzerland. The incident took place shortly after Shabbat ended Saturday evening and is being investigated as hate crime, the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities (SIG) said in a statement....