Germany is hosting a conference to gather support for Ukraine’s recovery from the destruction wreaked by Russia’s war, sending a new signal of solidarity with Kyiv at the start of a week of intense diplomacy. The two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin, which begins on Tuesday, comes before the Group of Seven summit of Ukraine’s...
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Zelensky urges top defence officials to attend summit on ending Russian invasion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged a group of top defence officials at Asia’s premier security conference on Sunday to attend an upcoming conference on ending the Russian war on Ukraine. Mr Zelensky told the group of more than 500 delegates from about 40 countries that he was “disappointed” some world leaders had not yet confirmed...
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China says will not not attend Ukraine peace conference in Switzerland
China will not attend the Ukraine peace conference that is set to take place in Switzerland next month, said the Chinese Foreign Ministry stating that it does not meet its expectation of including both Moscow and Kyiv. Switzerland is aiming at a broad-based turnout from several parts of the world for the summit that is...
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Zelensky urges Biden and Xi to attend Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland next month
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on Sunday (May 26) called on United States President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to join the upcoming peace summit in Switzerland as Ukraine struggles to stave off relentless attacks by Russia amid the ongoing war. Ukraine peace summit “I am appealing to the leaders of the world who...
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Switzerland: ‘Screaming naked man’ kills woman jogging in lakeside park
A woman who was jogging in a lakeside park in Switzerland was allegedly killed by a naked man who was screaming and attacking people, said the police, on Wednesday (May 22). The incident took place in the Villa Alma Park in Männedorf on Tuesday evening. What we know about the attack According to the local...
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British extreme kayaker feared dead after disappearing in Swiss rapids
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.,...
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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....