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Swiss ditch historic neutrality to enforce Russia sanctions

GENEVA — The Swiss government broke with a long-entrenched tradition of neutrality and agreed to enforce European Union sanctions against Russian companies and individuals including President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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Latest Ukraine updates: Kyiv TV tower hit in alleged attack

Russia-Ukraine crisis news from March 1: Washington says Russian ‘crimes’ in Ukraine are ‘mounting by the hour’.

Al Jazeera

Truss to tell UN: Putin has blood on his hands in Ukraine and must be isolated

The Foreign Secretary is due to travel to Geneva on Tuesday to urge international condemnation of Russia’s invasion into Ukraine.

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IOC calls for Russia sports ban, FIFA throws team out of World Cup

Geneva (AFP) - The International Olympic Committee on Monday urged sports federations and organisers to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from international events following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

AFP

IOC calls for ban on Russians from world sport

AFP

Russia's Lavrov cancels Geneva trip because of EU airspace ban -RIA

Russian Foreign Minster Sergei Lavrov has cancelled a trip to Geneva for disarmament talks because his plane would not be able to pass through airspace that the European Union has closed to Russian aviation as part of sanctions against Moscow, RIA news agency quoted a diplomatic source as saying on…

Reuters

Ukraine seeks UN investigation into alleged Russia war crimes

Ukraine and its allies on Monday called for a United Nations inquiry into possible war crimes committed by Russia during its military actions in Ukraine.

Reuters

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Sanctions vs. neutrality: Swiss fine-tune response to Russia

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put Switzerland’s much-vaunted neutrality to the test — and along with it, the country’s traditional role as international intermediary and reputation as a safe haven for the assets of Russia’s richest and most powerful

The Independent UK

IOC slams Russia for breach of Olympic truce

Geneva (AFP) - The International Olympic Committee harshly criticised Russia Thursday for violating an "Olympic Truce" with its attack on Ukraine, and said it was coordinating humanitarian assistance to Ukrainian athletes where possible.

AFP

UN slams 'aggressive' formula milk marketing

Geneva (AFP) - The United Nations slammed baby formula makers Wednesday for "unethical" marketing strategies, accusing them of aggressively targeting expecting parents and health workers and putting shareholder interests before children's health.

AFP

‘Misleading narrative’: India rejects UN’s allegations of ‘judicial harassment’ of Rana Ayyub

India has slammed the United Nations allegations of judicial harassment of journalist Rana Ayyub, calling them “baseless and unwarranted”. A tweet from India’s permanent representative at Geneva and other international organisations reiterated that the UN was “advancing a misleading narrative”.

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India rejects allegations of harassment of journalist Rana Ayyub as 'baseless, unwarranted'

Official sources in New Delhi said the matter will be followed up by a note verbale from the Indian mission in Geneva

The Hindu

In Elgin mural, CJ Hungerman is OK if you think he was painting the coronavirus

The Geneva artist says the work at the Hemmens Culural Center is ‘based on a painting I did in 2018. It does kind of mimic the coronavirus.’

Chicago Sun-Times

Russia touts Finland or Geneva as hosts for Lavrov-Blinken meeting - Ifax

Russia's ambassador to Britain touted Finland or Geneva as potential hosts for a meeting between Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken next week, Interfax news agency reported.

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UN Envoy Says Syria Constitution Talks to Resume, 4 Killed

The UN's special envoy for Syria said Wednesday he expects a committee representing the Syrian government and the opposition to resume talks next month over draft constitutional reforms. Geir Pedersen's comments came as opposition activists reported that government shelling hit a fuel market in the country's northwest killing four people…

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Holidaymakers snap up easyJet bargains with cut-price flights to Spain from £14.99

Bookings increased following the reduction of travel restrictions

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Swiss vote to ban nearly all tobacco advertising

Geneva (AFP) - The Swiss voted on Sunday to tighten their notoriously lax tobacco laws by banning virtually all advertising of the hazardous products.

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Swiss poised to ban nearly all tobacco advertising

Geneva (AFP) - Swiss voters appeared set Sunday to back a near-total ban of advertising for tobacco products but were expected to reject a blanket ban on animal testing.

AFP

Switzerland to vote on banning tobacco advertising, animal testing

Geneva (AFP) - The Swiss head to the polls Sunday to decide whether to ban almost all advertising of tobacco products and separately on a blanket ban on all animal testing.

Reuters

Swiss raise rights concerns, including girls' education, with Afghan Taliban

Switzerland has raised concerns about human rights in Afghanistan, including about girls' education, in a meeting with the Taliban, a government spokesman said on Friday, as the new rulers in Kabul wrapped up a week of talks in Geneva.

AFP

Swiss region votes on giving primates fundamental rights

Geneva (AFP) - A northern Swiss region will vote Sunday on whether non-human primates should enjoy some of the same basic fundamental rights as their human cousins.

AFP

UN panel wraps up after Iraq pays $52.4 bn for Kuwait invasion

Geneva (AFP) - A UN commission set up to obtain reparations from Iraq over the country's 1990 invasion of Kuwait submitted its final report in Geneva on Wednesday after paying out $52.4 billion to the small Gulf state.

AFP

WHO urges rich countries to pay up for Covid plan

Geneva (AFP) - The WHO urged rich countries Wednesday to pay their fair share of the money needed for its plan to conquer Covid-19 by urgently contributing $16 billion.

AFP

Taliban in Geneva for diplomatic, humanitarian talks

Geneva (AFP) - A Taliban delegation was in Geneva on Tuesday for a week of NGO-hosted talks on humanitarian access and human rights, as crisis-besieged Afghanistan's new rulers expand their international engagement.

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