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Protests across Europe and the world erupt after Israel intercepts Gaza aid flotilla

Widespread protests, which erupted late on Wednesday after the news broke out of Israel's interception of the Gaza aid flotilla, continued into Thursday.

Euronews

Greta Thunberg Gaza flotilla live: Netanyahu ‘ordered Israeli military to attack’ vessels carrying aid for starving Palestinians

Two boats were struck earlier in September with a drone and incendiary device

The Independent UK

How high-cost Switzerland stayed a manufacturing powerhouse in the offshore era

What is the lesson of Swiss Fortune 500 companies—such as dsm-firmenich—for the rest of Europe, and the world?

Fortune

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Laura Villars: Who is the surprise late runner for FIA presidency?

Laura Villars has announced her intention to run for FIA presidency which came as a surprise to the wider world. Here, the 28-year-old from Geneva explains why she’s aiming to put herself forward in what appeared to be a two-horse race

Autosport

Who is Laura Villars, the surprise late runner for FIA presidency?

Laura Villars has announced her intention to run for FIA presidency, which came as a surprise to the wider world. Here, the 28-year-old from Geneva explains why she’s aiming to put herself forward in what appeared to be a two-horse race

Motorsport

What it was like hearing the 'Scottish decolonisation' case at the UN

The Palais des Nations is a sprawling complex of buildings which creeps up the hill from the eastern shore of Lake Geneva ...

The National (Scotland)

Explained: Why are Scottish independence campaigners at the UN this week?

SCOTTISH independence campaigners have descended upon Geneva in a bid to have Scotland “decolonised”.

The National (Scotland)

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Meet Benjamin Von Wong: The artist who wants to compel the world to action on climate change

Benjamin Von Wong is a Canadian artist who has been turning plastic waste into spectacular constructions with global impact for a decade. Euronews Culture spoke with the environmental activist about his fight to use recycling to bring about climate change policies.

Euronews

US visa refusal for Palestinian delegation prompts calls to move UN meeting to Geneva

General assembly session about two-state solution for Palestine and Israel due to start in New York on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

Geneva Watch Days 2025 LIVE: first look at new watches from TAG Heuer, Breitling, Zenith and more

The latest launches, movements and collections at Geneva Watch Days 2025

Switzerland's top court upholds Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan's conviction for rape

The federal court said on Thursday it had rejected Ramadan's appeal, which alleged procedural flaws and an "arbitrary assessment" of the evidence examined by the appeals court in Geneva.

Euronews

Iran warns European powers of consequences for sanctions at nuclear talks

Iran told Germany, France, UK during meeting in Geneva they do not have the right to trigger the ‘snapback mechanism’.

Al Jazeera

Iran and Europe hold Geneva nuclear talks as sanctions deadline looms

Tehran will hold nuclear talks with France, Britain and Germany on Tuesday in Geneva – the second round of meetings since Iran's 12-day war with Israel in June derailed negotiations with Washington. The European partners have threatened to trigger UN sanctions unless Tehran resumes cooperation with the IAEA nuclear watchdog.

Radio France Internationale

Why India, US, petrostates blocked global plastics treaty at Geneva talks

On August 5, 2025, over 1,400 persons representing 183 countries arrived in Geneva, Switzerland to chalk out a consensus for a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution. The hope was that by August 14, an effective inter-governmental treaty would be signed that can significantly reduce the amount of plastics ending up in oceans and…

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The Conversation

As negotiations on a global plastics treaty stall, cleanup efforts are more vital than ever

Representatives at the recent United Nations conference in Geneva have once again failed to negotiate a binding global treaty to tackle plastic pollution. The Switzerland gathering was the sixth round of talks in less than three years and was held after countries failed to reach agreement at a 2024 meeting…

The Independent UK

Failure of talks for plastic treaty turn focus back to reduce, reuse, recycle. How's that going?

Global talks to slash plastic production and the toxic chemicals used to produce plastic products fell apart in Geneva this week

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the collapse of environmental talks: petrostates blocked a global plastics deal, but we must not despair

Editorial: The failure of UN talks in Geneva should anger us all. The increasing threat to our health, our environments and wildlife must be addressed.

Evening Standard

Minister ‘hugely disappointed’ as talks to agree UN plastics treaty fail

Emma Hardy said she is however ‘extremely proud’ of how UK negotiators worked tirelessly to seek an ambitious deal.

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Newsom says California hopes to redraw maps in response to Texas plan

Republican redestricting move aims to win House majority in midterms. Plus, plastic pollution talks fail in Geneva

Al Jazeera

Geneva talks on global plastic pollution treaty collapse without a deal

Several delegates express dismay at the failure to break a deadlock at the sixth round of talks in under three years.

The Independent UK

UN plastic pollution talks end in ‘abject failure’ as negotiators reject draft treaties

Despite three years of negotiations, delegates failed to agree on whether it should stop the growth of plastic production and regulate harmful chemicals internationally

Evening Standard

UN plastic pollution talks fail again with negotiators rejecting draft treaties

Delegates were seeking to complete a legally binding international agreement during a 10-day conference in Geneva, Switzerland.

Radio France Internationale

UN talks on plastic pollution treaty end without a deal

Talks aimed at reaching a treaty on tackling plastic pollution ended on Friday with no agreements on a last-ditch proposal aimed at breaking the deadlock.

Euronews

'Abject failure': Talks on landmark plastics treaty end in Geneva with no agreement

Nations have said they are deeply disappointed to be leaving Geneva without a treaty

The Conversation

The global plastics treaty process has fallen flat. Here’s what went wrong, and how you can help

Progress towards a legally binding global treaty on plastics pollution stalled and went into reverse this week. The United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, ran overtime. It’s likely to conclude this evening, without agreement.

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