Latest Switzerland government News
Prosecutors probe allegations of fake voter rolls in Switzerland's vaunted direct democracy
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss federal prosecutors said Tuesday they have ordered house searches and interrogations as part of an investigation into possible electoral fraud after an advocacy group unearthed thousands of fake signatures on voter rolls. The allegation that malfeasance that...
Swiss city of Basel is chosen to host next year's Eurovision Song Contest
GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss city of Basel will host next year's Eurovision Song Contest from May 13 to 17, organizers announced Friday. The mostly German-speaking city on the Rhine River bordering both France and Germany was selected over Geneva in a faceoff that generated buzz and...
A Swiss citizen has been arrested in Burkina Faso, Switzerland's foreign ministry says
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A Swiss citizen has been arrested in Burkina Faso, Swiss authorities said on Wednesday, as the West African nation governed by a military junta continues to sever its ties with the West. The citizen's identity was not immediately released. The Swiss foreign...
Commodities giant Glencore is ordered to pay over $150M in wake of Congo mining bribery case
GENEVA (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Switzerland said Monday they have found Glencore's international unit “criminally liable" and ordered the commodities giant to pay over $150 million in fines and compensation after ending a probe of bribery in connection with Congo's mining industry over a...
Garrett Motion: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
ROLLE, Switzerland (AP) — ROLLE, Switzerland (AP) — Garrett Motion Inc. (GTX) on Thursday reported profit of $64 million in its second quarter. The Rolle, Switzerland-based company said it had net income of 28 cents per share. The maker of vehicle turbocharging and...
Two plundered ancient Greek vases are repatriated from Switzerland
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two plundered marble vases that marked ancient Athenians' graves more than 2,000 years ago, including one with an emotional family scene, have been returned to Greece from Switzerland. Greece's Culture Ministry said in a statement Tuesday that the two white...
78 countries at Swiss conference agree Ukraine's territorial integrity must be basis of any peace
OBBÜRGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Nearly 80 countries called Sunday for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s two-year war, though some key developing nations at a Swiss conference did not join in. The way forward for diplomacy remains...
A peace summit for Ukraine opens this weekend in Switzerland. But Russia won't be taking part
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland will host scores of world leaders this weekend to try to map out the first steps toward peace in Ukraine even though Russia, which launched the war, isn't attending. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government didn’t want Russia involved. But...
About 90 countries to take part in the Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace summit. Russia won't attend
OBBÜRGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Nearly 90 countries and organizations, half from Europe, have confirmed attending the Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace summit over the weekend, Switzerland’s president said Monday. However, Russia won't be there. Moscow has not been invited but says it...
Missile attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels strike 2 ships in the Gulf of Aden, US military says
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Missile attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck two ships in the Gulf of Aden, authorities said Sunday, the latest assaults on shipping in the region. One anti-ship ballistic cruise missile hit the Antigua- and Barbuda-flagged cargo ship Norderney forward...
