World Feb 18 No breakthrough on bridging differences between Russia and Ukraine, envoys signal The latest U.S.-brokered talks between envoys from Moscow and Kyiv over Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine ended Wednesday with both sides saying the talks were “difficult,” as the war’s fourth anniversary approaches next week.
World Feb 17 After almost 4 years of war, Russian and Ukrainian officials meet in Geneva for U.S.-brokered talks Expectations for any breakthroughs in the scheduled two days of talks in Switzerland were low, with neither side apparently ready to budge from its positions on key territorial issues and future security guarantees.
World Feb 17 Iran says it closed Strait of Hormuz for live fire drills as it held nuclear talks with U.S. Iran announced the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday for live fire drills in a rare show of force as its negotiators held another round of indirect talks with the United States over the Islamic Republic's disputed…
World Feb 16 Iran meets UN nuclear watchdog ahead of U.S. talks “I am in Geneva with real ideas to achieve a fair and equitable deal,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on X. “What is not on the table: submission before threats.”…
World Jan 20 Top EU official calls Trump's Greenland tariff threat a mistake While the furor over Trump's desire for control of the vast Arctic island was a focus of an elite annual meeting in Switzerland, Greenland's leader insisted Tuesday on respect for its territorial integrity and said that respect for international law…
World Jan 19 Davos' elite World Economic Forum set to open with pro-business Trump set to attend and inequality on the rise The World Economic Forum, the think tank that hosts the annual event in the Alpine snows starting Tuesday, has a stated motto of "improving the state of the world" and this year's theme is "A spirit of dialogue."…
World Jan 04 Mourners march in silence to honor victims of deadly Swiss Alpine bar fire Hundreds marched in silence Sunday to honor the victims of the New Year’s Eve fire at a bar in the Swiss Alpine resort of Crans-Montana, which left 40 dead and many severely injured.
World Jan 03 Authorities investigate managers of Swiss bar where New Year's fire killed 40 Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the managers of the bar where a fire at a New Year’s party left 40 people dead, authorities said Saturday.
World Jan 02 Swiss investigators believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles ignited fatal bar fire Swiss investigators said Friday that they believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles ignited the fatal fire at a ski resort when they came too close to a crowded bar’s ceiling.
World Jan 02 What to know about the deadly fire at a Swiss Alpine bar's New Year celebration Swiss investigators said Friday that they believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles ignited the fatal fire at a ski resort when they came too close to a crowded bar’s ceiling.