Tag: Switzerland
Biden nominates 9 to high-profile ambassador postings
GENEVA — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled picks for several high-profile ambassadorial postings, tapping career diplomats steeped in foreign policy experience — as...
Some US allies near Russia are wary of Biden-Putin summit
KYIV, Ukraine — Central and Eastern European nations are anxious about the coming summit meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir...
Putin calls accusation of cyberattacks against US ‘farcical’
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has sharply dismissed allegations that his country is carrying out cyberattacks against the United States as baseless.
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Switzerland: 5 killed in crashes of 2 aircraft in Alps
GENEVA — Five people have been killed when a glider and a small plane crashed about a kilometer (0.6 miles) apart in the Swiss...
Ukraine leader fears US-Russia summit won’t produce results
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president says he's concerned that this week’s US-Russia summit will not produce concrete results and will leave his country in...
Swiss vote on whether to hike taxes to fight climate change
GENEVA — Swiss voters are casting ballots in a referendum on a proposed “carbon dioxide law” that would hike fees and taxes on fuels...
At an arms control crossroads, Biden and Putin face choices
WASHINGTON — At a low point in U.S.-Russian relations, President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin appear to agree broadly on at least...
Swiss detail extra security measures for Biden-Putin summit
GENEVA — Swiss authorities will temporarily restrict airspace over the city of Geneva and deploy up to 1,000 troops to the area to help...
Wales travel far to take on Switzerland in Baku at Euro 2020
BAKU, Azerbaijan — From schoolboy to the national team, Dylan Levitt has come a long way since Wales went a long way at the...
18th-century villa in Geneva park to host Biden-Putin summit
GENEVA — Switzerland’s foreign ministry says an 18th-century manor house in the middle of a public park with lakeside views will host the summit...