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Terminate fighter jet contracts, push ahead with bilateral contracts or bring Gianni Infantino on board: Swiss politicians have different ideas on how to deal with Donald Trump’s tariffs.Image: watson/Julia Schwamborn A new tariff rate for Swiss export goods has been in effect since this morning: 12.5 percent. While the left wants to terminate the arms […]

July 24, 2026, 1:06 p.mJuly 24, 2026, 1:06 p.m One month after the severe earthquakes in Venezuela, in addition to caring for those affected, the focus is increasingly on rebuilding destroyed infrastructure. “Now is the moment when we move from acute emergency aid to transitional aid, i.e. towards reconstruction,” said Katja Dombrowski from Welthungerhilfe to […]

People leave the Ares region in western France during wildfires, Friday July 24, 2026.Image: keystone A total of around 63,000 people are being evacuated because of the uncontrolled forest fires on France’s Atlantic coast. July 24, 2026, 12:36 p.mJuly 24, 2026, 12:43 p.m On the coast near Bordeaux, which is popular with tourists, another 20,000 […]

A young worker on a plantation in Guezon on the Ivory Coast shows the “beans” of the cocoa fruit. (archive image)Image: www.imago-images.de Lindt & Sprüngli has been sued in the USA by an activist law firm. The law firm International Rights Advocates accuses the chocolate manufacturer of misrepresenting its efforts to combat child labor in […]

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US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer (from left to right), US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Federal Councilor and then Federal President Karin Keller-Sutter (EFD) and Federal Councilor Guy Parmelin (WBF) at a bilateral meeting in Geneva, May 9, 2025.Image: keystone Business News Switzerland remains on the US watchlist for currency manipulation with nine other countries. However, […]

Video: watson/emanuella kälin July 24, 2026, 10:38July 24, 2026, 10:38 Ukraine attacked Russia with hundreds of drones during the night and again targeted the largest Russian online mail order company. The governor of the Leningrad region around the metropolis of St. Petersburg, Alexander Drozdenko, wrote on Telegram that 59 drones were fended off. As a […]

July 24, 2026, 10:22July 24, 2026, 10:23 The USA has imposed new import tariffs of 12.5 percent on Switzerland. These are met with a lack of understanding in the Swiss economy – an overview. Swissmem The Swiss tech industry fears a competitive disadvantage due to the newly imposed US tariffs. In order to compensate for […]

Because of the severe forest fires, Spain has declared a state of emergency in the area around the capital Madrid and another region. July 24, 2026, 10:07 amJuly 24, 2026, 10:07 am The Interior Ministry announced that night that it would send additional forces to fight the flames. The operational command was taken over by […]

July 24, 2026, 08:50July 24, 2026, 9:07 am As part of the cabinet reshuffle in Germany, Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder has to leave his post. The German Press Agency (dpa) learned this from party and coalition circles. The “Bild” newspaper and “Table.Briefings” first reported on it. Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder apparently has to vacate his […]