Geneva

PFLP-linked Defense for Children International - Palestine NGO closes, citing Israel's red tape

Defense for Children International-Palestine announces closure, citing Israeli restrictions, while Israel has long designated the group as linked to the PFLP.

A person wearing the headband of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) attends a march to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil on March 11, 2025 in New York City; illustrative.
CERN Antimatter factory.

The universe did not collapse: CERN researchers transport antimatter

Largest Christian Women’s Leadership Mission Arrives in Israel

Women's Christian leadership mission meets with Herzog, first lady in Oct. 7 solidarity mission

People take cover as siren warns of incoming missiles fired from Iran, at a public bomb shelter in Katzrin, northern Israel, June 19, 2025.

Embracing go-bags, gallows humor, Israelis live in limbo as Trump teases war with Iran


Dance: Swiss movement

Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève performs in Tel Aviv.

Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève

Israel's first female ambassador to UNHRC starts 'challenging' post

Her portfolio includes one of the more contentious postings for an Israeli diplomat.

Aviva Raz Shechter, the new Israeli ambassador to the UN and Michael Møller, Director-General of the UN Office at Geneva.

Nazi-looted painting sequestered after owner outed in Panama Papers

"Seated Man with a Cane," a highly valuable painting by Amedeo Modigliani, was revealed to be owned as an offshore asset.

Amedeo Modigliani, Seated Man with a Cane (1918).

Syrian opposition says not optimistic about peace talks

Fighting has slowed considerably since a fragile "cessation of hostilities agreement" brokered by the United States and Russia came into force almost two weeks ago.

A general view shows the besieged city of Douma from Wafideen Camp, which is controlled by Syrian government forces, in Damascus suburbs, Syria February 13, 2016.

Syrian regime gaining upper hand at peace talks in Geneva

The Syrian army overran a key town in the northern province of Aleppo on Tuesday.

A Russian pilot gives the thumbs-up sign on an airbase in Syria

Members of UNHRC ‘don’t care about human rights,’ say protestors in Geneva

At Geneva UN protest, World Jewish Congress CEO Robert Singer says members on the council "point fingers at Israel to deflect attention from their own disturbing human rights record back home."

Pro Israel rally outside UNHRC in Geneva‏

Swiss investigating house of suspected Iran nuclear talks hackers

Authorities confirm computers were seized days after investigation first launched.

Cyber hackers [illustrative]

US admits at UN: We crossed line on interrogating detainees

US representatives say country should do better in police treatment of minorities.

The name sign for the United States is positioned on the podium before the start of the Universal Periodic Review of the US at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, May 11

Israelis testify in Geneva before UNHRC's Schabas commission on Gaza

The government of Israel has refused to cooperate with the three-member panel, headed by Canadian legal expert William Schabas.

The United Nations in Geneva

Analysis: ‘One-handed economist’ needed to end Iran’s nuclear weapons program

The key takeaway for the P5 plus 1, based on the new economic data, is to internalize the plummeting oil price as a lever of pressure to secure massive concessions from Iran.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in Tehran