Switzerland

Indian Navy opens investigation after local version of Elbit drone crashed during training

The Israeli UAV, manufactured under license by the Adani Group, crashed during a training sortie near the village of Drampar in Gujarat. A similar UAV crashed in the area in January 2010.

|ByUDI ETZION, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A view shows a model of Drishti 10(Starliner), a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, and SkyStriker, tactical loitering munitions for covert and precise airstrikes, by Adani Defence and Aerospace at their stall during the drone exhibition at Bharat Drone Shakti 2023.
Alam Fares, a 32-year-old Israeli citizen from the Druze village of Hurfeish, was killed on July 13, 2026, after a fall in the Swiss-Italian Alps in the border region.

Israeli citizen killed in Europe's Alps from fall near Swiss-Italian border

The reports cited the Druze town of Hurfeish, which announced the death of a 32-year-old resident, Alam Fares, "with great sorrow and a heavy heart."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Shoppers browse goods at Nefesh B'Nefesh's Shuk Olim event in Tel Aviv. June 25, 2026.

Tel Aviv’s Shuk Olim brings out dozens of immigrant entrepreneurs to showcase goods

“Every single booth has an oleh with a story, and they're selling their products from the small business that they opened here in Israel after their aliyah,” said Devon Conway of Nefesh B'Nefesh.

|BySAM HALPERN
A David's Sling interceptor launching during the Israel-Hamas war; illustrative.

Switzerland opens talks on Israeli air defense system amid Patriot delays

Defense & Tech by The Jerusalem Post understands that the Israeli system being looked at is Rafael Advanced Defense System's David Sling

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Missing at Davos: World Economic Forum agenda should have covered antisemitism - opinion

To ignore the spread of antisemitism at a gathering that claims to champion global cooperation would be a moral and strategic failure.

JANUARY 21, 2026BySHARON PARDO
A woman holds up a sign that reads "anti-semitism kills" between police officers as people take part in a Hanukkah candle-lighting organized by the Campaign Against Antisemitism and Chabad in Parliament Square in central London on December 15, 2025.

France asks for NATO exercise in Greenland, ready to contribute to it, Macron says

News of the request comes as US President Donald Trump barrels into Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, where he is likely to use the World Economic Forum to escalate his push to acquire Greenland.

JANUARY 21, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
French President Emmanuel Macron holds a press conference during a European Union leaders' summit, in Brussels, Belgium December 19, 2025.

Trump: US 'seeking immediate negotiations to discuss acquisition of Greenland' at Davos WEF

During his remarks at Davos, Trump said that the United States would not use force to acquire Greenland. • "We want a piece of ice for world protection, and they won't give it," Trump said.

JANUARY 21, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, REUTERS, CORINNE BAUM
US President Donald Trump speaks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026.

'Akin to inviting Hitler': Iran's FM disinvited from Davos following backlash

The World Economic Forum said Iran’s foreign minister will not attend Davos this year, citing the killing of civilians during Tehran’s violent crackdown on protests.

JANUARY 19, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, in Tehran on January 18, 2026.

Senior Iranian UN diplomat in Geneva seeks asylum in Switzerland - report

Alireza Jeyrani Hokmabad asked for asylum in Swiss territory not only for himself but also for his family after leaving his workplace.

JANUARY 19, 2026ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
A protester waves the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag outside UN headquarters during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran in New York on January 15, 2026.

Swiss court keeps bar owner in custody after deadly fire in ski resort Crans-Montana bar

The court said in a statement that Jacques Moretti will be held for a provisional period of three months, which could be extended/

JANUARY 12, 2026ByREUTERS
A woman lights a candle at a makeshift memorial outside the "Le Constellation" bar, after a deadly fire and explosion during a New Year's Eve party, in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland, January 5, 2026.

Soundproofing foam in Swiss bar fire should have been checked by law, official says

Crans-Montana Mayor Nicolas Feraud said the bar had not been subjected to any annual safety inspections since 2019, even though it should have been every year.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByREUTERS
A woman lights a candle at a makeshift memorial outside the "Le Constellation" bar, after a deadly fire and explosion during a New Year's Eve party, in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland, January 5, 2026.

From 'disaster to disaster,' ZAKA official aids in recovery of cousin in Switzerland - interview

Baruck Niddam "felt a personal obligation" to participate in commanding the major operation of identification and recovery of the deceased from the Constellation fire.

JANUARY 6, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
BARUCK NIDDAM, ZAKA International Rescue and Recovery director general.

Israeli teen, two Swiss Jewish sisters confirmed among dead in Swiss New Year’s Eve resort fire

Alicia and Diana Gunst, aged 15 and 14, and Charlotte Niddam, 15, were named among the victims of the deadly Swiss ski resort fire.

JANUARY 4, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Alicia and Diana Gunst and Charlotte Niddam

Twenty-four of those killed in New Year's fire have been identified, Swiss police say

Officials are still trying to identify many of those killed in the fire at the Le Constellation bar, which has become one of Switzerland's worst tragedies.

JANUARY 4, 2026ByREUTERS, YOAV ETIEL
A person stands near tributes placed outside the "Le Constellation" bar, after a deadly fire and explosion during a New Year's Eve party in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland, January 4, 2026.