https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Ahead of a Swiss referendum on the country's plan to buy 22 fighter jets from Sweden, a report on Sunday raised concerns that a US-made communication system onboard could be used for spying. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140330/spying-fears-plague-swiss-fighter-deal-report Sun, 30 Mar 2014 23:24:00 +0200 spying-fears-plague-swiss-fighter-deal-report A Swiss magazine says it spent 24 hours snooping on the Alpine country's intelligence boss to give spies a taste of their own medicine. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131205/magazine-turns-tables-by-spying-on-top-swiss-spy Thu, 05 Dec 2013 23:10:00 +0100 magazine-turns-tables-by-spying-on-top-swiss-spy The federal prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into charges that US agents spied on on consulates, missions and UN agencies in Geneva, a Swiss newspaper says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131202/swiss-prosecutor-probes-us-spying-allegations Mon, 02 Dec 2013 13:26:40 +0100 swiss-prosecutor-probes-us-spying-allegations Swiss President Ueli Maurer said in comments broadcast on Saturday that he was outraged at revelations of sweeping US surveillance on allies, insisting the snooping would weaken rather than strengthen Washington. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131026/swiss-president-raps-us-for-spying-on-friends Sat, 26 Oct 2013 23:49:00 +0200 swiss-president-raps-us-for-spying-on-friends Edward Snowden, the former CIA agent who leaked top secret American intelligence documents, slammed the Swiss for being racist, rich and class-conscious on an internet chat site while stationed in Geneva, a US website is reporting. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130627/snowden-trashes-racist-swiss-on-chat-site Fri, 28 Jun 2013 00:07:00 +0200 snowden-trashes-racist-swiss-on-chat-site