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 The survival of a key nuclear arms control treaty was cast further in doubt Tuesday after the US and Russia blamed each other for pushing the agreement to the brink of collapse. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190115/nuclear-arms-treaty-faces-collapse-after-failed-us-russia-talks Tue, 15 Jan 2019 22:28:42 +0100 nuclear-arms-treaty-faces-collapse-after-failed-us-russia-talks The Swiss government has decided to hold off on signing up to a landmark United Nations treaty that would ban nuclear weapons. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180816/switzerland-will-not-sign-treaty-banning-nuclear-bombs-for-now Thu, 16 Aug 2018 11:48:50 +0200 switzerland-will-not-sign-treaty-banning-nuclear-bombs-for-now Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Switzerland and Austria was shaken Tuesday by allegations one of Tehran's diplomats was involved in a bomb plot against an opposition group in Paris. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180703/iran-diplomats-detention-overshadows-rouhanis-swiss-visit Tue, 03 Jul 2018 20:09:42 +0200 iran-diplomats-detention-overshadows-rouhanis-swiss-visit Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Switzerland on Monday at the start of European trip billed as of "prime importance" after the US pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180703/iranian-president-makes-official-visit-to-switzerland Tue, 03 Jul 2018 10:58:10 +0200 iranian-president-makes-official-visit-to-switzerland