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 Russia has demanded an explanation after two Swiss fighter jets carried out a "routine check" of a Russian official plane in its airspace. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161120/russia-complains-at-swiss-check-on-government-plane Sun, 20 Nov 2016 10:53:21 +0100 russia-complains-at-swiss-check-on-government-plane The Red Cross said Thursday it was analyzing how to resume its Ukraine operations a week after halting work in the conflict-torn country following the death of a Swiss staffer. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141010/icrc-evaluates-ukraine-operations-after-tragedy Fri, 10 Oct 2014 10:47:56 +0200 icrc-evaluates-ukraine-operations-after-tragedy Switzerland said on Tuesday it had added 26 more Russian officials and pro-Moscow separatists as well as 18 entities to a blacklist of those considered the main movers in the Ukraine crisis. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140805/switzerlands-ukraine-crisis-blacklist-grows-to-88 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 18:06:00 +0200 switzerlands-ukraine-crisis-blacklist-grows-to-88 Items linked to Russia's imperial family, including four letters penned by Tsar Nicholas II, fetched 1.3 million francs on the auction block, a Geneva auction house says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121211/tsarist-treasures-fetch-record-sum-at-swiss-auction Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:26:00 +0100 tsarist-treasures-fetch-record-sum-at-swiss-auction