A charcoal inscription has been identified at the alleged site of King David’s Tomb on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. Bearing the emblem of the Swiss family von Bubenberg, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) says the pilgrim graffiti shows a direct link between medieval Switzerland and Jerusalem. Extreme Devotion – The Medieval Pilgrimage Born as the […]
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Swiss woman convicted of terrorism after Lugano stabbing in 2020
A young woman in Switzerland has been convicted on terror charges after stabbing two people in Lugano in 2020. The 29-year-old — who was known to the police and suffers from mental health issues — was found guilty of committing a “terrorist act” and “repeated attempts to murder”. She was sentenced to nine years in […]
Swiss woman convicted of terrorism after Lugano stabbing in 2020
A young woman in Switzerland has been convicted on terror charges after stabbing two people in Lugano in 2020. The 29-year-old — who was known to the police and suffers from mental health issues — was found guilty of committing a “terrorist act” and “repeated attempts to murder”. She was sentenced to nine years in […]
Swiss Face Up to 3 Years in Prison For Violating Heating Rules
Police in the UK are preparing for a widespread “breakdown in public order” caused by the cost of living crisis if new Prime Minister Liz Truss doesn’t authorize a big enough government handout. After a huge spike next month, energy bills are set to soar to around £6,522 a year by next April, a level […]
Swiss Face Up to 3 Years in Prison For Violating Heating Rules
Police in the UK are preparing for a widespread “breakdown in public order” caused by the cost of living crisis if new Prime Minister Liz Truss doesn’t authorize a big enough government handout. After a huge spike next month, energy bills are set to soar to around £6,522 a year by next April, a level […]
Swiss police find 23 migrants crammed into delivery van near Lucerne
Police in Switzerland have found 23 migrants packed into the back of a delivery van during a routine traffic stop. The Italian-registered vehicle was stopped early on Monday morning near the central city of Lucerne. Officers found the migrants standing, crammed into the windowless cargo area of the van. Police said they had been shut in […]
Ukraine war: Strike on Russian base, fuel price caps and Swiss Sberbank sell-off
1. Ukraine launches strike on Russian base near nuclear plant Ukraine said on Friday it had struck a Russian base in Energodar, the city where the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is occupied by Russian troops, is located. “In the localities of Kherson and Energodar, precise strikes by our troops destroyed three enemy artillery systems, […]
Ukraine war: Strike on Russian base, fuel price caps and Swiss Sberbank sell-off
1. Ukraine launches strike on Russian base near nuclear plant Ukraine said on Friday it had struck a Russian base in Energodar, the city where the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is occupied by Russian troops, is located. “In the localities of Kherson and Energodar, precise strikes by our troops destroyed three enemy artillery systems, […]
Sepp Blatter And Michel Platini Acquitted On Charges Of Defrauding FIFA By Swiss Court
The case centered around a $2 million payment from FIFA to Platini with Blatter’s approval in 2011, for work done a decade earlier. Source Views: 0
65,000-Year-Old ‘Swiss Army Knife’ Tool Reveals Ancient Communication
A team of international scientists has discovered an enlightening fact about early humans who lived in southern Africa between 60,000 and 65,000 years ago. Similarities in their toolmaking technology Read more Section: Artifacts Ancient Technology News History & Archaeology Read Later Views: 0
The Swiss Pikemen: Europe’s Most Deadly Middle Age Military Formation!
The medieval pike, around 3 kilograms (6.6 pounds) in weight and just under 5 meters (16.4 feet) in length, was a weapon supposedly invented in Turin, Italy in 1327 AD. Read more Section: News Ancient Places Europe History Ancient Traditions Read Later Views: 0
Swiss woman charged over ‘jihadist-motivated’ knife attack in Lugano
Two people were injured in the attack at a department store in November 2020. Views: 0
Israel likely behind 1981 bombings of German, Swiss engineering firms, expert claims
ISRAEL’S PRIMARY EXTERNAL INTELLIGENCE agency, the Mossad, was likely behind a series of mysterious bombings in 1981, which targeted German and Swiss engineering firms believed to be aiding the Pakistani nuclear program, according to new exposé by a leading Swiss newspaper. Several bomb attacks targeted a number of engineering firms in Switzerland and what was […]
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Who did Jeffrey Epstein work for? Nurse Tracey NHS nurse, 46, who called Covid a ‘scamdemic’ and likened the vaccine programme to ‘genocide’ is sacked for spouting conspiracy theories Liz Truss, the UK foreign secretary. ‘Britain and Israel will sign a 10-year trade and defence pact in London on Monday, promising cooperation on issues such […]
Iran FM consults with Swiss counterpart on JCPOA, Afghanistan, Yemen
Iran FM consults with Swiss counterpart on JCPOA, Afghanistan, Yemen – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and his Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis held phone talks on Tuesday night over bilateral ties, the JCPOA, the Yemen war, and the situation in Afghanistan. Pointing to Switzerland’s important position in Europe, Amir Abdollahian said […]
Archaeologist Discovers Swiss Roman Battle Site and 2,000-Year-Old Dagger
Sometimes experts can get it wrong. And that is what seems to have happened in the case of a Swiss Roman battle site from 2000 years ago. The new site was found between the towns of Tiefencastel and the Cunter thanks to the persistence of an amateur archaeologist. Using a metal detector, Lucas Schmid, who […]
Swiss Guards who Refused Pope’s Mandatory Vaccination Fired from Jobs and Sent Home
Three Swiss Guards have resigned and three others have been suspended after refusing to comply with a Vatican mandate that they get the COVID-19 vaccination. The Swiss Guards, colloquially known as the Pope’s bodyguards, had previously been ordered “to protect their health and that of the others they come into contact with as […]
3 Swiss Guards Resign After Vatican Orders Vaccinations & Introduces Covid-19 Green Passes
Three Swiss Guards have resigned ‘voluntarily’ from the ceremonial Vatican force, while several others have been suspended after the Holy See ordered the troops to get vaccinated against Covid-19 without any religious exemptions. Swiss guards stand guard at Cortile San Damaso, Vatican © Reuters / Remo Casilli While other Vatican staff and visitors have an […]
Swiss vote highlights Europe’s east-west divide on gay marriage
After Swiss voters overwhelmingly backed same-sex marriage in a referendum on Sunday, LGBT groups in the country hailed a “historic day” for Switzerland. But the Swiss vote also marks a turning point for LGBT rights in Europe: all of Western Europe, except Italy, is now allowing gay and lesbian couples to wed. Meanwhile, in Central […]