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Manhunt under way after shooting at Switzerland ‘rave’ leaves one dead, several injured
Police appeal for information amid hunt for suspect
More than €16,000 spent on accommodation for Irish delegation at Davos summit
Bill of €7,000 for 18-night stay at swish New York hotel during UN General Assembly
Ambassador contacts Irish teen allegedly raped by Swiss politician
Patrick Frei (57) accused of drugging girl, then 14, and sexually abusing her over a 15-month period
Who is the Swiss politician accused of drugging and sexually abusing an Irish girl and her mother?
In the News podcast: Prosecutors say dozens of videos show Paula and Iwona being raped by Patrick Frei while they were unconscious
Uefa preparing to bring criminal claims against Gianni Infantino over World Cup sale
European football body seeking claims of ‘criminal mismanagement’ against Fifa president in Switzerland
The Swiss politician and the alleged drugging and sexual abuse of an Irish girl and her mother
In a case widely compared to the Pelicot trial in France, Patrick Frei is accused of repeatedly drugging and raping a woman and her Irish teenage daughter, and filming the alleged attacks
Switzerland debates the meaning of neutrality
Swiss voters will have their say in a referendum on September 27th
Zurich’s radical response to Europe’s drug crisis tested by surge in use of crack cocaine
Three decades after the chaos of the Swiss city’s ‘Needle Park’, supervised drug use and state-backed heroin treatment have cut harm, but crack has posed new challenges
Switzerland into World Cup quarter-finals as Colombia pay the penalty
Swiss win cagey encounter to set up tie against Argentina
‘It happened before’: Irish-based priest unperturbed after excommunication by Vatican
Traditionalists have ‘irregular canonical situation’ with Rome, says Dún Laoghaire priest
World Cup 2026: Ronaldo actually plays well, but Ramos is Portugal’s hero
Portugal and Spain’s wins set up a cracking round of 16 match, while Switzerland also advance
Vatican excommunicates followers of global Catholic sect
Ultra-traditionalist right-wing Society of St Pius X was established in 1970 and denies key Church teachings
Dangerously high temperatures forecast to return to western Europe next week
Parts of central, eastern and southern Europe are sweltering this week with Budapest forecast to exceed 40 degrees today
What will €710,000 buy in Switzerland, France, Greece, Italy and Co Westmeath?
One price, home and away: Bungalow with equestrian facilities, Swiss chalet and more
Iran suspends US talks amid renewed threats by Trump against country and negotiating team
US president made series of aggressive statements on social media and TV despite some progress being made on oil exports
Vance calls for sides to work together as Iran peace talks begin in Switzerland
Tehran’s leadership says it has closed Strait of Hormuz over Israeli ‘crimes’ in Lebanon
Lesson of Swiss vote may be that Ireland can’t avoid immigration issue forever
Immigration has been vital to Ireland’s economic growth. But, as with Switzerland, it has led to pressures on housing availability and costs
Trump and Netanyahu at odds as ceasefire pressure mounts
US president says that if it weren’t for him ‘Israel would not exist today’
Israel and Hizbullah agree ceasefire; Oil price falls on hopes agreement will bolster US-Iran deal
US vice-president JD Vance changes travel plans at last minute
Iran peace deal; jury to continue deliberations in Jeffrey Donaldson trial
Early Edition with Andrew McNair
How a stalled Dublin development became an accidental bird reserve
Lapwings are the biggest beneficiaries, along with meadow pipits, skylarks and amber-listed ringed plovers, almost unheard of for Dublin. But it cannot last
Ken Early: US opening win will ease Pochettino’s fears of a potential home World Cup fiasco
Paraguay drubbing raises the question, can the US break football?
Can the G7 spur new momentum for peace between Ukraine and Russia?
Zelenskiy pushes for diplomatic offensive at gathering of world leaders to bring Putin to the table
France hosts G7 in a defensive crouch, praying Trump won’t sabotage it
It’s a reflection of the collapse in international co-operation that the highest hope for the summit is that nothing goes wrong
US and Iran agree tentative peace deal but Israel says it will not withdraw from Lebanon
Deal would ‘not be a one-way ceasefire’, Us official says, meaning that Israel could respond if attacked
Donald Trump says US and Iran have agreed deal
US president says Strait of Hormuz will reopen and US blockade will end
Swiss voters reject proposal to cap population at 10 million
Right-wing and anti-immigration groups claim the country’s rapidly rising population is causing overcrowding and straining resources
Swiss voters to decide whether to cap population at 10m
Framed as a ‘sustainability initiative’, supporters say a population cap will ease pressure on housing and healthcare. Critics warn it will undermine the economy
A ‘big bang’ reversal of Brexit is unrealistic and unnecessary
Switzerland provides an alternative model for the UK
Solution to end Ukraine war should unite global and regional agendas
Global perspective even more urgent today than during the Cold War
Soul sanctuary: Frank McNally on ‘staggeringly beautiful’ library of St Gall
There are several hundred medieval Irish volumes, including a dictionary that has definitions with a surprising contemporary resonance
Swiss voters to decide whether to cap population at 10m
Right-wing Swiss People’s Party seeks backing for throttling immigration, asylum and foreign national family reunifications
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