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Tehran vows to extend 'exclusion zone' near Strait of Hormuz after US strikes on tankers: Centcom denies Iran's claims of successful attack on a US military vessel as a 'total lie' (LINK) — 7 September 2026

Netanyahu orders West Bank outposts to be removed amid US pressure, sources tell Reuters (LINK) — 6 September 2026

German far-right AfD wins by a landslide in Saxony-Anhalt but falls short of majority in its quest to form the country's first far-right state government since World War II (LINK) — 6 September 2026

— Final results showed AfD receiving 43.8% of the vote, more than double its showing five years ago in the region of 2.1 million people west of Berlin. However, falling three seats short, with 39 lawmakers in an 83-member parliament. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the party of Germany's unpopular leader, Chancellor Friedrich Merz, slumped to a disastrous result in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, with only 17.2% of the vote, and won 15 seats. The centre-left Social Democrats got 9.3%, the Greens 8.9% and the Left Party 8.6%, all winning 8 seats apiece.

Lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes 'strong' cooperation with Elon Musk as French minister says 'we cannot forget our history' — (LINK)

US envoys hold talks with Zelensky in Kyiv after meeting Putin: their first visit since Russia's full-scale invasion (LINK) — 6 September 2026

— Jared Kushner said the US president had instructed them to find a way to end the war and "create the right conditions for a long-term, durable peace".

European Commission to double funding for Greenland (LINK) — 6 September 2026

— Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: "For the next EU budget, we have proposed to more than double our investment in Greenland. Because we are building this partnership for the long term." Greenland has been under renewed geopolitical focus since US President Donald Trump's threat earlier this year to seize the island by force.

Catchup BBC: What different world maps get right — and what they get wrong (LINK) — 6 September 2026

UN expert Francesca Albanese calls for 'true paradigm shift' as U.K.'s Miliband resets policy on Israel to ban trade with unlawful Israeli settlements (LINK) — 6 September 2026

— Francesca Albanese, the UN's special rapporteur on the occupied territories, said a "ban on settlement goods was a change in UK government stance and absolutely important". Albanese also said the trade ban could not be narrowly confined to goods — such as agricultural products and cosmetics — since "they are a fraction of what sustains the occupation, and a fraction that Israel can absorb without difficulty". The package should also aim to include trade in services, she said.

Switzerland's federal government is replacing Microsoft with open source alternatives on 3,000 computers: has over 54,000 (LINK) — 6 September 2026

Liquid Network pauses after purported 'white-hat' hackers withdraw $320 million in Bitcoin: ethical security hackers may have temporarily taken the funds to protect from malicious actors (LINK) — 6 September 2026

— The withdrawal represented roughly 95% of Liquid's reported bitcoin reserves, which stood at approximately 4,200 BTC before the incident.

Travelling to Europe? EES border checks are changing from 6 September: industry experts are concerned the removal of the Entry/Exit System's temporary flexibilities will see border chaos return (LINK) — 4 September 2026

Airports in Greece, Spain and France set to face five-hour EES queues next week (LINK)

Vote on best language learning app 2026 by 10 September for 23 September award: app profiles (LINK) — 18 August 2026

Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues organizes its 18th run of hope on 27 September to raise funds for the Geneva League Against Cancer (LINK) — 20 August 2026

— Participants may choose between a 5-kilometre run, a 10-kilometre run, or a 5-kilometre family walk along Geneva's Quai du Mont-Blanc and Quai Wilson.

Denmark targets August 21 for second Security Council UN chief poll (LINK) — 3 August 2026

25 to 27 October 2026: UNCTAD World Investment Forum 9: in Doha (LINK) — 22 January 2026

Road to the First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals being held in Geneva on 16 to 20 November 2026 (LINK) — 11 February 2026

11 to 15 July 2027: International AIDS Society announces Geneva as host city for IAS 2027: Around 5,000 people from more than 130 countries are expected to attend. Registration for IAS 2027 will open in November 2026 (LINK) — 22 January 2026

Special report: Switzerland's 'White Mountain College' introduces more educational innovations (LINK)

Special report: International artists cherish this 'fairytale' Swiss village (LINK)

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