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Four Israeli soldiers killed in booby-trapped building collapse in Gaza's Khan Yunis: The IDF has so far released the names of 866 soldiers killed since October 7, 2023 (LINK) 6 June 2025
President Donald Trump has signed three executive orders dealing with drone regulations and encouraging the development of flying cars and supersonic flights. (LINK) 6 June 2025
Supreme Court hands DOGE big wins in acccess Social Security, records cases (LINK) 6 June 2025
Donald Trump says Elon Musk has 'lost his mind' and dismisses peace offering: says he is 'not particularly' interested in reconciling with Musk, who reportedly wanted to speak to president (LINK) 6 June 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, wrongly deported to El Salvador, is back in the U.S. to face smuggling charges (LINK) 6 June 2025
Zurich reports measles outbreak: 21 cases since the beginning of the year, twice as many as this time last year, but 97% of people have been vaccinated (LINK) 6 June 2025
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Ukraine destroys more Russian missiles, this time in Bryansk in the western Russian border region (LINK) 5 June 2025
Ukraine farmers devastated as 50% of crops are destroyed amid ongoing warfare: 'It is impossible to work in the fields' (LINK) 5 June 2025
Russian economy meltdown as crude exports plummet with 'production in turmoil' (LINK) 4 June 2025
— Russian exports of crude oil have plummeted to a two-year low. Fossil fuel commerce constitutes an overwhelming 30% of the Russian state revenue stream, bankrolling Putin's aggressive campaign in Ukraine. Amidst these developments, the OPEC+ conglomerate recently resolved to ramp up oil production once more. This escalation in oil production spells further woes for the Kremlin, potentially triggering a slide in crude prices. Defence spending has skyrocketed, accounting for 40% of the Russian government's expenditure in 2025. A British senior military officer has noted that, for the first time in post-Soviet history, defence spending now surpasses social spending.
Despite U.S. health boss Robert Kennedy's claims, vaccines have been tested in placebo-controlled studies, nearly 260 of them (LINK) 5 June 2025
— "The only vaccine that has been tested in a full-blown placebo trial against an inert placebo was the Covid vaccine," Kennedy said May 14 in testimony before the US Senate's Health, Labor, Education and Pensions Committee. "The other 76 shots that children in this country received between birth and 18 years old, none of them have been safety tested in prelicensing studies against the placebo, which means we don't understand the risk profile for those products, and that's something I intend to remedy," he said.
World Liberty Finance ($WLFI) executes $4M USD1 airdrop, proving governance power: "Doubters about WLFI's governance model have reason to rethink now" (LINK) 5 June 2025
Trump orders probe of Biden mental state, executive actions in office (LINK) 4 June 2025
Amazon to invest $10 billion in rural North Carolina data centers in AI push (LINK) 4 June 2025
— Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has called generative AI a "once-in-a-lifetime type of business opportunity." The investment in North Carolina will create roughly 500 jobs in the state, Amazon said.
Around 20,000 evacuated for several hours in Deutz district, across river from historic centre of west Germany's Cologne, after 3 unexploded WWII bombs found (LINK) 3 June 2025
The WTO e-Learning Programme updated: offers free online training on WTO Agreements and international trade. It is primarily intended for government officials from developing and least-developed country Members and Observers of the WTO. Courses are also available in self-study mode for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the multilateral trading system — (LINK) 4 June 2025
Bitget, leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, partners with University of Zurich Blockchain Center, providing opportunities and scholarships for students — (LINK) 4 June 2025
— The three-week program offers an immersive, interdisciplinary exploration of blockchain from academic, technological, legal, and economic perspectives.
Annecy International Animation Film Festival 8-14 June (LINK)
WTO: Trade and Environment Week 30 June-4 July (LINK)
Swiss sign human rights declaration for 2025 European Women's Football Championship on July 2-27 (LINK)
United Nations Conference on Competition and Consumer Protection, held every 5 years: 7-11 July in Geneva (LINK)
Geneva to host new international talks on plastic pollution on August 5-14. (LINK)
Swiss Pavilion during the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Japan ("Designing Future Society for Our Lives": April 13 to October 13, 2025) includes The Geneva Public Portal to Anticipation: "From Heidi to High-Tech". (LINK)
— A first-of-its-kind interactive exhibition, designed to immerse the public in future scenarios generated by AI using data from the GESDA Science Breakthrough Radar.
— Foreign Ministry: Innovation and trade at heart of Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis's official visit to Japan — (LINK)
— Swissinfo: The Swiss Pavilion in Osaka expects over one million visitors — (LINK).