US president Joe Biden will meet the Swiss president Guy Parmelin and the foreign minister Ignazio Cassis next week before the summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
The details of the exact location are uncertain at the moment – but the Swiss meeting is likely to be on Tuesday.
It’s also thought the Swiss leaders will meet Putin at some point during his stay in Switzerland.
Biden is already in Europe. He’s arrived in the UK ahead of the G7 meeting.
Thousands of Swiss nationals stuck in middle east
Bern says it’s not able to repatriate thousands of Swiss citizens who are either resident in the middle east - or stranded as their flights have been cancelled.
Anti-war demonstrators in Geneva
Around a hundred people gathered in Geneva yesterday evening to protest the war in Iran.
Parmelin signs EU deal
Swiss President Guy Parmelin met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels yesterday to advance a new package of bilateral agreements between Switzerland and the EU.
Parliament moves closer to end murder loophole
Switzerland is moving closer to abolishing the 30 year statute of limitations for murder.
Water worker buried alive
A worker has died after being buried alive in canton Fribourg.
Petition for quiet cars on trains
A woman from Biel in canton Bern has launched an online petition calling for quiet carriages in second class on Swiss trains.
