Swiss citizens who are also nationals of one of the seven countries facing a 90-day US travel ban can now enter America if they have a valid visa in their Swiss passport, the Swiss government has said following talks with the US embassy in Bern.
Over 7,000 people in Switzerland have signed a petition calling for US President Donald Trump to be banned from the country following his suspension of immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.
The Geneva-based UN refugee agency said on Monday it was "alarmed" by the consequences of US President Donald Trump's order barring refugee arrivals, describing those targeted as "anxious, confused and heartbroken."
President Trump’s ban on immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries “goes in the wrong direction,” Swiss foreign minister Didier Burkhalter has said.
Iran summoned Switzerland's ambassador, who represents Washington's interests in Tehran, to protest President Donald Trump's visa ban on Iranians, the foreign ministry said.
The United Nations on Saturday urged US President Donald Trump to continue his country's "long tradition" of welcoming refugees and to ensure their equal treatment, regardless of race, nationality or
religion.
China's President Xi Jinping warned on Tuesday against scapegoating globalization for the world's ills or retreating behind protectionist walls, staking out an alternative vision for the international economy days before Donald Trump takes office.
Hundreds are expected to attend the Geneva Women’s March for Dignity on January 21st, the day after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, in a show of support for human and civil rights.
Swiss pharmaceutical firms saw their stock prices drop on Thursday morning after US President-elect Donald Trump used part of his chaotic press conference the day before to say the US should negotiate better prices from drug companies.
US President-elect Donald Trump will talk with Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann on the phone in the coming days, the latter told Swiss broadcaster RTS on Saturday.
The head of the World Trade Organization said on Thursday he had received no indication the United States would move to leave the WTO under Donald Trump's administration.
While many people in Switzerland were shocked and dismayed by the election of Republican Donald Trump as US president last week, some feel it shouldn’t come as a surprise to Switzerland at all.
The head of the Geneva-based World Trade Organization said on Wednesday he stood ready to work with Donald Trump's administration following a US election campaign that saw the former reality TV star rail against global trade.
Reactions by Swiss politicians to Donald Trump’s election as US president ranged across the board on Wednesday morning, with some despairing at his victory and others welcoming it as bringing much-needed change.
It’s one of the most highly anticipated US election results in history. The volatile, fraught sometimes ugly battle between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton has hogged the headlines all year and now election night is finally here.
If you're an American in Europe, don't let high-minded queasiness stop you using your vote - there's too much at stake, says Laura Shields of Democrats Abroad.
