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In der vergangenen Woche ist es Betrügern in einem Einzelfall im Kanton Schwyz gelungen, mit einer perfiden Masche (Remote-Betrug) rund eine halbe Million Franken zu erbeuten.

Défiant le président de la République, le ministre de la Défense a effectué une visite de quatre jours en Israël, pour renforcer la coopération en matière de Défense, aux côtés de son homologue Israel Katz. « C'est mon devoir moral d'empêcher cette collaboration », a réagi le président.

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Défiant le président de la République, le ministre de la Défense a effectué une visite de quatre jours en Israël, pour renforcer la coopération en matière de Défense, aux côtés de son homologue Israel Katz. « C'est mon devoir moral d'empêcher cette collaboration », a réagi le président.

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Eine bittere Woche für die Schweizer Cracks in der Champions League. Nach Manuel Akanji am Dienstag patzt auch Nati-Keeper Gregor Kobel und steht mit seinem Fehler am Ursprung des bitteren Ausscheidens von Borussia Dortmund.

The General Assembly adopted a resolution in 2012 granting Palestine the status of non-member observer State in the United Nations. Credit: UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26 2026 (IPS)

The 193-member General Assembly, the highest-ranking policy-making body at the United Nations, is most likely to elect Palestine as its next President in an unprecedented move voting for a “non-member observer state”—a state deprived of a country to represent.

The Secretariat has received three nominations for the position of President of the General Assembly beginning mid-September. In accordance with the established regional rotation, the President of the 81st session will be elected from the Asia-Pacific Group.

The election will be held on June 2, with three nominations so far: Md. Touhid Hossain (Bangladesh), Andreas S. Kakouris (Cyprus) and Riyad Mansour (Palestine).

According to geographical rotation, it will be the turn of the Asia-Pacific Group to nominate a candidate– with the final election by the General Assembly.

The current front-runner, according to diplomatic sources, is Palestine. In virtually all UN resolutions relating to Palestine, it has continued to receive an overwhelming majority of votes in the General Assembly.

The political support for Palestine among member states has always remained constantly strong. And the election of Palestine will also defy a hostile White House.

In November 2012, the General Assembly voted to upgrade Palestine to a “non-member observer state” with a majority of 138 votes in favor, 9 against, and 41 abstentions.

• Votes in Favor (138): Supported by a majority of UN member states.
• Votes Against (9): Canada, Czech Republic, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Palau, Panama, and the United States.
• Abstentions (41): Countries that did not vote for or against.

Last December the General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a draft resolution reaffirming the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination, including the right to an independent State of Palestine.

The draft resolution was approved by a majority of 164 member states (out of 193), with eight countries voting against it, namely Israel, the US, Micronesia, Argentina, Paraguay, Papua New Guinea, Palau, and Nauru.

Nine countries abstained: Ecuador, Togo, Tonga, Panama, Fiji, Cameroon, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, and South Sudan.

Dr Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics at the University of San Francisco and director of Middle Eastern Studies, told IPS a broad international consensus in support for the establishment of a viable independent Palestinian state in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, and naming a Palestinian as the next president of the UN General Assembly would send a strong message to the Israeli government and its supporters in Washington that the State of Palestine, now recognized by 164 of the UN’s 193 states, should be treated like any other nation.

It would also underscore that Palestine is represented by the Fatah-led Palestine Authority, not by Hamas, which forcibly seized power in Gaza in 2007, he said.

“If Palestine is elected to the General Assembly presidency, the position would likely go to Riyad Mansour, a U.S.-educated diplomat who currently serves as the country’s UN ambassador”.

Mansour, he pointed out, has spent most of his life in the United States, has worked with Youth4Peace and other groups promoting peacebuilding, has no association with terrorism, and is generally considered a moderate.

“Nevertheless, his selection will likely result in an angry backlash from Washington, which opposes any formal role by anyone representing Palestine”.

In 2017, during his first term, the Trump administration blocked the appointment of former prime minister Salam Fayyad, also a well-respected moderate and reformer, from leading the U.N. political mission in Libya to try to end that country’s civil war simply because he was Palestinian, declared Dr Zunes.

Dr Ramzy Baroud, a Palestinian-American author and editor of The Palestine Chronicle, told IPS
two international campaigns are unfolding simultaneously: a US-led effort aimed at legitimizing Israel while it is still actively attempting to exterminate the Palestinian people, and a General Assembly–championed track aimed at legitimizing Palestine, Palestinian rights, and the Palestinian struggle.

The push to elect Palestine as the next UN General Assembly president — though the State of Palestine remains an observing member and lacks actual sovereignty on the ground — is taking place against this stark backdrop: one campaign normalizing and shielding a genocidal state, the other seeking to affirm the rights and political standing of a dispossessed nation, he pointed out.

“Nothing could be more immoral than Washington’s attempt to rehabilitate Israel diplomatically amid genocide. And nothing could be more just than the effort by Palestine’s allies to anchor Palestinian rights within international legitimacy” he said..

Yet a difficult question remains: while the US is gradually chipping away at Israel’s isolation, is much of the international community offering Palestinians little more than symbolic victories?, he noted.

“If the legitimization of Palestine at the General Assembly is to move beyond symbolism, it must translate into concrete recognition of Palestinian territorial rights, sovereignty, and freedom. Legitimacy must not remain rhetorical; it must become political and material,” Dr Baroud argued.

“This requires that the UN General Assembly states that support Palestine in international forums carry that support onto the ground — by isolating Israel diplomatically, severing ties, imposing sanctions, and adopting meaningful accountability measures. While some states have taken such steps, others continue to pursue a precarious “balance,” appeasing Washington and Tel Aviv while paying lip service to Palestine.”

Palestinians are winning what Richard Falk, the former UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine, has called the legitimacy war. But legitimacy as an intellectual or moral category is not enough. At this historical juncture, it must be transformed into enforceable political reality — into sovereignty, protection, and freedom on the ground, said Dr Baroud.

“We hope that the continued centering of Palestine at the UN and across global institutions strengthens the growing current of solidarity worldwide. More importantly, we hope that symbolic recognition will soon give way to decisive and tangible action,” he declared.

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Das Alpamare in Pfäffikon SZ öffnet ab heute um 10 Uhr wieder alle zwölf Rutschbahnen. Die Schliessung wegen Deckenproblemen war eine Vorsichtsmassnahme, ein Sicherheitsrisiko bestand nicht, wie eine Überprüfung zeigte.

Die NHL ist zurück aus der Olympiapause – und mit ihr auch Lian Bichsel, der nach langer Verletzungspause sein Comeback gibt. Timo Meier trifft zwar, muss mit den Devils gemeinsam mit Nico Hischier und Jonas Siegenthaler aber als Verlierer vom Eis.

Jennifer Capriati stand in drei Grand-Slam-Halbfinals und gewann Olympiagold – und das alles vor ihrem 18. Geburtstag. Doch das weltberühmte Tenniswunderkind stürzte in die Kriminalität ab.

Im Skigebiet Hammarbybacken nahe Stockholm verfängt sich ein Kind am Bügellift. Es dauert mehrere Minuten, bis das Kind gerettet wird.

Autos mit Plug-in-Hybrid-Antrieb gelten als kraftstoffsparend. Eine neue Studie zeigt jedoch, dass ihr Verbrauch deutlich über den offiziell angegebenen Werten liegt. Umweltschützer und Forscher fordern Konsequenzen.

Nach der Ferienzeit um das chinesische Neujahrsfest sind in der ostchinesischen Provinz Anhui viele Menschen auf dem Weg zurück nach Hause. Das bringt auch eine der grössten Mautstellen Chinas an den Anschlag.

Seit Ende Januar ist die 17-Jährige Angela R. auf der Flucht. Die Schülerin aus Deutschland steht unter dringendem Verdacht, einen Jungen erstochen zu haben.

Das Stadtzürcher Parlament hat am Mittwochabend die Hochhausgebiete verkleinert und strenger reguliert. FDP und GLP erwägen ein Referendum gegen die Entscheidung.

Many people are again leaving the region of Tigray just over three years after the civil war there ended.

On 26 February 2026, SEDE hosts the European Defence Agency (EDA)'s Defence Industry Conference from 9.30 - 16.00hrs in the EP premises, bringing together representatives from industry, EU Member States and EU institutions. The conference will provide a forum for discussion on how Europe’s defence industrial base can respond to an increasingly complex security environment.

Discussions will focus on industrial readiness, cooperation and long-term resilience, with particular attention to production capacity, interoperability and supply chain security.
The programme will include welcome addresses from the Chair of the Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) and EDA leadership, followed by briefings on the Agency's engagement with industry, capability development activities and innovation initiatives. Two panel discussions will address cooperation and interoperability, and securing defence supply chains, bringing together perspectives from industry, Member States and EU institutions.
Draft agenda
Background information and overview on ongoing SEDE dossiers
Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Plötzlich ging nichts mehr: Nick M. (48) aus Zürich wollte fit und jung bleiben und seiner Partnerin Lust schenken. Er war sogar bereit, seine Gesundheit aufs Spiel zu setzen, in dem er sich Testosteron spritzte. Nun versucht er, davon wegzukommen.

In Zusammenarbeit mit blue Sport präsentiert Blick die Highlights der Partie FC Winterthur – FC Thun (0:3).

Zwischen zerbombten Häusern und zerstörten Leben suchen die Menschen in Syrien nach Resten von Alltag. Nach dem brutalen Bürgerkrieg und dem verheerenden Erdbeben hilft das Schweizerische Rote Kreuz Familien dabei, ihre Existenz wiederaufzubauen.

Auf der Jobnetzwerk-Plattform Linkedin gibt es zwei Nestlé-Chefs: Philipp Navratil und Laurent Freixe. Doch nur einer schmückt sich zu recht mit dem Titel. Der andere hat offenbar Mühe loszulassen, wie Recherchen zeigen.

Dschungelcamp-Teilnehmerin Ariel (22) aus Basel sucht als neue Bachelorette auf 3+ die grosse Liebe. Nach ihrer Rückkehr aus Australien erlebt sie die Schweiz nun aus einer völlig neuen Perspektive.