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The makers of Toblerone are stripping images of Switzerland's famed Matterhorn and the Swiss flag from the packaging of the milk-chocolate treat as they move some production to Slovakia.

President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin sit down Wednesday for their highly anticipated summit in the Swiss capital, a moment of high-stakes diplomacy at a time when both leaders agree that U.S.-Russian relations are at an all-time low.

Swiss ambassador in Bucharest, Arthur Mattli, discussed today with Brasov County authorities concrete steps towards opening an educational institution in Brasov in cooperation with the Lausanne Hotel School, as well as the creation of a Swiss business community in Brasov.

Police in the Swiss capital of Berne on Friday arrested a man carrying objects wrapped in wires in what they called a suspected bomb threat that forced the closure of an area near the city's main train station for several hours, Reuters reported.

The EU's policy of aiding Libyan authorities to intercept migrants and return them to detention is "inhuman", the United Nations said on Tuesday.

The UN's human rights chief accused European countries of ignoring warnings over the deal struck with Libya.

Authorities say it has caused detainees to rise sharply to almost 20,000.

BERN - Switzerland and Serbia have excellent bilateral ties based on common interests, as also confirmed by the 570 companies in Serbia that have been established with Swiss capital, says Johann Schneider-Ammann, a Swiss federal MP and head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.

Investigations have been launched into a banner that targeted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a rally by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) supporters in the Swiss capital Bern. 

Probes into the banner, which read "Kill Erdoğan" and carried a picture of a gun aimed at his head, have been launched both in Turkey and Switzerland, after Ankara reacted harshly against it. 

The Turkish Foreign Ministry on March 26 summoned Switzerland's ambassador to Ankara to express its reaction over an outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rally targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the Swiss capital Bern.   

The Turkish Foreign Ministry on March 25 summoned Switzerland's deputy ambassador to Ankara to express their reaction over an outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rally targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the Swiss capital Bern.