Switzerland reopens its embassy in Tehran after two-week closure

The Swiss flag flutters on the Swiss embassy as in background can be seen the cupola of the Reichstag building housing the lower house of parliament on November 23, 2012 in Berlin. (AFP)
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Updated 06 July 2025
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Switzerland reopens its embassy in Tehran after two-week closure

VIENNA: Switzerland, which also represents US interests in Iran, has reopened its embassy in Tehran after a closure due to the air war between Israel and Iran, the Swiss foreign ministry said on Sunday.
“Ambassador Nadine Olivieri Lozano and a small team returned to Tehran yesterday overland via Azerbaijan. The embassy will gradually resume operations,” the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. It had been closed since June 20.


China fires rockets in military drills in Taiwan Strait: AFPTV Live

Updated 30 December 2025
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China fires rockets in military drills in Taiwan Strait: AFPTV Live

PINGTAN, China: China fired rockets in the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday morning, AFP footage showed, as a second day of live-fire drills kicked off around the self-ruled island.
AFP journalists in Pingtan — a Chinese island that is the closest point to Taiwan’s main island — saw a volley of rockets blasting into the air at around 9am (0100 GMT), leaving trails of white smoke.