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French authorities place the Indian captain of an oil tanker intercepted by the French Navy in the Mediterranean Sea under questioning on suspicion of breaching sanctions on Russian oil shipments, while prosecutors open a preliminary inquiry after the vessel arrives at anchorage near Marseille and its crew remains aboard.
2026-01-25

A light aircraft crashes near Rottnest Island, Western Australia, killing the pilot and two tourists from Denmark and Switzerland while injuring three other passengers.
2025-01-7

A spokesperson for the Indian Foreign Ministry say that about 45 Indian nationals have been discharged from the Russian military, with efforts currently underway to get a further 50 Indians released.
2024-09-12

Swiss voters approve a ban on full-facial coverings in public, known popularly as a so-called "burqa ban", and a free trade agreement with Indonesia, while rejecting a government proposal to introduce nationwide electronic IDs, which would be required to open a bank account or request official documents.
2021-03-7

Indian actor and activist Deep Sidhu is arrested by the Delhi Police's special cell unit for his role in inciting the January 26 riot at the Red Fort.
2021-02-9

Switzerland says it has been informed that a female Swiss hostage has been killed in Mali by jihadist group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin. The exact circumstances of the killing are still unclear, according to Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis.
2020-10-9

Eighteen Indian sailors are abducted near the Nigerian coast.
2019-12-4

Pakistani children's rights activist Malala Yousafzai and Indian activist Kailash Satyarthi receive their Nobel Peace Prizes in Oslo.
2014-12-10

Convicted Indian spy Sarabjit Singh dies after being attacked by fellow inmates in a Pakistani prison. He is flown home to India where the government of Punjab has declared him a martyr.
2013-05-2

A group of eight men allegedly rape a 39-year-old Swiss tourist and assault her husband in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
2013-03-16