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Now playing Next Europe News Swiss summit demands 'territorial integrity' of Ukraine In joint communique 80 countries at the summit agree that the ‘territorial integrity’ of Ukraine must be the basis of any peace agreement. 16/06/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News Switzerland to host Ukrainian Peace Summit, but without Russia About 90 countries and organisations will attend the summit in Buergenstock, but Russia's absence looms over the event. 14/06/2024
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Now playing Next Art At Art Basel, art cannot be contained to the exhibition booth June in Switzerland can only mean one thing: Art Basel. The world’s most prestigious art fair opens to the public on Thursday (13 June) – expect fields of wheat, unusual venues, and even an animatronic gorilla. 11/06/2024
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