🇮🇷Iran is taking part in talks in Geneva to avoid an all-out war, which it fears to the utmost. With its regional allies weakened, the Islamic Republic is cornered and wants to avoid tensions linked to its nuclear programme leading to an all-out war in the region. In Geneva, however, there will be no renegotiation of the 2015 nuclear agreement

⚛️Is the future Cern collider achievable? Drilling will begin next year to check the stability of subsoils before work on a 90 kilometre-long circular particle collider begins. The accelerator is not expected to be in operation before 2045.

🕊️Lebanon ceasefire deal: displaced communities start to return home. As the ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanese militia Hezbollah entered into force early Wednesday, humanitarian organisations including the UN Refugee Agency said they were supporting thousands of families returning home.

✂️Proposed Swiss cuts to international aid mean less for the needy. NGOs working in development and humanitarian aid have been living in uncertainty since the government’s announcement of budgetary reductions in international cooperation, with the vulnerable populations that they serve likely to be hit the hardest.

🎙️Local communities central to tackling climate-drive health challenges in Bangladesh. Cécilia Capello, health team manager at Geneva-based NGO Enfants du Monde, describes the impact of climate change on health conditions in vulnerable regions of Bangladesh and how involving local communities is key to better responding to these challenges.

🔎ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar’s military regime. Aung Hlaing, who took power from elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup in 2021, is accused of crimes against humanity for the deportation and persecution of the Rohingya.