The headquarters of the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, 3 April 2025. (Keystone/Martial Trezzini)

🔄WTO must ‘reform or die’: talks facilitator. Norway’s ambassador to the World Trade Organization, Petter Ølberg, says a reform plan is in the works ahead of the body’s ministerial meeting next month.

🔎WEF investigates head Børge Brende-Epstein contacts. The World Economic Forum is investigating contacts between its president and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, revealed by documents recently published by US authorities. Brende denies being aware of his background.

☕Businesses in Geneva’s international district struggle following aid cuts. Restaurants, shops and other businesses are feeling international donor cuts at the till and worry about their bottom line in 2026.

🫴US, Myanmar, Libya, Congo and the 38 other countries that owe the UN money. In addition to the US, which owes nearly $2.2 billion to the UN, here are the other countries not paying their bills.

⚖️Human Rights Watch researchers resign after report on Palestinian right of return blocked. The organisation’s new executive director, Philippe Bolopion, ordered an independent review into the events, vowing its commitment to upholding Palestinian rights.