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Switzerland: Train Horns Sound in Geneva During Nationwide Tribute to Fire Victims

Geneva joined the rest of Switzerland on Friday, January 9, in observing a minute of silence at 2 p.m. to honor the victims of the Crans-Montana fire, a deadly blaze in the Swiss resort town on New Year's Eve that killed 40 people and left many others injured.

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Commemoration Ceremony for Victims of Crans-Montana - Martigny

Handout - Luxembourg's former Grand Duk Henri, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Italy's President Sergio Mattarella during a tribute ceremony for the victims of the deadly fire that ripped through the bar Le Constellation in Crans-Montana on New Year's Eve, in Martigny, Switzerland on January 9, 2026. All of Switzerland will mark a national day of mourning on January 9 for the dozens of mostly teenagers killed when fire ravaged a ski resort bar crammed with New Year revellers. Just over a week after the tragedy at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, which left 40 dead and 116 injured, the wealthy Alpine nation will come to a standstill for a minute of silence at 2:00 pm (1300 GMT). Photo by FDFA Federal Dep. of Foreign Affairs via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Ceremony for Victims of Crans-Montana - Martigny

Handout - Switzerland's President Guy Parmelin during a tribute ceremony for the victims of the deadly fire that ripped through the bar Le Constellation in Crans-Montana on New Year's Eve, in Martigny, Switzerland on January 9, 2026. All of Switzerland will mark a national day of mourning on January 9 for the dozens of mostly teenagers killed when fire ravaged a ski resort bar crammed with New Year revellers. Just over a week after the tragedy at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, which left 40 dead and 116 injured, the wealthy Alpine nation will come to a standstill for a minute of silence at 2:00 pm (1300 GMT). Photo by FDFA Federal Dep. of Foreign Affairs via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Ceremony for Victims of Crans-Montana - Martigny

Handout - State Councillor and president of the Council of State of the Canton of Valais Mathias Reynard during a tribute ceremony for the victims of the deadly fire that ripped through the bar Le Constellation in Crans-Montana on New Year's Eve, in Martigny, Switzerland on January 9, 2026. All of Switzerland will mark a national day of mourning on January 9 for the dozens of mostly teenagers killed when fire ravaged a ski resort bar crammed with New Year revellers. Just over a week after the tragedy at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, which left 40 dead and 116 injured, the wealthy Alpine nation will come to a standstill for a minute of silence at 2:00 pm (1300 GMT). Photo by FDFA Federal Dep. of Foreign Affairs via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-War Emergency Rally - NYC

People take part in a protest against the U.S. attacks on Venezuela in New York city, the United States, on on January 3, 2026. At least 40 people were killed in U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela on Saturday, including civilians and members of the armed forces, The New York Times reported, citing an anonymous senior Venezuelan official. The large-scale attack took place in the early hours of the morning as U.S. forces carried out an operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Photo by Zhang Fengguo /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-War Emergency Rally - NYC

People take part in a protest against the U.S. attacks on Venezuela in New York city, the United States, on on January 3, 2026. At least 40 people were killed in U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela on Saturday, including civilians and members of the armed forces, The New York Times reported, citing an anonymous senior Venezuelan official. The large-scale attack took place in the early hours of the morning as U.S. forces carried out an operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Photo by Zhang Fengguo /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-War Emergency Rally - NYC

People take part in a protest against the U.S. attacks on Venezuela in New York city, the United States, on on January 3, 2026. At least 40 people were killed in U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela on Saturday, including civilians and members of the armed forces, The New York Times reported, citing an anonymous senior Venezuelan official. The large-scale attack took place in the early hours of the morning as U.S. forces carried out an operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Photo by Zhang Fengguo /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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