Swiss president postpones New Year’s speech after ski resort fire
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Key Points:
- A fatal fire at a bar in Crans-Montana, a ski resort in southern Switzerland, killed several dozen people and injured around 100, many seriously; victims likely include multiple nationalities due to the resort's international popularity.
- Swiss President Guy Parmelin postponed his New Year’s address following the tragedy, describing the event as a national and international mourning.
- Authorities have ruled out an attack, though the cause of the fire remains unconfirmed; the fire spread rapidly and caused one or more explosions.
- European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, and Israeli President Isaac Herzog, expressed condolences and
