Carole-Anne Kast thinks Switzerland could have been more “assertive” with France regarding the costs of the recent G7 summit in Evian (France), which came to CHF31.6 million ($39.17 million) for canton Geneva. Of this, CHF12.5 million will be cov...

A new fee structure planned for 2027 has sparked divisions among physios, as well as the creation of a new association, Prophysio, which says it wants to “represent modern physiotherapy in health policy”. The initiators of the association said on...

Guy Parmelin, the current holder of the rotating Swiss presidency, said victory in the round-of-16 match against Colombia on Tuesday marked a “first step towards the final”. Economics Minister Parmelin, who is wrapping up a trip in the US, Canada...

The Zurich Insurance Group has received the green light from the European Commission (EC) to acquire the British specialist insurer Beazley. The EC approved the acquisition under a simplified merger control procedure, as it announced on Tuesday. The ...

A Swiss teenager has been sentenced to one year in prison for attempted murder after stabbing an Orthodox Jew in Zurich in 2024. However, the prison sentence has been suspended so the youth can be placed in a care facility for therapy. In his summary...

Moritz de Hadeln, who directed some of the world’s leading international film festivals, has died at the age of 85 following a long illness. He is best known for founding Visions du Réel in 1969 in Nyon, Switzerland, and for the film screenings on...

Shareholders are intensifying pressure on boards of directors and senior management at large Swiss companies. But the 2026 season of annual general meetings (AGMs) at major Swiss companies avoided any major upsets, according to analysis by Swipra, a ...

The United Nations (UN) does not anticipate further budget cuts or additional layoffs, provided member states meet their financial obligations and voluntary contributions continue to flow in. Following budget cuts by the United States and other count...

Armasuisse and the aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin have finalised further offset projects as part of Switzerland's F-35 procurement programme. These projects are intended to strengthen security-related technologies, as well as Switzerland’s i...

People with mental health conditions must be better protected and receive appropriate medical care when being forcibly deported from Switzerland, says the National Commission for the Prevention of Torture. The Commission set out these demands in its ...

The wage gap in Switzerland has continued to widen over the past ten years, according to the Swiss Trade Union Federation (SGB). Whilst the incomes of top earners have risen, those of people on lower wages have fallen, as a study by the trade union f...

The Swiss cantons of Geneva and Vaud are reactivating their heatwave plans with maximum temperatures forecast to reach 34 to 35 degrees Celcius. A new heatwave forecast by the Swiss meteorological service MeteoSuisse predicts the heatwave will to las...

The Swiss government has recommended that all victims of sexual violence will in future be covered by accident insurance. The proposal has met with widespread support during the consultation process, with only the Swiss People's Party expressing oppo...

Following the driving ban imposed in mid-February, several dozen Swiss army M113 armoured personnel carriers are once again roadworthy. The remaining M113s in stationary operation could ban army spokesperson said in response to an enquiry from Keysto...

Swiss manufacturer Georg Fischer is selling its precision casting business for the aerospace sector and the industrial gas turbine business to United States group CPP. The business division currently employs around 600 people. Georg Fischer expects t...

Switzerland intends to step up its cooperation with Austria when buying military equipment. The aim is to make the procurement of defence equipment more cost-effective and efficient, said Swiss defence minister Martin Pfister. + Is the Swiss weapons ...

Zurich is the second most expensive city in the world for high-net-worth individuals, behind Singapore, according to a ranking by Julius Bär bank. Zurich climbed three places compared with last year, according to the latest Julius Bär Lifestyle Ind...

The Italian region of Lombardy is acting as a civil claimant in the proceedings relating to the Crans-Montana fire disaster in Switzerland. Paolo Bernasconi, a member of the Ticino Bar Association, has been appointed to represent Lombardy. Accordingl...

The Basel-based private bank J. Safra Sarasin has acquired Saxo Bank, a Danish firm specialising in online investment and trading, in its entirety. The group that controls the J. Safra Group is acquiring the approximately 29% stake still held by Kim ...

AI governance must put people at the centre, Swiss Environment Minister Albert Rösti said in Geneva on Monday. Speaking on behalf of some 40 countries, Rösti announced that the next global AI summit, scheduled to take place in the same city, will b...

Switzerland is set to experience another heatwave. It has already begun in the south. From Tuesday, it will affect the north and west of the country, with temperatures reaching up to 35°C, MétéoSuisse said on Monday. North of the Alps, the heatwav...

Following a pilot phase, the Children’s Hospital of Central Switzerland is the first institution in the country to introduce Martha’s Rule on a permanent basis. This means parents will have a greater say when they have serious concerns about thei...

Five people have been charged with organised gang robbery and unlawful detention following their arrest in France in connection with the violent burglary suffered by Formula One champion Alain Prost at his home in Nyon, western Switzerland, the publi...

Anyone retiring today may have to fund their retirement for considerably longer than previous generations. A study by researchers in Lucerne shows that as life expectancy rises, so does the risk that one’s savings will no longer be sufficient in ol...

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis has agreed to pay an initial sum of $1.1 billion (CHF883 million) to acquire the British start-up Myricx Bio, which is developing antibody-drug conjugates for various types of solid tumours. The agreement also prov...

Last year, 2,380 children and adolescents were treated at one of Switzerland’s 19 paediatric clinics following a suspected or confirmed case of abuse. This is the highest figure recorded since national data collection began in 2009. This represents...

A former deputy mayor of Chermignon who served between 2013–2016 and was subsequently a municipal councillor for Crans-Montana (2017–2020) is the 15th person to be charged in connection with the tragedy that occurred on New Year's Day. The man wa...

The Euclid space telescope mission, which is being led with Swiss participation, has discovered the two oldest quasars ever observed. They date back to a time when the universe was only around 670 million years old. The discovery provides valuable in...

The 2026 Swiss Federal Shooting Festival in Graubünden came to an end on Sunday. The major month-long event, centred on the city of Chur, was attended by 35,000 shooters and 100,000 visitors. The event in Chur, eastern Switzerland, drew to a close o...

Eighty years ago, forests and a moor were cleared to make way for the construction of Zurich Airport’s first runway. Today, around 750 aircraft take off and land at the international airport each day. A consortium of engineers and architects chose ...