Italy's ambassador to Switzerland, Gian Lorenzo Cornado, who was recalled to Rome amid discontent over the ongoing Crans-Montana fire investigation, will only return to Bern if there is cooperation between the two countries' judicial authorities. +Ge...

Swiss pharma giant Roche said on Tuesday that a phase II clinical trial of its experimental obesity drug CT-388 had given positive results. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In the study participants who received the active ...

Baselland Archaeology has identified the long sought-after Weiherhaus in Gelterkinden, northern Switzerland. It is an aristocratic residence from the 14th-15th century. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The stone building ha...

The Zurich branch of the right-wing Swiss People's Party has probably collected enough signatures for the popular initiative “Right to a home – housing for our people”. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox More than 7,800...

Pesticides in Switzerland also end up on plates: in 2024, 63% of the 405 food samples analysed as part of a federal monitoring exercise contained pesticide residues. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Of these, ten samples ex...

The Valais cantonal government is to provide CHF10 million ($12.9 million) to the foundation that is to be set up to help the victims of the fire in Crans-Montana and their families. Valais will also pay the funeral and repatriation costs of the dece...

The evacuation of the Graubünden village of Brienz/Brinzauls in eastern Switzerland, which had been threatened by a landslide, was lifted on Monday after more than a year. "A great relief," said the mayor. +Get the most important news from Switzerla...

The number of asylum applications in Switzerland in 2025 fell by around 7% compared to 2024. The government also expects fewer asylum applications in the current year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Swiss authorities ...

Immigration to Switzerland slowed down last year. More foreign nationals left Switzerland, while fewer people moved to the Alpine country than in 2024. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Some 83,000 foreign nationals resident...

A new Swiss drone that can withstand temperatures of up to 200°C will fly into burning buildings and send firefighters live images directly from the danger zones. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The "Firedrone" thus reduc...

Four cultural associations say an initiative to almost halve the Swiss television and radio licence fee, which will be put to the vote on March 8, would jeopardise Switzerland's cultural diversity and cohesion. +Get the most important news from Switz...

The 53rd edition of the international sled dog races in Saignelégier, northwestern Switzerland, was held on Saturday and Sunday on grass for the second year running, owing to the lack of snow. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your in...

A historic building at Lindenhof in Zurich's old town is in danger of collapsing after a fire on Sunday night. No one was injured, the authorities said. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The building in question is the "Mode...

Iranian citizens are currently not being expelled from Switzerland due to the regime's brutal repression of demonstrations in Iran, the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) said on Sunday night. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your ...

Following the court decision to release the owner of the bar Le Constellation, discontent is growing in Italy. The Swiss government has responded with understanding and pointed to the separation of powers in the investigation of the tragic fire in Cr...

Changing winter conditions are profoundly transforming cross-country skiing. Year after year, the decrease in snow is leaving visible traces on this sport that was widely accessible in the past. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your ...

World Economic Forum (WEF) Co-President André Hoffmann wants founder Klaus Schwab back in Davos – next year. Not as an organiser, but as a guest. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “The succession process should of cour...

Several thousand people took to the streets in Zurich on Saturday to oppose the advance of Syrian government forces into Kurdish regions. They called for an end to attacks on the autonomous administration of north and east Syria known as Rojava in Ku...

Former Swiss foreign minister Micheline Calmy-Rey calls on the government to reject the invitation to join US President Trump's Board of Peace and criticises the Swiss government's behavior at the World Economic Forum. + Get the most important news f...

The responsible committee in the House of Representatives has rejected a popular initiative that would transfer naturalisation regulations to the federal government and shorten deadlines. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox T...

The Italian government is protesting the decision by a Valais court to release the owner of Le Constellation car in Crans-Montana from pre-trial detention. It has summoned the Italian ambassador to Switzerland back to Rome. + Get the most important n...

The UN Human Rights Council has launched an urgent investigation following the repression of demonstrations in Iran. On Friday in Geneva, it also strongly deplored the violence and called on the Iranian authorities to prevent extrajudicial executions...

A gunman involved in the shootout in May 2022 between Bandidos and Hells Angels bikers in a bar in Geneva's Plainpalais district was sentenced on Friday to 8 years in prison. The Criminal Court imposed sentences on two other protagonists. A fourth wa...

Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) has cancelled several flights as a precautionary measure in view of the expected winter storm in the US. The airline is monitoring the situation and will make further adjustments to the flight programme if necessa...

Jacques Moretti, owner of the Crans-Montana bar that was the site of a deadly fire on January 1, has been released from custody. The court announced the cancellation of his pre-trial detention on Friday after payment of bail. + Get the most important...

Twenty-two people lost their lives in agricultural accidents last year, three fewer than in the previous year. The fatalities included one child and seven people of retirement age. A striking number of people died while working in forests. +Get the m...

In Switzerland, numerous ski resorts rely on a dynamic pricing system when selling ski tickets. These models lack transparency and are often used to covertly increase prices, criticises the Consumer Protection Foundation. +Get the most important news...

Last year the Zurich cantonal police, together with customs officers, seized several tonnes of narcotics at Zurich Airport. Ninety-four people were arrested. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The list of narcotics seized, pu...

There will be no special prosecutor to investigate the New Year's Eve fire in Crans-Montana, in which 40 people died and more than 100 were injured, the Valais cantonal public prosecutor said on Friday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland i...

Thousands of AI-controlled online personas that infiltrate social networks and influence people's opinions – an international research team is warning of malicious "AI swarms" that could jeopardise democratic processes. +Get the most important news...