The Swiss stock market continued its record-breaking run on Tuesday afternoon, with the leading SMI index hitting the 14,000 point mark for the first time. The main drivers were the food companies, above all Nestlé, but also defensive stocks and cyc...

Former Swiss government minister Doris Leuthard is to chair the Beloved Foundation, which was established following the New Year's Eve fire disaster in Crans-Montana in which 41 people died. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox...

The 20°C mark has been broken in Switzerland for the first time this year. At the measuring station in Cevio in Ticino, temperatures climbed above 20°C on Tuesday afternoon. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This is shown ...

In 2025, more people than ever will be admitted to civilian service in Switzerland. At the same time, the government and parliament want to make access more difficult. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Last year 7,211 people...

Baloise Insurance must recognise the Long Covid disease of a Geneva nurse as an occupational disease and continue to pay him a pension. The Federal Court rejected an appeal by the insurance company. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in yo...

The Member States of the European Union want to strengthen their relations with Switzerland. On Tuesday the Council of the European Union is expected to give the go-ahead for the signing of a package of agreements with Bern. +Get the most important n...

The director, screenwriter and producer Villi Hermann has been awarded this year's Swiss Film Honorary Award. Hermann has had a significant influence on Swiss film for 50 years, according to the Federal Office of Culture. +Get the most important news...

Swiss drug wholesaler and pharmacy operator Galenica is to cease pharmaceutical production at its subsidiary Bichsel by the end of the year, citing a lack of competitiveness. This measure will result in the loss of up to 170 jobs by the end of 2026. ...

A EuroCity train carrying around 500 people got stuck in the Murgenthal Tunnel on Tuesday morning. After a long wait, they were taken to Bern on the fire and rescue train. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Their journey was ...

Swiss start-ups recorded a financing volume of CHF3.3 billion ($4.25 billion) in 2025, an increase of 44% over one year. More than three out of ten rounds of funding went to artificial intelligence (AI) start-ups. +Get the most important news from Sw...

The Swiss canton of Zurich is not introducing yodelling as a university subject. On Monday the cantonal parliament voted against the individual initiative of a parliamentarian. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The individua...

The United States is holding talks in Geneva with Russia and China on nuclear issues following the expiry of the New Start agreement. On Monday the US repeated accusations against Beijing regarding tests in 2020 before the Conference on Disarmament (...

The Franz Weber Foundation has welcomed the government's stance on the planned harbour project on the Isleten peninsula in canton Uri, central Switzerland. It is calling for a fresh start and is offering to enter into a dialogue with the canton, it s...

The snowstorm hitting the north-eastern United States is also causing disruption to air traffic with Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) had to cancel nine flights between the...

The first Swiss companies want to reclaim overpaid US customs duties. However, many questions remain unanswered. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "Our subsidiary in the US will apply for a retroactive refund of the surcharg...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has criticised the attacks on human rights by "those with the most power". At the start of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis called for efforts to be refocused o...

By international standards, Swiss families are well-off, satisfied and socially mobile. The poverty rate among households with children is around 6%, which is very low across Europe. These are the findings of the Institute for Swiss Economic Policy. ...

Dogs influence the air quality in homes. A study from Lausanne has measured for the first time the gases, particles and microbes that four-legged friends bring indoors. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The researchers see t...

In the view of Swiss Defence Minister Martin Pfister, the planned increase in VAT in favour of the army is a minimum solution for Switzerland's security. It is " a noticeable, but also manageable sacrifice" for all, he says. +Get the most important n...

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has held out the prospect of another round of negotiations with the United States in a few days in the conflict over the country's controversial nuclear programme. +Get the most important news from Switzerland i...

Basel's carnival kicked off in the early hours of Monday morning with the traditional "Morgestraich". At 4am, the lights went down and the cliques took to the streets of the northern Swiss city with their satirical lanterns, to the sound of piccolos ...

The bird migration has started: the first migratory birds have returned to their breeding grounds in Switzerland after spending the winter in the south. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox An increase in sightings of starlings...

The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is calling for patience after the US Supreme Court ruled that some of the US tariffs were illegal. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "It cannot be ruled out that the US...

The Swiss government's proposal to modernise the International Energy Charter Treaty has met with a mixed reception in Switzerland. The withdrawal of the EU and several key countries from the agreement has heightened tensions. +Get the most important...

US President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 15% global tariff is not fundamentally affecting Swiss exporters, according to some analysts. Others believe that companies are still in limbo. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inb...

Thousands of spectators attended the Bern carnival procession and the giant concert on Parliament Square on Saturday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The carnival bear, the sacrosanct emblem that was locked up on November ...

Swiss artist Peter Stämpfli died on Friday at the age of 88. This was announced by his Parisian gallery Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Born in Deisswil, canton Bern, in 1937, Stämpfl...

Dozens of countries, including the United States, China and Switzerland, have called for safe, trustworthy and robust artificial intelligence (AI). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox They signed a joint declaration published ...

OSCE Chair Ignazio Cassis has emphasised in Sarajevo the importance of respecting the constitutional framework and electoral integrity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The country will hold general elections next October. +Get the most important news from ...

Skier Franjo von Allmen was welcomed back to his home in the Bernese Oberland on Friday after his triple success at the Olympic Games. The whole of Boltigen was on its feet to celebrate the gold medallist in the downhill, super-G and team combined. +...