In the wake of the Houthi militia’s ongoing attacks on Saudi Arabia, the Swiss authorities have expressed their deep concern at the escalation. They are calling on all parties to exercise the utmost restraint. The attacks could pose a serious threa...

Roche has announced the opening of a new research and development centre dedicated to cardiovascular, renal and metabolic diseases in Boston, together with its US subsidiary Genentech. The Roche Genentech Innovation Centre in Boston is located at Har...

Opinion polls can influence the outcome of a referendum. A study shows that voters tend to vote against a proposal put to a referendum if they expect it to be rejected. For his study, political scientist Oliver Strijbis, from the private Franklin Uni...

Suissenégoce, the association of Swiss companies active in the commodities trade – primarily oil – and in maritime transport, rejects any suggestion of additional taxation on the profits of companies in the sector. "Taxing profits more heavily i...

The Swiss government had announced that it would resume the return of asylum seekers to Italy under the Dublin Regulation from the end of August. However, Italy has not yet taken any back, Justice Minister Beat Jans told the media on Friday. "The sit...

A man alleged to be a member of a Belarusian special forces unit is due to appear before the cantonal court in St Gallen on Tuesday. The 48-year-old Belarusian is alleged to have been involved in three murders on behalf of Alexander Lukashenko’s re...

A Zurich court has sentenced a 25-year-old man to 15 years’ imprisonment for multiple counts of attempted murder. He attacked several children with a knife in 2024. In addition to the prison sentence, the court ordered outpatient therapy and a 15-y...

Switzerland said Vladimir Putin’s seizure of Russian assets belonging to Nestlé is a worrying development and it’s working with the company to get the actions reversed. The Russian president on Thursday ordered stakes in businesses of Nestlé an...

Several Dutch nationals injured in a fatal coach crash in Switzerland have returned to the Netherlands for further treatment. The Dutch aid organisation Eurocross Assistance announced the news on Thursday evening. The last four injured people still i...

Swiss sports equipment manufacturer On is venturing into football alongside French footballer Kylian Mbappé. Former France striker Thierry Henry has been appointed to head up this new venture for the Zurich-based firm. Mbappé, a striker for Real Ma...

The Fenaco agricultural cooperative believes that Swiss farms, which have been put under severe strain following the heatwave this summer, need support. A drought payment of CHF7.2 million will therefore be made to 13,000 agricultural businesses, acc...

A Swiss government reports details economic and security benefits from Switzerland's association with Schengen/Dublin migration accords. Without this association, Swiss gross domestic product (GDP) in 2035 could be up to 3.9% lower, representing an a...

Russia's seizure of assets belonging to Swiss multinational Nestlé and other European companies is because they are based in “unfriendly countries” that support Ukraine, according to the Kremlin. The measure also applies to the Russian subsidiar...

The Swiss government has adopted a Security Policy Strategy 2026, which includes measures already implemented to strengthen the country's defences. The reoriented strategy adopts a "comprehensive security" approach, which takes account of both civili...

A plan to install 175 snow cannons in Leysin and Les Mosses, in southwest Switzerland, has been scrapped. As the planned installation was partly situated within a protected area, the company Télé Leysin-Les Mosses-La Lécherette (TLML) has been for...

Many Israelis are leaving their country, and quite a few are ending up in Switzerland. According to a study by Tel Aviv University cited today by the Lausanne-based daily 24 Heures, 90,900 people left Israel in 2025, 91,500 in 2024 and 86,500 in 2023...

Some 76,000 new apprentices have signed contracts in Switzerland, meaning that the model will remain stable in 2026. Vocational training remains the most important educational pathway for young people after compulsory schooling. + Why the world shoul...

The Swiss transport ministry has renewed the operating licence for Lugano airport for a further 30 years. The new licence came into force on September 16, 2026 and is valid until September 15, 2056. This decision provides the airport with a long-term...

Swiss food giant Nestlé is losing control of part of its Russian business. Russian president Vladimir Putin has placed two Nestlé companies under Russian control. A decree issued on Thursday stated that shares in Nestlé Russia and Nestlé Kuban wo...

A memorial service to honour and remember the victims of the Crans-Montana fire will be held on January 1, 2027, exactly one year after the tragedy. The tribute is being organised by the Canton of Valais, in collaboration with the municipality of Hau...

The Swiss House of Representatives has voted in favour of tighter measures on asylum including the deportation of dual nationals. On Thursday, the House adopted a motion tabled by the right-wing Swiss People's Party parliamentary group calling on the...

The Swiss Senate has not yet taken any decisions on the future capital requirement rules for systemically important large banks with foreign holdings. Due to time constraints, it was unable to conclude its deliberations on the bill on Thursday. The d...

After 120 years in Bern, a collection of cultural artefacts is returning to Namibia. The Bern Historical Museum has transferred ownership to the town of Usakos, where the objects were originally acquired under colonial rule. An exhibition in Bern exp...

The Swiss parliament has approved a maximum of CHF20 million ($24 million) for settlement arrangements in favour of the victims of the Crans-Montana fire disaster. On Thursday, the Swiss House of Representatives approved the relevant clause in the Fe...

In just over two weeks’ time, the 2026 Nobel Prizes will be announced in Stockholm. The identities of the winners remain a closely guarded secret right up until the last moment. Nevertheless, there is already a flurry of speculation. A Swiss-Britis...

The trial of a man accused of multiple counts of attempted murder of three nursery school children in Zurich opened on Thursday. The trial began with the questioning of the defendant. The prosecution accuses the 25-year-old Chinese man, who was a stu...

The Swiss Senate does not want a tax on short-haul flights. On Wednesday, it voted 20 to 17 against taking forward an initiative from the canton of Basel-City to that effect. While temperatures soared this summer, the country’s airports also report...

The United Arab Emirates won dismissal of a lawsuit by an oil trader who alleged the state directed a smear campaign that pushed his company into bankruptcy. The lawsuit, filed in January 2024 by oil trader Hazim Nada, claimed that his company, Lord ...

According to the federal government’s economists, the Swiss economy is likely to perform significantly better than previously expected. They are therefore raising their forecast substantially. The federal government’s expert group has revised its...

Three people on board a small aircraft were killed on Tuesday afternoon when it crashed in the Leukerbad region of canton Valais. The victims were still being identified on Wednesday. The single-engine Cirrus SR22T light aircraft had taken off from L...