Environmental organisation Greenpeace has protested against the parliamentary debate on the construction of new nuclear power plants with a light projection onto the Federal Palace. Greenpeace accuses the Swiss parliament of disregarding the will of ...

The humanitarian situation in the Palestinian Gaza Strip is dramatic and continues to fluctuate greatly, says the Swiss foreign ministry. In a joint declaration with 19 states, Switzerland has expressed its concern about the situation. +Get the most ...

A teenager will stand trial on July 1 for an anti-Semitic attack in Switzerland. In March 2024, he allegedly attacked an orthodox Jew in Zurich with a knife and caused life-threatening injuries. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your ...

Hotels in Switzerland enjoyed unprecedented levels of occupancy last winter, despite a sluggish end to the season. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Between November and April, no fewer than 18.7 million overnight stays wer...

The Grand Council in the Swiss canton of Valais will allocate CHF1.255 million to its Public Prosecutor's Office and cantonal police in connection with the fire tragedy in Crans-Montana. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Th...

The Swiss armed forces are modernising their artillery by replacing M109 self-propelled howitzers, dating from the 1960s. New artillery pieces from Germany are expected to be delivered from 2031. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your...

The wolf population in Switzerland continued to grow in 2025. Nationwide, 43 packs were confirmed, as the Kora Foundation announced in its annual report on Monday. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to the foundati...

An attempt to break the record of Charlie Chaplin look-a-likes fell short at the Chaplin's World museum in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Chaplin's World is celebrating its tenth anniversa...

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche is shelling out $700 million to join the research of Californian counterpart Nurix Therapeutics on the drug bexobrutideg. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The product against chronic lympho...

The CEO of Swiss engineering firm ABB has warned of a significant loss of EU competitiveness and possible mass redundancies. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The EU must deregulate as a matter of urgency, Morten Wierod sai...

The disposal of a potentially hazardous chemical substance from a former research site at the Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich was successfully completed on Sunday. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The almost 270...

An alliance of animal protection organisations has called out a Swiss supermarket chain for alleged misleading advertisement. The retailer Migros rejects the accusations. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Werbemist team...

The working hours of doctors in Swiss hospitals have fallen slightly. Nevertheless, exhaustion and risks to patient safety remain at a high level, according to a survey of working conditions. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inb...

Nearly 60% of the Swiss population supports the construction of new nuclear power plants, according to a poll commissioned by the Swiss Association of Electricity Companies (AES). + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This rene...

The Global Ukrainian Summit, which took place in Switzerland for the first time, ended on Sunday in Bern. According to the organisers, Switzerland is becoming an important place for dialogue, cooperation and long-term partnerships with Ukraine. + Get...

A boarding school in Zug, in central Switzerland, was evacuated on Saturday afternoon following a written threat. Around 30 people were brought to safety. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The threat was reported shortly af...

The Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) has announced it is cutting 108 jobs. Some of these were financed on a temporary basis, while other positions will fall victim to cost-cutting measures. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in...

The Valais Public Prosecutor’s Office conducted a confrontation hearing between the two owners of the Crans-Montana, which was the site of a deadly fire on January 1. Swiss public television RTS reveals the key details of the interrogation. + Get t...

The Swiss Attorney General's Office still has no access to the electronic devices of the 31-year-old Turkish-Swiss man accused of wounding three people in Winterthur with a knife. The reason is that the suspect objects to the search of his laptop and...

A 47-year-old man died on Friday evening during a wingsuit jump at Vättis, in the canton of St Gallen. The German national fell to his death. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The man took off shortly after 17:00 with anot...

Air travellers from the US or the UK sometimes have to wait over an hour to enter Switzerland. The reason for this is a new European border control system. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Entry and exit into and out of th...

There is a clear need for action with regard to the early diagnosis of endometriosis and the quality of treatment. This is the view of the Swiss government, which approved a report today in response to a postulate. + Get the most important news from ...

A Bitcoin transaction generates around 486 kilograms of CO2 according to a new study conducted by Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and Swiss Economics on behalf of the German Federal Environment Agency. + Get the most important news fr...

The Swiss government has decided that international sporting events to be held in Switzerland in the years 2027-2029 should receive support. On Friday, the government proposed two additional credits totalling CHF8.24 million ($10.35 million) to Parli...

The Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) is taking legal action against the Agency for Therapeutic Products, Swissmedic. The authority had ordered the deletion of several editorial articles because they were classified as unauthorised advertising for prescrip...

The federally owned defence company RUAG has paid hackers a ransom. This was in response to a demand from the hacker group Akira, which hacked and blackmailed the RUAG subsidiary LLC in the US last autumn. + Get the most important news from Switzerla...

Swiss President Guy Parmelin said on Thursday he was not surprised by the Trump administration’s proposal to impose new tariffs of 12.5% on Switzerland, adding that negotiations between the two countries are ongoing with the aim of securing a trade...

Swiss cinemas are enjoying a strong comeback in 2026. Attendance surged by nearly a quarter in the first half of the year, with an even sharper rise of 30% in French-speaking Switzerland, driven by a string of box-office hits. + Get the most importan...

Geneva authorities and protest organisers have agreed on the route for a demonstration against the upcoming G7 summit. The march in Geneva on June 14 will be rerouted away from the Mont Blanc Bridge in the city centre. + Get the most important news f...

The Swiss government has opted not to take part in the European Union’s Copernicus Earth observation programme in the coming years, citing budget constraints. This decision runs counter to parliament’s earlier approval of joining the initiative. ...