The two‑day negotiations in Geneva between Russia and Ukraine on bringing an end to the nearly four‑year‑old war have ended without any concrete progress. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Russian delegation left ...

The Swiss government has ended the year with a surplus of CHF300 million ($389 million) instead of the expected deficit of CHF800 million, more than CHF1 billion better than forecast. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The i...

The 27 member states of the European Union (EU) approved the signing of the package of agreements with Switzerland on Wednesday morning in Brussels. The decision will now go to the General Affairs Council on February 24 for formal adoption. + Get the...

Three Swiss nationals who fought for the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group and were being held in northeastern Syria have been transferred to Iraq. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Their relatives, including a Swiss woman...

Canton Zurich has donated two fire engines to a Ukrainian aid organisation, with two more to be delivered soon. The vehicles are still in working order but no longer meet the standards required for use in Switzerland. + Get the most important news fr...

Cracks in the snowpack can race across the surface at more than 100 metres per second – far faster than theory suggests is possible. Experiments in Davos Platz, in eastern Switzerland, have revealed rupture speeds that even exceed the limits predic...

The Swiss government has asked Parliament to approve the deployment of a further 12 armed military personnel to the European Union’s peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, EUFOR Althea. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in you...

Talks between the United States, Ukraine and Russia have resumed in Geneva, a source close to the discussions has said. The delegations met again on Wednesday morning at the Intercontinental Hotel. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in yo...

A Swiss‑led research team has extracted a 228‑metre drill core from beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. This is the longest ever recovered from sediments below any ice sheet. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused US President Donald Trump of putting excessive pressure on Ukraine to strike a peace deal with Russia after nearly four years of war and not on Moscow. + Get the most important news from Switzerland ...

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has urged his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, to ensure the protection of civilians. During their meeting on Tuesday afternoon in Geneva, Cassis underlined the importance of respecting fundamental freedoms. ...

The Zurich Pride Festival will not go ahead in 2026. The decision was taken at an extraordinary general meeting, the Zurich Pride Association’s board confirmed to the Keystone‑SDA news agency, as reported by the Blick newspaper. + Get the most im...

The United States, Ukraine and Russia are around the same table in Geneva to move towards a resolution of the four-year conflict between Kyiv and Moscow. Talks began early on Tuesday afternoon at the Intercontinental Hotel. + Get the most important n...

While trains between Lausanne and Renens are still cancelled or delayed on Tuesday, they will probably be running again without restrictions from Wednesday morning, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) announced on Tuesday. In the meantime, replacement buses...

The first victims of the Crans-Montana fire that were treated abroad are to be repatriated to Switzerland. Most of them will first be transferred to a specialist hospital, then to a rehabilitation clinic. + Get the most important news from Switzerlan...

The Swiss government must disclose contracts concluded with pharmaceutical companies for the procurement of Covid vaccines. The Federal Administrative Court has upheld the appeals of three private individuals. + Get the most important news from Switz...

The Swiss old-age and survivors’ (AHV/AVS) pension and disability insurance (IV) ended 2025 in the black. The Swiss Federal Social Security Funds, compenswiss, reported a net return of 6.34% on Tuesday. However, it fears that the payment of a 13th ...

The United States and Iran have begun their second round of indirect talks in a few weeks in Geneva. On Tuesday morning, the two delegations arrived at the residence of the Omani ambassador to the UN in Cologny. + Get the most important news from Swi...

The Competition Commission (Comco) is extending its investigation into possible bid-rigging agreements in the canton of Jura. Based on previous investigations, this will now be extended to a total of 20 companies, Comco announced on Tuesday. + Get th...

Many roads in the Swiss Alpine regions are still closed due to the ongoing avalanche danger. Canton Valais is particularly affected, where the highest avalanche danger level was declared on Tuesday morning. + Get the most important news from Switzerl...

Switzerland welcomes Oman's efforts to reach an agreement between the United States and Iran. Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis met his counterpart Badr al-Busaidi in Geneva on Monday evening, who will act as facilitator between the two countries on Tu...

Russian officials due to take part in talks between Moscow, Kyiv and Washington to find a way out of four years of fighting in Ukraine have arrived in Geneva, a source in the Russian delegation told the press. + Get the most important news from Switz...

Swiss supermarket chain Coop is recalling two Halba brand chocolate products that may contain metallic particles, which represents a health hazard. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox These products must not be consumed, the ...

A research team from the Swiss federal technology institute ETH Zurich has uncovered serious security flaws with password management systems. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Anyone who regularly uses online services quick...

Australian pharmaceutical company CSL Behring is planning to cut jobs at its site in the city of Bern. The company confirmed a report in the Capital to the news agency Keystone-SDA. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This "f...

The council of the Swiss town of Crans-Montana was aware of fire safety inspection deficiencies before the devastating bar fire on January 1, according to documents seen by Swiss public broadcaster RTS. + Get the most important news from Switzerland ...

Swiss skier Loïc Meillard has won gold medal in the slalom event at the Winter Olympic Games, finishing ahead of Austria's Fabio Gstrein and Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Meillard is onl...

The Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) has opened an investigation into recalls of infant milk contaminated with cereulid toxin. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox FSVO deputy director Michael Beer told t...

Ukrainian refugees are not allowed to stay in Switzerland if they were previously admitted to a European Union of European Free Trade Association (EFTA) state, the Federal Administrative Court has ruled in a landmark verdict in the case of a Ukrainia...

A 38-year-old snowboarder was buried and killed by an avalanche in Davos, Switzerland, on Sunday afternoon. The Swiss man was boarding off-piste with another person. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The avalanche struck at...