A man who jumped with a parachute from a rock face near the Äscher mountain guesthouse in eastern Switzerland last summer faces charges after his case was referred to the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland, it was reported on Friday. + Ge...

Vaud minister Valérie Dittli concluded an agreement to have a criminal complaint against her withdrawn, an investigation has revealed. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This written agreement included the allocation of CHF...

A small team has resumed work at the Swiss embassy in Iran, the Swiss foreign ministry announced on Friday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The decision to re-open the embassy gradually was taken after analysing the risks ...

A slowdown in ocean currents in the North Atlantic could have been partly responsible for longer and more intense ice ages around a million years ago, a study by the University of Bern reveals. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your in...

Former Swiss President Ruth Dreifuss was honoured in Bern on Thursday for her decisive role in advancing women’s rights in Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox To mark its 50th anniversary, the Federal Commission...

Switzerland’s healthcare costs rose to CHF97 billion ($123 billion) in 2024, an increase of more than 4% compared with the previous year, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) said on Friday. Households continued to shoulder the bulk of the financin...

Filming is due to begin next month on a new Heidi adaptation in Val Bregaglia, canton Graubünden, in southeastern Switzerland. Scenes will be shot near Casaccia and Soglio, with the series set to air on RTL and SRF in 2027. +Get the most important n...

Nearly 2,000 people took part in a demonstration in Geneva on Thursday against planned cantonal cost-cutting measures. The march was preceded by a half-day strike. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "Strike, strike and mobili...

The food giant Nestlé is planning to cut up to 180 support jobs in France. The head office in Issy-les-Moulineaux (Hauts-de-Seine) and two research centres in Tours (Indre-et-Loire) and Lisieux (Calvados) will be affected, the company said on Thursd...

Switzerland is experiencing an exceptionally dry April, according to the national weather service. While the entire country has been affected, the rainfall deficit is particularly pronounced in some regions. +Get the most important news from Switzerl...

Several airlines in the Lufthansa Group, including SWISS, are introducing a new entry-level fare. This applies to short- and medium-haul flights for passengers travelling with only one personal item, such as a laptop bag or a small rucksack. +Get the...

During a state visit to Saudi Arabia, Swiss President Guy Parmelin signed a new agreement on the promotion and mutual protection of investments. Parmelin had travelled to the Kingdom to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations. +Get the most...

The Swiss hotel industry expects a difficult summer season due to the war in the Middle East. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox For weeks now there have been cancellations, fewer new bookings and an increasing tendency to ma...

The Chernobyl reactor accident on April 26, 1986 affected the cantons of Ticino, St. Gallen and Thurgau via rainfall in Switzerland. In Ticino, highly radioactive caesium contamination has been reduced by more than half since the accident. +Get the m...

Tax revenues generated by the OECD minimum tax rate for large corporations, which has been in force since 2024, have risen significantly. However, according to an analysis by consulting firm Deloitte, these revenues are likely to fall short of the fe...

Swiss pharma firm Roche suffered from exchange rate effects in the first quarter. Sales in the reporting currency, the Swiss franc, were thus below the previous year's figure after the first three months. +Get the most important news from Switzerland...

The Kremlin recently decided to classify the association "Russia of the Future – Switzerland" as an undesirable organisation. This decision means that anyone in Russia who has links with the association is liable to prosecution. +Get the most impor...

Artificial intelligence sovereignty is becoming a major strategic issue for the military. Swiss defence firm RUAG has partnered with a Lausanne-based startup to develop a fully Swiss and independent AI tool designed for processing sensitive data. +Ge...

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) suffered a loss of CHF0.5 billion in the first quarter, caused by positions in foreign currencies. These generated a loss of CHF8.2 billion ($10.45 billion), compared with a gain of CHF7.8 billion on gold stocks. +Get th...

Swiss bank UBS is opposed to a proposal from the Swiss government to increase capital requirements, deeming the package "extreme" and "not taking into account the concerns" expressed during the consultations. +Get the most important news from Switzer...

The Swiss government has approved a tightening of the screws for systemically important banks. They will have to cover all holdings in foreign subsidiaries. Parliament will debate this law, which targets UBS in particular, from the summer session onw...

The anime series 'Heidi' is probably the best-known work of Isao Takahata. The mudac design museum in Lausanne is dedicating an exhibition to the Japanese director and co-founder of Studio Ghibli. The exhibition "Isao Takahata. Pioneer of contemporar...

On Wednesday, the Swiss government said it was in favour of shops staying open on 12 Sundays a year, compared with four at present. The recommendation was criticised by the unions. In a press release, the Federal Council welcomes the proposal of the ...

The Asian tiger mosquitoes has been detected in four neighbourhoods in the city of Zurich. The canton of Zurich is now setting up more traps. For the first time last year, residents in the Friesenberg area in the city of Zurich reported the presence ...

A court in the canton of Valais has extended the travel ban and other restrictions on Jessica Moretti by three months in connection with the investigations into the bar fire. A similar decision is expected to be issued shortly for Jacques Moretti. Th...

American President Donald Trump has once again publicly criticised Switzerland. According to him, the Alpine nation earns billions at the expense of the United States. "Switzerland presents itself as a 'small and brilliant' country," Donald Trump sai...

Archaeologists have found the charred remains of bread in the Roman settlement of Vindonissa (currently Windisch). According to a press release issued by the canton of Aargau on Wednesday, the find is a rarity. It looks like a small flatbread. The bi...

In uncertain times and in the face of AI disruption, employees in Switzerland are increasingly focusing on stability. Amid advances in artificial intelligence and economic uncertainty, employees in Switzerland are increasingly focusing on greater sta...

Swiss exports and imports declined in the first quarter of the year. The chemical and pharmaceutical sectors and exports to the United States were hardest hit. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Exports fell by 4.2% in the fi...

A technical glitch has forced Swiss air traffic control service Skyguide to reduce landing capacity at Zurich airport by 30%. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The action is being taken as a precautionary measure until the t...