The maintenance backlog on the network run by the Swiss Federal Railways rose by 12% in 2025 to CHF 9.5 billion ($12.2 billion). But the Federal Railways still rates its infrastructure as “good to sufficient”. +Get the most important news from Sw...

The Patrouille des Glaciers, the historic ski touring race organised by the Swiss army, has ended with French victories in the men’s and women’s events. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Officially, the Patrouille des Gl...

The rector of the University of Zurich has spoken out against an hike in semester fees, which he says would prolong studies as students would increasingly have to work on the side. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The curre...

On the margins of the World Bank’s spring meeting in Washington, Swiss Economics Minister Guy Parmelin spoke with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer about the trade deal which Switzerland is aiming to conclude with the US. +Get the most importa...

Lufthansa passengers can breathe a sigh of relief for now. Following strikes this week, the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilots’ union said on Friday it was not planning any further action in the immediate future. +Get the most important news from Swit...

Possible asbestos residues mean the German publisher moses. Verlag has had to recall its product PhänoMint Magic Sand. This could pose a health risk. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Asbestos traces were found in some prod...

Asylum-seekers from Syria can be sent back to their country of origin. Following the suspension of asylum decisions in December 2024 in connection with the fall of the Assad regime, the Swiss State Secretariat for Migration will once again decide on ...

The Swiss electorate will vote on parliament's decision to relax restrictions on the export and re-export of war materiel. An alliance submitted a referendum with more than 75,000 signatures on Friday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in...

In 2018, archaeologists discovered the well-preserved remains of a Neolithic village on the site of the new university campus in Biel/Bienne, western Switzerland. The settlement existed for just under five years before it was devastated by violent wi...

Cantons Graubünden, St Gallen and Thurgau have been authorised to use electronic voting in the federal votes on June 14, the Federal Chancellery said on Friday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Procedures were checked and ...

A new audio guide will lead visitors through the French Church in Bern's city centre from Wednesday. The focus is particularly on music, which has always played a major role in Bern's oldest church. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in yo...

Visions du Réel is establishing itself as a landmark in a world where "reality is fading away". The documentary film festival, which runs in Nyon, western Switzerland, from Friday until April 26, has seen a sharp increase in output and record divers...

Nestlé needs a broad reorientation and cultural change, according to Pablo Isla, the new chairman of the board of directors. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Isla was speaking in his first address to the Swiss food giant's...

The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has been forced to publish unredacted contracts for procuring Covid vaccines during the pandemic. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The move follows a February court ruling th...

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court has ruled that digital devices seized from a photographic journalist can be used to investigate the suspicious death of a woman in a ‘Sarco’ suicide capsule. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your in...

Swiss federal police (Fedpol) issued 614 bans on entry to the country in 2025, four times as many as in the previous year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The vast majority of these (512) were issued on terrorism-related g...

Swiss airline Edelweiss has cancelled some routes to the United States and Oman due to reduced passenger demand and rising fuel prices, aggravated by the geopolitical situation. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In a stateme...

A Swiss popular initiative demanding a more sustainable financial centre has been submitted with over 145,000 signatures. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The banks and other financial actors must take more responsibility f...

For the summer, Swiss Federal Railways will offer further direct services to European destinations such as Rimini, Aix-en-Provence and Marseille. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Passengers will have to be patient, however,...

The list of people charged in connection with the Crans-Montana fire tragedy in Switzerland has risen to 13, with four more suspects to appear before prosecutors in May and June. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Keyston...

On the third anniversary of war in Sudan, Switzerland has announced an extra CHF23 million in humanitarian aid to help the region's population. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox As the bloody civil war in Sudan enters its fo...

Zurich airport has officially started construction work on a new terminal for private and business flights. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The project, which utilises the western area of the airport, includes hangar, apro...

Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko has launched a court bid to remove him from a Swiss list of sanctioned Russian oligarchs. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Melnichenko made his demand at a public hearing at the Federa...

A new centre, the Geneva Human Rights Hub (GHRH), has launched in Switzerland to give impetus to projects that have become bogged down. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Half-funded by the Swiss foreign ministry, this unit, ...

The Congolese authorities and rebel factions have signed an interim agreement in Switzerland for the implementation of truce monitoring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The reb...

Anthropic has appointed Vasant Narasimhan, current CEO of Swiss pharma giant Novartis, as a member of its independent board of directors. The structure now has seven members, the US.-based AI company said. +Get the most important news from Switzerlan...

Starting July 1, the German digital psychotherapy app Deprexis can be prescribed by a doctor and covered by basic health insurance. While the arrival of this new tool has been met with a generally positive response, questions remain about its actual ...

The Swiss government has decided to tighten the federal law on home ownership by foreigners - commonly known as the Lex Koller law - in order to tackle the housing shortage. According to the changes, foreign homeowners will have to obtain authorisati...

According to Group CEO Sergio Ermotti, the Swiss bank UBS is making good progress integrating Credit Suisse, which was acquired three years ago. At the same time, management is working on preparing the bank for the coming decade. +Get the most import...

Sandoz has signed an agreement with the Rwandan government for the direct supply of essential medicines, including antibiotics and cancer drugs. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In addition to Rwanda, the supply is intended...