Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan was sentenced on Wednesday to 18 years' imprisonment by the Paris criminal court, which tried him in absentia and behind closed doors for the rape of three women. He was found guilty of rape, as well as rape of a v...

All travellers from Switzerland registered in the Travel Admin app have apparently been able to return home. The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) is not aware of any travellers who are still stranded. + Get the most important news from Sw...

US President Donald Trump has undoubtedly dominated the headlines over the past year. Not surprisingly, he also adorns the press drawing of the year 2025, which was chosen by the public at the Gezeichnet exhibition in Bern. + Get the most important n...

The Bern office of the Israeli defence contractor Elbit Systems was damaged last Friday. The Bern Cantonal Police confirmed a report in the newspaper Le Courrier to the Keystone-SDA news agency. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your ...

The UN Human Rights Council has condemned Iranian restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz. At an urgent debate in Geneva on Wednesday, it also condemned the Islamic Republic's attacks on the Gulf States and Jordan. + Get the most important news from Swi...