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...

The newly formed Alpine Drone Consortium wants to create flight zones in the central Swiss canton of Uri to live test new drones in open terrain. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Alpine Drone Consortium aims to bridge ...

The Swiss economy improved slightly in the fourth quarter of last year, with gross domestic product (GDP) up 0.2% on the previous quarter, according to an initial estimate from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco). + Get the most importa...

In 2024, 4.9% of Swiss children under the age of 16 suffered deprivation. The rate climbs to 14% for those living in low-income or single-parent households. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to the European defini...

The avalanche threat in Switzerland is at critical level, according to the Swiss Federal Institute for Snow Research (WSL). Large-scale spontaneous avalanches are likely to occur north of the Alps and in the southwestern canton of Valais. + Get the m...

Switzerland is reportedly weighing up a European alternative to Patriot missiles following delays in the delivery of the United States defence system. Such a move could be contentious, considering the economic stakes and tensions with Washington. + G...

Smartphones have for the first time become the most popular means of payment in Switzerland, ahead of cards and cash, according to a Visa survey. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Some 28% of the Swiss population prefer mob...

Five people were injured after an avalanche derailed a train near to the Swiss village of Goppenstein. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The derailment happened at around 7am on Monday morning in the canton of Valais, south...

Iran will hold high-level talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Geneva on Monday concerning its domestic nuclear programme. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi ann...

Several hundred people marched in St Gallen on Saturday to protest against mandatory vaccinations. The demonstration, organised by the Mass-Voll movement, was led in large part by members of the far-right Swiss group Junge Tat. + Get the most importa...

Swiss prisons have long been dealing with chronic overcrowding and the pressure it creates, says the Keystone-SDA news agency. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Following the February riot at Bellechasse prison in Fribourg,...

An Italian prosecutor will meet officials from the Valais public prosecutor’s office in Bern on Thursday. The talks are expected to clarify how the two authorities will work together in the investigation into the New Year’s Eve fire at the Le Con...

At the 62nd Munich Security Conference, Defence Minister Martin Pfister spoke for the first time about Switzerland’s relatively modest defence spending. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Pfister told Swiss public broadcas...