A new analysis shows that pandemics and power shortages pose the greatest risks to Switzerland. Earthquakes and heat waves are also among significant dangers, officials say. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Federal Off...

Switzerland has moved up one place to 20th in a ranking of equality in the workplace, but its situation is stagnating. The pay gap between men and women has widened to 17.4% and the proportion of women working full-time has fallen, according to the P...

Swiss President Guy Parmelin has expressed "deep concern" over the ongoing escalation in the Middle East, "a region where I was so warmly welcomed last month", he said in a statement on X. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox ...

Beekeeping and environmental organisations want to enshrine the protection of bees and other pollinating insects in the constitution. They consider current measures to be insufficient in the face of the decline in these essential species. BienenSchwe...

The demand for firefighting products has risen sharply in Switzerland in January and February. Fire blankets, fire extinguishers and smoke detectors are particularly in demand. A survey conducted by the Keystone-SDA news agency among suppliers of fir...

Around 200 people demonstrated in favour of overthrowing the Iranian regime outside the Iranian embassy in Bern on Saturday. "Free Iran" was written on one of the banners, as reported by a correspondent for the Keystone-SDA news agency. Pictures of t...

The Swiss foreign ministry is not aware of any Swiss nationals who have been injured or killed in the region since the attacks by the US and Israel against Iran. However, several people are unable to leave the country due to air traffic restrictions....

The president of the ICRC, Mirjana Spoljaric, has called for restraint and de-escalation in Afghanistan and Pakistan following clashes. On Friday in Geneva, she called on the two countries to protect civilians, the wounded and those hors de combat. "...

The Swiss government wants to make it compulsory for women to attend the orientation day for the army and civil defence. In this way, it hopes to attract more women into voluntary service. While left-wing parties reject the obligation, it is welcomed...

After Iran was attacked by the US and Israel on Saturday, Swiss International Airlines will no longer be flying to Israel until March 7. As many airspaces are closed, the airline also cancelled its Saturday and Sunday flights to Dubai. A total of 14 ...

Swiss data centres and server rooms have the potential to improve energy efficiency by 46% if technology and operations are systematically optimised. According to the Swiss Energy Platform of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy, savings are possible t...

Two people died and several others were injured in a tram accident in Milan on Friday afternoon. The derailed tram was manufactured by Swiss firm Stadler Rail. "We confirm that the tragic accident in Milan involved a Tramlink Milano vehicle," a Stadl...

Switzerland has already slightly reduced the number of staff working at the embassy in Iran in recent days. However, the representation remains in operation. The Swiss embassy staff has been reduced from 14 to 10 people in recent days, the foreign mi...

Following the escalation in the Middle East on Saturday night, the Swiss government advises against travelling to Israel. The same advice has been in place for Iran for some time. After the Israeli government declared a state of emergency and closed ...

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has ordered the liquidation of MBaer Merchant Bank, which has been labelled a money laundering risk by the United States. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The superv...

The Swiss canton of Aargau has rejected a blanket ban on headscarves and other religious symbols in primary schools. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Legal hurdles, constitutional concerns and a Supreme Court ruling are th...

Humans have significantly shaped the dog brain through domestication, according to a study led by the Natural History Museum Bern. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Swiss study is the first of its kind comparing the neu...

An initiative to protect Swiss food from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), backed by 137,000 supporters, has been submitted to the Federal Chancellery in Bern. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Food Protection Init...

At a meeting with the economic ministers of German-speaking countries in Zurich on Friday, Swiss president Guy Parmelin urged trade cooperation on the continent. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox European measures should no...

Swiss prosecutors have brought charges against a former Swiss Federal Railways employee and four other people accused of committing a CHF5 million fraud. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Charges from the Office of the Atto...

Lawyers defending a married couple, whose Swiss bar caught fire, causing 41 deaths, have vowed to "fight for the truth". + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Jacques and Jessica Moretti are at the centre of an investigation by...

Reinsurer Swiss Re significantly increased its consolidated profit in 2025, exceeding its own target. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Net profit totalled $4.8 billion, significantly higher than the previous year's figure ...

The Swiss economy regained some momentum in the fourth quarter of last year, with gross domestic product (GDP) up 0.2% on the previous three months. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox These were the findings of the State Sec...

United States envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff discussed economic aspects of supporting and rebuilding Ukraine, investments and long-term cooperation with a Ukrainian delegation in Geneva. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your ...

Indirect negotiations between the United States and Iran in Geneva yielded "positive" results, leading to a potential fresh round of "technical talks" in Vienna next week. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Details of a poss...

The Swiss MBaer Merchant Bank has been called a "primary risk for money laundering" by the United States authorities. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has appointed ...

Swiss banks are holding CHF687 million in frozen assets originating from Venezuela. These assets belong to individuals associated with the ousted president, Nicolás Maduro. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The online port...

Directors at Edmond de Rothschild bank are monitoring reports of CEO Ariane de Rothschild's contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Geneva-based wealth manager is reporting continued...

The recently-appointed head of the Swiss Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) has outlined the challenges faced by the agency. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Four months after taking office, Serge Bavaud, repeated calls fo...

World Economic Forum (WEF) president and chief executive Børge Brende has resigned amidst a probe into his links with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Brende stated on Thursday that after "ca...