On Sunday, the World Health Organization (WHO) triggered its second-highest international alert level in response to the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It is caused by a variant that is highly lethal and has no vaccine. Acc...

On May 19 at 05:52 Swiss time, the 'Smile' satellite will be launched into space to study solar storms. For the researchers involved, the launch is a special moment - and nerve-wracking at the same time. "I would love hide in the basement during the ...

Guy Parmelin has expressed his discontent over steel tariffs recently approved by the European Union. Parmelin, who is also economics minister, called the tariffs "unacceptable" in an interview with Swiss public radio SRF on Saturday. Parmelin said h...

From Friday onwards, hundreds of people massed outside Swatch shops in Switzerland in the hope of being able to buy one of the new 'Royal Pop' watches on Saturday morning. Scuffles broke out in some places. More than a thousand people gathered in Gen...

A motorhome got stuck in a tight bend in Welschenrohr, northern Switzerland, on Friday evening. The driver had disregarded a ban on vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, Solothurn cantonal police reported on Saturday. +Get the most important news from Switzerlan...

The Swiss Army is conducting training in shooting from helicopters in France. Due to limited facilities in Switzerland and to strengthen international cooperation, such exercises take place abroad. This is intended to improve defence capabilities. +G...

The Federal Reserve (Fed) has lifted the enforcement measures imposed in 2023 against Swiss bank Credit Suisse, which was acquired by UBS. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The measures had been taken for serious organisatio...

A 93-year-old Chinese woman must leave Switzerland even though she is receiving intensive care from her daughter here, Bern Administrative Court has decided. A legally relevant dependency on the daughter was not sufficiently proven. +Get the most imp...

In the presence of several dozen high church dignitaries, Pope Leo XIV laid the Swiss Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig to rest in St Peter's Basilica on Friday afternoon. He honoured the deceased as a fervent and responsible servant of the Lord. +Get the...

Amorous relationships between members of the court violate the current "customs of judges at the Federal Court". This was the decision of all federal judges on Wednesday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The extraordinary m...

The risk of African swine fever spreading to Switzerland is high, according to the Swiss government. After years of declining numbers of cases in domestic pigs in Europe, an outbreak occurred again for the first time in Italy in April. +Get the most ...

Switzerland and 35 other countries, including the EU, have announced their intention to accede to a new, expanded partial agreement on the establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. +Get the most important news...

Supporters and opponents of the "No to ten million" immigration initiative are digging deep into their wallets: CHF15.52 million ($19.75 million) has been budgeted so far. This is the highest sum since the introduction of mandatory budget reporting. ...

Fuel has become a little cheaper again in Switzerland, according to figures from the Touring Club Switzerland (TCS). Compared to the end of April, consumers have to dig a little less deep into their pockets for diesel in particular. However, refuelli...

A driverless PostBus crashed into the front of a bank in Nunningen, northern Switzerland, on Thursday evening. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Nobody was injured, the cantonal police reported on Friday. The articulated bus...

The housing shortage in Zurich is dominating the vote on June 14. Two initiatives are calling for protection against vacancies and the construction of more affordable housing. The cantonal government and parliament have drawn up a counter-proposal to...

Despite the feared rain, the parade of the Federal Music Festival in Biel/Bienne got underway on Thursday. The music competition will continue on Friday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The first parade formations marched ...

The eighth "Hate Crime" report published by the Swiss LGBTIQ Helpline recorded 281 cases of anti-queer violence and discrimination for the past year. This figure represents just the tip of the iceberg, it said. +Get the most important news from Switz...

It was a nail-biter right to the end. But the final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest will take place without Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Thun musician Veronica Fusaro and her entourage were worried abou...

The Locarno Film Festival will present the Excellence Award to Italian-American actor, model and director Isabella Rossellini. She will receive the award on August 5, as part of the opening night of the 79th edition of the event on the Piazza Grande....

The online travel provider Ebookers is closing its Swiss business in autumn. On September 2, the Ebookers website and app as well as the Bonus+ programme and its benefits will be closed in Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in...

Concerned by the Swiss government's refusal to ratify the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, prevention campaigners in Switzerland are launching a new platform. Passivesmoke.ch focuses on the dangers of passive smoking and vaping. +Get the ...

Departures for the Ascension weekend to the south are continuing on Swiss roads, particularly via the A2 and the Gotthard tunnel. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox At 7:20am on Thursday the TCS was already reporting a queue ...

The Swiss Federal Criminal Court has sentenced a businessman to a suspended prison sentence of 16 months for supplying materials to Russia. According to the indictment, the material was intended for a programme of mass destruction. +Get the most impo...

The costs to the nation of the Swiss "No to ten million" initiative would outweigh potential housing market relief and other benefits, according to a study from the migration office. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The gov...

Swiss International Air Lines will resume its flights to Tel Aviv from July 1. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In the meantime, the Swiss airline said it will make all the necessary operational preparations to offer this r...

The operational life of two Swiss nuclear power plants could be extended from 60 years to 80, according to a study. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Until now, it was considered economically feasible to run the Gösgen plan...

Police in the Swiss canton of Bern have identified 30 people with so-called 'super recogniser' skills for a pilot project in the summer. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Police used comprehensive tests to look for people wi...

A former public official has chosen to remain silent before prosecutors investigating the fatal fire in Crans-Montana. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Jean-Claude Savoy, president of the municipality of Chermignon from 200...

The Patriot missile defense system, ordered by Switzerland from the United States, could end up costing twice as much as originally planned, according to reports in Tamedia and CHMedia. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The ...