A monumental 2,600-year-old burial site has been discovered in Grandvillard, canton Fribourg. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox On Friday, the Fribourg State Archaeological Service (SAEF) presented a monumental burial site d...

The Swiss online auction for the number plate "SO 1" will be reorganised. This is due to problematic bids that were received late on Thursday evening. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The State Chancellery of canton Solothu...

The Swiss government has the backing from a clear majority of groups it has consulted over its proposed new agreement with the European Union, the Federal Council said on Friday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The consult...

The Swiss government approved the draft negotiating mandate for a trade agreement with the United States on Friday. It will now consult the relevant parliamentary committees and the cantons. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox...

Rail passengers will soon be able to enjoy new direct connections between Brig in canton Valais and Mannheim, Frankfurt and Berlin in Germany for the first time, when a new timetable comes into force on December 14. +Get the most important news from ...

Switzerland has signed a contract with the American manufacturer Lockheed Martin for the purchase of eight F-35 fighter jets, the Federal Office for Defence Procurement (Armasuisse) announced on Thursday. Two further contracts for 28 additional aircr...

The new rules on tobacco advertising to protect children adopted by the Swiss parliament this summer should come into force at the beginning of 2027. On Friday, the government launched an official consultation process. +Get the most important news fr...

Around half of the Swiss population uses artificial intelligence (AI). But the new technology is also widening the digital divide in Switzerland, according to a survey on internet use by Swiss households. +Get the most important news from Switzerland...

The 2026 Patrouille des Glaciers ski race is not fully booked. The organisers have therefore decided to re-open the registration process. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Taking into account the number of entries received a...

A Swiss report shows that girls experience greater pressure regarding their body image on social media than boys. At the same time, their self-esteem increases over the course of adolescence. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbo...

Swiss prosecutors have uncovered a major case of social security fraud involving 41 people during an investigation in Lausanne. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Following an investigation into the building on rue de Genève...

Vaud civil servants went on strike again on Thursday to protest against the 2026 budget and the CHF305 million of savings measures that are planned. It was the seventh day of protest action since October. Protests will continue on Friday with strike ...

Switzerland has sent experts and aid material to storm-hit Sri Lanka. A team from the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit is now on the ground to help provide water and sanitation. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Sri Lanka has lau...

A group of Japanese investors has taken legal action against the Swiss government following the write-down of bonds issued by Credit Suisse, which was acquired by competitor UBS. This is only the first wave of legal action, according to their law fir...

The OSCE must be able to act more quickly under the Swiss chairmanship. To achieve this, pragmatic reforms are needed within the organisation, Ignazio Cassis said on Thursday. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) must play i...

The SIG Sauer P320 will be the Swiss Army's new service pistol. The army intends to procure 50,000 of them in a first instalment. It is the most budget-friendly model, according to Armasuisse. A mid double-digit million euro sum is earmarked for this...

With 7.9 million parcels delivered around Black Friday, Swiss Post has exceeded its record from the previous year. The company had already prepared for a possible parcel record in November. Compared to the previous year, the number of parcels deliver...

Swiss Federal Railways presented the latest night train in Zurich on Thursday. The new-generation Nightjet will travel between Zurich and Hamburg and is designed to offer more comfort. The first new Nightjet was christened "City of Zurich", and will ...

A West Nile virus infection has occurred for the first time in Switzerland, specifically in Ticino. According to the authorities, there is no risk to the population as the mosquito season is over and the virus is not transmitted from person to person...

According to the Google Year in Review 2025, Defence Minister Martin Pfister was also very popular. While last year the European Football Championships and Eurovision Song Contest winning act Nemo were at the top of the most searched terms in Switzer...

The proposal to facilitate not only the export of war materiel but also its re-export is underway. On Thursday, the Senate agreed with the House of Representatives on the final points. The left has already announced a referendum. At Parliament's requ...

According to a survey, Swiss consumers intend to spend an average of CHF341 ($425) on gifts this year, around a fifth more than last year. According to the analysis published on Thursday by the consulting firm EY, gift vouchers and money are the most...

The city of San Francisco has filed a lawsuit against 10 food companies, including Nestlé USA. It accuses the companies of having triggered a health crisis with the production and distribution of highly processed foods. The food companies have flood...

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has shed light on the structure of "exotic" particles. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox These particles have four quarks, whereas protons and neutrons, for example, only...

Swiss commodities giant Glencore has eliminated around 1,000 posts as part of its turnaround plan announced in August. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox At the end of last year, the Zug-based multinational had some 84,000 em...

Flu is on the rise in Switzerland with the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) announcing 459 laboratory-confirmed cases last week. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This is almost twice as many as the previous week and m...

The Swiss Senate does not believe the current threat situation justifies allowing soldiers to take so-called 'pocket' amounts of ammunition home with them. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Senate rejected a motion by Sw...

A bank ATM was blown up early on Wednesday morning in Gland, Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The perpetrators fled and have not yet been found, the cantonal police said in a press release. At this stage, there...

Swiss energy provider Alpiq is expanding its presence in Germany with a portfolio of battery energy storage projects (BESS). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The projects are located in the federal states of Brandenburg and...

In future, so-called "problem wolves" in a pack should be shot in Switzerland all year round, not just from June 1 to January 31, according to parliament. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The House of Representatives adopte...