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 ...

Swiss Rhine ports have joined the European information system for navigation to make transport on the river safer and more efficient. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This took place with the signing of the European Corrido...

Bidders paid more than CHF33 million for rare watches in Geneva, setting a new record for auction house Christie's. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Rare Watches auction netted CHF33,054,441, which is the highest amount...

Swiss Federal Railways might have prevented the 2023 Gotthard tunnel train derailment, according to an expert report commissioned by the Ticino public prosecutor's office. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The consequences o...

French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou upping the pressure on Switzerland to reform unemployment benefits for cross-border workers. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Farandou wants Switzerland to get a move on in implem...

Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig has died at the age of 79, a Vatican spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday. Tscherrig, who came from the Upper Valais in southwestern Switzerland, took part in the election of Pope Leo XIV last year. +Get the most important n...

In spite of global challenges, large Swiss companies continue to make a strong bet on innovation. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to a study published on Tuesday by the auditing and consulting firm EY, Swiss grou...

The GemGenève fine jewellery show closed its tenth year with record attendance, according to its organisers. Global turbulence did not prevent some 5,365 visitors from flocking to Palexpo from May 7 to 10. +Get the most important news from Switzerla...

Children's educational opportunities in Switzerland are heavily dependent on their family background, according to a UNICEF analysis. Switzerland's social state partly mitigates absolute poverty, but inequalities persist at the start of life. +Get th...

Following the fire disaster in Crans-Montana, all Swiss patients treated in specialised clinics abroad have returned to Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Twenty-two Swiss residents were among 38 injured people w...

The city of Lucerne and the Richard Wagner Museum have commissioned a scientific investigation into the history of Wagner in Lucerne for anti-Semitic references. A 58-page report shows that the composer's anti-Semitism was "very clear and unmistakabl...

The number of dairy cows and pigs in Swiss agriculture decreased last year. On the other hand, there was a marked upward trend in vegetable farming, the Federal Statistical Office reported on Tuesday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in ...

Ice cream is increasingly popular in Switzerland, especially in sunny weather. This is shown by the annual figures from the industry association Glacesuisse for 2025. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Last year the members o...

The 2026 football World Cup, hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, kicks off in one month. Thanks to FIFA's headquarters in Zurich, the tournament will also reflect on the Swiss economy. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your...

From Monday the City of Geneva's municipal police force will be accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing thanks to a real-time sign language interpretation system. This systematic approach, thanks to the PROCOM Foundation, is a first in the Swiss p...

Unlike during the 1973 oil crisis, Switzerland is not threatened by a recession despite rising energy prices and the tense situation in the Middle East. Even if oil prices remain high, the economy should continue to grow in 2026. +Get the most import...

The association FIZ Advocacy and Support for Migrant Women and Victims of Trafficking registered 228 people in its victim protection programme last year. In 65 cases, special safe accommodation was used. People in need of protection increased by 20 c...

Switzerland is taking part for the first time as a member of a meeting of the international coalition for the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia. So far, it has only participated as an observer. “Switzerland has formally notified Ukrai...

Travellers are being asked to check their cars and luggage for the invasive beetle when returning from certain areas in Switzerland and abroad. The Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) announced on Monday that it is launching a campaign to raise awa...

Plans for a direct Switzerland–London train link moved a step closer after Swiss Federal Railways signed a memorandum of understanding with France’s SNCF and high-speed operator Eurostar. The letter of intent that has now been signed is an import...