Switzerland’s army chief Benedikt Roos has warned that the country is in Russia’s sights, but many Swiss people remain unaware of the potential threat. Roos believes Switzerland faces both hybrid and military threats, but says many people have ye...

Former defence minister Viola Amherd is in Oslo to attend the funeral of Norway’s King Harald V. Royals and dignitaries from Norway and around the world have travelled to the Norwegian capital for the occasion. Amherd will attend the funeral as Swi...

The failure to adhere to the fixed price agreed for the procurement of the new F-35 fighter jets is linked to administrative failings. The parliamentary oversight body has heavily criticised the actions of the Swiss government and the defence ministr...

The physical fitness of Swiss soldiers has declined since 2006, according to a study. Yet the soldiers say they are fitter than ever. Since the mid-2000s, the average number of points achieved by recruits in the army’s fitness test has fallen from ...

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and the Swiss Museum of Transport have announced a joint museum project for the last Airbus A340-300 in the SWISS fleet. The aircraft is due to be incorporated into the aviation exhibition in Lucerne in early 202...

Electricity prices will fall slightly in 2027. Tariffs will fall by an average of 4%, according to the Electricity Commission (Elcom). For a typical household, the annual electricity bill will be CHF53 ($65) lower. However, there are regional differe...

The Schaffhausen Youth Prosecution Service has brought charges against two 18-year-olds for supporting terrorism. They were arrested in 2024 and are suspected of having planned attacks. The two 18-year-olds are to stand trial on charges of repeatedly...

A black day for investors in the Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis: shares in the market heavyweight plummeted by over 10% at one point during early trading on Tuesday following the failure of a trial into a drug for a muscle disorder. Following th...

In the 2025 PISA study, Swiss schoolchildren performed significantly worse in reading and mathematics than in previous years. Their performance in science remained stable. Overall, however, their results are above the OECD average. In the core subjec...

Significant “bureaucratic obstacles” are complicating family reunification in the context of asylum in Switzerland, says the Swiss Observatory on Asylum and Foreigners (ODAE-Switzerland). Children are particularly affected. In a report published ...

Researchers at the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) have created a detailed 3D model of the Blatten region in southwestern Switzerland to study mass movements. The experiments are intended to help assess natural hazards more reliab...

On Tuesday the Swiss Federal Criminal Court found Pierre Mirabaud guilty of bribing foreign public officials and money laundering. The former president of the Swiss Bankers Association has been given a two-year suspended prison sentence. The Federal ...

The Lausanne Police Court on Monday convicted two people in connection with a serious accident involving a Russian skater during a practice session at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne. The defendants, technicians at an events organisation com...

On Sunday night, Locarno in southern Switzerland recorded its third consecutive tropical night. This phenomenon remains rare in September: since records began at the Locarno-Monti station in 1935, only nine tropical nights have been recorded there. E...

The Swiss stock exchange operator SIX is launching a new service for real-time stock market data. The platform gives professional market participants and retail investors access to price data from stock exchanges in Switzerland, the UK and 16 EU mark...

Swiss Post has announced plans to cut costs by the end of 2027, which could result in up to 110 redundancies. The post office justifies says the cost-cutting measures are necessary to ensure its long-term financial independence. Swiss Post attributes...

A study to assess the potential for exploiting deep geothermal energy in the Swiss canton of St Gallen concludes that the region is “geothermally attractive”. Buchs, Ebnat-Kappel and Widnau/Diepoldsau are among the locations mentioned as potentia...

Bern cantonal police are searching for four fans suspected of setting off flares and firecrackers at the Wankdorf Stadium at the cup final between Biel and Basel in 2025. The Public Prosecutor’s Office has ordered a multi-stage public appeal for in...

The Swiss labour market continues to show signs of strength against a backdrop of geopolitical and economic uncertainties. This was stated by Jérôme Cosandey, head of the labour division at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), while c...

A 54-year-old mountaineer has died while descending from the Weissmies peak in the Swiss canton of Valais. The Spanish national fell to his death at an altitude of around 3,500 metres. At around 12.15pm, the man was descending the south ridge from th...

Luna Wedler is the first Swiss actress to receive the Golden Eye Award at the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF). Culture minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider will present her with the award during the opening ceremony on September 24. ZFF CEO Christian Jungen...

According to a survey, 41% of Swiss parents of children aged between four and seven consider their child’s journey to school to be dangerous. The Transport and Environment Association (ATE) is calling for the creation of footpaths along the route a...

Some 130 Swiss organisations have called for demonstrations to demand action on global warming. No fewer than 13 rallies are planned across Switzerland between late September and early October, including five in French-speaking Switzerland. "We no lo...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is widely used in the Swiss information and communications technology (ICT) sector, but its impact on work is mixed. Whilst employees do report an increase in efficiency, they also cite higher demands, a growing workload,...

Thousands of Freddie Mercury fans travelled to Montreux to celebrate the former Queen singer's 80th birthday in front of his statue. The town, where the Queen frontman spent the final years of his life, has been hosting ‘Freddie Days’ since 2003....

When Clara Lepsius graduated from the federal technology institute Zurich (ETH), she went to Harvard University to do her thesis. In the US, she teamed up with another ETH alum on a startup that merges tech with infant nutrition. Today, both are back...

Unconditional free delivery is increasingly becoming the exception among Switzerland’s largest online shops. At the same time, more and more retailers are delivering orders the very next day. This is according to the latest analysis by the e-commer...

Swiss reinsurer Swiss Re sees growing demand for insurance cover as risks become increasingly complex. Natural hazards in particular – such as gales, droughts and forest fires – are likely to drive up costs further. Swiss Re’s experts expect in...

The regulated sale of cannabis in Swiss pharmacies may encourage a shift towards lower-risk forms of use. This is the conclusion reached in an interim assessment of the cannabis pilot scheme in Bern, Biel and Lucerne. + Is Swiss cannabis law pioneeri...

Semi-automatic rifles with large magazines have been banned in Switzerland since a change in the law in 2019. However, with a special permit, sports shooters and collectors can still obtain them. Cantonal authorities are issuing many such permits, re...