Former Bern city councillor Joy Matter has died at the age of 90, her family announced in an obituary published on Saturday. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Matter began her political career with the centre-left group Jun...

Some dogs drop everything for a toy. Their behaviour mirrors the kind of addiction seen in humans hooked on gambling or online gaming, according to an Austro-Swiss research team writing in Scientific Reports. A dog so obsessed with its toy it can’t...

Ferry services run by the General Navigation Company (CGN) between Switzerland and France on Lake Geneva are set to be scaled back from 2026. On Friday morning, canton Vaud and neighbouring French regions confirmed they have signed a new cross-border...

The World Expo 2025 in Osaka will wrap up on Monday and the Swiss pavilion is proving a hit. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Visitors face long queues to get into national pavilions but those who make it into the Swiss one...

Thousands of litres of diesel spilled at Meiringen airbase in the Bernese Oberland on Thursday afternoon, with some of the fuel reaching nearby Lake Brienz, according to police and prosecutors. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your in...