In the first six months of 2026, Swiss cinemas recorded 5.3 million admissions, the best half-yearly figure since 2023. The increase was particularly marked in Italian-speaking Switzerland, with a 33% rise in audience numbers. This is according to th...

One of the three Swiss prosecutors conducting an investigation into the January 1 fatal fire in Crans-Montana has announced her resignation. A post for a prosecutor will be advertised shortly, according to the Valais Public Prosecutor’s Office, whi...

Zurich police have arrested three people following a paint attack on the Turkish consulate. They are two Swiss nationals aged 18 and 20, and an 18-year-old woman from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Shortly after 10pm, a Zurich police patrol stationed near t...

According to the Swiss government’s latest natural hazards bulletin, the current heatwave will last on the northern side of the Alps until at least Thursday next week and Friday in the south. A “slight increase in the humidity of the air mass” ...

Switzerland is a country of contented people with a critical view of their homeland, which has strengths at home but a weaker performance on the international stage, according to a survey. Security, nature and direct democracy are at the heart of Swi...