Smartphones have for the first time become the most popular means of payment in Switzerland, ahead of cards and cash, according to a Visa survey. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Some 28% of the Swiss population prefer mob...

An avalanche has derailed a train near to the Swiss village of Goppenstein. Police fear that several people were injured in the accident. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The derailment happened at around 7am on Monday mor...

Iran will hold high-level talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Geneva on Monday concerning its domestic nuclear programme. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi ann...

Several hundred people marched in St Gallen on Saturday to protest against mandatory vaccinations. The demonstration, organised by the Mass-Voll movement, was led in large part by members of the far-right Swiss group Junge Tat. + Get the most importa...

Swiss prisons have long been dealing with chronic overcrowding and the pressure it creates, says the Keystone-SDA news agency. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Following the February riot at Bellechasse prison in Fribourg,...