An AI monitoring system developed by the Swiss federal technology institute ETH Zurich uses algorithms to recognise changes in the facial expressions of rodents caused by stress or pain. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Th...

After several delays, a new national hotline for victims of domestic violence will go live on Friday, as federal and cantonal authorities vow to continue tackling the growing number of offences. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your ...

More than half of people in Switzerland feel that social conditions in the country are 'somewhat' or 'very' unfair. These are the findings of a representative survey published on Monday on behalf of the magazine Beobachter. + Get the most important n...

The share of people aged 64 and older in the overall workforce in Switzerland has more than doubled since 2005, according to new figures from the Swiss Labour Force Survey. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Twenty years ago...

The Conference of Western Swiss Governments “strongly opposes” the "No to ten million" immigration initiative, the head of the Geneva government, Nathalie Fontanet, told the press on Monday. “This text offers no solution to the population’s p...

The cyber threat environment in Switzerland has worsened significantly, an analysis by telecoms firm Swisscom has found. Artificial intelligence, geopolitical tensions and growing digital dependencies in particular are driving up risks for businesses...

The trial of Gulnara Karimova, daughter of the former president of Uzbekistan, begins on Monday at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona. Karimova is charged with money laundering, breach of trust, corruption, and leading a criminal organisation k...

Until Monday, local resources were sufficient to cover Switzerland's energy needs. For the rest of the year, Switzerland will be dependent on imported energy sources, in particular oil, gas and uranium. + Get the most important news from Switzerland ...

The Swiss ambassador to the United States, Ralf Heckner, witnessed first-hand the attack at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington on Saturday night. "I remained calm", he said in an interview with CH Media published on Mond...

Voters in canton Appenzell Inner Rhodes in eastern Switzerland have elected Pius Federer as the new Landammann (equivalent to cantonal president) at the Landsgemeinde assembly on Sunday. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Th...

The Swiss Teachers’ Association (LCH) is recommending that teachers refrain from wearing prominent religious symbols, such as headscarves, according to a new position paper adopted by its Presidents’ Conference on Saturday. + Get the most importa...

Switzerland recorded 1,245 cases of racial discrimination in 2025, a 3% increase on the previous year, according to the annual report of the Advisory Network for Victims of Racism published on Sunday. As in 2024, most cases occurred in the education ...

Forty years ago, fear of radioactive fallout reached canton Zurich in the aftermath of the Chernobyl reactor disaster. Confusion spread quickly: self-styled “experts” appeared in shops, and vegetable producers pushed back against federal health a...

A Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) flight from Delhi to Zurich had to abort its take-off early on Sunday and four passengers were injured during an emergency evacuation at Delhi Airport after a suspected engine problem. + Get the most important ...

A year after Basel hosted the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), organisers and tourism and trade bodies say the event is still delivering positive effects. While interest in the St. Jakobshalle has grown, it is not yet clear whether this will lead to ad...

Italian patients hospitalised in canton Valais, Switzerland, following the fire in Crans-Montana will not be charged, Valais President Mathias Reynard confirmed on Friday after meeting the Italian ambassador. + Get the most important news from Switze...

An international police operation has led to the arrest of nine suspects in the Netherlands in connection with a wave of explosive attacks on cash machines across Europe, including several in Switzerland, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzer...

Film director Xisi Sofia Ye Chen has received the Grand Prize in the International Feature Film Competition at Switzerland’s Visions du Réel festival for her documentary From Dawn to Dawn. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inb...

A man who jumped with a parachute from a rock face near the Äscher mountain guesthouse in eastern Switzerland last summer faces charges after his case was referred to the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland, it was reported on Friday. + Ge...

Vaud minister Valérie Dittli concluded an agreement to have a criminal complaint against her withdrawn, an investigation has revealed. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This written agreement included the allocation of CHF...

A small team has resumed work at the Swiss embassy in Iran, the Swiss foreign ministry announced on Friday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The decision to re-open the embassy gradually was taken after analysing the risks ...

A slowdown in ocean currents in the North Atlantic could have been partly responsible for longer and more intense ice ages around a million years ago, a study by the University of Bern reveals. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your in...

Former Swiss President Ruth Dreifuss was honoured in Bern on Thursday for her decisive role in advancing women’s rights in Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox To mark its 50th anniversary, the Federal Commission...

Switzerland’s healthcare costs rose to CHF97 billion ($123 billion) in 2024, an increase of more than 4% compared with the previous year, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) said on Friday. Households continued to shoulder the bulk of the financin...

Filming is due to begin next month on a new Heidi adaptation in Val Bregaglia, canton Graubünden, in southeastern Switzerland. Scenes will be shot near Casaccia and Soglio, with the series set to air on RTL and SRF in 2027. +Get the most important n...

Nearly 2,000 people took part in a demonstration in Geneva on Thursday against planned cantonal cost-cutting measures. The march was preceded by a half-day strike. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "Strike, strike and mobili...

The food giant Nestlé is planning to cut up to 180 support jobs in France. The head office in Issy-les-Moulineaux (Hauts-de-Seine) and two research centres in Tours (Indre-et-Loire) and Lisieux (Calvados) will be affected, the company said on Thursd...

Switzerland is experiencing an exceptionally dry April, according to the national weather service. While the entire country has been affected, the rainfall deficit is particularly pronounced in some regions. +Get the most important news from Switzerl...

Several airlines in the Lufthansa Group, including SWISS, are introducing a new entry-level fare. This applies to short- and medium-haul flights for passengers travelling with only one personal item, such as a laptop bag or a small rucksack. +Get the...

During a state visit to Saudi Arabia, Swiss President Guy Parmelin signed a new agreement on the promotion and mutual protection of investments. Parmelin had travelled to the Kingdom to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations. +Get the most...