Protests were held in Zurich and Bern on Tuesday against the Iranian regime. Several hundred people took part in a rally in Zurich, while in Bern police intervened outside the Iranian embassy. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your in...

From dawn on Tuesday, Silvesterchläuse (New Year’s Eve Clauses) travelled from farm to farm in canton Appenzell Outer Rhodes, northeastern Switzerland. They wished the residents a Happy New Year, ringing and singing according to the Julian calenda...

US President Donald Trump will definitely be attending this year's annual gathering of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. The forum confirmed Trump's participation on Tuesday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will also attend. +Get the mo...

The Globus department stores' group is cutting jobs at its headquarters in Zurich and transferring central functions to the parent company Central Group in Milan. A total of almost 50 jobs will fall victim to the restructuring programme. +Get the mos...

Swiss snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz, bronze medallist at the 1998 Olympic Games in Nagano, died on Saturday when he was swept away by an avalanche in Valais. This was confirmed by Swiss-Ski in a statement on Tuesday. +Get the most important news from S...

Italy wants to become a civil party in the proceedings concerning the fire at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox It is demanding that all the facts about the tragedy be made clear, s...

For the first time in hundreds of years, the three honour societies (Ehrengesellschaften) in Basel in the 14th century, two women have been admitted. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The two new "society sisters" Emélie Du...

The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), taking place in Davos next week, will result in significantly more traffic at Zurich Airport: the airport is expecting around 1,000 additional flight movements. In some cases, take-offs and landin...

Companies are dissatisfied with the housing situation and tax burden in the city of Zurich. A survey has also shown that many companies expect the city's attractiveness as a business location to decline. On the other hand, they view the quality of li...

The total value of the world's 100 most expensive listed companies rose massively in the 2025 financial year. Switzerland is still represented three times in the ranking with Roche, Nestlé and Novartis. +Get the most important news from Switzerland ...

Interest rates for mortgages in Switzerland rose slightly in the fourth quarter of 2025 despite the unchanged key interest rate of 0%. They are therefore back above the level seen in early autumn. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your...

Researchers from Geneva have discovered a surprising connection in the brain that raises new hope for people with schizophrenia. The cerebellum influences the extent to which sufferers experience symptoms such as listlessness and a lack of joie de vi...

Birds have been visiting Swiss gardens more frequently after the recent onset of winter. Species such as the juniper thrush and chaffinch, which prefer to live in farmland or woodland, were spotted more frequently at the weekend during the national c...

Lindt & Sprüngli sold less chocolate in 2025, but the luxury chocolate manufacturer was able to increase sales thanks to an aggressive pricing strategy. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to a press release issued ...

The criteria for blood donations in Switzerland will be relaxed from February 1. People who previously had blood transfusion, who spent a longer stay in the UK or who had certain medical procedures will be allowed to donate again, according to Swiss ...

The migration of nursing staff to Switzerland has deadly consequences for German hospitals: in German border hospitals, the mortality rate has risen by 4.4% due to the shortage of nursing staff, according to a study. +Get the most important news from...

With the US provider HBO Max, another streaming service was launched in Switzerland on Tuesday. The media giant Warner Bros. Discovery is behind it. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The media group includes the film studio ...

UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti is planning to step down in April 2027, according to the Financial Times. He will remain head of the Swiss bank until then before his successor is appointed. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The FT na...

Swiss sewing machine manufacturer Bernina is considering relocating production to Thailand. Around 40 out of a total of 334 employees would be affected. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox United States tariffs and the strong ...

A research team from the University of Bern has discovered traces of rivers on Mars. This provides evidence that the planet was once covered by a large ocean. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The international team led by t...

As host city in 2025, Basel handed over the baton for the organisation of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) to Vienna on Monday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox To mark the occasion, Basel mayor Conradin Cramer presen...

A Swiss court has ordered the pre-trial detention of the owner of a bar that went up in flames on New Year's Eve, causing the death of 40 people. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Jacques Moretti, who co-owned the Contellati...

The Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) strongly opposes the extra capital requirements for UBS being demanded by the government. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to the SBA, the measures unnecessarily further risk ti...

Britain no longer considers Switzerland one of the safest travel destinations in the world. The British government advises vigilance due to increased theft and the global threat of terrorism. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbo...

The Swiss army has again deployed for security at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The majority of troops will arrive on Monday after parliament approved the deployment of up to 5,00...

Switzerland has drawn up a strategy to better cultivate vegetables, pulses and fruit in the face of new pressures. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This is due to various increasing difficulties such as the withdrawal of au...

Delays in grid expansion and increasing demand threatens Switzerland's stated electricity supply targets for 2050, according to the Association of Swiss Electricity Companies (AES). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Switzerl...

The proposed sites for hosting Switzerland's 2038 Winter Olympics bid have been revealed. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox If Switzerland wins the bid, the 2038 Winter Olympics would be held in the Alpine state for the firs...

The Grand Council of the Swiss canton of Vaud has issued a report that reveals managerial shortcomings, a lack of confidence in the administration and insufficient responsibility for decisions. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your in...

Members of the Swiss House of Representatives have founded a Swiss-Greenland friendship group, reports the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The co-chairs of the new parliamentary group are Laurent ...