Organised crime has infiltrated Switzerland’s justice system, and police resources are insufficient to effectively combat it, warns Nicoletta della Valle, director of the Federal Office of Police (Fedpol). Approximately 60 investigations are curren...

Switzerland is projected to deplete its domestic energy resources on Wednesday, as calculated by the Swiss Energy Foundation (SES). Starting from Thursday, the country will rely on imports of oil, gas, and uranium. This means that more than 70% of th...

Following his meeting with German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz in Beijing this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for international cooperation to prevent further escalation in the Ukraine war and achieve a peaceful solution quickly. After m...

The ‘Pfuusbus’, an emergency shelter for homeless people, was busier last year than ever before. The Pfarrer Sieber charity has said this is likely due to a change in drug use, an overburdened psychiatric system, and the housing shortage. The Pfu...

With the hunger crisis in Africa not only affecting Sudan, but also neighbouring Ethiopia, the United Nations (UN) wants to support 15.5 million people there this year. However, there is a lack of funds. At a donor conference in Geneva on Tuesday, th...

The first races of the ‘Patrouille des Glaciers’ in Valais have been cancelled due to weather conditions which organisers said would endanger the safety of runners and staff. The first races were planned for Tuesday and Wednesday from Zermatt and...

Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter has said estimates banking giant UBS will need a further $15 billion to $25 billion (CHF13.7 billion to CHF23 billion) in capital as part of government proposals are accurate. “It's true, the figures are p...

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is resuming flights to and from Tel Aviv as of Tuesday. Following a thorough analysis of the situation, it has been concluded that safe operations can be ensured, the airline said on Tuesday. It also said the sit...

Swiss Economics Minister Guy Parmelin signed the Artemis Accords at NASA's headquarters in the US capital of Washington D.C. on Monday. As a result, Switzerland has agreed to promote the peaceful exploration of outer space with the US and 35 other si...

Last year, the Swiss Climate Foundation granted CHF2.4 million ($2.63 million) to 17 innovation projects, a funding increase of around half a million francs to the same number of projects, compared to 2022. Support for seven projects from previous ye...

From November, the Universities of Zurich and Geneva will experiment with new forms of democracy through a ‘Citizen Council 2025’ project. The aim is to investigate what such a council can contribute to the debate and solving of social challenges...

Defence Minister Viola Amherd, who holds the rotating Swiss presidency this year, will pay a presidential visit to Hungary on Thursday and Friday. The bilateral relations between Switzerland and Hungary, European policy and the European security situ...

Switzerland emitted 41.6 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents in 2022, 3.5 million tonnes less than in 2021. Greenhouse gas emissions from buildings in particular fell because less heating was required due to the warm winter and people increasingly swit...

The Swiss sports market shrank in 2023 after two strong years. Fewer hard goods such as skis and rucksacks were bought, as were textiles. However, more shoes were purchased than in the previous year. The Swiss sports market (excluding bicycles) recor...

No harmful organisms such as the quagga mussel should be introduced into Lucerne’s lakes. The cantonal government is tightening the provisions in the navigation ordinance with effect from May 1. Until now, a vignette was required for ships from ano...

Switzerland’s participation in the taskforce in connection with sanctions against Russia, a ban on extremist symbols and dozens of motions are the topics of the three-day special session of the House of Representatives, which begins on Monday. Spec...

The United States had contact with Iran through Swiss intermediaries both before and after Tehran’s mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory, a senior Biden administration official said on Sunday. The official declined to provide details ...

Russia wants to penalise Switzerland for its stance in the Ukraine war by relocating the South Caucasus talks from Geneva to another country, according to the state agency Tass. Russia feels compelled to raise the issue of moving the talks on the con...

In order to better protect taxpayers from the corporate failure of a systemically important bank in future, the Swiss government presented a catalogue of 22 measures for “too-big-to-fail” regulation on Wednesday. However, there is no single panac...

Swiss aid organisations have not left Haiti despite the prevailing chaos. Even though the capital Port-au-Prince has been exposed to violence by criminal gangs for several weeks, their work elsewhere is continuing as normal. The relief organisation o...

Switzerland has condemned Iran’s night-time attack on Israel in no uncertain terms and called on all sides to show restraint and prudence. “Switzerland strongly condemns the coordinated attacks from Iran against Israel,” the foreign ministry tw...

The former managers of the defunct major bank Credit Suisse will not be forced to repay their bonuses. Given the current legal situation, a clawback is unlikely to be successful, says the Swiss finance ministry. Speakling to the Swiss News Agency Key...

Three teenagers from the northern Swiss cantons of Schaffhausen and Thurgau have been arrested for allegedly planning explosives attacks in the country. They are also suspected of supporting the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation. The detainee...

In the latest of a series of measures aimed at curbing violence in football, cantonal authorities now want to use named tickets to track problematic fans. Such personalised tickets are an important additional instrument in the clamping down on indivi...

Zurich researchers say they were able to detect a sharp increase in antihistamine levels in wastewater just a few hours after an episode of pollen. They also explain why urban dwellers are more likely to suffer from hay fever than those in the countr...

Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, Switzerland has received 11 requests by individuals or companies asking to be removed from the list of sanctions, the economics ministry has said. One person has since been removed from the list, while the o...

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has decided to temporarily avoid flying through Iranian airspace due to escalating tensions in the region. The airline decided on Friday evening to reroute various flights, it confirmed to the Swiss news agency K...

The head of the Swiss foreign ministry, Ignazio Cassis, reaffirmed Switzerland's financial support for Ukraine on Friday at the 3rd International Cooperation Forum (IC Forum) in Basel. Switzerland will be spending more money on international cooperat...

The Geneva police force's new equestrian brigade is now operational. The three Franches-Montagnes horses that make up the unit, passed their aptitude tests after a year of training. They were validated by two experienced riders from the Belgian feder...

Almost half of construction workers did not receive a pay increase in 2024. Their wages have even fallen by more than 2%, according to the latest survey by the Unia and Syna unions, published on Friday. Construction workers are therefore "disappointe...