A psychiatric unit at the Swiss city of Winterthur has initiated an external investigation after a discharged patient stabbed three people at a train station. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The perpetrator was categorised...

The stabbing of three people at Winterthur train station by an Islamic attacker has been described as an act of terrorism. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Mario Fehr, canton Zurich director of security, referred to the inc...

Swiss pharma firm Sandoz is stepping up its criticism of imports of low-priced antibiotics from China. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Swiss generics giant has submitted a draft complaint to the European Commission. Th...

Contrary to previous assumptions, cannabis use does not lower testosterone levels in young men. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A study by the University of Geneva on the fertility impact of the drug found an increase in t...

Swiss researchers are calling for a rethink of how digital tools such as artificial intelligence (AI) will impact schools, the media and the labour market. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Switzerland can only seize the opp...

The delivery of F-35 fighter jets to Switzerland has reached a new milestone with assembly of the first aircraft starting at the Lockheed Martin plant in Georgia, United States. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Production o...

Swiss researchers have created an artificial intelligence (AI) version of a mouse that would replace live animal testing by assessing the effects of new active compounds on a computer. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The S...

The latest poll on voter intent for the Swiss 'No to ten million' initiative on immgration control shows a slight tendency towards a 'no' vote. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The YouGov Switzerland research institute surv...

A man has attacked and injured three people with a knife at a train station in the Swiss city of Winterthur. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Canton Zurich police later arrested the suspected attacker, a 31-year-old Swiss n...

Switzerland is poised to record its fourth hottest month of May since 1864, according to the meteorlogical service MeteoSwiss. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Temperatures have so far been 1.8 degrees Celcius above average...

Forty-three drownings occurred in Switzerland last year, almost all of them in open water. Young adults and senior citizens were particularly affected, said the Swiss Lifesaving Society (SSS). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inb...

An international research team with Swiss participation has developed new "gene clocks" that accurately measure biological age and remaining lifespan in real time. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Scientists analysed over 1...

More than four years after the start of the war in Ukraine, Swiss nuclear power plants are still heavily dependent on Russia for the supply of uranium, according to Greenpeace. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Replacing Rus...

Polish President Karol Nawrocki was received with military honours in Bern on Wednesday afternoon. "Relations between Poland and Switzerland are of very high quality," said Nawrocki on Wednesday at a press conference following the official ceremony o...

According to a government proposal, meat, fish and eggs that exceed maximum levels for exposure to so-called forever chemicals (PFAS) can be blended into food products provided the final product is compliant. The temporary measure is aimed at support...

The Swiss construction industry got off to a good start in 2026. According to the Swiss Builders Association, residential construction was the main driver. The rest of the year is unlikely to continue in the same vein. Activity in building constructi...

Almost three quarters of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the machinery, electrical equipment and metals (MEM) industry consider their current business situation to be unfavourable. They are weighed down by weak demand, the strong franc a...

The Swiss government is allocating CHF3 million ($3.8 million) to fight the Ebola epidemic that is spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries. The sum, which the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) takes f...

The use of artificial intelligence in Swiss companies is widespread but the impact on the labour market is still unclear. According to a survey by consultancy firm EY, around 7% of companies have already cut jobs due to AI. In addition, 11% had not f...

The Swiss government wants to ban advertising for overly sweet, fatty and unhealthy products aimed specifically at children under the age of 13. Advertising for crisps, chocolate or sweet drinks, for example, is to be kept out of schools. The aim is ...

The otter has returned to Switzerland. But whether this success lasts depends on whether the renaturalisation of the waters is pursued, Pro Natura and Pro Lutra announced on Tuesday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox There w...

Healthcare costs in Switzerland rose by an additional CHF247 ($315) per capita last year. This trend will continue in the current year, according to the government. Premiums are likely to rise by around 5% in the autumn. +Get the most important news ...

The hoverfly species Monoceromyia ndidiae is the “New Species of the Year 2026”. Its discovery shows how important citizen science is, wrote the Swiss Systematics Society (SSS). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The newl...

The war in Iran is likely to spoil Swiss tourism's summer business. The KOF economic institute at ETH Zurich expects a decline of 1.6% to 24.8 million overnight stays in the hotel industry. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox ...

The global political situation has the Swiss population worried about their security. In this context, the army must play a role, with higher spending, they say. A closer relationship with NATO is also viewed favourably. +Get the most important news ...

The number of pension recipients in Switzerland rose again last year. A total of 2.64 million old-age pensions were paid out, 1.6% more than in the previous year, the Federal Social Insurance Office (FSIO) reported on Tuesday. +Get the most important...

A year ago a collapsing glacier buried and destroyed large parts of the village of Blatten in the Lötschental valley in canton Valais. The disaster on May 28, 2025, also posed major challenges for the insurance industry. +Get the most important news...

A 70-year-old woman will stand trial in the criminal court in Basel on Tuesday. On August 1, 2023, in Aesch, she allegedly threatened three boys with a loaded pistol and shot into the air next to them. The woman was annoyed by their fireworks on Swis...

The war in the Middle East is disrupting supply chains and price trends, threatening prosperity in Switzerland, says Jan-Egbert Sturm, director of the KOF economic research institute at the federal technology institute ETH Zurich. +Get the most impor...

The frescoes in the Church of Santa Maria del Castello in Mesocco, southeastern Switzerland, will be the subject of a study and conservation project developed in cooperation with the SUPSI Conservation and Restoration Course. +Get the most important ...