Artificial intelligence (AI) companies have attracted a wealth of investments, but the bubble could soon burst, according to Matthias Geissbühler, head of investments at Switzerland's Raiffeisen bank. + How US heavyweights can help grow the Swiss AI...

Some 9,162 swimmers took part in the annual lake Zurich crossing following hot weather delays. In ideal weather conditions, they swam from Mythenquai to Tiefenbrunnen. The 9,000 tickets for the start were quickly sold out, according to the organisers...

The Swiss job market was static in the second quarter of 2026. Compared to the first three months of the year, the number of job vacancies fell by 2.4%, and was down 0.2% year-on-year. The picture varies depending on the occupational group, as shown ...

The free trade agreement (FTA) between Mexico and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) states, including Switzerland, is to be updated. This was confirmed by Swiss economics minister Guy Parmelin and his Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum, in M...

A Czech mountaineer died in an accident on Tuesday on the Lyskamm mountain near Zermatt, in canton Valais. The 34-year-old was the victim of a rockfall at an altitude of around 4,300 metres. The accident happened at around 9am on the north face of th...

Three men were arrested in canton Zurich on Wednesday morning after breaking into a gun shop. The men, from France and Guadeloupe, dodged a police check before engaging in a high-speed chase. At around 5.15am, Zurich’s cantonal police received a re...

Switzerland is in favour of international governance of artificial intelligence (AI), but of a “minimal” kind, the country’s communications minister has said. Albert Rösti also said he wants to see “concrete results” at a global AI summit ...

The June 2026 heatwave in Switzerland is thought to have claimed the lives of many elderly people, with the mortality rate for over-65-year-olds higher than projected for the week of 22 to 28 June. A total of 1,278 people aged over 65 died during thi...

Police from seven countries including Switzerland, working with Europol, have arrested 28 people and rescued three children as part of an operation to combat sexual exploitation. Switzerland’s Federal Office of Police (Fedpol) and the cantonal poli...

Each time we reach for a coffee cup, the movement is different. According to the University of Fribourg, this variability is down to nerve cells, which the brain uses to correct every movement. The nerve cells act as the brain’s “optimal estimato...

Swiss cable cars and mountain railways got off to a strong overall start to the summer in May and June, with a 5% increase in first-time visitors. However, big differences persist across regions. On Wednesday, the Swiss cable car association said cab...

Carole-Anne Kast thinks Switzerland could have been more “assertive” with France regarding the costs of the recent G7 summit in Evian (France), which came to CHF31.6 million ($39.17 million) for canton Geneva. Of this, CHF12.5 million will be cov...

A new fee structure planned for 2027 has sparked divisions among physios, as well as the creation of a new association, Prophysio, which says it wants to “represent modern physiotherapy in health policy”. The initiators of the association said on...

Guy Parmelin, the current holder of the rotating Swiss presidency, said victory in the round-of-16 match against Colombia on Tuesday marked a “first step towards the final”. Economics Minister Parmelin, who is wrapping up a trip in the US, Canada...

The Zurich Insurance Group has received the green light from the European Commission (EC) to acquire the British specialist insurer Beazley. The EC approved the acquisition under a simplified merger control procedure, as it announced on Tuesday. The ...

A Swiss teenager has been sentenced to one year in prison for attempted murder after stabbing an Orthodox Jew in Zurich in 2024. However, the prison sentence has been suspended so the youth can be placed in a care facility for therapy. In his summary...

Moritz de Hadeln, who directed some of the world’s leading international film festivals, has died at the age of 85 following a long illness. He is best known for founding Visions du Réel in 1969 in Nyon, Switzerland, and for the film screenings on...

Shareholders are intensifying pressure on boards of directors and senior management at large Swiss companies. But the 2026 season of annual general meetings (AGMs) at major Swiss companies avoided any major upsets, according to analysis by Swipra, a ...

The United Nations (UN) does not anticipate further budget cuts or additional layoffs, provided member states meet their financial obligations and voluntary contributions continue to flow in. Following budget cuts by the United States and other count...

Armasuisse and the aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin have finalised further offset projects as part of Switzerland's F-35 procurement programme. These projects are intended to strengthen security-related technologies, as well as Switzerland’s i...

People with mental health conditions must be better protected and receive appropriate medical care when being forcibly deported from Switzerland, says the National Commission for the Prevention of Torture. The Commission set out these demands in its ...

The wage gap in Switzerland has continued to widen over the past ten years, according to the Swiss Trade Union Federation (SGB). Whilst the incomes of top earners have risen, those of people on lower wages have fallen, as a study by the trade union f...

The Swiss cantons of Geneva and Vaud are reactivating their heatwave plans with maximum temperatures forecast to reach 34 to 35 degrees Celcius. A new heatwave forecast by the Swiss meteorological service MeteoSuisse predicts the heatwave will to las...

The Swiss government has recommended that all victims of sexual violence will in future be covered by accident insurance. The proposal has met with widespread support during the consultation process, with only the Swiss People's Party expressing oppo...

Following the driving ban imposed in mid-February, several dozen Swiss army M113 armoured personnel carriers are once again roadworthy. The remaining M113s in stationary operation could ban army spokesperson said in response to an enquiry from Keysto...

Swiss manufacturer Georg Fischer is selling its precision casting business for the aerospace sector and the industrial gas turbine business to United States group CPP. The business division currently employs around 600 people. Georg Fischer expects t...

Switzerland intends to step up its cooperation with Austria when buying military equipment. The aim is to make the procurement of defence equipment more cost-effective and efficient, said Swiss defence minister Martin Pfister. + Is the Swiss weapons ...

Zurich is the second most expensive city in the world for high-net-worth individuals, behind Singapore, according to a ranking by Julius Bär bank. Zurich climbed three places compared with last year, according to the latest Julius Bär Lifestyle Ind...

The Italian region of Lombardy is acting as a civil claimant in the proceedings relating to the Crans-Montana fire disaster in Switzerland. Paolo Bernasconi, a member of the Ticino Bar Association, has been appointed to represent Lombardy. Accordingl...

The Basel-based private bank J. Safra Sarasin has acquired Saxo Bank, a Danish firm specialising in online investment and trading, in its entirety. The group that controls the J. Safra Group is acquiring the approximately 29% stake still held by Kim ...