Former Swiss foreign minister Micheline Calmy-Rey calls on the government to reject the invitation to join US President Trump's Board of Peace and criticises the Swiss government's behavior at the World Economic Forum. + Get the most important news f...

The responsible committee in the House of Representatives has rejected a popular initiative that would transfer naturalisation regulations to the federal government and shorten deadlines. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox T...

The Italian government is protesting the decision by a Valais court to release the owner of Le Constellation car in Crans-Montana from pre-trial detention. It has summoned the Italian ambassador to Switzerland back to Rome. + Get the most important n...

The UN Human Rights Council has launched an urgent investigation following the repression of demonstrations in Iran. On Friday in Geneva, it also strongly deplored the violence and called on the Iranian authorities to prevent extrajudicial executions...

A gunman involved in the shootout in May 2022 between Bandidos and Hells Angels bikers in a bar in Geneva's Plainpalais district was sentenced on Friday to 8 years in prison. The Criminal Court imposed sentences on two other protagonists. A fourth wa...

Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) has cancelled several flights as a precautionary measure in view of the expected winter storm in the US. The airline is monitoring the situation and will make further adjustments to the flight programme if necessa...

Jacques Moretti, owner of the Crans-Montana bar that was the site of a deadly fire on January 1, has been released from custody. The court announced the cancellation of his pre-trial detention on Friday after payment of bail. + Get the most important...

Twenty-two people lost their lives in agricultural accidents last year, three fewer than in the previous year. The fatalities included one child and seven people of retirement age. A striking number of people died while working in forests. +Get the m...

In Switzerland, numerous ski resorts rely on a dynamic pricing system when selling ski tickets. These models lack transparency and are often used to covertly increase prices, criticises the Consumer Protection Foundation. +Get the most important news...

Last year the Zurich cantonal police, together with customs officers, seized several tonnes of narcotics at Zurich Airport. Ninety-four people were arrested. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The list of narcotics seized, pu...

There will be no special prosecutor to investigate the New Year's Eve fire in Crans-Montana, in which 40 people died and more than 100 were injured, the Valais cantonal public prosecutor said on Friday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland i...

Thousands of AI-controlled online personas that infiltrate social networks and influence people's opinions – an international research team is warning of malicious "AI swarms" that could jeopardise democratic processes. +Get the most important news...

The United States announced on Thursday that it had formally withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox However, the WHO has still not received the $260 million (CHF205 million) in ...

Following the death of a newborn baby who had consumed a Nestlé infant formula, the public prosecutor's office in Bordeaux has opened a criminal investigation. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This was announced by the aut...

The world has returned to an era of "brutal and brazen power politics", according to Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "Of course, we are concerned about what is happening: it is n...

The asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs did little damage to sharks and rays. According to a new study with Swiss participation, their biodiversity only declined by around 10%. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The ...

The World Economic Forum (WEF) pays too little attention to humanitarian crises, according to the aid organisation International Rescue Committee (IRC). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "There were gaps on global issues in ...

Swiss savers are having to make do with ever lower interest rates. A number of banks no longer pay any interest at all on savings accounts. The differences between the institutions are currently particularly large, according to the comparison service...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked Switzerland to help residents overcome hardships in the war-torn country. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox During a meeting with Swiss Prrsident Guy Parmelin on the fringes ...

The Swiss film Late Shift (Heldin) by Petra Volpe has failed to make the final cut for the Oscar nomination list in the Best International Film category. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The nominations in the various Osca...

An international collective will host the Swiss pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2026. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The theme will be living together as a social promise and a controversial form, said the cultural fo...

Residents will be able to return to the Swiss mountain village of Brienz/Brinzauls on Monday as the landslide threat subsides. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The current ban on access and evacuation will be lifted after ...

A midday nap can improve the brain's ability to learn, according to a new Swiss study. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Even a short nap is enough to open up connections between nerve cells for new information. The study b...

Switzerland and the United States want to start the first round of negotiations for a trade agreement as soon as possible, according to Swiss economics minister Guy Parmelin. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The first roun...

Swiss culture minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider outlined the benefits of a strong Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) while attending the opening of the Solothurn Film Festival. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "The SBC ...

Swiss foreign minister Ignazio Cassis intends to make a personal visit to Moscow as part of Switzerland's chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Cas...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is on his way to the World Economic Forum (WEF) for a meeting with United States President Donald Trump in Davos. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to the French news agency ...

Converting Swiss airfields for a new fleet of F-35 fighter jets is behind schedule and over budget, according to a report by federal auditors. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox New infrastructure is needed to house and oper...

Swiss healthcare group Galenica generated sales of CHF4.14 billion in the previous financial year, an increase of 5.5%. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The company met its own target of increasing sales by 4-6% to post re...

Swiss President Guy Parmelin has discussed trade relations with United States counterpart Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "Davos is not Davos without the US Preside...