The Franz Weber Foundation has welcomed the government's stance on the planned harbour project on the Isleten peninsula in canton Uri, central Switzerland. It is calling for a fresh start and is offering to enter into a dialogue with the canton, it s...

The snowstorm hitting the north-eastern United States is also causing disruption to air traffic with Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) had to cancel nine flights between the...

The first Swiss companies want to reclaim overpaid US customs duties. However, many questions remain unanswered. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "Our subsidiary in the US will apply for a retroactive refund of the surcharg...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has criticised the attacks on human rights by "those with the most power". At the start of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis called for efforts to be refocused o...

By international standards, Swiss families are well-off, satisfied and socially mobile. The poverty rate among households with children is around 6%, which is very low across Europe. These are the findings of the Institute for Swiss Economic Policy. ...

Dogs influence the air quality in homes. A study from Lausanne has measured for the first time the gases, particles and microbes that four-legged friends bring indoors. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The researchers see t...

In the view of Swiss Defence Minister Martin Pfister, the planned increase in VAT in favour of the army is a minimum solution for Switzerland's security. It is " a noticeable, but also manageable sacrifice" for all, he says. +Get the most important n...

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has held out the prospect of another round of negotiations with the United States in a few days in the conflict over the country's controversial nuclear programme. +Get the most important news from Switzerland i...

Basel's carnival kicked off in the early hours of Monday morning with the traditional "Morgestraich". At 4am, the lights went down and the cliques took to the streets of the northern Swiss city with their satirical lanterns, to the sound of piccolos ...

The bird migration has started: the first migratory birds have returned to their breeding grounds in Switzerland after spending the winter in the south. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox An increase in sightings of starlings...

The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is calling for patience after the US Supreme Court ruled that some of the US tariffs were illegal. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "It cannot be ruled out that the US...

The Swiss government's proposal to modernise the International Energy Charter Treaty has met with a mixed reception in Switzerland. The withdrawal of the EU and several key countries from the agreement has heightened tensions. +Get the most important...

US President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 15% global tariff is not fundamentally affecting Swiss exporters, according to some analysts. Others believe that companies are still in limbo. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inb...

Thousands of spectators attended the Bern carnival procession and the giant concert on Parliament Square on Saturday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The carnival bear, the sacrosanct emblem that was locked up on November ...

Swiss artist Peter Stämpfli died on Friday at the age of 88. This was announced by his Parisian gallery Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Born in Deisswil, canton Bern, in 1937, Stämpfl...

Dozens of countries, including the United States, China and Switzerland, have called for safe, trustworthy and robust artificial intelligence (AI). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox They signed a joint declaration published ...

OSCE Chair Ignazio Cassis has emphasised in Sarajevo the importance of respecting the constitutional framework and electoral integrity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The country will hold general elections next October. +Get the most important news from ...

Skier Franjo von Allmen was welcomed back to his home in the Bernese Oberland on Friday after his triple success at the Olympic Games. The whole of Boltigen was on its feet to celebrate the gold medallist in the downhill, super-G and team combined. +...

The number of cases of Legionnaires' disease has been rising in Switzerland since 2001. Older men are particularly affected, according to a situation report published by the Federal Office of Public Health at the end of January. +Get the most importa...

The bitcoin network generates 114 million tonnes of CO2 per year. That is roughly the same as the Czech Republic, according to figures from the crypto portal Digiconomist. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In addition, the n...

Switzerland saw fewer foreign arrivals into the permanent population last year and an increase in people leaving the country. Net immigration declined 10.5% in 2025 compared to 2024. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Some 1...

A freight locomotive has derailed near to Winterthur train station in northern Switzerland, resulting in disrupted services over the weekend. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Because points were damaged, there will now be ...

The recently formed artificial intelligence (AI) company, Project Prometheus, which was founded by Amazon entrepreneur Jeff Bezos last year, is setting up an office in Zurich. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Project Prome...

Proposed multi-billion franc cuts to the Swiss budget should not be trimmed down, according to the finance committee of the House of Representatives. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The committee has recommended budget cu...

The recovery of a Swiss train, which was derailed by an avalanche on Monday, is underway. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Railway company BLS hopes that the route between Goppenstein and Hohtenn in canton Valais should so...

Genentech, a US subsidiary of Roche, has obtained approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The combination...

Switzerland has provided more than CHF6 billion in aid to Ukraine since Russia's invasion in 2022. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Financial aid, both in Ukraine and in Switzerland, will continue to flow in the coming yea...

The Swiss-based world football governing body FIFA plans to support projects in Gaza as part of United States President Donald Trump's Board of Peace. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "Everyone must support peace", said FI...

Swiss and Italian public prosecutors will work together more closely following the New Year's Eve fire disaster in Crans-Montana. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Closer cooperation was agreed during ameeting between the t...

According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a new round of negotiations on the war in Ukraine is also expected to take place in Switzerland. He also stressed the importance of the negotiations process for Europe. + Get the most important new...