Consumer prices in Switzerland rose by 0.3% year-on-year in March, driven primarily by housing costs, says the Federal Statistical Office. Inflation had previously peaked at 0.1% in both January and February. +Get the most important news from Switzer...

The administration of United States President Donald Trump is preparing to impose 100% tariffs on certain drugs. The Financial Times reports that the tariffs could be announced later today and will be applied to pharma companies that have not reached...

More than three-quarters of the adult population in Switzerland (76%) use artificial intelligence tools in their daily lives. This figure is up significantly compared to last year (62.4%), reveals a survey published on Thursday by comparison web port...

The aircraft manufacturer Pilatus intends to take over the German aviation service provider Air Alliance. Pilatus, based in central Switzerland, has been working with the company since 2014. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox...

Due to the cancellation of flights to the Middle East, Swiss International Air Lines is stepping up its short-haul services to Europe during the summer months. These new flights serve tourist destinations in southern Europe as well as Stockholm, SWIS...

Fuel prices in Switzerland are already being affected by the conflict in Iran, with the price of diesel rising by 22% to CHF2.13 per litre. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Unleaded 95 petrol rose by 11% to CHF1.82 and unle...

The European and Swiss parliaments want to move quickly on the updated bilateral agreement. Brussels intends to ratify this year, said EU lawmaker Bernd Lange, who is leading a European delegation to Bern. +Get the most important news from Switzerlan...

The Swiss government could abandon the purchase of the United States Patriot air defence system, defence minister Martin Pfister has warned. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Switzerland has already suspended payments of the...

Swiss finance minister Karin Keller-Sutter has filed a criminal complaint for defamation after facing insulting and misogynist comments on social media. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A spokesperson for the government min...

The Swiss government has rejected a popular initiative that aims to force Switzerland to sign up to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Federal Council says Swiss accession...

The Italian embassy in Switzerland commemorated the victims of the Crans-Montana fire disaster on Wednesday. Deputy Head of Mission Diana Forte laid a wreath at the memorial in Crans-Montana. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbo...

Swiss food company Nestlé and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) have extended their long-standing collaboration with a two-year project aimed at improving employment conditions and workers' rights in the coffee supply chain. +Get the most ...

From the 2029 tax year, the imputed rental value on owner-occupied residential property will no longer be taxable in Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This was decided by the Federal Council on Wednesday, dismis...

The Swiss government will allow an extra 240 million eggs to be imported into the country with reduced tariffs from May 1. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Federal Council is allowing more cheaper egg imports at the req...

Zurich Airport recorded more flight movements in March 2026 than a year earlier, despite the war in Iran. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A total of 20,630 take-offs and landings were counted, which corresponds to an incre...

A picture of the devastation caused by a landslide in Blatten, Switzerland, has won a top prize in the Swiss Press Photo competition. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Laurent Gilliéron from the Keystone-SDA news agency won...

Switzerland has rejected United States requests to use its airspace for military operations against Iran. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Since the beginning of the Iran conflict, the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA...

Swiss consumers are not being spared from the inflation that has hit Easter treats. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The blame for the price increases is attributed to forward-looking procurement practices implemented when ...

The head of the UN agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, called on Tuesday for an investigation into the deaths of more than 390 agency staff during the war in Gaza. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox â...

The Valais Cantonal Government is submitting a draft decree to local parliament for support for the victims of the fire in Crans-Montana. It is requesting an additional credit of CHF10.18 million ($12.71 million), of which CHF7.8 million will be reim...

This winter significantly more people than usual have been buried by avalanches in the Swiss mountains. However, the number of fatalities at the end of March was the similar to the long-term average. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in y...

For the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) and the lawyers for the private plaintiffs, one thing is clear in the trial against the former Gambian interior minister Ousman Sonko: Switzerland has criminal jurisdiction in all cases. +Ge...

The 15-year-old who stabbed an Orthodox Jew in Zurich in 2024 has been charged with multiple attempted murder. He is due to appear before the juvenile court in Dielsdorf in canton Zurich. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox On...

On Tuesday, the Montreux Jazz Festival unveiled the programme for its 60th edition and return to its iconic venues. Headlining the line-up from July 3 to 18: Nick Cave, Sting, RAYE, Moby, Deep Purple, The Roots, James Taylor, Van Morrison and Tyla an...

Indonesia is ordering twelve PC-24 jets for its air force from Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus. The contract also includes options for further aircraft as well as equipment, spare parts, training and support. +Get the most important news from Swi...

A new study by Swiss researchers suggests that an early and credible threat of tough economic sanctions could have prevented the war in Ukraine. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The researchers carried out a "counterfactual...

Rising rents are placing a heavy burden on many households in Switzerland. According to the Swiss Tenants' Association (MVS), the situation on the housing market is now tense in urban and rural areas and in all language regions. +Get the most importa...

The number of Swiss nationals living abroad continued to rise at the end of 2025, albeit at a slower rate than in the previous year. According to the Federal Statistical Office, just under half of the 836,000 Swiss Abroad lived in a neighbouring coun...

The Madrisa Solar photovoltaic system produced more electricity than forecast in its first winter. According to the energy company Repower, the Graubünden plant is the first Alpine solar power plant in Switzerland. +Get the most important news from ...

There is currently a high risk of avalanches in parts of the northern Alps due to heavy snowfall. The areas affected on Tuesday included the Glarus Alps, Sarganserland in canton St Gallen, the Central Swiss Alps and the Guttannen and Grimsel regions....