UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese appeared at a panel discussion on Palestine in Bern on Monday evening. This was despite the fact that the University of Bern did not want to host the Amnesty International event. +Get the most important news f...

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), Swissinfo's parent company, must restructure due to financial pressures and to stay competitive in the fast-moving media environment. The public broadcaster plans to regroup various departments - sports and d...

There has been a sharp decline in the consumption of single-use disposable plastic bags and reusable plastic bags in the Swiss retail sector. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A total of 417,781,000 single-use plastic bags w...

A biometric Swiss identity card (ID) is expected to be available in Switzerland by the end of 2026. The Federal Office of Police and its federal and cantonal partners are working on a new ID card that features a chip. +Get the most important news fro...

The ongoing heatwave has forced the Beznau nuclear power plant, which relies on water from the River Aare, to halve its output. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This measure, which is in line with a decision by the Swiss Fe...

Opportunities for upward social mobility have remained intact in Switzerland since the 1980s. Social mobility is exceptionally high by international comparison, a study shows. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox For the first ...

Switzerland says a ransomware attack on the non-profit health foundation Radix that involved data being stolen and encrypted had also affected the federal administration. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Radix Foundatio...

The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland can open spying investigations into the Swiss Federal Intelligence Service (FIS). The affair centres on an FIS cyber team and a collaboration with the controversial software company Kaspersky. Highly ...

A group of Swiss citizens has filed an appeal against plans to install 40 Starlink satellite antennae in the mountain village of Leuk in southern Switzerland. Opponents cite health concerns and the fact that the project comes from Elon Musk. +Get the...

UBS is starting a share buyback programme for up to $2 billion (CHF1.6 billion) in shares, in line with a plan approved at its annual general meeting (AGM) in April, the Swiss bank said on Monday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your...

According to the Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO), one in six people worldwide is affected by loneliness. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A report by a WHO commission on social relationships found that loneline...

A wolf was shot dead on Saturday morning in the Sonnenberge-Lötschental region in canton Valais. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox At the beginning of the week, Valais minister Christophe Darbellay authorised the shooting o...

An escalating tariff dispute under Donald Trump's US administration could cost the Swiss economy up to CHF17.5 billion ($22 billion) in 2026, according to KOF economist Jan-Egbert Sturm. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Thi...

Vevey does not want the station area to be monitored by cameras. In a vote held on Sunday, the population rejected a plan to install 44 cameras in the area in order to combat street dealing. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox...

Around 20 daredevils raced down a steep slope in Olten on Saturday at the World Office Chair Racing Championships. The pilots reached breathtaking speeds on the 180-metre race track. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "Formul...

Around 150 pro-Palestine activists tried to force their way into Switzerland's match against Israel at the U-19 World Cup in Lausanne on Saturday evening. The police used pepper spray to push them back. +Get the most important news from Switzerland i...

After negotiating hard on the package deal with the European Union and finding a balance, Switzerland gave the EU only what was needed, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said on Saturday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbo...

A helicopter crashed in the Fusshörner region on the Oberaletsch Glacier in canton Valais on Saturday afternoon. The passenger in the helicopter, which was carrying three people, died. The pilot and flight assistant were slightly injured. +Get the m...

Due to the heatwave, the Swiss government has declared the second-highest danger level for large parts of Switzerland from Sunday. Temperatures of up to 35°C are expected over the next few days. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your ...

Jean Scarcella has decided to step down as Abbot of Saint-Maurice in the Swiss canton of Valais, the abbey announced on Saturday. A report last week highlighted the inadequate management of sexual abuse at the abbey. +Get the most important news from...

Valais parliamentarian Philipp Matthias Bregy is the new president of the Swiss Centre Party. Delegates elected him as the successor to Gerhard Pfister on Saturday in Bern without discussion. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbo...

A number of players have launched a worldwide appeal for active neutrality in Geneva at a time when the major powers are taking a tougher line. The city is competing with Vienna to attract an international congress on this issue in 2026. +Get the mos...

Parliamentarian Andreas Glarner from the right-wing Swiss People's Party has lost his parliamentary immunity. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Legal Affairs Committee of the Senate has confirmed the decision of its coun...

M’Tongé has died at Basel Zoo at the age of 26. The dominant male gorilla had to be euthanised on Friday owing to a parasite infection. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The disease was diagnosed in March 2024, according ...

Amnesty International’s planned Palestine panel discussion at the University of Bern has been cancelled. The university has withdrawn its authorisation for the use of its premises, it announced on Friday. +Get the most important news from Switzerla...

Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter, who holds the rotating Swiss presidency this year, has been invited to Paris by French President Emmanuel Macron. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The two will meet on Tuesday to ...

Mobile phones will be completely banned in Geneva's secondary schools from the start of the new school year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The measure aims to preserve the quality of learning, the mental health of studen...

Women in Switzerland are still paid around 12% less than their male colleagues for doing the same work, depending on the occupational group. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A full-time employed person received a median wag...

In 2024, Swiss private banks managed a record CHF3.4 trillion of assets. This is the mind-boggling sum reached by consulting firm KPMG, which examined 71 Swiss private credit institutions in its annual analysis. +Get the most important news from Swit...

A heat warning is in effect in the Swiss canton of Ticino from Friday afternoon until Wednesday evening, and in Geneva and Vaud from Saturday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The cantonal authorities are taking measures in...