Swiss Economics Minister Guy Parmelin was upbeat on Thursday after his visit to Washington to discuss tariffs. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "We had a very good discussion and were able to clarify almost all the points,"...

The Swiss Foundation for Demining (FSD) has launched a new project to help the Ukrainian State Emergency Service (SESU) repair and modernise its demining vehicles. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The aim of this initiative...

The Federal Chancellery is getting strict on validating signatures that back popular initiatives in Switzerland. This follows an intense Swiss debate over the validity of supporters in some vote campaigns. +Get the most important news from Switzerlan...

At 23.5 degrees, a new record temperature for a month of November was set in the Swiss town of Delémont on Thursday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The last record was set in 2023, when the temperature was 22.8 degrees, ...

In Switzerland, the proportion of single-person households is expected to increase to about 40% in the next 30 years. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox At the same time, according to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the...

Police officers in the Swiss cantons of Vaud and Valais are to be equipped with bodycams. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Vaud government wants to "strengthen transparency, trust and security" in police operations with...

Too much meat, too much fat and sugar, and not enough vegetables and fruit. This is a snapshot of the eating habits of children and adolescents in Switzerland, showing that around 13% of young people between the ages of six and 17 are overweight or o...

Unemployment as defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) increased to 5.2% in Switzerland in the third quarter of the year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox For young people, the rate is more than double and f...

The Swiss army is warning of a looming shortage of military personnel for refresher training. More people are leaving the army prematurely, opting for civic duty. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to the 2025 army ...

International patent applications reached a new record in 2024, rising to 3.7 million, up 4.9% year-on-year. Switzerland is ninth on the global list. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox China is once again the country from whi...

The Swiss property market recovered significantly in 2025 after a two-year correction phase. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Prices for residential investment properties rose by 5.2% year-on-year in the second quarter, whi...

A diamond-studded brooch once owned by Napoleon Bonaparte has been sold for CHF3.5 million at auction in Geneva. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The auction house Sotheby's announced that this was a record price. According...

Swiss Economics Minister Guy Parmelin has touched down in Washington to hold talks with United States trade representative Jamieson Greer. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The talks are "ongoing", ministerial spokesperson M...

Human remains have been found on the Swiss mountain Obergabelhorn, belonging to an alpinist who has been missing for over 30 years. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Climbers in canton Valais discovered the human remains on ...

From January 1, 2026, all conscripts up to the age of 40 will have to join the civil defence in Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Federal Council has implemented this measure to increase the number of civil ...

Swiss airports and airlines will be able to use facial recognition systems in certain situations in future. Parliament can now decide on these and other amendments to the Aviation Act. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The F...

The sperm quality of young men in Switzerland differs depending on where they live. Men from rural areas have poorer sperm quality than those from cities. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This is the conclusion of a study p...

The new Swiss biometric identity card should be in circulation by the end of 2026. The Federal Council has put the revision of the relevant ordinances out for consultation until February 28. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox...

A new three-dimensional (3D) model developed by researchers at the Swiss Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) can accurately predict the dynamics and extent of landslides. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The ins...

The population of canton Zurich, in Switzerland, is forecast to grow at a slower rate until 2055. Immigration from abroad will remain the main driver growth. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Statistical Office of the Ca...

The Mellon Blue, a 9.51-carat vivid blue diamond set in a ring, has sold for more than $25 million in Geneva. The price was in line with initial estimates for a stone of exceptional purity, Christie's announced. +Get the most important news from Swit...

Geneva-based shipping giant MSC has announced the resumption of its overland deliveries to Mali. They had been interrupted by security problems and fuel shortages caused by a jihadist blockade. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your in...

Swiss defence companies should be permitted to supply weapons to countries involved in armed conflict, a parliamentary committee has recommended. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The House of Representative's Security Polic...

Due to an unusually strong solar storm, auroras became visible in Switzerland on Wednesday night. Pink-coloured veils of light could be seen on webcams on the Rigi and Säntis mountains. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The...

A shell dating from the First World War was discovered underwater on Tuesday morning by workmen near the footbridge leading to the Bains des Pâquis in Geneva. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The device, which was inert, w...

The restaurant owner accused of setting fire through negligence to the Botta restaurant at Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, canton Vaud, has been acquitted. The court found that she had not breached her duty of care by failing to consult the instructi...

The US government is pressing ahead with plans to bring drug prices more into line with those in other countries, including Switzerland. Interpharma is concerned that this will put pressure on the Swiss pricing system. +Get the most important news fr...

A surprise visit to the Swiss embassy compound in Kathmandu, Nepal: a four-year-old leopard has been rescued there in a joint operation by the National Trust for Nature Conservation, Nepalese police and the forestry department. +Get the most importan...

Digital technology has taken over leisure activities in French-speaking Switzerland, especially among young people, according to a study. However, reading, sport and cultural outings remain central, with practices varying according to age. +Get the m...

Carnival revellers in Bern have sent their carnival bear into hibernation. They will wake it up again in February for the start of carnival. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The carnival bear was sent into hibernation at 11...