The first images from the new Meteosat Third Generation-Sounder satellite have been presented. It should provide data on temperature and humidity, for more accurate weather forecasting over Europe and northern Africa. Switzerland will also benefit. +...

The Swiss franc continues to get stronger against the dollar, with a new high reported on Tuesday. But the Swiss National Bank (SNB) is unlikely to intervene, according to a financial expert. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbo...

Carnival organisers in Switzerland have been stepping up fire-fighting and safety measures following the deadly New Year's Eve bar fire in Crans-Montana. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In Sierre, canton Valais, it has bee...

The mayor of Crans-Montana, Nicolas Féraud, says he is ready to assume his responsibilities for events surrounding the deadly New Year's Eve bar fire in the Swiss ski resort. He had been silent since the municipality's press conference on January 6 ...

Flights were disrupted at Geneva Airport on Tuesday after a technical problem at the air traffic controller Skyguide prevented take-offs and landings. Flights have resumed but delays are expected throughout the day, officials say. +Get the most impor...

Swiss Federal Railways has reported a record 94.1% punctuality rate for 2025. Canton Ticino was the only region to see a drop in punctuality, while French-speaking Switzerland saw a major improvement. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in ...

United Nations human rights experts have expressed alarm over the Swiss federal technology institute ETH Zurich pursuing criminal prosecution of students who protested its partnerships with Israeli institutions. +Get the most important news from Swit...

Most Swiss residents agree that there is not enough housing available in their local region. But a majority is reluctant to densify urban areas or introduce other construction measures to create more living spaces, a new survey shows. +Get the most i...

Germany's ambassador to Switzerland, Markus Potzel, says the Swiss parliament's recent decision to relax the law on arms exports changes little for Germany. The Federal Council's right of veto prevents any planning certainty, says the diplomat. +Get ...

Italy's ambassador to Switzerland, Gian Lorenzo Cornado, who was recalled to Rome amid discontent over the ongoing Crans-Montana fire investigation, will only return to Bern if there is cooperation between the two countries' judicial authorities. +Ge...

Swiss pharma giant Roche said on Tuesday that a phase II clinical trial of its experimental obesity drug CT-388 had given positive results. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In the study participants who received the active ...

Baselland Archaeology has identified the long sought-after Weiherhaus in Gelterkinden, northern Switzerland. It is an aristocratic residence from the 14th-15th century. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The stone building ha...

The Zurich branch of the right-wing Swiss People's Party has probably collected enough signatures for the popular initiative “Right to a home – housing for our people”. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox More than 7,800...

Pesticides in Switzerland also end up on plates: in 2024, 63% of the 405 food samples analysed as part of a federal monitoring exercise contained pesticide residues. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Of these, ten samples ex...

The Valais cantonal government is to provide CHF10 million ($12.9 million) to the foundation that is to be set up to help the victims of the fire in Crans-Montana and their families. Valais will also pay the funeral and repatriation costs of the dece...

The evacuation of the Graubünden village of Brienz/Brinzauls in eastern Switzerland, which had been threatened by a landslide, was lifted on Monday after more than a year. "A great relief," said the mayor. +Get the most important news from Switzerla...

The number of asylum applications in Switzerland in 2025 fell by around 7% compared to 2024. The government also expects fewer asylum applications in the current year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Swiss authorities ...

Immigration to Switzerland slowed down last year. More foreign nationals left Switzerland, while fewer people moved to the Alpine country than in 2024. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Some 83,000 foreign nationals resident...

A new Swiss drone that can withstand temperatures of up to 200°C will fly into burning buildings and send firefighters live images directly from the danger zones. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The "Firedrone" thus reduc...

Four cultural associations say an initiative to almost halve the Swiss television and radio licence fee, which will be put to the vote on March 8, would jeopardise Switzerland's cultural diversity and cohesion. +Get the most important news from Switz...

The 53rd edition of the international sled dog races in Saignelégier, northwestern Switzerland, was held on Saturday and Sunday on grass for the second year running, owing to the lack of snow. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your in...

A historic building at Lindenhof in Zurich's old town is in danger of collapsing after a fire on Sunday night. No one was injured, the authorities said. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The building in question is the "Mode...

Iranian citizens are currently not being expelled from Switzerland due to the regime's brutal repression of demonstrations in Iran, the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) said on Sunday night. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your ...

Following the court decision to release the owner of the bar Le Constellation, discontent is growing in Italy. The Swiss government has responded with understanding and pointed to the separation of powers in the investigation of the tragic fire in Cr...

Changing winter conditions are profoundly transforming cross-country skiing. Year after year, the decrease in snow is leaving visible traces on this sport that was widely accessible in the past. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your ...

World Economic Forum (WEF) Co-President André Hoffmann wants founder Klaus Schwab back in Davos – next year. Not as an organiser, but as a guest. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “The succession process should of cour...

Several thousand people took to the streets in Zurich on Saturday to oppose the advance of Syrian government forces into Kurdish regions. They called for an end to attacks on the autonomous administration of north and east Syria known as Rojava in Ku...

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...