The Klausen Pass, which connects the Swiss cantons of Uri and Glarus, will be closed from Friday until spring 2026. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox After the Susten and the Furka, it is the third Uri Alpine pass to be clos...

Faced with engine maintenance problems and a shortage of spare parts, Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) decided to take all nine of its relatively small Airbus A220-100s out of service with immediate effect for one and a half years. + Get the most...

Wolf attacks on farm animals in Switzerland are declining this year. Ticino is the only canton bucking the trend. This was reported on Thursday in a statement by Pro Natura, WWF Switzerland, the Swiss Wolf Group and BirdLife Switzerland. + Get the mo...

Swiss food giant Nestlé has rejected accusations by human rights and environmental organisations regarding violations of the German Supply Chain Act. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A Nestlé spokeswoman told the news ag...

For the most part, the Swiss population can still choose between paying with cash, payment cards and payment apps when shopping and visiting restaurants. However, cash is less and less accepted in retail trade and on public transport. + Get the most ...

Switzerland's economic outlook continued to improve in October, according to the KOF Institute's Economic Barometer. While expectations are improving overall, there are divergences between sectors. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in yo...

Information on the genetic make-up of the oat variety "Hatives des Alpes", which was once widespread in the Swiss Alps, has been incorporated into an international oat gene atlas. Researchers hope this information can help develop new oat varieties. ...

The direct night train connection from Basel to Malmö in Sweden is due to start in mid-April. However, parliament still has to approve the budget for this. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The night train from Basel main ...

The Zurich cantonal government is sticking to its guns: it does not want to take in any injured children from Gaza. The security concerns are too great. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox At the beginning of October, it beca...

Which countries are best able to overcome a major global crisis? The surprise winners include European and small countries, according to a new ranking. In first place: Switzerland. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The rank...

Although the Swiss feel more insecure online than ever before, they are using traditional protective measures less and less according to a survey by Comparis. Their use of artificial intelligence has doubled since 2024 and trust in its reliability wh...

Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) will be reducing the number of short-haul flights out of Geneva Airport from summer 2026. The airline cites a lack of resources. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "We are reducing the nu...

Three and a half months after the European Union, Switzerland is also implementing new sanctions against Russia. The package includes further export restrictions on goods to strengthen industry as well as goods to strengthen Russia's military and tec...

Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter received South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Bern on Wednesday. Both acknowledged the two countries’ shared commitment to multilateralism and to resolving conflicts through dialogue. + Get the most importa...

Agricultural crops have so far this year been much less affected by hail. Insurer Swiss Hail estimates damage at CHF20.9 million compared to CHF38.6 million in 2024. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The claims experience f...

Swiss bank UBS intends to appeal against the Federal Administrative Court's verdict that the write-down of Credit Suisse's AT1 bonds had no legal basis. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox UBS joins Finma, which announced in ...

A 51-year-old man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, later commuted to outpatient therapy, for planning an antisemitic attack in Zurich. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Winterthur district court rejected the d...

Swiss bank UBS posted a net profit of $2.5 billion in the third quarter, up 74% year-on-year, thanks to its core business and the dissolution of provisions for legal risks. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The bank also ma...

Following the slump in profits in the first half of the year, Swiss household appliance manufacturer V-Zug is resorting to more stringent cost-cutting measures. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Group expects sales and ...

Unknown persons have poached a lynx in the Fribourg municipality of La Roche in the Gruyère district, Switzerland. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A gamekeeper found the carcass of the shot animal following a tip-off fro...

Wind turbines with high-mounted rotors are safer for red kites. This is shown by a study for which around 3,000 birds from Switzerland, Austria, Germany and other countries were fitted with GPS trackers and observed for 11 years. + Get the most impor...

The richest 1% of Swiss people emit eight times as much CO2 as the least wealthy half of the population. The Swiss financial centre also contributes massively to the climate crisis, according to an Oxfam report. + Get the most important news from Swi...

Large online services such as Google and X should pay copyright fees when they display extracts from newspaper articles, says a Swiss parliamentary committee. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox However, the House of Represen...

The Zurich District Court partially acquitted four more pro-Palestine activists who had occupied the main hall of Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich in May 2024. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Three defendants we...

Swiss justice minister Beat Jans has praised the role of pre-apprenticeship INVOL programme for helping integrate immigrants into society. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox INVOL prepares refugees and immigrants for basic v...

Swiss cablecar companies recorded a turnover of CHF1.8 billion in 2025. Strong growth was recorded in the summer months in particular, said the Swiss Cableways Association. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Compared to the ...

Russian-Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Kalantyrsky has failed in his bid to have the Federal Administrative Court unfreeze his funds held in Switzerland. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Kalantyrsky is accused of helping Russia...

Swiss films on streaming platforms represent only 3% of the total offer and 2% of viewings, according to a statement published today by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox However, the nu...

A fondue cooker is thought to have started a fire that devastated the Glacier 3000 restaurant in the Swiss Les Diablerets ski resort in 2022. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The restaurant's former catering manager will h...

Demand for overnight stays in Swiss hotels has been forecast to increase slightly in the 2025/26 winter season, according to BAK Economics. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The first effects of United States trade policy u...