The Kremlin will leverage its Victory Day event to spread propaganda in Switzerland warns Russian exiles living in the Alpine state. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox that the Kremlin is misusing the commemoration of the vic...

The Italian ambassador to Bern has reacted to criticism of his diplomacy style from Swiss foreign minister Ignazio Cassis, during a row over the Crans-Montana fire. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "I speak my mind, that's ...

Guy Parmelin met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Wednesday morning ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new Swiss Guards. The two men discussed the construction project for the new barracks of the Pontifical Swiss Guard in the Vatican. The aim is ...

The security situation in Switzerland and Europe has deteriorated significantly over the past year, the Swiss government noted in a report on Wednesday. Expectations that Switzerland will make a greater contribution to the security of the continent a...

Luxury properties became more expensive in Switzerland last year, although the trend is slowing down. According to the Swiss bank UBS, the prices are likely to plateau soon. According to the "UBS Luxury Property Focus 2026" report published on Thursd...

Due to the G7 summit in Evian, France, Switzerland is again temporarily introducing border checks. The measure will apply from June 10 to 19. On Wednesday, the Swiss government announced the decision to introduce border checks. Even though the summit...

Food waste in Switzerland remains too high, the government said on Wednesday, drawing mixed conclusions four years after launching an action plan to halve food waste by 2030. While progress has been made in retail and catering, households continue to...

Nestlé has no intention of relocating its Nespresso capsule production outside Switzerland, despite US tariffs, Chief Executive Officer Philipp Navratil told CH Media in an interview on Wednesday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in you...

A man infected with hantavirus is being treated at the Zurich University Hospital, the Swiss government said on Wednesday, adding there is currently no danger to the Swiss population. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The ma...

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has posted a solid first quarter, with higher revenues and profits driven by surging demand linked to the Middle East conflict, especially on Asian routes. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your in...

A study has hailed the richness of Lavaux’s biodiversity, while highlighting the extreme fragility of the ecosystem in Switzerland’s largest single vineyard. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "We're disappointed in a goo...

Swiss drugmaker Novartis says it will cut around 220 jobs in Germany as part of the planned closure of a production site in Wehr ⁠by the end of 2028. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Novartis says the production site in W...

Hospital bills for Italian victims of the Crans-Montana fire will no longer be forwarded to victims’ families, Swiss President Guy Parmelin confirmed on Tuesday during a visit to Rome. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Par...

Those who lose trust in the world as young people are more likely to become conspiracy theorists later on, according to a long-term study in Zurich which shows how bullying can pave the way for this. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in y...

The cost of mental health treatment in Switzerland will continue to rise in 2024. Girls and young women remain a particular risk group, according to a report by the Swiss Health Observatory. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox...

American filmmaker Darren Aronofsky will be given the Leopard of Honour (Pardo d’Onore) at the 79th Locarno Film Festival. Aronofsky will receive the award on August 14 on the Piazza Grande. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inb...

The University Hospital Zurich has admitted to serious errors in cardiac surgery from 2016 to 2020. A report documents dozens of deaths. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox An independent investigation has revealed an excess m...

From a high-tech society to social disintegration: researchers have outlined five possible futures for Switzerland and calculated what they would mean for the climate. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to the Swiss...

Last year the insurance company Axa noted an increase in the number of reported car thefts. The average cost of a car theft in 2025 was almost CHF14,000 ($17,850). The cantons of Geneva and Vaud are particularly hard hit. +Get the most important news...

The Gotthard Pass in Switzerland will be open to road traffic again on Friday at 11am. Thanks to the small amount of snow, the clearing and repair work on the pass road has progressed faster than expected. +Get the most important news from Switzerlan...

Memberships in Swiss fitness centres have once again increased significantly compared to the previous year. This record also led to an increase in turnover, according to the latest study on the key figures of the Swiss fitness industry. +Get the most...

The Swiss population's sense of security when travelling abroad has deteriorated significantly. However, instead of forgoing holidays, travellers are increasingly turning to destinations in Europe. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in you...

Inflation has risen significantly in Switzerland in the wake of the war in the Middle East. Higher prices for petrol, diesel and heating oil were primarily responsible for this. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Specifically...

Employees in the care sector lead the field in terms of job satisfaction, according to a Swiss study. Eight out of ten employees say they have a meaningful job. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox However, there still seems to...

The International Auschwitz Committee has welcomed Monday's announcement of the opening of the file on Nazi criminal Josef Mengele at the Swiss Federal Archives (SFA). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Federal Intelligen...

Six people were injured when a helicopter crashed in Ticino, southern Switzerland, from a height of around 20 metres. The accident occurred after 4:30pm on Monday during an approach to a construction site in the Mezzovico-Vira area. The cause was ini...

The annual spring clean of Lake Geneva saw 2,592 kilos of trash collected from its waters over the weekend. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox More than 1,000 volunteers, including 300 divers and snorkellers, took part in th...

A Bonaparte's gull, an American cousin of the black-headed gull, has been spotted for the first time in Switzerland. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The commune of Préverenges in the canton of Vaud was the scene of an or...

Ferdinand Hodler's painting Lake Thun with Blüemlisalp and Niesen is to be returned to the heirs of its Jewish former owner. The SKKG Foundation in Winterthur and the heirs have reached an agreement. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in...

The expansion of wind energy in Europe would not necessarily come at the expense of beautiful landscapes, say Swiss researchers. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to a study by the Swiss Federal Institute of Techn...