A 47-year-old man died on Friday evening during a wingsuit jump at Vättis, in the canton of St Gallen. The German national fell to his death. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The man took off shortly after 17:00 with anot...

Air travellers from the US or the UK sometimes have to wait over an hour to enter Switzerland. The reason for this is a new European border control system. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Entry and exit into and out of th...

There is a clear need for action with regard to the early diagnosis of endometriosis and the quality of treatment. This is the view of the Swiss government, which approved a report today in response to a postulate. + Get the most important news from ...

A Bitcoin transaction generates around 486 kilograms of CO2 according to a new study conducted by Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and Swiss Economics on behalf of the German Federal Environment Agency. + Get the most important news fr...

The Swiss government has decided that international sporting events to be held in Switzerland in the years 2027-2029 should receive support. On Friday, the government proposed two additional credits totalling CHF8.24 million ($10.35 million) to Parli...

The Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) is taking legal action against the Agency for Therapeutic Products, Swissmedic. The authority had ordered the deletion of several editorial articles because they were classified as unauthorised advertising for prescrip...

The federally owned defence company RUAG has paid hackers a ransom. This was in response to a demand from the hacker group Akira, which hacked and blackmailed the RUAG subsidiary LLC in the US last autumn. + Get the most important news from Switzerla...

Swiss President Guy Parmelin said on Thursday he was not surprised by the Trump administration’s proposal to impose new tariffs of 12.5% on Switzerland, adding that negotiations between the two countries are ongoing with the aim of securing a trade...

Swiss cinemas are enjoying a strong comeback in 2026. Attendance surged by nearly a quarter in the first half of the year, with an even sharper rise of 30% in French-speaking Switzerland, driven by a string of box-office hits. + Get the most importan...

Geneva authorities and protest organisers have agreed on the route for a demonstration against the upcoming G7 summit. The march in Geneva on June 14 will be rerouted away from the Mont Blanc Bridge in the city centre. + Get the most important news f...

The Swiss government has opted not to take part in the European Union’s Copernicus Earth observation programme in the coming years, citing budget constraints. This decision runs counter to parliament’s earlier approval of joining the initiative. ...

Switzerland is facing drought conditions, with water levels in many rivers and lakes unusually low for this time of year, despite some temporary relief from this week’s rain. Lake Constance and Lake Zug are particularly affected. + Get the most imp...

Cantons and municipalities are warning of substantial additional costs as Ukrainians with protection status S begin transitioning to regular social assistance from 2027. Nationwide, the extra burden is estimated at around CHF300 million ($380 million...

Switzerland dominates the Alpine holiday home market, with all five most expensive resorts located in the country. Gstaad leads the ranking, where prime chalets and apartments cost around CHF25,000 per square metre on average. + Get the most importan...

UBS boss Sergio Ermotti has again dismissed relocation rumours, stressing the Swiss bank’s commitment to Switzerland as its headquarters. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "We absolutely want to stay in Switzerland and pr...

The Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is increasingly concerned by protectionism in the United States and China. At the Swiss Economic Forum (SEF) in Interlaken on Thursday, Roche Chair Severin Schwan hit out at ‌US tariff policies, likening ‌th...

Switzerland striker Breel Embolo received a visa on Thursday and is headed to the World Cup, following a two-day delay in the authorisation of his travel to the United States. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox His visa for ...

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis and Culture Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider met Louise Mushikiwabo, the secretary-general of the International Organisation of La Francophonie, in Bern on Thursday to mark 30 years of membership of the country...

The company is to cut around 60 full-time equivalents in the field of IT in Switzerland and reorient its activities in this sector. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A consultation procedure will be launched in mid-June, th...

Swiss financial institutions have improved their measures against money laundering. According to the financial regulator FINMA, however, weaknesses remain in risk analysis, especially in the case of politically exposed persons, complex company struct...

The cantons of Geneva, Vaud and Valais will have the support of nearly 4,000 Swiss military personnel to guarantee security at the G7 Summit being held in neighbouring France from June 12-17. The Swiss Army will be helping to provide security for the...

Yodelling singer Nadja Räss has won the 2026 Swiss Grand Prix for Music, a prize worth CHF 100,000 ($126,500). Ten other winners were also honoured, including Flèche Love from Geneva and Louis Schild of Neuchâtel. + Get the most important news fro...

The Senate on Thursday narrowly rejected an initiative by the Centre Party to combat the result of a nationwide vote last March to end the joint taxation of spouses. The rejection, by 24 votes to 21, follows a similar rejection earlier in the House o...

Cocaine use in Switzerland is on the rise. Men and young adults between the ages of 18 and 34 use the drug particularly frequently, an analysis by the non-profit foundation Addiction Switzerland reveals. + Get the most important news from Switzerland...

The association behind the food protection initiative is to file a criminal complaint against unknown persons, claiming at least 5,000 signatures went missing during an official recount. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Th...

Contrary to the global trend, the sperm quality of young Swiss men is stable. A new study shows that key measurements of sperm quality have not fallen any further since the period 2005 to 2017. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your i...

The parliament of the canton of Bern has voted to include feminicide as a separate category in its annual crime statistics. Currently, no institution in Switzerland systematically documents this type of crime. + Get the most important news from Switz...

The “No G7” coalition lost its legal challenges in Geneva’s courts. Judges dismissed its claims that the Geneva cantonal government had denied justice, and upheld the decree limiting a planned demonstration to the city’s right bank, without g...

In the western part of Lake Constance, bordering Switzerland, Germany and Austria, water levels have fallen to their lowest on record for June. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The drop is being blamed on a prolonged lack ...

An association has been set up five months after the Crans-Montana bar fire, which claimed 41 lives and left over 100 people injured. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Known as Initiative Phoenix, it is backed by a medical ...