A report by Swiss broadcaster RTS looks at the impact large budget cuts at the United Nations are having on the canton of ...

Multilingualism is widespread in Switzerland. Nearly two-thirds use more than one language regularly in daily life, and ...

Switzerland is facing a sharp rise in stolen boat engines. A surge in thefts across the country points to the emergence of a ...

Cases of West Nile virus are climbing in Italy. Since the start of the year, 173 infections have been confirmed, 84 of them ...

After 23 hours of pandemonium in bullion markets, the White House has hinted it may row back on a decision that sent gold ...

Washington has refused to guarantee a fixed price for Switzerland’s 36 F-35 fighter jets, reported RTS. The total bill will therefore exceed the CHF 6 billion approved by voters. After weeks of talks ...

On Monday, Valais’s cantonal police said that two climbers had found a body on the Lagginhorn on 5 August 2025. The body, which was discovered west of the mountain’s south ridge at about 3,400 metres, ...

The Federal Council and Parliament urge voters to back, on 28 September 2025, a constitutional change that would let cantons levy a special property tax on owner-occupied second homes. The measure is ...

Switzerland now expects a much smaller federal deficit in 2025, reported RTS. The shortfall should be about CHF 200 million, versus the CHF 800 million pencilled into the budget. Bern says the improve ...