Tempers are flaring in Bern over how to implement Switzerland’s initiative on nursing care, reported RTS this week. Photo by ...

Switzerland’s long-mooted trade negotiations with the United States can now proceed. On Wednesday the Federal Council approved the final negotiating mandate for a tariff agreement, clearing the way fo ...

The cost of inaction is enormous, says the committee behind Switzerland’s proposed climate fund. Speaking at a press ...

Donald Trump wants Americans to pay less for prescription medicines. To that end, the US president has struck deals with several multinational drugmakers, among them Swiss giants Roche and Novartis. T ...

As investigations into the tragedy progress lapses in oversight are emerging. The authorities appear to have been lax in ...

On March 8th Swiss voters—and the cantons—will be asked to decide the fate of cash. On the ballot are a popular initiative, Cash is Freedom, and a direct counter-proposal backed by the federal governm ...

Left-wing parties in Switzerland’s largest cities are trying to revive international night trains—by leaning on the federal government and, if need be, filling the gap themselves. © Uatp1 | Dreamst ...

Taiwan has crossed a demographic threshold. For the first time, more than 20% of its population is aged 65 or over, ...

On 2 January 2026, following the New Year’s Eve fire at the Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, the Valais cantonal police ...

Prosecutors in the Swiss canton of Valais have opened a criminal investigation into the managers of a bar in Crans-Montana ...

At 1.59pm on Friday, Switzerland fell silent. Across the country, people observed a minute’s silence in memory of those ...

The Swiss Federal Council has ordered a precautionary freeze on any assets held in Switzerland by Nicolas Maduro and people ...