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

On January 8th 2026 the canton of Vaud announced a ban on pyrotechnic devices inside public venues. The decision follows the fatal New Year’s Eve fire in Crans-Montana and is part of a broader effort ...

Nestlé has launched a large recall of infant formula after detecting a potential contamination with a toxin. The move affects products sold in several countries, including Switzerland, Germany and Aus ...

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

A fire in a bar in the Alpine resort of Crans-Montana in the early hours of New Year’s Day has left about 40 people dead and ...

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

Flashover fires—such as the one that struck the Constellation bar in Crans-Montana on New Year’s Eve—are well known to ...

Moutier celebrated its transfer from the canton of Bern to Jura at the end of 2025, in a ceremony that underlined the ...

Minutes, Switzerland’s free commuter newspaper, appeared in print for the last time on Tuesday, ending a 26-year run, ...

For the first time, Geneva has become the largest contributor to Switzerland’s national fiscal-equalisation scheme, which moves funds from wealthy to poorer cantons. Next year Geneva will pay CHF 543m ...

Every year, the Swiss government publishes an official portrait of the Federal Council, the nation’s 7-member executive. One member acts as president for the year, although the position confers no ...