Switzerland
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- 2d ago
UN reports warn glacier and sea-ice losses may be irreversible above 1.5C warming
Two UN reports published on Monday, 2 November 2026, say that passing 1.5C of global warming would bring significant and often irreversible damage to glaciers, sea ice and permafrost. Copernicus estimates the threshold could be exceeded around 2030.
- 5d ago
Switzerland reopens Pyongyang office as Ignazio Cassis holds talks with North Korea
Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis ended a two-day visit to Pyongyang on Friday, 30 October, and then crossed into South Korea for the final leg of his regional trip.
- 5d ago
Parmelin and Xi sign modernised Swiss-China free trade agreement in Beijing
The deal, which still needs Swiss parliamentary approval, could exempt 99.8% of current Swiss exports from Chinese customs duties, while Swiss watches remain subject to a Chinese luxury tax.
- 5d ago
Ruag files criminal complaints and seeks 51 million euros from ten people over tank deals
The state-owned arms maker published an investigation into tank-parts deals that found serious breaches of duty. Defence Minister Martin Pfister has set up a working group to assess the findings and the federal government's oversight role.
- 5d ago
Ukrainian adviser says 95% of Russian drones and missiles contain Swiss parts
Ukraine's sanctions adviser says Swiss electronic components appear in nearly all Russian drones and missiles. Switzerland's economic secretariat says most of the goods are made abroad, so no exports take place.
- 6d ago
Switzerland weighs 80 km/h motorway limit as fuel reserves are tapped
The Federal Office for National Economic Supply is reviewing a temporary cut in motorway speed limits from 120 km/h to 80 km/h as diesel reserves are released and fuel prices climb.
- Oct 28
Swiss government narrows second air-defence system to Israeli Barak MX and French SAMP/T NG
The Federal Council said on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, that it has not yet chosen between two candidates. The final decision is politically sensitive, and the Patriot purchase from the United States stays in place.
- Oct 28
Djokovic hails Serbia's student list after Vucic concedes election defeat
Speaking in Basel on Tuesday, 27 October, the tennis star said the students had earned admiration for their resilience through two years of protest.
- Oct 27
Xhaka and Embolo cleared to return to Switzerland squad, Xhaka keeps captaincy
The Swiss Football Association cleared Granit Xhaka and Breel Embolo to return after both obtained forged COVID-19 certificates. Xhaka keeps the captaincy for the November Nations League games.
- Oct 27
Nigeria's first Ebola patient, a Ugandan woman, evacuated as DR Congo cases pass 10,000
The patient, a 42-year-old woman who lived in Abuja with her husband, a Swiss diplomat, was evacuated to Switzerland on Monday, 26 October, while investigators still cannot say how she was infected.
- Oct 26
Human remains found in Rhine at Stein AG, police suspect homicide
Police in the canton of Aargau say the circumstances point to a homicide after parts of a male body were recovered from the Rhine at Stein on 25 October 2026. The victim has not been identified, and investigators are asking the public for information.
- Oct 25
Swiss suspect held after fatal punch at Tuggen bar, reportedly a neo-Nazi
A 27-year-old German man died after a punch in a brawl at the Bandits bar in Tuggen, canton Schwyz, during the night of 17 October. A 42-year-old Swiss man is in pre-trial detention for at least three months while prosecutors investigate intentional homicide.
- Oct 25
Clayface tops North American box office as Elizabeth Holmes documentary takes $19.5 million
DC Studios' R-rated horror film Clayface opened at No. 1 in North America with $24 million, narrowly ahead of A24's Elizabeth Holmes documentary, which grossed $19.5 million in its second weekend.
- Oct 24
Switzerland taps diesel reserves after French rain delays pipeline deliveries
Heavy rain in southern France has delayed pipeline deliveries, prompting Bern to open compulsory stocks for up to 45,000 cubic metres of diesel. The office says supply is secured, but the situation for all petroleum products remains tense.
- Oct 23
Liechtenstein's hereditary prince vetoes abortion law approved by parliament
Hereditary Prince Alois has blocked a bill that would have decriminalised abortion up to 12 weeks, after parliament passed it 13 to 12 on 2 September. The veto is the first of his regency, which began in 2004.
- Oct 23
Rapper Ski Aggu wants phones banned at concerts on his 2027 Insider Tour
Berlin rapper Ski Aggu says phones will be banned at concerts on his upcoming tour. The Insider Tour opens in Rostock and plays ten cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in February and March 2027.
- Oct 22
Heat killed over 50,000 people in European cities in summer 2026, study finds
Two peer-reviewed articles in Nature Health estimate that heat killed more than 50,000 people in 854 urban areas across 30 countries in summer 2026, with about two-thirds of the deaths attributed to climate change.
- Oct 22
European car registrations up 10.2% in September as Italy's electric share lags
Europe-wide car registrations reached 1,363,210 units in September 2026, while Stellantis, counting Leapmotor, passed 2 million sales in the first nine months.
- Oct 22
Austrian and Swiss women kidnapped in Niger freed in Libya after 2025 captivity
Eva Gretzmacher of Austria and Claudia Abbt of Switzerland reached Benghazi in eastern Libya after being held in Niger since January and April 2025. Libyan broadcaster al-Masar credited a Haftar family intervention, and both governments confirmed the release.
- Oct 21
Italian police bust mafia 'secret bank' laundering crypto, 30 arrested
Investigators in Milan and Monza say the network produced over 110 million euro in false invoices and laundered 68 million euro through cryptocurrencies. Arrests are also under way in Spain and Switzerland.
