Hundreds of kilometers separate Iceland from Greenland. Nevertheless, a polar bear has made it to the island in the North Atlantic. There, however, its life was quickly ended. For the first time in ...

Andrea Arcidiacono is to be the new Vice-Chancellor and Federal Council Spokesperson. The Federal Council elected him on Friday. Arcidiacono succeeds André Simonazzi, who died in May at the age of 55 ...

On Friday, the Bucheggberg-Wasseramt district court in Solothurn sentenced a 35-year-old ex-firefighter to 11 years and 5 ...

Three quarters of the money from the Swisslos fund in Aargau will continue to go to cultural projects. In its response to a question from parliament, the cantonal government rejects the idea of ...

More Ukrainian refugees in Switzerland should take up employment. The Federal Council has instructed the Department of Justice and Police to draw up a consultation draft by February 2025 with ...

The Federal Council wants to balance the federal finances with an austerity program. The army does not have to make savings. The media conference of Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter in ...

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants to provide Ukraine with new EU financial aid of up to 35 billion euros, despite opposition from Hungary. She made the announcement during a visit to ...

Michael Sanderling will remain at the conductor's desk of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra until 2029. The orchestra has extended the contract with its chief conductor by three years. With a five-year ...

According to the police, a man attacked passers-by in Rotterdam with a knife. One person was killed and another seriously injured, police in the Dutch port city said on X. The 22-year-old suspected ...

A building complex belonging to a transport company in Valzeina GR burned down completely on Friday night - along with dozens of vehicles. A large fire department contingent of 70 firefighters ...

With 72 paintings, sculptures and silhouettes, the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen BS is presenting a major Henri Matisse retrospective. The exhibition covers all the creative phases of the French master ...

The Swiss team will be defending its title in the mixed team competition at the World Cycling Championships in Zurich on Wednesday without Stefan Küng and Mauro Schmid. The duo will not take part in ...