#Switzerland

By Christoph Burgener In this excerpt from his speech, at the reception for the Swiss National Day, Ambassador of Switzerland, Christoph Burgener, sings the praises of the federal system of ...

With one goal conceded at the World Cup so far, Colombia’s defence is one of the stingiest at the tournament, but it will face its toughest test yet against 20...

The United States and Iran made “encouraging progress” at the first round of talks aimed at reaching a final peace deal, mediators said on Monday, although tension persisted over Lebanon ...

Switzerland on Sunday rejected a proposal to cap its population at 10 million, a projection showed, as voters prioritised economic stability and ties with the European Union over worries immigration was ...

Switzerland are raring to get their campaign underway against Qatar and are shaping up to deliver their best World Cup so far, but the players must make sure they enjoy ...

Since 1990, the population in the Swiss village of Knonau has more than doubled, driven by an economic boom in one of the country’s most business-friendly and prosperous cantons, Zug. ...

There is very bad turbulence all around Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean that calls for wise leadership all round to steer Cyprus in a safe direction. Switzerland managed to stay ...

Italy formally protested on Saturday the release on bail of the owner of a Swiss bar engulfed in a deadly New Year’s Day fire and recalled its ambassador to ...

The owner of a Swiss barthat was engulfed in a deadly New Year’s Day fire was released from detention on Friday on bail, court authorities said. Jacques Moretti and ...

The Swiss bar where 40 people were killed in a fire at the New Year had not been subjected to any annual safety inspections since 2019, the mayor of the ski resort ...

All 40 people who died in the New Year’s Eve bar fire in Switzerland have been identified, police said on Sunday, with teenagers making up more than half of the ...

Two people who ran a Swiss bar that burst into flames during a New Year’s Eve party, killing 40, are under criminal investigation on suspicion of offences including homicide by ...

Scrutiny is intensifying over the safety arrangements at a Swiss bar that burst into flames during a New Year’s Eve party, killing at least 40, as prosecutors said the blaze ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Thursday evening said he had contacted his Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis to offer his condolences in the aftermath of a fire at a bar in ...

Around 50 people were killed and around 100 injured, most of them seriously, after fire tore through a crowded bar during a New Year’s Eve party in the upscale Swiss ski ...

Switzerland on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected a proposed 50% tax on inherited fortunes of 50 million Swiss francs ($62 million) or more, with over 78% of voters voting against the measure—an even stronger rejection ...

Switzerland has pledged 10 million Swiss francs (€10.7 million) to support Cyprus’ migration strategy, following an agreement signed on Friday. The deal was signed by Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides and Swiss ...

Nestle has fired its CEO Laurent Freixe after just one year in the job after an investigation into an undisclosed “romantic relationship”, ousting its second CEO in a year and ...

Switzerland is considering joining a British-led international task force targeting kleptocrats and recovering stolen assets, it said on Tuesday, as it seeks to shake off its reputation as a haven ...

Cypriot and Swiss officials met in Nicosia to discuss about the progress of the projects implemented within the framework of the Agreements signed between the two countries in the fields ...

Top Swiss officials will this week test whether big commitments to the U.S. can help secure relief from import tariffs, after pharma giant Roche followed its cross-town rival Novartis ...

A group of over 70 English school students and their teachers who were stranded in Switzerland after heavy rains damaged roads have started their return journey to Cyprus. Foreign ministry spokesman ...

A group of 65 students and six teachers from the English School who became stranded in Switzerland are safe at their hotel, and arrangements are being made for their return, foreign ...

By Ludwig Burger Four people died and two were missing in Switzerland on Sunday after violent thunderstorms and melting snow caused flooding and landslides in two southern cantons, police said. ...