Switzerland

Iranian delegation arrives in Switzerland for US peace talks

Iranian delegation arrives in Switzerland for US peace talks

Asia Argento to Receive Locarno Life Achievement Award

Giona A. Nazzaro, the Swiss festival's artistic director, lauded her as "an artist who has always managed to reimagine what it means to make films, constantly challenging herself…

Geneva police clash with anti-G7 protesters ahead of summit

Police in Geneva have fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters who set fire to a Tesla vehicle and smashed windows at a UN agency in protests ahead of tomorrow's G7 summit…

Swiss voters reject 10 million population cap

Nearly 55% of participants voted against the proposal to cap population by cutting migration, results show.

Swiss voters reject proposal to cap population at 10mn

Early projections showed 54 per cent of voters rejected the initiative backed by the rightwing Swiss People’s party

Was there an offside in build up to Switzerland penalty?

Breel Embolo puts Switzerland 1-0 up against Qatar from the penalty spot, after the Swiss were awarded a penalty with Remo Freuler appearing to be offside before he was fouled by…

Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10 million

The right-wing Swiss People's Party calls the plan a "sustainability initiative", but opponents say it is a recipe for chaos.

‘Twin Peaks,’ ‘Wild at Heart,’ ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Producer Sigurjón “Joni” Sighvatsson to Receive Locarno Award

The Iceland-born, U.S.-based film, TV and music video producer, who has also been behind Kathryn Bigelow and Jim Sheridan films, will he honored with the Raimondo Rezzonico Award.

Partners Group prepares to cap withdrawals at US fund for wealthy individuals

Swiss group faces increasing strains as redemption requests from investors rise

Partners Group limits withdrawals at private equity fund for wealthy individuals

Swiss private capital firm caps redemptions from its $8.6bn flagship vehicle

Partners Group limits withdrawals in private equity fund for wealthy individuals

Swiss private capital firm caps redemptions from its $8.6bn flagship vehicle

Reformer or ringleader: A decade on, what is Infantino's legacy as FIFA president?

Who is the FIFA president, and what has he done since taking over from the disgraced Sepp Blatter a decade ago? Talking to those around the game, the answer is more complicated…

Switzerland travel to US without Embolo over Esta issue

Switzerland's World Cup squad travel to the United States without Breel Embolo as the forward's Esta authorisation is placed under review.

Audemars Piguet's watch prices remain stable after controversial Swatch collab

The Royal Pop collection of brightly colored watches on lanyards is part of AP's longer-term strategy of attracting the next generation of collectors.

Three wounded in Swiss train station stabbing labelled ‘act of terror’

Swiss authorities arrest suspect who had come to authorities' attention in 2015 for distributing ISIL propaganda.

Man arrested after three injured in stabbing at Swiss train station

A 31-year-old Swiss man has been arrested, police say, as images from the scene show parts of the station cordoned off.

‘The English Patient’ Composer Gabriel Yared To Be Honored By Zurich Film Festival

Oscar-winning composer Gabriel Yared, whose multiple award-winning credits include the soundscapes for The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain and Betty Blue,…

Man arrested after three stabbed at Swiss train station

A man stabbed and wounded three people at a Swiss train station, police said.

F1 great Prost 'injured as masked gang raid home'

Four-time Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost was injured when a masked gang raided his home near Geneva, Swiss media reports.

Formula 1 legend 'injured during home invasion'

Police in Switzerland are investigating a home invasion in which four-time Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost was reportedly injured.

Switzerland to open secret files on Auschwitz 'Angel of Death' Mengele

Mengele fled Europe after the war but for years there were rumours he spent time in Switzerland.

UBS boss warns of European decline with ‘over-regulation across the board’

Sergio Ermotti tells FT it would take a ‘very profound and painful crisis’ to pressure politicians to take action

Darren Aronofsky To Receive Locarno’s Honorary Pardo d’Onore

Darren Aronofsky will be awarded the honorary Pardo d’Onore award during this year’s Locarno Film Festival, which runs from August 5 to 15.  Aronofsky will pick up the award…

The current oil shock most resembles the first Gulf War, says UBS. What that means for prices.

Analysts at the Swiss multinational bank said today’s oil supply shock most similarly resembles the Gulf War.

‘Heat’ Is a Doc That Asks Who We Become When Being in Our Own Skin Is Unbearable (Exclusive VdR Trailer and Chat)

Jacqueline Zünd’s new film, which takes audiences to the Persian Gulf region with stylized imagery and sound, world premieres at the Swiss doc festival Visions du Réel.

Shares at world’s biggest chocolate maker plunge as cocoa prices collapse

Company warns of effect of falling cocoa prices, industry overcapacity and supply disruptions

New investigation launched into owners of Swiss bar after 41 died in New Year's fire

The owners of the Swiss bar Le Constellation, which caught on fire on New Year's Eve, killing 41 young people, have been placed under criminal investigation by Italian…

Musician performs inside melting glacier to highlight climate crisis

Swiss musician To Athena has performed inside a cave in a melting glacier to highlight ice loss in the Alps.

Switzerland’s Zug becomes bolt-hole for Gulf-based wealth

Small Swiss town is welcoming individuals and companies seeking refuge from war in the Middle East

Beta Film Group’s Autentic Nabs World Rights to Contrast Film’s Swiss Docuseries ‘Game Over – The Fall of Credit Suisse’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Munich-based Autentic has nabbed international rights to the award-winning Swiss docuseries “Game Over – The Fall of Credit Suisse,” Simon Helbling’s chronicle of the once mighty…

Switzerland halts US arms exports amid Iran war, citing neutrality

Move comes as Swiss government also closed its airspace to US military flights directly linked to the Iran war.