Switzerland’s main intelligence agency says Russia continues to have dozens of spies disguised as diplomats at its embassy in Bern and its mission to the United Nations in Geneva, making the Alpine nation a hotspot for Russian espionage activity in Europe. The
Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder died Friday after succumbing to injuries he sustained during the Tour de Suisse Thursday when he crashed on a steep downhill turn, causing him to fall down a ravine, his racing team confirmed. He was 26. Bahrain Victorious
A huge mass of rock slid down a mountainside above a Swiss village that was evacuated last month, stopping just short of the settlement, which remained unscathed, relieved local officials said Friday. Some 67 million cubic feet of rock had been deemed
The picturesque village of Iseltwald, situated on the shores of Lake Biel, has been grappling with an influx of tourists in recent years due to its connection to popular Netflix series. Seeking to address the challenges posed by the overwhelming visitor numbers,
FIFA made false claims about last year’s World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral, an advertising regulator in Switzerland said Wednesday. FIFA was “not able to provide proof that the claims were accurate,” the federally recognized Swiss Commission for Fairness said in
Swiss watchmaker Swatch said Tuesday that Malaysian authorities raided its stores and confiscated 164 watches from its Pride Collection. It said Ministry of Home Affairs officials raided its outlets in various malls across Malaysia on May 13 and 14 and seized the
A private light plane has crashed in a steep region of the Neuchâtel mountains. Rescuers have rushed to the scene, but a spokesperson for the local police has warned that many of those on board have died. The crash happened “in a
Stragglers packed up belongings in cars, trucks and a least one pickup truck before a looming deadline on Friday to evacuate a village in eastern Switzerland that is facing an urgent rockslide threat. About 2 million cubic meters of rock on an
An environmental activist stormed the set of a Swiss television debate and glued himself to a podium while live on air, only to be extracted, heels dragging, a few minutes later. Local station Leman Bleu had erected the red-carpet set in a
A composite Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton sold for 4.8 million Swiss francs ($5.3 million) at a Zurich auction Tuesday, below the anticipated selling price of 5 to 8 million francs. The skeleton was assembled from nearly 300 bones from three different specimens. Auction