Switzerland

Switzerland adopts first-ever national strategy against racism, antisemitism

The strategy aims to improve the identification of racism and antisemitism, to protect those affected, and to strengthen the prevention of racism at the institutional level.

This photograph shows a Swiss flag waving in a blue sky in St.Moritz on December 21, 2024.
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Israeli extreme sports enthusiast dies in paragliding crash in Switzerland

US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media following a call with military service members, on Thanksgiving, in Palm Beach, Florida, US, November 27, 2025.

Swiss lawmakers seek probe into whether gifts to Trump by business leaders breached law

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Swiss increase aid to Palestinian Authority, Gaza in support of US peace plan


Swiss didn't make a deal with the devil on US tariffs, minister says

Switzerland defends new US tariff deal as ministers reject claims it surrenders to Trump’s trade demands.

Swiss federal councillor Guy Parmelin, head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) looks on during South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa's state visit in Bern, in the House of Parliament (Bundeshaus), Switzerland, October 29, 2025.

Carrying backpacks and tradition: Inside Zurich’s Noam School

In a time of rising antisemitism, a small Jewish school in Zurich is shaping the next generation with a blend of academic excellence, Jewish tradition, and acts of everyday kindness

IN AN unsettled Europe, Jewish education is not only about grades but about building community.

Former chess champion Kramnik recieves threats after Naroditsky's death

Former world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik asked authorities to investigate threatening messages posted since the death of US grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky.

Chess Grandmasters Vladimir Kramnik and José Martínez Alcántara face off at the World Chess Clash of Blames tournament using anti-cheating technology from Chessarena.com at Sky Guild Gaming Centre on August 19, 2024 in London, England

Living with cancer means asking: When do you stop the fight? - opinion

The societal expectations around learning you have cancer are to fight.

‘IT’S NEVERTHELESS hard – nay, impossible – for me to imagine actually taking such an extreme step.’

Holocaust survivor passes away at a Swiss clinic specializing in voluntary assisted death - report

Ruth Posner was a talented actress and dancer who survived the Treblinka extermination camp as a child.

Ruth Posner, Holocaust survivor and talented actress, dancer, and author

Justin Alintoff leads Team Israel to 9-1 win, quarterfinals berth at Euro Baseball

“Today was Alintoff’s show,” said Israel manager Nate Fish. “But everyone rose to the occasion with an offense that put the game out of reach early."

TEAM ISRAEL starter Justin Alintoff pitched a complete game against Switzerland at the European Baseball Championship in Rotterdam.

Kosher hotel in Davos receives letter with death threats, antisemitic insults

Aside from death threats and claims of “we will come and kill you all,” the letter also contained references to the Holocaust and Nazism, Kreutner added.

A Swiss flag is pictured during the sunrise on the Commercial and Financial District in Geneva, Switzerland, November 23, 2017

Swiss medics start hunger strike over Gaza outside parliament

The group of medics signed up to protest outside parliament in pairs wearing stethoscopes and medical tunics splashed with fake blood, taking turns in 24-hour fasts in a relay system.

Doctors Michele Ghielmini, Brenno Balestra, Alessandra Guaita and Marco Franzi sit outside the Swiss Parliament building (Bundeshaus) at the start of their hunger strike over Gaza, calling on their government to apply targeted sanctions on Israel over its alleged violations of international law.

Yeshiva students spat at, insulted by Arab man with knife in Lucerne, Switzerland

An Arab man with a knife approached a group of yeshiva students while shouting antisemitic insults and 'free Palestine' in Lucerne, Switzerland.

 People walk past as Swiss police vehicles stand by to prevent expected illegal gatherings amid restrictions due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in the old town of Zurich, Switzerland, April 9, 2021.

The new cultural capital: The European city where every moment is an experience

Basel shines during Art Week, but Zurich chose a quiet cultural shift, turning the city into a giant year-round gallery, with breweries as museums and hotels full of art.

 Zurich, Switzerland

Switzerland reopens its embassy in Tehran after two-week closure

Before the closure, Switzerland’s intelligence service said that Iranian espionage posed a growing threat to Swiss diplomats.

 (Illustrative) Iranian and Switzerland flags.