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31/07/2025

Do you know the lyrics to the Swiss national anthem? 🎶 If not, you’re not alone.

Read our article to find out why so many Swiss people don’t know them either. 👉 https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-oddities/the-swiss-national-anthem-outdated-but-tough/89687799

31/07/2025

What will happen to Swiss nationals who joined the Islamic State terrorist group and who are now imprisoned in northeastern Syria?

Human rights experts, humanitarian groups, and even the US are calling for repatriation. Switzerland says it won’t support their coming back. 👇

Human rights experts, humanitarian groups, and even the US are calling for repatriation. Switzerland says it won’t support their coming back.

31/07/2025

Things went slightly awry for volunteers getting ready for Switzerland's National Day, which is celebrated on August 1.

A giant Swiss flag tore as it was rolled out on a grassy slope at the foot of a mountain ahead of August 1 National Day celebrations.

31/07/2025

Researchers led by the University of Bern have examined the elaborate tattoos on a 2,000-year-old ice mummy from Siberia to gain insight into the life of inhabitants from the region during the Iron Age.

An international research team led by the University of Bern has analysed tattoos on a Siberian glacial mummy that is over 2,000 years old.

31/07/2025

Direct democracy is booming in Italy, largely thanks to new digital methods for collecting signatures. But this hasn’t – yet – translated to big political results. https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/digital-democracy/e-signature-collecting-reinvigorates-italian-democracy/89746030

30/07/2025

Some writers go into self-imposed exile. Others have less choice. In the latest episode of our On the Record interview series, we go to Basel to meet Belarusian author Sasha Filipenko.

Discover the story of Belarus writer Sasha Filipenko as he shares his experiences of dictatorship and literary resilience.

30/07/2025

Swiss house prices rise 5% year-on-year.

House prices have increased 5% year-on-year in Switzerland.

30/07/2025

Swiss Finance Minister remains optimistic as US tariff decision deadline nears.

Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter remains optimistic as the wait goes on for a US decision on tariffs.

30/07/2025

This week, top Russian politicians are in Geneva at an inter-parliamentary event – despite Western sanctions. Does this help dialogue, or just serve to prop up Putin’s narrative?

Despite EU and Swiss sanctions, top Putin allies attend Geneva summit. Is Switzerland turning a blind eye?

29/07/2025

Oil- and plastic-producing countries do not want restrictions on production of plastic.

Geneva is set to host final talks on a global treaty to curb plastics pollution. But major sticking points remain.

29/07/2025

Fifty years ago, the signing of the Helsinki Accords was an attempt to reduce tensions between the Soviet and Western blocs by securing mutual recognition of the post–World War II status quo in Europe.

But what exactly did 35 countries sign?

Read more 👉 https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-diplomacy/50-years-of-the-helsinki-accords-switzerlands-role-between-the-blocs/89716763

28/07/2025

Swiss diplomat Thomas Greminger writes that Switzerland must prepare for a range of very different scenarios when it takes over as chair of The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) next year.

“In the non-military sphere, there would be elections to observe, minority rights to safeguard and media freedom to restore in a post-conflict context. As the most inclusive European security organisation, the OSCE has a great deal of experience and suitable instruments in all these areas,” Greminger writes.

Read the whole op-ed by Greminger. 👉 https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/what-switzerland-can-achieve-with-its-2026-osce-chairmanship/89717199