The blackcap is now the most common bird in Switzerland. According to the Swiss Ornithological Institute's 2025 bird monitoring programme, it has displaced the chaffinch from first place. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in...
Faced with soaring fuel prices, the Swiss are reassessing the way they travel, according to a survey. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Some 42.1% of the 1,000 people questioned between the end of April and...
Preventive culling of wolves has helped to slow the growth of the wolf population in Switzerland. This is the federal government's conclusion after three phases of regulation since 2023. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in...
Six out of ten Swiss companies are using artificial intelligence (AI), according to a study by UBS bank. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The technology is generally viewed positively. Few companies, however,...
The reorientation of Swiss Federal Railway's freight business means changes for almost 200 employees. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Employees will have to change their place of work or retrain within the...
The Swiss army is conducting further field trials of minidrones, which can be used for reconnaissance or as precision weapons. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Swiss army says that "drones are increasingly...
The Middle East conflict, along with soaring oil and gas prices, are likely to slow the Swiss economy and accelerate inflation, according to projections from UBS bank economists. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your...
Sweden plans to acquire four new frigates starting in 2030 in a deal worth billions. They will be the largest surface warships in Sweden's navy. The newest NATO member is rushing to build up its military capabilities.
A committee of beekeepers, nature lovers and parliamentarians has officially launched a people's initiative to enshrine the protection of bees and other pollinating insects in the constitution. +Get the most important news from...
The solar wind satellite Smile, made with Swiss components, has safely launched into space. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A Vega-C rocket brought the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer to an...
Several Swiss cantons have rejected government plans to allow asylum seekers, many from Ukraine, to convert their temporary S protection status into work permits. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In a recent...
Three people are still missing after a house collapsed in the eastern German city of Görlitz on Monday evening, while a study has found that one in five German gas stations have breached pricing laws. DW has more.
Germany's Angela Merkel and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy are among the first laureates of the European Order of Merit. They and other winners will be awarded the honor at a ceremony in the French city of Strasbourg.
Switzerland’s drugs regulator Swissmedic is closely monitoring international developments around the drug Tavneos following warnings from Japan about several deaths. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The...
It it the latest carmaker on the continent to embrace more affordable EVs in the face of brutal competition from Chinese rivals looking to make inroads overseas. The company did not specify which of its 14 brands would start producing...
Elite European clubs with vast revenues concentrate so much of the top talent, and the very best games are often played in the latter stages of the UEFA Champions League -- think of Paris Saint-Germain's recent 5-4 win over Bayern...
In En Terrain Neutre (Neutral Ground), Stéphane Göel and Mehdi Atmani take aim at a pillar of Swiss society, with a comic road-movie documentary that questions the country’s prized neutrality as voters consider enshrining it in the...
The race to lead the World Health Organization (WHO) is unfolding at a time when the UN agency is grappling with budget cuts, internal tensions and fundamental questions about its role. According to the official timeline, nominations for...
Jordan refused to fully cooperate with a Swiss delegation sent to inspect weapons exported from the Alpine state last year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This is revealed in a report by the State Secretariat...
Cherifa, who is in her sixties, was one of about 10 Malian refugees who spoke to AFP from neighbouring Mauritania about the brutal violence meted out against civilians. All the refugees' names have been changed for their safety. "His...
Just days after hosting Donald Trump, China's Xi Jinping is set to welcome Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The meetings underscore Beijing's growing role in a fractured geopolitical landscape.
India's state-run fuel retailers hiked fuel prices for the second time in a week with no end in sight for the Iran conflict. Meanwhile, PM Narendra Modi will attend the India-Nordic Summit in Norway. DW has more.
Israeli armed forces have intercepted a new Flotilla for Gaza off the coast of Cyprus. Four Swiss were among those arrested, according to videos posted on Instagram. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The...
Naegohyang Women's FC will face South Korea's Suwon FC Women in the semi-finals of the Asian Women's Champions League on Wednesday. Interest in the rare North-South clash has been intense and 7,087 general admission tickets sold out...
Teenage gunmen have shot dead three men at the Islamic Center of San Diego before killing themselves. The incident is being treated as a hate crime by investigators.
The 27-nation bloc struck an accord with Washington last July setting levies on most European goods at 15 percent, but to the US president's frustration a final version of the text still needs nailing down on the EU side. "A deal is a...
For the first time in more than seven years, North Korean athletes will compete in the South. Analysts are divided on whether it is a clever propaganda move by Pyongyang or a genuine step towards detente.
Hot on the heels of Donald Trump's visit, Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping. DW explores how China's trade and financial support is helping keep Russia's economy afloat.
Vehicular emissions account for more than half of the capital's pollution problem -- some days it tops world rankings for hazardous air -- but the city runs on two-wheelers, the vast majority of them powered by fossil fuels. Vietnam's...
Gross domestic product (GDP) in the world's fourth-biggest economy expanded 0.5 percent in the first quarter, exceeding market forecasts of 0.4 percent. Growth in private consumption and corporate investment contributed to the expansion,...
AFP Sports looks at five of the big names who have been lured by the quest for World Cup glory: Thomas Tuchel (England) The former Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain boss has become the English Football Association’s latest...
The four-time Grand Slam champion still holds more than 1,000 ranking points on her closest challengers but foremost on her mind over the next fortnight will be going one better than her runner-up finish last year in the French capital,...
The match at Besiktas Park is the Black Forest side's second major final - after losing the 2022 German Cup final to Leipzig on penalties - and is just rewards for their steady development. Once not even the biggest club in Freiburg, the...
Unai Emery's side head to Istanbul with history in their sights in their first major European final for 44 years. Villa famously defied the odds to shock Bayern Munich in the 1982 European Cup final, thanks to Peter Withe's clinical...
The Italian will not even have to face Carlos Alcaraz, who beat him in a dramatic Roland Garros final last year, after his great rival was ruled out through injury. Sinner could become the ninth man to complete the set of all four major...
But he did not discuss sales of the powerful H200 model with top officials in Beijing, the businessman told Bloomberg Television in an interview broadcast Monday. Huang travelled to the country last week with US President Donald Trump,...