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As every year at the Alpine cheese market in Flumserberg (canton of St. Gallen), the cow race attracted a crowd to cheer on the riders, who are the only ones allowed to compete.

This content was published on Oct 20, 2025 Racers ride their cows during the Cow Race Grand Prix, a two-round race exclusively for female jockeys and the only event of its kind in Switzerland, held in the Alpine resort of Flumserberg on October 19, 2025.

Swiss Radical-Liberals elect new party co-presidents

This content was published on Oct 19, 2025 Radical-Liberal delegates meeting in Bern on Saturday elected St. Gallen parliamentarian Susanne Vincenz-Stauffacher and senator Benjamin Mühlemann of Glarus as co-presidents of their party.

Ticino livestock farmers demonstrate against the abandonment of mountain pastures

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Farmers call for greater protection of Swiss mountain pastures

This content was published on Oct 19, 2025 In response to a call from Ticino farmers exasperated by the damage caused by wolves, farmers accompanied by 300 goats and sheep protested in Bellinzona on Saturday.

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Radical-Liberals back Switzerland-EU accords

This content was published on Oct 18, 2025 Party delegates in Bern voted 330-104 to support the new package of bilateral accords between Switzerland and the EU.

Armasuisse advocates the production of military drones in Switzerland

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Swiss should develop own drones system, says arms official

This content was published on Oct 18, 2025 Switzerland needs its own drone ecosystem, said Thomas Rothacher, deputy chief of armaments at the Federal Office of Armaments (Armasuisse).

The key international story this week was the cessation of fighting in Gaza and the release of the last Israeli hostages. But the Middle East crisis continues to dominate Swiss headlines.

Swiss Abroad

The week in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 18, 2025 Tensions over Gaza and a tough week for the economy have dented Switzerland’s image of calm and stability.

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This content was published on Oct 18, 2025 For the first time in Switzerland, the Fondation Beyeler is presenting a major retrospective of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. The exhibition runs until January 25.

The curious case of the German village surrounded by Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 18, 2025 Büsingen am Hochrhein is a German exclave: its 1,500 inhabitants are circled by Swiss territory.

Electric mobility is struggling, but medical research is at the top of the agenda in our selection of Swiss news this Friday.

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Oct 17, 2025 Electric mobility is losing momentum, but medical innovation leads the headlines in Switzerland this Friday.

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This content was published on Oct 17, 2025 Members of a civil protection team train on a farm in Mülchi, canton Bern. The windows are sealed as part of an exercise to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease.

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