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Swiss court jails two men on Kosovo-linked terror charges

The two "Geneva Brothers" receive firm sentences

This content was published on Nov 24, 2025 The Federal Criminal Court has sentenced two men from the Balkans, the so-called "Frères de Genève" [the Geneva Brothers], to 30 and 53 months in prison for their support of the Islamic State group.

The Turkish mafia is on "the rise", Fedpol boss Eva Wildi-Cortés told Swiss public television, SRF, on Sunday.

Swiss Politics

Swiss police warn of rising violence as Turkish mafia expands

This content was published on Nov 24, 2025 Drugs, human trafficking and the increasing use of violence: the Turkish mafia is on the rise in Switzerland, according to the head of the Swiss Federal Office of Police, Eva Wildi-Cortés.

ETH Zurich is leading the development of a new iron supplement.

Research frontiers

Swiss researchers develop new drug to better combat iron deficiency

This content was published on Nov 24, 2025 Iron deficiency is a common problem, but iron supplements are often poorly absorbed. A product developed by the Swiss federal technology institute ETH Zurich hopes to offer a solution.

two hands hold in front of the cop30 sign

Emissions reduction

COP30 analysis: too little, but still worthwhile

This content was published on Nov 24, 2025 Climate protection was not decisively strengthened, but the fragile COP30 deal still has certain value, says Swiss public radio, SRF, reporter Christian von Burg.

In the US pressure has been building for more transparency on what the federal investigations into Jeffrey Epstein uncovered.

Swiss Politics

New emails reveal Jeffrey Epstein’s Swiss links

This content was published on Nov 24, 2025 Emails recently released in the United States suggest that the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein recruited young women in Zurich for sex trafficking.

The Honorary Consul of Switzerland in New Zealand, Adrian Blaser, lives about an hour's drive from Auckland on what is known as a ‘lifestyle block’ – a small farm designed as a place to live rather than for agricultural production.

Swiss Abroad

The Swiss honorary consul in New Zealand on broadening his horizons

This content was published on Nov 24, 2025 Few Swiss honorary consulates are further from home than the one in Auckland, New Zealand. Since 2019 Adrian Blaser, a chemist from Bern, has represented Switzerland there.

Costs are rising for F-35 fighter jet purchase

Global trade

Switzerland wants more F-35s in two stages: media report

This content was published on Nov 23, 2025 Swiss Defense Minister mulls buying more F-35 fighter jets but in two stages, says newspaper.

Swiss Abroad

The remarkable tale of a Swiss village in Rhode Island

This content was published on Nov 23, 2025 The story of the 'Swiss village' in Newport is a surreal journey that spans architectural splendour, philanthropy and genetic research.

Swiss Abroad

The week in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 22, 2025 Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.

Picture of the week

This content was published on Nov 22, 2025 Getting a better view during the switch-on of the “Lucy” Christmas lights on Zurich’s Bahnhofsstrasse on Thursday. (Keystone/Claudio Thoma)

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