Cluster: Swiss Abroad

Blatten: what price for preserving Swiss mountain life?

In Blatten, in the Lötschental valley in Valais, an estimated nine million cubic metres of ice, mud and rock crashed down a nearby mountain on May 28, wiping out the village. The few houses that remained intact were later flooded.

This content was published on Jun 11, 2025 Swiss debates on preserving Alpine life have intensified following the Blatten glacier collapse. Discover the discussion shaping mountain village futures.

Pro-Palestine demonstrations in western Switzerland on Monday was still causing restrictions on rail services on Tuesday morning. Due to delays and cancellations, trains were unable to travel to their respective depots, the Swiss Federal Railways said.

Swiss Abroad

Switzerland Today

This content was published on Jun 10, 2025 Protests disrupt train services in Geneva and Lausanne over Israeli-Palestinian conflict; Swiss foreign minister heads to the Middle East.

Picture of the day

This content was published on Jun 10, 2025 The Arth-Rigi railway in canton Schwyz celebrated its 150th anniversary with a trip on the '7' steam locomotive.

The Swiss welfare state is ‘not about to be dismantled’

This content was published on Jun 10, 2025 Two economists discuss Switzerland's financial situation and the "debt brake” mechanism on our Let’s Talk panel.

No donkeys in the Jura to protect flocks from the wolf

Swiss Politics

Swiss government forbids use of donkeys to protect against wolf attacks

This content was published on Jun 8, 2025 The Swiss government says it is against the law to use donkeys to protect herds against wolf attacks.

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Flat-hunting in Switzerland’s cheapest and most expensive municipalities

This content was published on Jun 8, 2025 The town of Le Locle in the Jura and the municipality of Kilchberg on Lake Zurich are 2.5 hours' drive apart – and thousands of francs per square metre.

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The Week in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 7, 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 Jun 7, 2025 Four Swiss politicians from various parties in their traditional costumes at the summer session of parliament on Thursday. (Keystone/Alessandro della Valle)

The difficult search for real Swiss cows

This content was published on Jun 7, 2025 Swiss cow breeds have conquered the world but are struggling to survive in their homeland.

Resting at the summer palace in the forbidden city of Beijing. Max Huber on the left.

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Around the world with a young Swiss explorer in 1900

This content was published on Jun 7, 2025 Long before he became president of the Red Cross, Zurich-born Max Huber travelled the world for two years documenting every step of his adventure.

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