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Swiss ministers praise football team for World Cup journey

The Federal President and the Minister for Sport congratulate the national team

This content was published on Jul 12, 2026 Guy Parmelin and Martin Pfister thanked the team on Sunday after the quarter-final bow-out against Argentina.

The Gurtenfestival in Bern is gearing up to tackle the heat

Bern’s Gurten Festival gears up to tackle the heat

This content was published on Jul 11, 2026 More water points, cooling misters, and free sun cream will be available at this year's festival in Bern.

G7: French minister regrets ‘closed-door’ approach by the Swiss

French minister: Swiss G7 approach lacked openness

This content was published on Jul 11, 2026 Éléonore Caroit said Swiss and Geneva authorities were too focussed on the negative aspects of the recent G7 in Evian.

Martin Pfister in the US for the quarter-final match

Swiss minister heads to the US for World Cup quarter-final

This content was published on Jul 11, 2026 Martin Pfister is off to Kansas City for the crunch game against Argentina.

Swiss ski legend Roland Collombin dies aged 75

This content was published on Jul 11, 2026 The Valais man, who won downhill silver at the Sapporo Olympics in 1972, had been battling illness for two years.

Nidwalden is sticking to its ‘mobile phone ban’ in primary schools

Swiss canton sticks to primary school phone restrictions

This content was published on Jul 11, 2026 Primary schools in Nidwalden will continue next term to confine mobile phones to educational and emergency situations.