Switzerland is significantly less secure than it was just a few years ago, the intelligence service writes in its latest situation report. Foreign states are increasingly conducting espionage and propaganda from Switzerland, and the threat of terrorism has intensified. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Since the beginning of...

Members of the Swiss Armed Forces can now call up marching orders for military service and leave passes directly in an app on their smartphone. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This app has been available since the beginning of October, the defence ministry said. The DIM Wallet application enables quick access to important...

An estimated 200 tonnes of gold, worth almost CHF15 billion ($17.3 billion), is privately owned in Switzerland. The owners store a fifth of this at home. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This is the conclusion of the "Precious Metals Study 2024" conducted by the University of St Gallen (HSG) on behalf of the precious metals...

Recipient states of Swiss war materiel should be allowed to transfer it to third countries such as Ukraine after five years, according to a draft document from a commission. At the end of the consultation process the parties are divided. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The draft of the House of Representative's Security Policy...

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has awarded the Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize to archaeologist Cristina Murer. She receives the prize for her research on grave looting in late antiquity. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Murer showed that looting and destruction were an important part of recycling processes in cities,...

The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) is closing nine temporary federal asylum centres across Switzerland with a total of 1,735 accommodation places by the beginning of March. The government expects to save tens of millions of francs by closing the infrastructure. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The SEM explained on Tuesday...