The G7 summit opened in Évian yesterday with the possible peace deal between Iran and the US pushed to the top of the agenda. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

The upper house of Parliament in Bern has cleared the way for Geneva to introduce a 24-week parental leave, lifting the federal opposition that had blocked the cantonal scheme for nearly two years. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

A major diplomatic breakthrough appears to have been reached in the Middle East, and a deal will be signed in Switzerland. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Geneva voters have narrowly backed two controversial measures. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Thousands of people across the country have taken part in feminist strike events calling for equal pay, an end to gender-based violence and greater rights for women. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Voters have rejected the ‘No to 10 Million’ initiative. But commentators say the strength of the yes vote is still a cause of concern for the government. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Voters head to the polls this weekend to decide two closely watched national issues. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

There are moves to toughen up how courts can deal with juvenile offenders, including giving more leeway to treat a young offender as an adult. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

A brand-new Geneva school is already full. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Parliament has approved a new right to debt erasure for the chronically indebted. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Geneva is preparing for major road, border and lake closures as the G7 summit lands in Evian. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Shops will not be allowed to open on more Sundays after all. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Swiss companies have already invested USD 27 bn in the American economy this year. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Switzerland is feeling the pressure of an unusually early European heatwave, as the continent's climate observatory warns that extreme weather is becoming the new normal. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Geneva voters head to the polls this Sunday on a proposal to ban religious symbols inside cantonal and municipal parliaments. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Rail travel between Switzerland and France is facing major disruption due to industrial action by French workers. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Non-EU travellers arriving at Swiss airports are facing much longer immigration queues, as Europe's new biometric Entry/Exit System bites. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Geneva police are appealing for witnesses after a driver hit a teenage girl on a zebra crossing and drove off. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

The ban on building new nuclear power plants could be heading for the scrapheap. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Swiss festival organisers are distancing themselves from French singer Patrick Bruel after his arrest on sexual assault allegations. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Switzerland's biggest online retailer has wiped 380,000 product reviews after uncovering coordinated fraud. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Voters go to the polls this Sunday to decide whether to cap the country's population below ten million people until 2050. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Geneva will transfer a record CHF 411 million to France this year under the Financial Compensation scheme, up from CHF 396 million last year. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Geneva is now the most congested city in the country, with Lausanne in third place. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

The next G7 Summit will be held in Évian-les-Bains from 15 to 17 June 2026, bringing together heads of state and government from the G7 nations: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Controversy has overshadowed the 87th Bol d'Or sailing competition this weekend. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

The investigation into the deadly Crans-Montana bar fire has taken a sharp new turn. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has named Switzerland as a possible venue for a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Swiss striker Breel Embolo has been granted a US visa and will join the World Cup squad in California on Friday evening. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...

Travellers arriving at Swiss airports from outside the Schengen area are now waiting up to two hours at passport control, because of the EU's new Entry-Exit System. www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesiz...