Sources: Reuters
In athletics, Brazilian Alison dos Santos and American Masai Russell break the world records in men's 400 metres hurdles (45.80 seconds) and women's 100 metres hurdles (12.09 seconds), respectively, at the 2026 Weltklasse Zürich in Zurich, Switzerland. 2026-08-27
The Swiss Federal Criminal Court dismisses a corruption case against Gulnara Karimova, daughter of former Uzbek president Islam Karimov. 2026-04-28
Switzerland freezes all assets held in the country by "de jure" Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his associates for four years, following Maduro's abduction and transfer to the United States, and is intending to secure the assets while their legal status is under investigation. 2026-01-5
The United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Italy, Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Germany suspend humanitarian aid to UNRWA over allegations that some UNRWA staff members were involved in the Hamas-led attack on Israel. 2024-01-27
Switzerland legalizes same-sex marriage and for people to change their gender on official documents, pending an expected referendum challenging the law. 2020-12-18
A bus crash in Zurich, Switzerland, kills one person and injures 44 others. 2018-12-16
Swiss officials say police, based on a CIA tip, are hunting for at least four Islamic State-associated suspects believed to be plotting an attack in Geneva. 2015-12-10
In Switzerland, the people of Zurich vote to reject a ban on assisted suicide in the country, and also reject the restricting of assisted suicide to Zurich residents only. British pro-euthanasia group Dignity in Dying hails the result as a "brave decision". 2011-05-15
Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. 2011-01-29