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Our partner organisation SWI swissinfo.ch reports daily from Switzerland on the topics of politics, the economy, culture, society, science and direct democracy.

The platform provides information in ten languages, and offers top multimedia stories and analysis in German, French, Italian and English, as well as in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese and Russian.

SWI swissinfo.ch is a public-law news information platform of SRG SSR which was created from the former Swiss Radio International. It offers independent information from the fields of politics, the economy, culture, science and education as well as on direct democracy. Its target audience includes foreigners who are interested in Switzerland as well as Swiss abroad.

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SWI swissinfo.ch - a branch of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR Swiss perspectives in 10 languages

For Swiss in the US the midterm results reflect a rejection of Donald Trump

07. noviembre 2026 - In the 2026 midterm elections, the Democratic Party secured a resounding victory, winning a majority in both houses of Congress. Among the Swiss…

A survey confirms interest in a direct train service between Switzerland and London

25. octubre 2026 - The Swiss are overwhelmingly in favour of a direct train service to London. A survey confirms widespread support for this rail link, which is seen as…

Swiss woman contracts Ebola in Nigeria

23. octubre 2026 - The patient is the wife of a Swiss employee at the embassy in Abuja, Nigeria. The Swiss foreign ministry has confirmed that a Swiss woman has…

Swiss top court upholds prison sentence for Sperisen

22. octubre 2026 - The Federal Supreme Court has dismissed Erwin Sperisen’s appeal against his conviction for aiding and abetting murder. It thereby upheld the 14-year…

Swiss and Austrian hostages freed in Niger

22. octubre 2026 - Two European nationals, a Swiss woman and an Austrian woman, who were kidnapped in Niger over a year ago, have been released. They have arrived in…

The girl who fled Rhodesia but never let go of her African roots

21. octubre 2026 - Marina Biber was eight when her family fled Rhodesia and came to Switzerland. Decades later, she stumbled across old television footage of herself as…

The Swiss banker who sought the freedom of Patagonia

04. octubre 2026 - From Switzerland’s financial centre to the Patagonian Steppe: how Swiss national Christoph Schär left the world of finance to build a new life as a…

September 27 votes: Swiss Abroad less dismissive of food security initiative

28. septiembre 2026 - The two proposals put to the vote on Sunday, which were overwhelmingly rejected by the Swiss electorate as a whole, did not fare any better among the…

Are the Swiss Abroad a drain or a gain for Switzerland?

15. septiembre 2026 - How do Swiss nationals living abroad contribute to the good of Switzerland? This is a question that often arises. Those concerned say they ease the…

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