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A 31-year-old Swiss man was arrested after a knife attack at Winterthur train station near Zurich left three Swiss victims aged 28, 43 and 52 hospitalized. Motive under investigation, with eyewitnesses reporting the attacker yelled 'Allahu Akbar' during the incident as authorities cordon off areas and a nearby school group was present.
US News & World Report, partnered with the Wharton School, released the 2026 Best Countries rankings using a data-driven methodology across eight categories (governance, culture and tourism, civic health, economic development, health, infrastructure, opportunity, and the natural environment) and 24 subcategories to rate 100 countries; Switzerland topped the list, while the United States fell out of the top 10 due to uneven performance in several data-heavy categories, with the article enumerating the top 20 and noting country-specific strengths.
Sidney Crosby will represent Team Canada at the 2026 IIHF World Championship in Zurich/Fribourg, Switzerland, marking his fourth World Championship and 11th international appearance, as part of Canada’s leadership group for the May 15-31 tournament, which will be broadcast on NHL Network and ESPN+.
Three more passengers aboard the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius were evacuated and a new hantavirus case was confirmed in Switzerland, as the World Health Organization reports eight infections and three deaths linked to the Andes strain; the ship remains off Cape Verde amid docking debates in Spain.
Gulnara Karimova, daughter of Uzbekistan's former president Islam Karimov, is slated to stand trial in Switzerland on corruption-related charges linked to international business deals.
A Swiss flight was evacuated after an engine failure, with passengers snapping selfies as they exited the aircraft while carrying their bags.
56-year-old British mother Wendy Duffy traveled to Basel's Pegasos clinic in Switzerland and died by euthanasia at her own request, having paid about $13,500; her death followed the loss of her son Marcus four years earlier and occurred the same day a controversial UK right-to-die bill failed in Parliament, with Pegasos calling it a 'sane suicide' and noting she acted with capacity.
A physically healthy British mother, Wendy Duffy, who lost her only son four years ago, is traveling to Switzerland to undergo assisted suicide at Pegasos after the clinic accepted her application. She had previously attempted to take her own life and says she cannot feel whole again; she paid about $13,500 for the procedure. Her son Marcus died at 23 after choking on a tomato, a tragedy that, combined with stalled UK right-to-die legislation, has led her to seek death abroad with her family’s understanding support.
FC Basel canceled Kanye West's concert at St. Jakob-Park, saying the event did not align with the club's values, following a wave of Ye concerts facing postponements or cancellations in Europe.
A Swiss multicenter study of healthcare workers followed for up to four years after infection with ancestral SARS‑CoV‑2 found that up to 60% still reported at least one symptom four years later; fatigue, loss of smell/taste, and brain fog were most common, and while most symptoms waned over time, a substantial minority continued to experience long COVID, highlighting the need for long‑term clinical and occupational support.
The Swiss National Bank signaled it is increasingly willing to intervene in foreign exchange markets to prevent the Swiss franc from strengthening too much amid global turbulence and geopolitical tensions around Iran, a move that could draw renewed scrutiny from the U.S. over past currency-practices criticisms.
At least six people were killed and five injured when a PostBus caught fire in Kerzers, Switzerland. Police say the blaze may have been started deliberately and are probing arson, with no current indications of a terror attack; victim identifications could take days.
Swiss authorities in Fribourg are probing whether a March 10 bus fire in Kerzers was started deliberately, with officials mentioning a possible voluntary act on or near the vehicle. Six people were killed and five injured; there are no current indications of a terror attack, and victim identification may take several days as the bus is removed and traffic returns to normal.
A bus fire in Kerzers, Fribourg, Switzerland killed six people and left five injured; police say an intentional act is the most likely explanation, though there is no evidence it was a terrorist attack, and investigators are seeking witnesses to determine if a passenger started the blaze.
A bus blaze in Kerzers, Switzerland, killed six people and left three seriously injured; authorities say there are indications the fire was started deliberately by someone on the bus and have opened a criminal investigation.