Switzerland's economy minister Guy Parmelin, who shuttled back and forth to Washington trying to reduce whopping US tariffs, ...

Switzerland's economy minister Guy Parmelin, who shuttled back and forth to Washington trying to reduce whopping US tariffs, was on Wednesday elected as the country's president for 2026.

Guy Parmelin is from the hard-right Swiss People's Party and spent this year negotiating lower rates with Trump.

Mr Parmelin negotiated US tariffs on Switzerland down from 39 per cent to 15 per cent. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

The economy minister will lead Switzerland in 2026 after months spent shuttling to Washington to ease steep United States ...

A total of 228 ballots were cast. 203 votes went to the winegrower from the canton of Vaud, 5 were invalid and 13 were blank. 7 members of parliament voted for someone other than Parmelin. Before his ...

A subsidiary of Aevis Victoria, Swiss Medical Network, the private clinic group, is reorganising in the Lake Geneva area.

A charity event in Switzerland attempted a Guinness World Record by assembling a 79-foot-long, 6-foot-tall mural from 300,000 ...

A purpose-built museum opens at the former FIM headquarters in Mies, showcasing landmark racing machinery and honouring the ...

Yvonne Eichenberger, a soprano in the choir, explained that yodelling is technically demanding, requiring rapid switches ...

The new Racing Motorcycle Museum in Switzerland showcases the history of FIM motorcycle racing, from its early origins up to ...