Swiss voters decisively rejected a call to require women to do national service in the military, civil protection teams or other forms, as all men must do already. Voters also heavily rejected a separate proposal to impose a new national tax on individual donations or inheritances of more than 50 million francs ($62 million), with the revenues to be used to fight the impact of climate change and help Switzerland meet its ambitions to have net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by

Switzerland adopted its first-ever national action plan against racism and antisemitism at the Federal Council meeting. The action plan comes amid surging antisemitism and racism in the country. According to figures from the Federal Statistical Office, 17% of the resident population aged 15 to 88 said in 2024 that they had experienced racial discrimination in the previous five years. By integrating four dimensions—structural racism, intersectional discrimination, involvement

“ As for me, I would seek God, and to God would I commit my cause, who does great things and unsearchable, marvelous things without...