Bitesize News from Wednesday, June 24th, 2026

Geneva has formally pulled out of the running to host the 2031 Federal Wrestling Festival, despite cantonal backing.

Lausanne is opening one of Europe's most significant Roman digs to the public this weekend.

The cross-border town of Divonne-les-Bains is reeling after a 20-year-old daycare worker was charged with raping a four-year-old girl in his care.

SWISS International Airlines has extended the suspension of its Dubai flights until 24 October, citing continuing political tensions in Iran and around the Gulf.

The Swiss Tenants' Association has secured the 140,000 signatures it needed to force a national vote on abusive rents.

Swiss men could soon lose the choice between military service and the civilian alternative.

A senior official at canton Basel-Country's migration office is on trial for illegally denying hundreds of EU citizens the right to live in Switzerland.

A Geneva gynaecologist has been sentenced to five years in prison for sexually abusing five patients and a young girl.

Geneva recorded its hottest 23 June on record yesterday, hitting 36, shattering the previous mark of 35.6 set in 2003.