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Notorious Nazi physician Josef Mengele as a young doctor, left, and the 'ramp' at Auschwitz-Birkenau in May of 1944, where Mengele sometimes selected inmates for life, death or 'experimentation.' (Public domain)
September 10, 2026, 7:29 pm
Switzerland releases 200-page intelligence dossier on Nazi ‘Angel of Death’ Mengele
Files include material indicating the convicted German war criminal may have entered the alpine nation while on the run, which historians have long sought to substantiate
By AP
Police officers secure the area next to a poster advertising a rave where a shooting occurred, in Aarau, northern Switzerland, on 30 August 2026. (Harold Cunningham/AFP)
August 30, 2026, 10:13 pm
One killed, five injured in suspected terror shooting at rave in Switzerland
Manhunt underway after attack at techno party in Aarau, but police admit investigation is in early stages, and they have little information about perpetrator or their motives
By Romina Amato and John Revill
Police officers stand guard at the Synagoge Agudas Achim in Zurich, Switzerland on March 3, 2024. (Arnd WIEGMANN / AFP)
July 9, 2026, 3:53 pm
Convicted of attempted murder for stabbing Jewish man near synagogue, Swiss teen avoids jail
Court also finds the radicalized youth intended to kill more people inside house of worship; his age left his sentence capped at 1 year in prison — which was then commuted
By AFP
This image issued by the Defense Ministry on February 11, 2026, shows the David's Sling air defense system during a recent test. (Defense Ministry)
June 25, 2026, 11:25 am
Switzerland in talks with Israel, France, South Korea to buy air defense systems
Citing delays in delivery of US-made Patriot batteries, Bern says it is looking to buy additional anti-missile systems amid ‘deteriorating security situation’ in Europe
By AFP and ToI Staff
This handout satellite image courtesy of Vantor shows the Natanz Nuclear Facility near Natanz, Isfahan province, in central Iran on March 7, 2026. (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor / AFP)
June 23, 2026, 2:39 pm
Contradicting Trump and Vance, Iran says no plans for IAEA inspections, asserts sovereignty at Hormuz
Trump claims Iran okayed inspections ‘long into the future’; regime leaders hold talks with Oman on charging fees at waterway; in another pushback, envoy says Iran will be ‘only country’ to determine how to use its unfrozen assets, warns Lebanon clash poses risk to deal
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, third from right, and Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, second from right, with the delegation of Iran at the Lake Lucerne Summit at the Buergenstock resort in Switzerland, June 21, 2026. (Urs Flueeler, Pool Photo via AP)
June 22, 2026, 4:21 am
Iran, US agree on roadmap to reach deal in 60 days, will continue talks all week, mediators say
Iran’s FM says ‘major progress’ made to end Lebanon war as Qatar, Pakistan announce creation of ‘de-confliction cell’; Netanyahu: War created conditions for regime’s fall
By Jacob Magid, Nava Freiberg, Agencies and ToI Staff
Police officers secure the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, ahead of high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
June 21, 2026, 8:40 pm
From Chaplin to Ben-Gurion, Swiss venue of US-Iran talks has a star-studded history
On verdant ridge over Lake Lucerne, the exclusive Burgenstock resort has catered to the powerful and glamorous for over 150 years, and hosted numerous peace talks
By Robin MILLARD
A sign for the Lake Lucerne Summit at the Bürgenstock during a meeting between US Vice President JD Vance and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, in Obbuergen, Switzerland, June 21, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
June 21, 2026, 5:34 pm
US, Iran kick off talks on Lebanon, nuclear issues; Vance says progress already made
Officials gather for first meetings in Switzerland after MOU signed; Tehran says Lebanon tops agenda, is vital to reaching deal; Iran’s president insists on right to enrich uranium
By Agencies, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, and Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, right, confer at the Burgenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, early on June 21, 2026. (Urs Flueeler/Keystone, Pool via AP)
June 21, 2026, 5:41 am
US, Iran set for new talks; Trump threatens US tolls in Hormuz if deal not reached in 60 days
Vance heads to Switzerland, says hoping for progress on Lebanon truce and nuclear issue; US denies Iran has shut strait; report: US to push new UN inspections of Iran nuclear sites
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A Swiss police officer stands as diplomatic delegation cars arrive outside the hotel for a second day of US-mediated talks with Russia and Ukraine seeking to find an end to the four-year war, in Geneva on February 18, 2026 (Harold CUNNINGHAM / AFP)
June 19, 2026, 10:39 pm
Switzerland moves to ban all use of Nazi symbols amid rise in antisemitism
Bill goes further than current law already prosecuting use of Nazi, racist or violence-glorifying symbols and would add a $250 fine for public swastika display or Hitler salute
By AFP
A man waves an Iranian flag as people beat their chests during a religious mourning ceremony in Tehran, Iran, on June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
June 19, 2026, 9:47 am
Opening round of US-Iran talks canceled as Tehran said to demand halt to Lebanon fighting
Announcement comes after White House said Vance wouldn’t go to Burgenstock overnight; diplomat to CNN: Iran seeks ‘guarantee’ of Israel-Hezbollah truce, mediators working on issue
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
Screen captures from video of the alleged suspect in a stabbing attack running down the street in Winterthur, Switzerland, May 28, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 28, 2026, 4:48 pm
Three wounded by Swiss train station stabber allegedly yelling ‘Allahu akbar’
Police arrest knifeman, investigating motive for attack in Winterthur, near Zurich; victims hospitalized, though condition unknown
By Agencies
Notorious Nazi physician Josef Mengele as a young doctor, left, and the 'ramp' at Auschwitz-Birkenau in May of 1944, where Mengele sometimes selected inmates for life, death or 'experimentation.' (Public domain)
May 16, 2026, 11:40 am
Sealed files on Nazi ‘Angel of Death’ Mengele to be opened, Swiss intel agency says
Josef Mengele, who fled to Argentina, was never prosecuted for sadistic Auschwitz experiments despite possibly visiting Zurich after West Germany issued arrest warrant against him
By ToI Staff
Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif., on February 9, 2020. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
April 21, 2026, 12:22 am
Kanye West shows nixed in Poland, Switzerland amid backlash over past antisemitism
Rapper known as Ye postpones concert in France, where the interior minister is reportedly seeking to ban event, claims ‘commitment to make amends’
By Grace Gilson
Israel's AJ Edelman salutes the public at the end of a two-man bobsleigh run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP/Alessandra Tarantino)
February 17, 2026, 1:13 pm
Swiss TV calls Israeli Olympic bobsleigh captain a ‘supporter of genocide’ in Gaza
Commentator uses entire 2-minute run to slam AJ Edelman, complain that Israelis are allowed to compete while Russia is banned; Edelman: I refuse to lend ‘credence’ to ‘diatribe’
By Ethan Rubinson and Amy Spiro
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