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Switzerland is through to the World Cup quarter finals after beating Colombia in a penalty shoot out.

MeteoSuisse has issued a level-three heatwave warning for most of French-speaking areas from today, with the new wave now set to run until Sunday.

The Mont-Blanc glaciers, just over an hour from Geneva, are melting a month ahead of schedule after a low-snow winter and June's record heatwave.

Victims of chemical-submission rape should be covered by accident insurance under a Federal Council plan that has won broad backing in consultation.

More than 1,300 aid workers, consultants and UN staff have been laid off in Geneva since the start of 2025, as US funding cuts and the UN80 reform ripple through International Geneva.

Swiss residential property has become more expensive again, with apartment asking prices up 4.5% over the year and single-family homes up 3.1%.