Brazilian snowboarder Pat Burgener's Olympic journey spans the mountains to music
Read full article: Brazilian snowboarder Pat Burgener's Olympic journey spans the mountains to musicBrazilian snowboarder Pat Burgener feels complete when he combines his love of the halfpipe with his passion for music.
Trump's FTC chairman chides Apple boss Tim Cook for content of Apple news feed
Read full article: Trump's FTC chairman chides Apple boss Tim Cook for content of Apple news feedPresident Donald Trump's Federal Trade Commission chairman has written to Apple chief Tim Cook, complaining that the company has “suppressed” content from conservative news sources in the Apple News feed loaded onto many of its devices.
Winter Olympics recap: Franjo von Allmen wins his 3rd gold, Chloe Kim and NHL stars get rolling
Read full article: Winter Olympics recap: Franjo von Allmen wins his 3rd gold, Chloe Kim and NHL stars get rollingFranjo von Allmen of Switzerland looks like a breakout star of the Milan Cortina Olympics after winning his third gold medal.
Italians collect medals on a feel-good first day for the hosts at the Milan Cortina Olympics
Read full article: Italians collect medals on a feel-good first day for the hosts at the Milan Cortina OlympicsThe 2026 Winter Games are off to a promising start for host nation Italy with gold, silver and bronze on the first day of medal events.
Trump aims to hold the first meeting of his new Board of Peace in Washington this month
Read full article: Trump aims to hold the first meeting of his new Board of Peace in Washington this monthPresident Donald Trump plans to convene the first meeting of his Board of Peace this month in Washington to raise money for the reconstruction of Gaza.
Franjo von Allmen of Switzerland wins men's downhill, first gold medal of Milan Cortina Olympics
Read full article: Franjo von Allmen of Switzerland wins men's downhill, first gold medal of Milan Cortina OlympicsSwiss racer Franjo von Allmen has taken home the first gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games by winning the downhill.
Trump eyes basing his new Board of Peace at a Washington building in legal limbo
Read full article: Trump eyes basing his new Board of Peace at a Washington building in legal limboThe Trump administration is looking at basing the new Board of Peace in the Washington building that formerly housed the U.S. Institute of Peace.
Bessent warns Carney against picking a fight before US-Canada-Mexico trade talks
Read full article: Bessent warns Carney against picking a fight before US-Canada-Mexico trade talksTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a warning for Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney: Your comments against U.S. trade policy could backfire, especially at a time when the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is facing a formal review.
US takes first steps to possibly reopen embassy in Venezuela after Maduro's ouster
Read full article: US takes first steps to possibly reopen embassy in Venezuela after Maduro's ousterThe Trump administration has notified Congress that it is taking the first steps to possibly reopen the shuttered U.S. Embassy in Venezuela as it explores restoring relations with the South American country following the U.S. military raid that ousted then-President Nicolás Maduro.
Top US trading partners pledged to invest $5 trillion in America. These researchers have doubts.
Read full article: Top US trading partners pledged to invest $5 trillion in America. These researchers have doubts.President Donald Trump strong-armed America’s biggest trading partners into pledging trillions of dollars of investment in the United States.
US hits 9 tankers with sanctions over Iranian oil during protest crackdown and internet shutdown
Read full article: US hits 9 tankers with sanctions over Iranian oil during protest crackdown and internet shutdownThe United States has imposed sanctions on a fleet of nine ships accused of transporting hundreds of millions of dollars in forbidden Iranian oil to foreign markets.
Russia, Ukraine and the US are holding peace talks in Abu Dhabi. They're coming at a key moment
Read full article: Russia, Ukraine and the US are holding peace talks in Abu Dhabi. They're coming at a key momentUkrainian, Russian and U.S. envoys are meeting in the United Arab Emirates, the first known instance that officials from the Trump administration have sat down with both countries as part of Washington’s push to end Moscow’s nearly 4-year-old invasion.
Economic leaders at Davos say global growth is resilient despite Trump disruption
Read full article: Economic leaders at Davos say global growth is resilient despite Trump disruptionLeading global economic policymakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos urged countries and businesses to filter out the turmoil from a week of clashes with the Trump administration and focus on boosting growth and fighting inequality in a world where trade will continue to flow and international cooperation is still badly needed.
US sanctions Costa Rican drug network, including an aesthetic salon, for trafficking cocaine
Read full article: US sanctions Costa Rican drug network, including an aesthetic salon, for trafficking cocaineThe U.S. has imposed sanctions on five Costa Ricans and five Costa Rican entities for allegedly transporting cocaine from Colombia.
What to know about the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos
Read full article: What to know about the annual World Economic Forum meeting in DavosNearly 3,000 high-level participants from business, government and beyond plus untold numbers of activists, journalists and observers are converging on the Swiss town of Davos for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting.
Inequality and unease are rising as elite Davos event opens with pro-business Trump set to attend
Read full article: Inequality and unease are rising as elite Davos event opens with pro-business Trump set to attendThe Swiss town of Davos hosts the annual meeting of elites from business, government and culture this week.
Trump set to lead largest-ever US delegation to World Economic Forum in Davos next week
Read full article: Trump set to lead largest-ever US delegation to World Economic Forum in Davos next weekOrganizers of the World Economic Forum say that U.S. President Donald Trump will return to the group's annual meeting of business, political and cultural elites in Davos, Switzerland next week, leading a record-large U.S. delegation for the event.
Paco Rassat races to 2nd World Cup slalom win in breakout season ahead of Olympics
Read full article: Paco Rassat races to 2nd World Cup slalom win in breakout season ahead of OlympicsThe big surprise of the World Cup slalom season scored his second win Sunday adding to his fast-rising reputation before the Winter Olympics.
Poland overcomes Świątek defeat to Bencic and rallies to beat Switzerland in United Cup final
Read full article: Poland overcomes Świątek defeat to Bencic and rallies to beat Switzerland in United Cup finalPoland bounced back from two consecutive runner-up finishes to win the United Cup after Jan Zielinski and Katarzyna Kawa beat Jakub Paul and Belinda Bencic 6-4, 6-3 in the deciding mixed doubles match to complete a 2-1 comeback victory over Switzerland on Sunday.
Swiss bar owner put in pre-trial detention over the fatal fire at an Alpine resort
Read full article: Swiss bar owner put in pre-trial detention over the fatal fire at an Alpine resortSwitzerland is holding a national day of mourning for the 40 people who died in an Alpine bar fire during a New Year’s Eve celebration.
Coco Gauff's two wins lead the defending champion Americans into the United Cup semifinals
Read full article: Coco Gauff's two wins lead the defending champion Americans into the United Cup semifinalsAfter a singles loss and social media drama earlier in the week, Coco Gauff did all her talking on court in the United Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Fire safety inspections lapsed for years at Swiss bar where 40 died in New Year's blaze
Read full article: Fire safety inspections lapsed for years at Swiss bar where 40 died in New Year's blazeLocal authorities say fire safety inspections hadn’t been carried out since 2019 at the Swiss bar where a fire at a New Year’s party left 40 people dead and over 100 injured.
Swiss police identify all 116 people injured in deadly New Year's bar fire
Read full article: Swiss police identify all 116 people injured in deadly New Year's bar fireSwiss police say they've identified all the people who were injured in the fire that tore through a New Year’s celebration in a crowded bar.
Swiss skier Rast dedicates her 1st World Cup GS win to victims of Crans-Montana bar fire
Read full article: Swiss skier Rast dedicates her 1st World Cup GS win to victims of Crans-Montana bar fireSwiss skier Camille Rast earned her first career win in a World Cup giant slalom and dedicated her victory to the victims of the fire at a Crans-Montana bar.
Investigation is opened into managers of Swiss bar where fire killed 40
Read full article: Investigation is opened into managers of Swiss bar where fire killed 40Swiss authorities say they have opened an investigation into the managers of the bar where a fire at a New Year’s party left 40 people dead.
US hockey picks 4 Nations-heavy roster for the Winter Olympics, adding Keller, Thompson and Jones
Read full article: US hockey picks 4 Nations-heavy roster for the Winter Olympics, adding Keller, Thompson and JonesThe U.S. unveiled its roster for the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, with the vast majority of it comprised of players who took part in the 4 Nations Face-Off early last year.
How one Swiss hospital coped with the injured from the Alpine bar fire
Read full article: How one Swiss hospital coped with the injured from the Alpine bar fireThe hospital that initially took in the majority of injured victims from a fire at a Swiss bar is no stranger to emergencies: In the heart of the Alps, it is used to treating winter sports enthusiasts who have accidents on the slopes.
35 countries will compete in next year's Eurovision Song Contest after 5 countries announce boycott
Read full article: 35 countries will compete in next year's Eurovision Song Contest after 5 countries announce boycottOrganizers of the Eurovision Song Contest have announced a final list of 35 countries that will take part in the glitzy pop-music gala next year.
Swiss skier Loic Meillard leads 3 Norwegians in 1st run of Val d'Isere slalom
Read full article: Swiss skier Loic Meillard leads 3 Norwegians in 1st run of Val d'Isere slalomSwiss skier Loic Meillard leads the opening run of a World Cup slalom and is in position to claim his second victory of the Olympic season in two days.
UNESCO gives a shout-out to Switzerland's yodeling by adding it to list of cultural heritage
Read full article: UNESCO gives a shout-out to Switzerland's yodeling by adding it to list of cultural heritageThe U.N.'s cultural agency has listed Switzerland’s long-celebrated yodeling among 67 traditions honored its list of intangible cultural heritage.
Iceland becomes 5th country to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel's participation
Read full article: Iceland becomes 5th country to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel's participationIceland's national broadcaster has announced it will boycott next year's Eurovision Song Contest due to discord over Israel's participation.
Swiss ski racer Marco Odermatt wins World Cup downhill opener, Ryan Cochran-Siegle takes 2nd
Read full article: Swiss ski racer Marco Odermatt wins World Cup downhill opener, Ryan Cochran-Siegle takes 2ndMarco Odermatt of Switzerland has won the downhill season-opener, beating American Ryan Cochran-Siegle in a World Cup race on a tricky but shorter Birds of Prey course.
At least 4 countries pull out of 2026 Eurovision contest as Israel’s participation sows discord
Read full article: At least 4 countries pull out of 2026 Eurovision contest as Israel’s participation sows discordAt least four countries have announced they are pulling out of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
Spain great Aitana Bonmatí out for five months after surgery on broken leg
Read full article: Spain great Aitana Bonmatí out for five months after surgery on broken legBarcelona says three-time Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí will be out of action for about five months after successfully undergoing surgery on her fractured leg on Tuesday.
Eurovision plans changes to voting, security after allegations of Israeli government 'interference'
Read full article: Eurovision plans changes to voting, security after allegations of Israeli government 'interference'Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest say they’re changing the voting system of the popular musical extravaganza to ensure fairness.
Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Scotland and Austria secure automatic World Cup spots
Read full article: Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Scotland and Austria secure automatic World Cup spotsEuropean qualifying for the 2026 World Cup has concluded with Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Scotland and Austria securing the region’s remaining automatic spots.
Anthropic, Microsoft announce new AI data center projects as industry's construction push continues
Read full article: Anthropic, Microsoft announce new AI data center projects as industry's construction push continuesAnthropic has announced a $50 billion investment in computing infrastructure, including new data centers in Texas and New York.
This Swiss village has been swamped and now it’s snowed under. They’re slowly digging their way out
Read full article: This Swiss village has been swamped and now it’s snowed under. They’re slowly digging their way outThe Swiss village of Blatten might have been left for dead after a devastating landslide five months ago.
Olympic GS champion Odermatt wins close duel with Schwarz to start World Cup season with victory
Read full article: Olympic GS champion Odermatt wins close duel with Schwarz to start World Cup season with victoryOlympic champion Marco Odermatt held off a challenge by home crowd favorite Marco Schwarz to win the season-opening men’s World Cup giant slalom in the Austrian Alps.
Swiss glaciers shrank 3% this year, the fourth-biggest retreat on record
Read full article: Swiss glaciers shrank 3% this year, the fourth-biggest retreat on recordSwiss glaciers have faced significant melting this year, with a 3% drop in total volume, marking the fourth-largest annual decline on record.
Spain is the latest country to threaten with Eurovision boycott if Israel participates
Read full article: Spain is the latest country to threaten with Eurovision boycott if Israel participatesSpain has joined the group of countries threatening not to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest unless Israel is excluded from the competition over the war in the Gaza Strip.
Netherlands is latest to threaten to boycott Eurovision if Israel participates
Read full article: Netherlands is latest to threaten to boycott Eurovision if Israel participatesThe Netherlands has joined several countries urging the Eurovision Song Contest to exclude Israel due to its actions in Gaza.
Swiss prosecutors end 10-year FIFA case against Blatter and Platini
Read full article: Swiss prosecutors end 10-year FIFA case against Blatter and PlatiniSwiss federal prosecutors have finally ended their case against former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and former UEFA president Michel Platini after 10 years and acquittals after two trials.
Departing Spain women's team coach Montse Tomé 'disappointed' after not having her contract extended
Read full article: Departing Spain women's team coach Montse Tomé 'disappointed' after not having her contract extendedMontse Tomé had expected to keep her job as coach of Spain’s women’s national team after leading it to the final of the European Championship last month and doesn’t know why her contract wasn’t extended.
Groups seek to influence plastic pollution treaty talks at the UN as negotiations wind down
Read full article: Groups seek to influence plastic pollution treaty talks at the UN as negotiations wind downEnvironmentalists and Indigenous leaders held signs in front of the United Nations buildings in Geneva where talks for a global accord to end plastic pollution are taking place.
President of wealthy Switzerland rushes to Washington to try to avert steep US tariffs
Read full article: President of wealthy Switzerland rushes to Washington to try to avert steep US tariffsSwitzerland’s president and other top officials are traveling to Washington in a hastily arranged trip aimed at striking a deal with the Trump administration over steep tariffs.
Dutch foundation launches class action lawsuit against FIFA over transfer rules after Diarra ruling
Read full article: Dutch foundation launches class action lawsuit against FIFA over transfer rules after Diarra rulingA Dutch group has filed a class action lawsuit against FIFA and five other football associations.
Top EU court rules that soccer governing body FIFA’s decisions can be challenged outside Switzerland
Read full article: Top EU court rules that soccer governing body FIFA’s decisions can be challenged outside SwitzerlandThe European Union’s top court has ruled that some decisions by international governing bodies, such as FIFA and the IOC, can be challenged outside Switzerland, opening up a system that currently binds athletes, officials and clubs to accept verdicts there.
Notable absentee: UEFA’s president wasn't seen at the Women’s Euro 2025 for most of the tournament
Read full article: Notable absentee: UEFA’s president wasn't seen at the Women’s Euro 2025 for most of the tournamentDespite UEFA’s commitment to women’s soccer with a $1 billion strategy through 2030, its president Aleksander Ceferin wasn't seen at the Women’s European Championship except for on the opening day and the final.
Spain's women battled sexism and indifference. Now the world champions are eyeing European title
Read full article: Spain's women battled sexism and indifference. Now the world champions are eyeing European titleThe women's soccer players of Spain have gone from nobodies to title contenders in less than a decade.
Déjà vu: England and Spain meet again in a final, this time at the Women's European Championship
Read full article: Déjà vu: England and Spain meet again in a final, this time at the Women's European ChampionshipEngland and Spain are set to face off in the Women's European Championship final, echoing their World Cup clash two years ago.
Euro 2025: Spain ruthlessly ends Switzerland’s spirited run in quarterfinals
Read full article: Euro 2025: Spain ruthlessly ends Switzerland’s spirited run in quarterfinalsSpain has ruthlessly ended Switzerland’s dreamy midsummer run through its home Women’s European Championship in a 2-0 win in the quarterfinals in Bern.
Ukraine to boost domestic arms production to counter Russia's invasion, says Zelenskyy
Read full article: Ukraine to boost domestic arms production to counter Russia's invasion, says ZelenskyyPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine's new government plans to boost domestic arms production to meet half its military’s needs within six months.
Euro 2025: Host Switzerland's late goals secure 2-0 win over Iceland
Read full article: Euro 2025: Host Switzerland's late goals secure 2-0 win over IcelandHost nation Switzerland has put its Women’s European Championship campaign back on track with a 2-0 win over Iceland, eliminating its opponents in the process.
Euro 2025: Norway overcomes Finland with Graham Hansen's late goal to win Group A
Read full article: Euro 2025: Norway overcomes Finland with Graham Hansen's late goal to win Group ANorway winger Caroline Graham Hansen showed why she was second in the Ballon d’Or vote last year to her superstar Barcelona teammate Aitana Bonmatí.
IOC's Coventry pauses 2036 Olympics hosting contest in 1st big decision of her presidency
Read full article: IOC's Coventry pauses 2036 Olympics hosting contest in 1st big decision of her presidencyIndia’s push toward winning the 2036 Olympics hosting contest has seemed to stall a little in the first big decision of Kirsty Coventry’s IOC presidency.
Olympics' champion: New IOC president Kirsty Coventry inaugurated to start 8-year leadership
Read full article: Olympics' champion: New IOC president Kirsty Coventry inaugurated to start 8-year leadershipThe first female and first African president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, was inaugurated in the role on Monday.
On first 4-game losing streak since 2007, US looks unprepared with World Cup a year away
Read full article: On first 4-game losing streak since 2007, US looks unprepared with World Cup a year awayThe U.S. conceded four goals in the first half, failed to get a shot on target and were embarrassed in a 4-0 blowout loss to Switzerland in a friendly.
Mexican national soccer team changes hotels in Los Angeles because of safety concerns
Read full article: Mexican national soccer team changes hotels in Los Angeles because of safety concernsThe Mexican national soccer team will change hotels in Los Angeles ahead of their Gold Cup match on Saturday because of safety concerns amid the protests against immigration raids in the city.
Search suspended for a missing man in Swiss glacier collapse that destroyed 90% of an Alpine village
Read full article: Search suspended for a missing man in Swiss glacier collapse that destroyed 90% of an Alpine villageA 64-year-old man remains missing after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a Swiss mountainside the day before.
US wins 1st world hockey title since 1933 with 1-0 OT victory over Switzerland
Read full article: US wins 1st world hockey title since 1933 with 1-0 OT victory over SwitzerlandTage Thompson scored at 2:02 of overtime to the give the United States a 1-0 victory over Switzerland on Sunday for its second world hockey championship and first since 1933.
Austria's JJ wins Eurovision Song Contest with pop-opera song 'Wasted Love.' Israel comes 2nd
Read full article: Austria's JJ wins Eurovision Song Contest with pop-opera song 'Wasted Love.' Israel comes 2ndClassically trained countertenor JJ of Austria wins 69th Eurovision Song Contest with his pop-opera song “Wasted Love.”.
Estonia's Tommy Cash says Italians aren’t in a froth over his Eurovision song ‘Espresso Macchiato’
Read full article: Estonia's Tommy Cash says Italians aren’t in a froth over his Eurovision song ‘Espresso Macchiato’One song generating a lot of froth at the Eurovision Song Contest is “Espresso Macchiato.”.
US Trade Representative Greer says US and China to roll back most tariffs
Read full article: US Trade Representative Greer says US and China to roll back most tariffsU.S. and Chinese officials say they have reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs and call a 90 day pause so they can keep talking to resolve their trade disputes.
UNAIDS to slash workforce by more than half as funding by US and other big donors disappears
Read full article: UNAIDS to slash workforce by more than half as funding by US and other big donors disappearsThe United Nations agency that fights HIV says it plans to slash its workforce by more than half as a result of sweeping funding cuts from longtime donors in the United States, Asia and Europe.
Swiss leader says Trump administration foresees 'privileged' talks with 15 countries on US tariffs
Read full article: Swiss leader says Trump administration foresees 'privileged' talks with 15 countries on US tariffsThe Swiss president says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which the United States plans to conduct “privileged” negotiations to help reach a deal in the wake of sweeping U.S. tariffs on dozens of countries that have shaken global markets.
Stressed? Sick? Swiss town lets doctors prescribe free museum visits as art therapy for patients
Read full article: Stressed? Sick? Swiss town lets doctors prescribe free museum visits as art therapy for patientsThe Swiss town of Neuchâtel is offering residents a novel form of preventative or preparatory medicine.
Renée Fleming to make directing debut at Aspen Festival this July in Mozart's 'Cosi fan tutte'
Read full article: Renée Fleming to make directing debut at Aspen Festival this July in Mozart's 'Cosi fan tutte'Soprano Renée Fleming will make her directing debut in Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” at the Aspen Festival with three performances from July 21-26.
From ‘Sweet Caroline’ to ‘Hopp Suisse,’ Von Allmen steals show with downhill gold at skiing worlds
Read full article: From ‘Sweet Caroline’ to ‘Hopp Suisse,’ Von Allmen steals show with downhill gold at skiing worldsFranjo von Allmen wins gold in the men’s downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships to complete a sweep of the speed events by the Swiss team after Marco Odermatt took the super-G.
In bid for Davos-like gathering, Semafor plans to bring at least 200 CEOs to Washington conference
Read full article: In bid for Davos-like gathering, Semafor plans to bring at least 200 CEOs to Washington conferenceThe media group Semafor has visions for creating an economic forum for the United States that rivals the annual event in Davos, Switzerland.
White House rescinds federal funding freeze, defusing brewing legal battle
Read full article: White House rescinds federal funding freeze, defusing brewing legal battleThe Trump administration has rescinded a plan for a sweeping pause on federal grants and loans totaling potentially trillions of dollars after it was temporarily blocked by a federal judge.
Chinese tech startup DeepSeek says it was hit with 'large-scale malicious attacks'
Read full article: Chinese tech startup DeepSeek says it was hit with 'large-scale malicious attacks'Chinese tech startup DeepSeek said it was hit by a cyber attack on Monday that disrupted users’ ability to register on the site.
As elite Davos event ends, some hail 'constructive optimism' despite divisions, suffering in world
Read full article: As elite Davos event ends, some hail 'constructive optimism' despite divisions, suffering in worldThe World Economic Forum's annual gathering of elites in Davos has ended with many business leaders, world-class academics, top government officials and other elites casting an upbeat tone about economic prospects, efforts to end wars and technological progress.