Life on the Alpine pastures is hard: rising at the crack of dawn, with days that never seem to end. But it’s also enriched by unforgettable moments. A reportage.

New Glarus didn’t earn its nickname “America’s Little Switzerland” by accident or clever marketing – the town was settled by Swiss immigrants in 1845 who apparently took one look at the verdant hills ...

The “fast and furriest” contestants compete over two grass laps marked with hay bales, with the winner earning a 40-kilogram ...

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday attended the swearing-in of the Swiss Guard at the Vatican, the first time a pope has attended the pomp-filled ceremony since the pontificate of Pope Paul VI in 1968. The ...

The Swiss Guards, who have protected popes for the last five centuries, now have a new uniform. The mostly wool uniform is the recreation of a historic military dress for use at galas and other ...

The mostly wool military-dress uniform will not replace the iconic red, orange and blue uniforms for which the guards are famous. Swiss Guards model the new military dress uniform in a courtyard of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The pope’s army on Thursday unveiled an additional uniform for nonceremonial, formal occasions, such as a diplomatic reception or official dinner outside the Vatican walls. VATICAN ...

GENEVA — Switzerland’s glaciers have faced “enormous” melting this year with a 3% drop in total volume — the fourth-largest annual drop on record — due to the effects of global warming, top Swiss ...

The Swiss Guard's new uniform is for events outside the Vatican. The world's smallest army, charged with guarding the pope and the Vatican, has a new look. The Swiss Guard on Thursday unveiled a new ...

Swiss glaciers lost nearly 3% of their volume in 2025, following a snow-poor winter and scorching summer heatwaves. The melt has been so extreme that some glaciers lost more than two meters of ice ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s glaciers have faced “enormous” melting this year with a 3% drop in total volume — the fourth-largest annual drop on ...