An international eye on Swiss news collated by Peter Hulm for NuseReal

June 2026

The most peaceful places in the world to travel to right now: of the 163 countries on the Global Peace Index, 99 deteriorated in peacefulness and 62 improved. There are now 119 countries that are less peaceful than they were in 2008 (LINK) — 9 June 2026

— Euronews: Iceland remains the most peaceful country in the world for the 19th year running. In 2026, New Zealand has risen one place to second globally. Switzerland comes in third globally, while Slovenia rose two places to fourth. Russia is the least peaceful country, with Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ukraine, and Israel completing the bottom five.

Scientists from ETH Zurich injected magnetically controlled 'repair' microrobots into the injured spinal cords of fish and mice: they showed improved movement and normalized exploratory behaviour within just a few days: "after 28 days, the animals' nerve cells had reconnected" (LINK) — 7 June 2026

UBS CEO reaffirms bank's commitment to Switzerland, dismissed relocation rumours (LINK) — 5 June 2026

— The Federal Council wants UBS foreign subsidiaries to be fully covered by equity capital, but the bank strongly opposed such a measure.

Holiday homes: Gstaad tops Alpine price rankings: chalets and apartments cost around CHF25,000 per square metre on average: top five places are in Switzerland (LINK) — 5 June 2026

— They are: Engadin/St. Moritz, with prices of CHF24,000, Verbier, Andermatt and Zermatt complete the top five, with prices starting at CHF21,000 per square metre. Among foreign resorts, France's Courchevel is the priciest (about €20,000), ahead of Kitzbühel in Austria (€16,000) and Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy (€13,000).

Swiss CHF100,000 Music Grand Prix goes to yodelling singer Nadja Räss: first representative of Swiss folk music to receive the award: contributed to the inclusion of yodelling on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage last December (LINK) — 4 June 2026

Switzerland to deploy 4,000 soldiers for G7 Summit security around Evian 12-17 June (LINK) — 4 June 2026

Switzerland is building one of the most powerful batteries in the world 88 feet (26m) underground (LINK) — 4 June 2026

Israeli Supreme Court rules ban on International Red Cross visits to detainees unlawful (LINK) — 3 June 2026

Swiss World Cup soccer team travel to US without star Breel Embolo over ESTA issue (LINK) — 2 June 2026

Switzerland top wealth destination, despite taxes (LINK) — 2 June 2026