
After the October 7 massacre, the Israeli army in Gaza pursued the strategy of disarming ...

Gaza
An Israeli victory would offer a chance for reason to return

Ukraine has become a pawn in American domestic politics. If the money tap for Kiev remains ...

Ukraine
It won't work without continued military aid from the USA

Our children and young people can no longer read, says the Pisa study ...

After the Pisa study
NZZ editorial team recommends books for children and young people

The SPD party conference begins this Friday. It will be an event from a parallel ...

SPD party conference in Berlin
Let's fight for the bloated welfare state

The caricature of the week by Peter Gut.
👉 In his weekly drawings, the cartoonist comments on world events with wit and understanding: bit.ly/3EgRB5i

Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke for 51 minutes without a manuscript to the 600 delegates at the SPD party conference in Berlin ... Show more
Quick Glance: Scholz: No Reduction of the Welfare State
- Chancellor Scholz emphasizes the unity of the SPD at the federal party conference.
- He assures that the budget crisis will not lead to a reduction of the welfare state.
- Scholz speaks before 600 delegates on the second day of the conference in Berlin.
- He counters the growing right-wing populism with confidence.

Yeah, this checks out. #Bitcoin
Quick Glance: Top Investment Picks 2024: India and Bitcoin
- My two strongest conviction 'screaming buys' for 2024 are India and Bitcoin, both manifestations of the rise of the Internet.
- First up is India and the 'new' cohort of leading emerging markets.
- Looking beyond China, the three rising emerging market countries are India, Brazil and Saudi Arabia.
- India's rapid digitization, thriving equity market, and demographic trends will create compelling investment opportunities that we believe investors should be exploring.

The Carinthian fought for second place with a strong second round and only lagged behind the Swiss Marco Odermatt. #orfsport #orfsportaktuell
Quick Glance: Alpine Skiing: Odermatt Wins in Val d'Isere
- Swiss superstar Marco Odermatt wins giant slalom ahead of Marco Schwarz.
- Debutant Noel Zwischenbrugger surprises with 13th place as replacement for Joshua Sturm.
- Odermatt achieves 25th World Cup victory, 15th in giant slalom, with a significant lead.
- Noel Zwischenbrugger earns valuable points in debut race, finishing just behind Schwarz.

After lengthy negotiations, the EU has agreed on stronger rules for artificial intelligence ...

EU agreement
Stronger rules for artificial intelligence

ETH is planning a location for artificial intelligence in Heilbronn. Six professorships are ...

ETH Zurich expands into Germany with money from Lidl billionaire
Quick Glance: ETH Zurich's Expansion in Germany with Lidl Billionaire Funding
- ETH plans artificial intelligence site in Heilbronn.
- Creation of six professorships in Zurich.
- Long-term partnership with the Dieter Schwarz Foundation.
- Twenty professorships planned, six in Zurich and the remaining in Heilbronn on the education campus.

Aid to Ukraine is tied to the most contentious issue of all in the USA: immigration policy ...

Ukraine becomes hostage to American migration policy

Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer visits Switzerland. He calls for a change of mentality among ...

Swiss neutrality and Ukraine
Interview with NATO Admiral Rob Bauer

The westernmost canton introduced what is believed to be the highest minimum wage in the world three years ago ...

Minimum wage in Geneva
no impact on unemployment

In the coalition dispute over the 2024 federal budget, the SPD is pushing for the debt ...

SPD party conference indirectly calls for suspension of the debt brake
Quick Glance: Survey: German Economists' Views on Debt Brake
- German economists are divided on the debt brake: Half support retention, while the other half favors reform or abolition.
- German economists hold diverse views on the debt brake, reflecting a strong interest in potential reforms.
- A large majority of economists support the retention of the debt brake, while a significant portion favors reforms or abolition.
- The diversity of opinions among economists regarding the debt brake reflects a wide range of arguments for and against its retention.

Lidl founder Dieter Schwarz is financing a comprehensive research collaboration between Heilbronn and ETH ...

The farsightedness of the Lidl billionaire

At least eight members of the notorious drug cartel La Familia Michoacana were killed in the ...

Fighting between drug cartel and villagers in Mexico
eleven dead

Olympic Games: The IOC allows Russian and Belarusian athletes in Paris - despite ongoing war ...

Olympic Games
IOK admits Russian and Belarusian athletes in Paris

His closest colleagues have found themselves caught up in the political scandal ...

Berset
Before he leaves, he distributes letters to his party friends

Crew members accused him of bullying his team in “Spiegel”. To the director and actor ...

Til Schweiger on “Spiegel” allegations
“I have never abused my power”

By sorting waste, the women earn 8 centimes per kilogram. A million is an almost unbelievably ...

India
Eleven women win the lottery - what happens to the money?

In 2020, Lithuania welcomed thousands of opposition members from Belarus. But the diaspora has been ...

Lithuania
Opposition members from Belarus under suspicion

German students performed worse in the international performance comparison PISA in 2022 than ever before ...

PISA study
German students perform worse than ever

Dutch thrift combined with Genevan elegance: the merger of the two companies DSM and Firmenich ...

DSM-Firmenich
Gossip from Geneva angers Givaudan competitors

WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden said in a rare interview released Friday ...

Hunter Biden says his GOP critics are trying to 'kill' him to destroy his father’s presidency
Quick Glance: Hunter Biden Indicted on 9 Tax Offenses
- Court documents reveal: Hunter Biden indicted on nine tax offenses, including three felony counts.
- Charges include allegations of failure to pay taxes, failure to file tax returns, evasion of assessments, and submission of fraudulent forms.
- Indictment claims defendant spent millions on an extravagant lifestyle instead of paying taxes. Charges brought by special counsel David Weiss.
- White House declined to comment, referred NBC News to Hunter Biden's attorneys and the Justice Department.

Military growth is under time pressure. The West still has it in its hands to prevent ...

Europe 2030
In the worst case scenario, there is a risk of a major war

The world has never seen a larger climate conference than the current one in Dubai ...

Climate conference in Dubai
Festival of gigantomania to save the climate

The German family entrepreneur is publicity-shy. He has built up one of the largest ...

Lidl founder Dieter Schwarz wants to drive forward artificial intelligence

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has ...

Texas attorney general petitions state supreme court after woman who sued the state was granted permission for an abortion

More than ever, people are inhabitants of countless worlds in the age of digital ...

"NZZ Podium" in Zurich
Who are we and what does life actually mean?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced his candidacy for Russia's 2024 ...

Russian President Putin says he will seek reelection in 2024, state media reports

Sergei Gerasimov is still in Kharkiv and continues his war diary. Even if the rocket attacks have subsided ...

Sergei Gerasimov
War diary from Kharkiv, part 4/377

In autumn 2025, Pinar Karabulut and Rafael Sanchez will take over the management of the ...

New theater directors
Pinar Karabulut and Rafael Sanchez - the plans

The Olympic champion no longer wants to hear about equipment problems before the start of the speed ...

Michelle Gisin fights her way back after a difficult winter

It’s tempting to spend more than you can afford in December ...

The experts
money gurus’ 20 failsafe, frugal tips to keep Christmas overspend at bay

As of this month, banks no longer receive interest on minimum reserves from the SNB ...

SNB minimum reserves
The central bank pays the banks too much

In March, Swiss voters will decide on the introduction of a 13th AHV pension. In Liechtenstein ...

A 13th AHV pension has existed in Liechtenstein for a long time

Did the ex-national keeper saw through his neighbor's roof gable with a chainsaw?

Jens Lehmann sees himself as a victim in court

Stadelhofen will receive a striking new building by 2025. The first tenants are now known.

Zurich
Calatrava on Haus zum Falken near Stadelhofen

On Sunday, the Nobel Prizes will be awarded to the best in their field ...

“There needs to be less of a cult of genius”
Historian Nils Hansson on the Nobel Prize

An SVP government councilor wanted to use a trick to save a small health institution from going under ...

Dispute over patients
Defeat for Aargau against Zurich

Business is going well at the largest fair for modern and contemporary art in the USA ...

Harmlessness triumphs at Art Basel in Miami Beach in 2023

“NZZ Format” accompanies a group of young people in the city of Chernihiv in northeastern Ukraine: from ...

Ukraine War
Young people catch up on their final dance

The Facebook group Meta is launching an alliance with IBM, Cern, ETH and others for open AI - and ...

AI Alliance
Meta, ETH, IBM and others join forces for open AI

There are rumblings in the SPD. For the party left, Olaf Scholz's ...

Asylum
SPD wants more family reunification for those entitled to subsidiary protection

Three dogs, three marriages, three divorces: One number runs through Gordon Herbert's life ...

Germany's world champion coach Herbert
"We have pigs and racehorses"

Timothée Chalamet opens up about returning to his musical theater roots for ...

Timothée Chalamet says 'Wonka' is his parents' 'favorite' movie that he's ever done

The skier continues to develop her special relationship with the World Cup venue in the Engadin ...

Lara Gut-Behrami and her special connection to St. Moritz

There was once “Mister Langstrasse” for the conditions in the red light district ...

Population survey
Concern about housing, Zurich receives housing delegate

A new study shows that the extent of illegal adoptions from abroad to Switzerland may be much ...

Illegal adoptions
Possible irregularities in thousands of cases

In Paris, citizens are protesting against the use of the toxic heavy metal in the ...

New discussion about the lead risk in the construction of Notre-Dame in Paris

The Mercedes-AMG One is actually three years late due to its delayed development ...

Mercedes AMG One
a ride with Bernd Schneider in a super sports car

About a family who sold their apartment and moved away with two children.

Health and Happiness
How a Caravan Changed This Family's Life

France: If the president stands next to a Hanukkah menorah, there is a dispute about secularism

France
Dispute over Jewish ritual in the presidential palace

Expensive implants, commercial interests and doctors who don't dare to carry ...

Coltene
Being a dentist is about business - from root canal treatment to implants

From Adelboden to Zermatt: These innovations make winter in Switzerland a real treat.

Winter season 2023/24 in Switzerland
News from Andermatt to Zermatt

The People's Party submits proposals with a Dadaist touch to the budget of the city of ...

City of Zurich budget
The SVP submits proposals of the Dadaist kind

The Indian government is allegedly involved in a murder plot in the USA. The Americans and the ...

A contract killing strains relations between the USA and India

Zara brings 10,000 fashion items onto the market every year. At Shein there are 6000 - per day ...

Chinese ultra-fast fashion app Shein goes public

The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs justifies the suspension of payments ...

Middle East conflict
Cassis' department defends itself against NGO accusations

In the Greek ski village of Arachova, an eight-year-old dog is severely mistreated and dies ...

Greece
Case of serious animal cruelty to a husky in Arachova

Nobody likes commuting, and yet commutes are getting longer and longer ...

Commuting costs time, money and nerves. So why do so many people do it anyway?

The Brenninkmeijers owe their prosperity to the C&A clothing stores. But the family's portfolio no ...

C&A
How the Brenninkmeijer owner family invests with Cofra

The Gaza war is leading to an increase in anti-Semitic, but also anti-Arab and Islamophobic ...

Gaza War
More anti-Semitic and Islamophobic attacks in the USA

Switzerland has built a gigantic asylum machine. Further tightening measures promise little real ...

Asylum policy in a dead end
No taboo for radical experiments

Turning point and budget debate, spending on social welfare, transport ...

Switzerland must invest in the army, adhere to the debt brake and save money
Quick Glance: Switzerland: Army Investment and Fiscal Responsibility
- F-35 procurement is the first step in rebuilding the army.
- Switzerland must modernize its remaining 134 tanks by 2030.
- Military spending as a percentage of GDP decreased from 1.6% to 0.6%.
- Debates on increasing military spending and timeline for achieving it by 2030 or 2035.

Fujimori was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2009 for the murder of 25 civilians in the early 1990s ...

Peru's ex-president Alberto Fujimori released from prison

The SPD had insisted on a quick agreement in the coalition government's financial dispute ...

Budget dispute
The "traffic light" fails due to the debt brake

Most EU countries want to minimize the risks of trading with China. But after the summit in Beijing ...

EU-China summit
New realism in dealing with the great power

The dollar can help stabilize the economy during high inflation. But for many Argentines ...

Argentina and Milei's Plan
History of Dollarization in Latin America

Their priorities are environmental protection, the expansion of the welfare state and an open ...

Jans and Pult as economic policy twins
Jositsch less statist

Instead of viewing climate change as a moral issue, companies should take a fact-based approach ...

IT G
Sustainable business in the USA faces headwinds

After the ceasefire, the war in the Gaza Strip continues with full force. After terrible weeks. In the podcast ...

Survival in Gaza
NZZ accent

In 2023, no other Swiss-made album has aroused as much curiosity as Züri West's new work ...

"Loch dür Zyt"
The new Züri West songs in the individual review

Sergei Gerasimov is still in Kharkiv and continues to keep his war diary. Even though the rocket attacks ...

Sergei Gerasimov
War diary from Kharkiv, part 4/376

The club has been deducted ten points for breaching profitability rules and is now fighting ...

Everton FC see themselves as victims after 10-point deduction

NoName057 poses as a group of internet activists who attack enemies of Russia ...

Ukraine war
Russian hacker group stirs up insecurity in Switzerland
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