A spectacular flag-waving event of a very Swiss nature is to be held on August 27 on top of Mount Pilatus near Lucerne. About three dozen "flag throwers" will take part in the first-ever national ...

Swiss Eurovision Stirs Familiar Controversy Over Israeli Entry, LGBTQ+ Flags By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland will host the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time since 1989 next ...

Defeated Swiss fencers refused to face the Israeli flag during the European championship medal ceremony.. The Swiss under-23 fencing team came second and won the silver medal in the European U23 ...

Nemo is also the first Swiss winner since 1988, when Canadian chanteuse Celine Dion competed under the Swiss flag. “Thank you so much,” Nemo said after the result from Saturday's final was ...

Eurovision acts have reportedly been banned from taking Pride flags onto the stage for the 2025 competition in Switzerland.. Bosses of the annual song contest, which is this year taking place in ...

Switzerland's Nemo Mettler won the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, 36 years after the country's previous victory. The finals took place in Sweden's Malmo Arena on May 11, 2024.