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The Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament continued its extraordinary session on Tuesday concerning a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Babiš’s government. The session was called by the opposition — the ODS, STAN, Piráti, TOP 09

A passenger Boeing 737 MAX operated by Fly Dubai, flying to Tel Aviv, transmitted code 7500 — the international signal for a hijacking or unlawful interference with a flight. According to Israeli media, there was no hijacking: the alert was

The State Institute for Drug Control (SÚKL) in Czechia is considering allowing insurance companies to reimburse the cost of a modern weight-loss drug for children and teenagers aged 12 to 18 with obesity. This was announced by the institute

At a family policy forum in mid-September, Czech sociologists and demographers proposed an unusual measure to combat the country's record-low birth rate — giving parents an extra vote in elections for each minor child. The idea was discusse

The European Commission has introduced a new fee for processing parcels from third countries of 2 euros per customs item in a shipment. The measure will primarily affect shoppers on Temu, Shein and AliExpress: according to available informa

Mariia and Mykola, a married couple who fled Ukraine as refugees, took jobs at a warehouse in the Czech town of Ústí nad Labem — and ended up at the centre of a story about “hidden” job-placement middlemen. For minimum wage, they spent 12-h

Rumours that Russian authorities might announce a new wave of mobilisation after the September elections have been circulating across the country since summer. President Vladimir Putin called them “nonsense” and said there was no need to ca

Prague's High Court has finished drafting the written reasoning for its ruling, issued in late August, which upheld the conviction of Jana Nagyová — a former chief of staff to Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and now an ANO member of the Europea

US President Donald Trump said that despite North Korea's large nuclear arsenal, he feels personal sympathy for its leader Kim Jong Un — according to Trump, Kim “respects and loves” him. The American president made the comments to reporters

Thousands of people in the Czech Republic have unknowingly signed up for paid SMS subscriptions that quietly deduct money from their account every week or month. The scheme was uncovered by journalist Rubeš, who began investigating using hi

The governing ANO movement is preparing a plan that could strip the Czech Republic's four largest cities — Prague, Brno, Ostrava and Plzeň — of a significant share of their budgets. According to sources within the movement, their share of t

A new portal for rural greenery careCzechia has launched the Venkovská zeleň website, which offers mayors, planners and villagers free guidelines, maps and recommendations for caring for green spaces. The resource helps with planning new pl