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The Czech women's tennis team has reached the final of the Billie Jean King Cup (formerly the Fed Cup), beating Spain 2:0 in the semi-final in China. The decisive match of the tournament will be played on Sunday, and Czech team captain Barb

The international rating agency S&P has improved the outlook on Czechia's long-term credit rating from stable to positive, while keeping the rating itself at AA- in foreign currency and AA in local currency. According to the agency's estima

On Monday, 28 September 2026, a public holiday in Czechia, all 13 of the country's operating caves will open their doors to visitors — even though some of them are normally closed on this particular day. This was announced by Pavel Hejdoš,

Karel Eduard Paar — a descendant of one of Europe's oldest aristocratic families and former Grand Prior of the Czech Grand Priory of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta — has died in Prague at the age of 91. He passed away on Friday morni

Croatian police discovered a group of migrants near the Kupa River on the border with Slovenia in the afternoon and pulled the bodies of five drowned people from the water. Around 20 others from the same group were rescued: a police officer

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that after Russia's parliamentary elections, Moscow had planned to resume talks with Ukraine, but the Ukrainian side struck polling stations and attempted to attack Moscow. Putin made the statement on F

An 18-year-old tourist from Czechia fell to his death on Switzerland's Mount Pilatus, where he had travelled with a youth tourist group.The young man had gone for a walk on his own during free time when he fell. When he failed to show up fo

Czech U21 national team coach Bílek explained his side's underwhelming performance in the qualifying match against Azerbaijan in Baku: the Czechs led thanks to a goal from Filip Lissah, but the hosts equalized before the break, and the visi

Kyiv came under a massive Russian drone attack on the afternoon of Friday, September 25, the Ukrainian outlet Ukrainska Pravda reports. Among the targets hit was the building of the High Council of Justice of Ukraine, and at least one child

A fire broke out on the ferry Blue Car Carrier II off the northern coast of the Greek island of Mykonos, as the vessel was carrying around 200 vehicles. Greek media report that the blaze started in the morning in the ship's garage deck, whi

Britain's University of Sussex has awarded a professorship in sustainable development to 31-year-old Anant Ambani, son of India's richest man, oil tycoon Mukesh Ambani. The decision has drawn criticism from university staff and environmenta

At Brno's exhibition grounds, construction of the new multifunctional T Arena is nearing completion: dozens of workers are laying flooring, installing seats and finishing the skyboxes. According to the management of the city firm Arena Brno