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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the general debate of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly that his country will continue to defend itself and win, insisting it has no other choice. In his address, he pointed to the th

About 60 cargo vessels a day are now passing through the Strait of Hormuz — a notable recovery after traffic collapsed amid the military conflict, though numbers remain far below pre-war levels.The strait has become one of the key flashpoin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has secured an agreement on the supply of missiles for Patriot air defence systems, though he declined to say which country is providing them or how many are involved. The statement was reporte

The Czech Republic's largest health insurer, VZP (General Health Insurance Company), has confirmed that law enforcement officers carried out investigative actions at its headquarters. At the same time, searches were conducted at several pha

American tennis player Amanda Anisimova has asked her Instagram followers to stop discussing her appearance after new training photos sparked a wave of comments about a sudden change in her figure. Some social media users suggested the athl

Residents of the Ukrainian city of Oleshky, occupied by Russian forces, have been forced to eat weeds from their own gardens after occupation authorities cut off food and drinking water supplies, and the vegetables grown over the summer hav

A British tourist posting on TikTok under the handle Freespirit666 has sparked outrage online after criticising a café near the site of the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz in Poland. She had visited the memorial with her daughter —

Czech President Petr Pavel, during his visit to the US state of Nebraska, stopped by a National Guard base in Lincoln, where soldiers presented him with a tomahawk — a Native American axe symbolizing both war and peace.The Guard's commandin

Czech police have closed the criminal case involving fraud allegations tied to property sales in Bali for the second time. Attorney Tereza Kubalíková, who represents part of the victims, received the relevant ruling on Wednesday — investiga

Residents of twelve municipalities in the Central Bohemian Region have been banned from drinking tap water or using it for cooking due to elevated lead levels. According to Středočeské vodovody a kanalizace (SVAS), the water utility operato

Last year in Czechia, more than three hundred people died as a result of mundane but all-too-common driving violations. According to traffic police data, the culprits were inattention, speeding, failure to yield right of way, and driving in

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez addressed the UN General Assembly in New York with a speech strikingly different from her previous fiery attacks on the United States — instead of accusing Washington of "economic terrorism," she sp