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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the United States is pushing a proposal for an energy truce between Kyiv and Moscow as one of several immediate steps to de-escalate the war. He made the remarks in an interview with Axios."There'

A disturbing incident has come to light at a kindergarten in the town of Dubňany, in the Hodonín region, where a group of children beat and trampled a four-year-old boy on the school playground. The incident, which took place in early Septe

ANO leader Andrej Babiš said in his latest Sunday video address on Facebook that Czech citizens could theoretically buy up the country's entire national debt using their own savings. According to him, the national debt stands at 3,726 billi

The Prague City Court has begun hearing a civil lawsuit filed by Seznam.cz against Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš over damage to the company's business reputation. The lawsuit, filed in February this year, demands that Babiš issue a publ

Czech President Petr Pavel attended an awards ceremony in New York at the personal request of one of the honorees. On stage, he introduced the evening's top nominee — Finnish President and his friend Alexander Stubb — praising his leadershi

A sharp exchange broke out between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a Russian journalist on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. The incident took place on Wednesday, September 23, as Zelensky and his entourage we

Municipal police in the Czech city of Plzeň stopped the same unlicensed driver three times in 17 days, each time finding him behind the wheel of a BMW under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The most recent stop took place just after midni

In the Strakonice region of South Bohemia, two families out picking mushrooms stumbled upon an injured eagle and managed to save the bird of prey using nothing but their own hands. The incident took place near Droušní Vrch hill, on the bord

As of this week, Czechia has become one of the few countries in Europe where Tesla's "Full Self-Driving (Supervised)" system is officially permitted. All that's required is a car with up-to-date software and hardware, plus a subscription co

The Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament has approved a coalition proposal to freeze the salaries of politicians — including the president, deputies, senators and members of the government. However, the bill still has to go through t

In Týn nad Vltavou, a BMW driver lost control while deliberately drifting, swerved into the oncoming lane and struck a man wheeling a bicycle across a pedestrian crossing. The victim escaped with minor injuries, South Bohemian police spokes

At a UN Security Council meeting, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski delivered a scathing rebuke to Russia, saying that Moscow has spent more than twelve years trying to seize Donbas and over four years trying to take Kyiv — without