Czech News in English — Prague & Czechia Today

In Prague's Pod Kavalírkou street, a man opened fire from the window of a fourth-floor flat in a residential building. Several eyewitnesses reported the incident, and police who were called to the scene detained the shooter and seized the w

Researchers at the Harbin Institute of Technology, working together with the company China Construction Zhonghuan, have developed a cooling paint capable of lowering the surface temperature of walls and storage tanks by up to 25 degrees Cel

Starting Monday, major American television networks Fox, ABC, CBS and NBC are pulling out of the joint press pool covering events involving US President Donald Trump. The move comes in response to the White House's decision to bar reporters

Sea surface temperatures in the key El Niño 3.4 region of the central equatorial Pacific have reached 29.74°C — a full 3.05°C above the 1991–2020 long-term average. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

At the official reception ahead of the Billy Jean King Cup quarterfinal in China, the Czech tennis team unexpectedly found itself in the spotlight — not for its play, but for its outfits. Kateřina Siniaková, Marie Bouzková, Karolína Muchová

On Monday, the Czech government approved next year's budget, which projects a deficit of CZK 386 billion and includes a phased pay rise for police officers, firefighters, customs officers and prison service staff between 2027 and 2029. Inte

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has documented 1,004 cases of sexual violence in Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022. According to the agency, 89% of these crimes were committed by members of various Russ

Members of the Czech government are increasingly speaking openly about the threats the country faces from Russia. Following Monday's cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said that Czechia will honour Article 5 of the NATO treaty on

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL and Ukraine's Naftogaz have signed a memorandum on building fuel storage facilities in Hungary to supply the Ukrainian market. However, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar sharply criticized the initiativ

Czech President Petr Pavel departed for the United States on Sunday afternoon, where he is leading the Czech delegation to the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. However, before his departure, he was left with an unresolve

On Monday, the Czech government approved a draft budget for next year with a deficit of CZK 386 billion — the second-largest deficit in the country's history. All ministers voted in favour, including representatives of the Motorists party,

The Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has proposed raising the average old-age pension from CZK 21,892 to CZK 22,196 per month — an increase of CZK 304, or 1.4%. In addition, all pensioners will receive a one-off bonus payment of