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The American military came dangerously close to an armed confrontation with China over the weekend after an artificial intelligence system made a critical error. According to sources familiar with the situation, the military had already beg

The German government announced on Friday a temporary cut in excise duties on petrol and diesel — a move designed to soften the blow of the latest oil price shock triggered by the US and Israeli conflict with Iran. The discount will amount

Czech President Petr Pavel and Foreign Minister Petr Macinka both flew to New York for the UN General Assembly on Sunday, but they took different flights to get there. The president travelled on a government special aircraft, while the fore

During pre-election debates, Prague mayoral candidates Zaeral Portlík and Patrik Hušbauer clashed over what to do with the nearly 200 billion crowns the city has accumulated in its accounts. One sees the sum as a necessary reserve for major

Germany's ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is going through its toughest stretch in years: within just two weeks, the party has suffered three consecutive, painful defeats in regional elections, prompting open talk within its ranks a

The head of the Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions, Josef Středula, has sharply criticised the drafting of the state budget, whose deficit the ruling parties have agreed to keep only slightly below the originally planned 389 billi

In Prague's Letná district, reporters exposed a film crew from Rybar, a Russian propaganda outlet operating as a Telegram channel with 1.5 million subscribers, funded in part by the late Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and Ru

Czechia currently has around 17,000 self-service parcel lockers installed nationwide, and operators forecast the number could grow by another 30%. Lockers are still in especially short supply in towns with fewer than five thousand residents

With the start of the school year and children returning to nurseries and schools, cases of runny noses and coughing have become more frequent — but this is a normal seasonal phenomenon, not a cause for alarm. According to the National Refe

In Prague's Troja district, not far from the natural landmark Velká skála, a sports complex called Tenis & Padel klub Píšečná is now up and running. It's tucked away in a quiet, green spot just a five-minute walk from the "Kobylisy" metro s

Brno's Kometa hockey club claimed a 4:1 win over Hradec Králové in round three of the Czech extraliga, with Slovak goaltender Rabčan — making his debut for the team — named man of the match. The news was shared by head coach and club owner

The United States is preparing a major shipment of weapons and ammunition to the Israeli military worth $2.8 billion (nearly 59 billion crowns). The report, citing data from the Washington Post, details plans for military assistance to Isra