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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has announced an upcoming bill that would set a maximum share of foreign pupils allowed in a single school class, while also banning burqas and niqabs in educational institutions. She made the announcem

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz admitted on Sunday evening that his party, the CDU, had suffered a crushing defeat in the state election in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. "There is no way to sugarcoat the result in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern — it's a

In Sunday's elections in two German federal states, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party posted record results, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz of the CDU admitted that the outcome was "cause for concern about the country's fut

In Novosibirsk, representatives of the local military enlistment office were reportedly stationed outside a university dormitory at 75 Krasny Prospekt, where one of the city's polling stations is located, handing out draft notices to men on

Klaus Zellmer, CEO of the Czech carmaker Škoda Auto, is stepping down from his post to become the new head of Sweden's Volvo Cars. Škoda Auto's head of corporate communications, Josef Baláž, confirmed the departure, adding that further deta

Czech President Petr Pavel has called “extremely serious” a statement by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who said he does not want Slovakia dragged into a military conflict “because of some Article 5” of the NATO treaty. Earlier this wee

The accident took place on road I/38 heading from Hatě towards Znojmo at around half past one in the afternoon. According to police spokeswoman Andrea Cejnková, a car and a motorcycle collided, leaving the motorcyclist with injuries incompa

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš used a Sunday video message to accuse some judges of bias, claiming that in this country, people can end up under arrest "to order." His remarks were a response to criticism from the Union of Judges, which

Detectives from Prague's 4th district have detained a 39-year-old man who, between August and September this year, sent a string of threatening emails to the Prague and Central Bohemian Region police. The news was confirmed by Prague police

The Czech government has prepared measures to rein in rapidly rising fuel prices and will announce them after Monday's cabinet meeting. This was stated by Industry and Trade Minister Karel Havlíček during an appearance on CNN Prima News's P

Czech President Petr Pavel has departed for New York to address the United Nations General Assembly and back the country's bid for a seat on the UN Security Council — its first in forty years. The general debate opens on Tuesday, with Pavel

On Saturday evening in the town of Slavkov u Brna, a car caught fire while still in motion. According to fire department spokesman Jan Dvořák, the owner managed to stop in time and get out before the vehicle was completely engulfed in flame