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Bratislava hockey club Slovan is once again pushing for entry into the Czech ice hockey Extraliga. This was confirmed by Extraliga director Martin Loukota, who said a meeting between club and league representatives has already been schedule

At Václav Havel Airport in Prague, passengers arriving from countries outside the Schengen zone are being forced to wait in hours-long queues for passport control at Terminal 1. The culprit is the new European EES system, which requires for

A new wave of fraudulent SMS messages is spreading across Czechia: scammers are impersonating the public health insurance company VZP, demanding that recipients urgently pay off a supposedly outstanding debt. The messages direct victims to

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told the Sejm that Russia is preparing hybrid drone attacks against countries supporting Ukraine, including Poland itself. According to him, the coming autumn and winter will mark the most critical period o

Diesel prices across the United States have hit an all-time high, surpassing six dollars per gallon (3.8 liters). By comparison, as recently as last September the average price per gallon stood at $3.77. In California, where fuel is traditi

Ukrainian forces have halted and effectively destroyed the northern flank of Russia's offensive in Donetsk region — the so-called "northern pincer" of a plan to encircle the region's fortified cities. This was stated by Ukrainian commander

Tünde and Koloman Barta have filed a lawsuit against the Prague 3 municipal district over the termination of their municipal apartment lease. The case will be heard by the Prague 3 district court, though the couple is not seeking financial

Senator Marek Láska has emerged as the most recognisable politician among Prague's candidates ahead of the upcoming elections — though recognition hasn't translated into support. According to a September survey by the NMS agency, only one i

A court in Brno has upheld the sentences handed down in the case of a gang that broke into elderly people's apartments, beat them, and demanded money. According to prosecutors, the criminals targeted mostly pensioners and showed no mercy to

Poland has begun reinforcing its border with Ukraine using military engineering units after a series of Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian border areas on Sunday. Servicemen from the 18th and 4th Engineer Regiments have already begun work a

Electric vehicles account for up to 20.7% of all new car registrations across the European Union, while in Czechia the figure stands at just around 6.5%. Yet, according to a joint survey by E.ON and Volkswagen among Czech drivers, as many a

Detectives from the National Centre Against Organized Crime carried out searches on Tuesday at the Nymburk town hall and several other locations. According to police documents, investigators suspect corruption in the awarding of two major c