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Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina won the US Open final, defeating world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. The match lasted two hours and 21 minutes, and as a result of the tournament, 27-year-old Rybakina will take over from Sabale

Police in Athens have arrested a 38-year-old taxi driver who extorted roughly €600 from tourist passengers during a night-time ride from the airport to the city centre — instead of the standard €55 fare. The incident took place in mid-Augus

Zbrojovka beat Artis 2:1 in the Brno derby, which drew nine and a half thousand spectators to the Královo Pole stadium — roughly a thousand short of a sellout. Both coaches criticised the organisers after the match for scheduling the game a

Former Belgian Prime Minister and head of the UN Development Programme Alexander De Croo, during a visit to Ukraine, said the country is "racing against time" to repair its damaged energy infrastructure before the cold sets in.He said the c

Police in Beroun have detained a woman who, while intoxicated, sprayed graffiti over a new concrete wall at Primary and Nursery School No. 2 on Prayslerova Street. The incident took place a few days ago, when a passer-by spotted the vandali

Hungary's government plans to overhaul a 2020 law, introduced under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, that effectively barred same-sex couples from adopting children. The announcement was made by the country's new prime minister, Péter Ma

In the village of Kačice, a dispute over the construction of a wind farm will be settled by referendum, held on the same day as the municipal elections. The project has been under discussion for nearly three years: in June 2024, residents b

Mass protests against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party swept across Germany. The demonstrations were organized by the Pruef movement, which is campaigning for the party to be officially banned — tens of thousands of people

A serious crash occurred on the slip road from the motorway onto first-class road No. 55 towards Kokory and Olomouc, near Přerov. A BMW convertible ran off the road and slammed into a ditch — according to police, both occupants of the car w

Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, has issued a stark warning: the pace of artificial intelligence development needs to slow down, or within a year it may be too late to control it at all. He isn't calling for a complete halt to AI development

On stage 20 of the 2026 Vuelta a España, Czech rider Jan Hirt finished sixth — his best Grand Tour result since 2022. Until then, his personal best this season had been a 17th-place finish on stage four of this year's Vuelta.The 186.8km mou

Vzglyad, a Russian outlet widely seen as a Kremlin propaganda mouthpiece, has published its latest ranking of countries "hostile" to Russia — and Czechia landed in fourth place with 65 out of a possible 100 points.Italy topped the list with