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In August, the Pentagon carried out a series of large-scale polygraph tests on senior military and civilian staff at the U.S. armed forces headquarters, The New York Times has learned. The trigger was media leaks about shortages of long-ran

In the first week of September, Czechia saw two court rulings involving politicians whose coalition, since last year's elections, has earned a reputation for "temporary impunity." The High Court found Jana Nagyová guilty — the former accoun

Coalition politicians led by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš submitted a bill to parliament on Friday that would give police the authority to immediately shut down shops selling banned psychoactive substances — for up to 14 days. The document w

The seventh round of the Czech football league kicks off on Saturday, and the day's headline match sees Prague's Slavia host Brno's Zbrojovka at the champions' home ground. Slavia sit top of the table with 14 points, while Zbrojovka — the l

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun using the newest German Skyranger 35 anti-aircraft systems, manufactured by Rheinmetall. The 1020th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment became the first unit to master the new equipment."We've been operatin

In Lhotsko, a village in the Zlín Region of Czechia, twelve to fourteen primary school pupils reported seeing a mother bear with two cubs near a playground, at a distance of about thirty metres. The village mayor reported the incident to th

Ukrainian data journalists from the analytical portal Texty.org.ua examined 21 Czech websites from last year through February of this year, analyzing nearly 168,000 publications, their sources, and how texts are copied between outlets.On tw

On Sunday, the German state of Saxony-Anhalt holds elections to its state parliament, in which, according to polls, the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) could win. In the town of Haldensleben, roughly half an hour from Magdebur

Czech police are continuing their investigation into a horrifying case in which a father took his three-year-old daughter into the woods and killed her. The thirty-year-old man is currently being held in pre-trial detention. According to ca

A 22-year-old Czech woman has died in the Austrian Alps after falling from a cliff while hiking with her father. The tragedy took place near Mount Grosser Bösenstein, according to the Austrian outlet Kleine Zeitung.The father and daughter w

Slovak defender David Krčík has left Viktoria Plzeň and signed with Pardubice. The move was confirmed by Plzeň's sporting director, Martin Vozábal.Krčík arrived in Plzeň in winter at the invitation of coach Martin Hyský, who already knew th

Czech Television is presenting a new nine-episode series called "On the Body," directed by Jan Hřebejk, based on the book "Stories on the Body" by Martina Formanová, published nearly a decade ago. Its central theme is partnership in all its