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The Lány Game Reserve (Lánská obora) is a fenced-in forest next to the Czech president's summer residence and the third-largest enclosed woodland in the country, covering 3,003 hectares and surrounded by 33 kilometres of fencing. As Michal

A brand-new armored vehicle made by Tatra flipped over on Saturday during the traditional Tank Day event at the museum complex in Lešany. The incident occurred at around 1:34 p.m. The vehicle was being driven by a 33-year-old man, with two

Football club Viktoria Plzeň have announced the signing of Slovak defender Denis Vavro, who has spent the last eight years playing abroad. The 30-year-old Slovakia international could make his debut for his new side as early as Sunday, in a

Ukrainian special services have struck a Russian strategic Tu-95 bomber at the Engels-2 airbase in Russia's Saratov region, located roughly 800 km from the Ukrainian border. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the operation on

In just eight months in office, Andrej Babiš's new government has replaced almost 30 heads of state-owned enterprises and institutions — from the Czech Post to Prague Airport. According to political scientist Michal Pink from Masaryk Univer

In Hungary, a young man hijacked a light aircraft and flew it into restricted airspace over the country's only nuclear power plant, Paks. The incident was confirmed by Hungarian Defence Minister Romulus Ruszin-Szendi on his Facebook page, w

Overnight on Saturday, a Russian drone struck an ammunition depot near the village of Myla, not far from Bucha in Ukraine, setting off a series of powerful explosions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported on his Telegram channel

Washington Capitals forward and NHL's top goal-scorer Alexander Ovechkin racked up 33 traffic violations during his four-month vacation in Russia, according to Russian outlet Mash Sport. The hockey star has been cruising around his homeland

The Naše Česko (Our Czechia) movement, founded only at the turn of this year, is taking part in Czech municipal elections for the first time — and it is putting most of its resources into the South Bohemian Region. According to the Czech St

A powerful storm front brought lightning and torrential rain to eastern Moravia overnight on Saturday — witnesses reported that flashes of lightning briefly lit up the sky as if it were daytime. According to the Czech Hydrometeorological In

Czechia's state budget deficit next year will be higher than this year's figure, despite expected economic growth and rising tax revenues. That's according to Finance Minister Alena Schillerová, who explained that the new budget is built on

In the Hungarian town of Devecser, a five-metre wooden statue commemorating the 1526 Battle of Mohács was dismantled just days after it went up. The design was generated by artificial intelligence, and the mayor commissioned a woodcarver fr