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The European Storm Forecast Experimental service, ESTOFEX, has issued a level 3 storm warning — the highest level — for part of southern Czechia. Severe thunderstorms bringing hail and gusty winds are expected on Friday evening, affecting n

In the Kharkiv region, company commander Vladyslav Polskyi of the 475th Separate Assault Brigade personally drove wounded fellow soldiers out of an attack zone after their evacuation vehicle was struck by a Russian drone. For this act, on T

Last Wednesday, South Bohemian Region Governor and leader of the "Our Czechia" movement Martin Kuba became a member of the supervisory board of the state-owned Budějovický Budvar brewery. The appointment was made by the Minister of Agricult

Motorists party leader Petr Macinka has admitted that next year's budget will remain problematic, promising to tighten control over spending in the years ahead. The statement came on Wednesday, as the Chamber of Deputies overrode the presid

Czech singer and actress Eva Burešová has announced a major shift in her artistic direction: leaving her familiar pop sound behind, she has turned to rock and metal and is now performing under a new stage name, Saya. The first fruit of this

Daniel Kovanda pushed his Audi S8 to 210 km/h on Road 602 between Velké Beranov and Jihlava in late 2023 — steering with his left hand the entire time while filming the ride with his right for his Instagram account. He later posted the clip

Nearly one in three married couples is living without intimacy. According to data from the General Social Survey, 32.5% of married respondents reported having had no sex in the past year, while only 4.1% said they have sex more than three t

Czech state prosecutors have completed the indictment in the high-profile "bitcoin case" implicating former Justice Minister Pavel Blažek of the ODS party. The prosecutor is seeking 29 years in prison for programmer Tomáš Jiřikovský, who on

Police in the Klatovy region have opened a criminal case against a 53-year-old man on suspicion of illegally handling a protected wild animal. According to Klatovy police spokesman Michal Šoń, the incident took place in early February last

Czech President Petr Pavel has rejected only three laws during his time in office — the lowest number among the country's last four heads of state. Nevertheless, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's government came down hard on the president after

Ukrainian soldiers admit that the defense in some sections of the Donbas front is starting to give way, and that Russian forces could reach Kramatorsk and Sloviansk before the end of the year. This was reported by The Baltic Sentinel, citin

The Czech Civil Aviation Authority (ÚCL) has launched a review concerning Jiří Vlk, an entrepreneur from the Karviná region, pilot and owner of several helicopters, who was the largest financial backer of the Motorists party and ran as its