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Crews operating Ukraine's Patriot air defence systems have gone weeks without interceptor missiles to shoot down Russian ballistic strikes. That's according to footage filmed by television journalists granted access to one of the batteries,

The new Vltava Philharmonic building on Prague’s riverfront is meant to become the city’s new architectural landmark — at least that’s how Mayor Bohuslav Svoboda (ODS) describes the project. But lately the talk isn’t about architecture, it’

An international team of scientists from Czechia, Germany and Ukraine has launched a large-scale project to save the critically endangered Jurinea cyanoides — a cornflower-like plant — and to restore unique sand dune habitats. The work will

Biomethane production in Europe rose by a billion cubic metres over the past year, according to industry association CZ Biom. The bulk of this growth came from just three countries — Italy, France and Germany — which remain the undisputed l

The European beaver, which returned to Czech nature some 25 years ago, has proven more effective than state programmes in tackling drought and flooding — that's the conclusion of one ecologist examining the situation along the Kateřinský st

A new Spanish airline, Fly2Galicia, has begun selling tickets for its first flights, even though the planes won't actually take off until late 2026. Among the inaugural routes is a direct link from Prague to the Spanish city of Santiago de

The administration of the Hradec Králové Region has filed a request with the state prosecutor's office to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a patient at the hospital in Rychnov nad Kněžnou, which occurred two years ago.

Czech tennis player Kateřina Siniaková, ranked 44th in the world, exited the singles draw at the Cincinnati tournament after falling in the third round to American Madison Keys, the world No. 20, 1:6, 3:6. During the match, Siniaková droppe

The United States has imposed sanctions on the president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and several other officials of the organization. The move was announced by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who accused the court of attemp

An American official named Cook secretly visited St. Petersburg in June, where he met with Anton Kobyakov, a special adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Financial Times reported the visit, citing anonymous sources.Before travel

US Open organizers have awarded a wild card into the women's singles draw to Venus Williams, a two-time champion of the tournament and former world No. 1. The decision comes as something of a surprise: the American's last singles win dates

A district court in the Hungarian city of Miskolc ruled on Tuesday to remand in custody the driver of a Polish bus that crashed in the early hours of Sunday in northeastern Hungary, Reuters reports. The accident killed 12 people who were re