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Frank Beard, drummer of the iconic rock band ZZ Top, has died in hospice care at his own ranch in Richmond, Texas, surrounded by family. The band's representative confirmed the news but did not disclose the cause of death. The musician had

Unknown thieves in Salzburg have made off with more than 200 gilded Mozart statuettes from an art installation in the garden of Mirabell Palace. The Mozarteum Foundation, which organised the exhibition, confirmed the losses.The installation

Summer 2025 is shaping up to be a historic season for Czechia in terms of temperature records: according to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, more than three-quarters of weather stations with at least 30 years of observations have su

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has said the country needs to find a legal, safe and realistic mechanism to restore a full-fledged democratic process even while the war continues. According to him, Russia should not be th

Russia has announced the discovery of the relics of Prince Dmitry Donskoy, who died in the 14th century. The report, citing a source within the Russian Orthodox Church, came from the TASS news agency, which noted that anthropological examin

The leader of the "Fair Russia" party, Sergei Mironov, said that Russia should launch an "Oreshnik" missile strike on British factories producing long-range drones. The statement was reported by the TASS news agency."Fools need to be taught

On the Tauern motorway (A10) in Austria, police stopped a bus with Czech number plates during a routine transport check. The incident took place at around 1:10 pm, when the bus was directed to pull off the motorway for a detailed inspection

On Monday evening, roughly 20 nautical miles off the Russian port of Novorossiysk, drones struck the Greek-flagged vessel ANNA S, owned by Neptune Tradebulk. The crew — 20 Filipino sailors and a Romanian captain — was forced to abandon ship

The Czech State Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority has published photos on social media taken inside the kitchen of a hotel in the Jindřichův Hradec region, where inspectors uncovered serious breaches of hygiene rules during a check.

SPD party leader Tomio Okamura has publicly demanded that Transport Minister Ivo Bedrník resolve the shortage of toilet paper on trains operated by the national carrier České dráhy (ČD). He made the statement on Monday following a coalition

Former Environment Minister Petr Hladík (KDU-ČSL) has accused Andrej Babiš's government of drastically cutting drought-relief funding: according to him, a record 26.8 billion crowns was allocated for this purpose last year, while the 2026 b

US President Donald Trump has said he intends to declare the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz US territory. On Tuesday, he posted a map of the region with the strait circled, calling its reopening one of the key sticking points in resol