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London brokerage firm Cecil Wright & Partners has filed a lawsuit at London's High Court against Revolut CEO Nikolay Storonsky, demanding payment of five percent of the value of a superyacht he purchased — a sum equivalent to roughly 8.5 bi

Russia's Ministry of Defence has announced that "Geran-4 Seeker" drones struck seven cargo vessels transporting military supplies for Ukraine's armed forces in the Black Sea. According to the ministry, the ships were hit in the port of Myko

The case of Czech businessman Pelz, accused of causing a fatal traffic accident, has been referred to the Supreme Court. This was announced by Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office spokesman Petr Malý, who noted that new evidence cannot be int

The Czech Constitutional Court has thrown out a complaint filed by lobbyist Roman Janoušek, who had demanded nearly 155 million crowns in compensation from the state after his assets remained seized for almost a decade during a criminal cas

A German woman who has lived on the Tanzanian island for the past two years posted a video on social media showing an unusual toilet aboard a traditional dhow boat — the loo, it turns out, was directly connected to the waters of the Indian

Last week the Czech Ministry of Culture sent a draft government cultural policy strategy out for interdepartmental review. The document was authored by Barbora Šťastná, chief of staff to Culture Minister Oto Klempíř (Motoristé sobě party),

Former commander-in-chief and now Ukraine's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, has said that Ukraine will never join NATO, despite years of promises from the alliance. He made the remarks during a discussion on Euro-Atlant

The Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (ČMKOS) has warned that upcoming legislative amendments could trigger a return of the so-called Švarc system — an illegal practice in which companies register employees as self-employed contr

State prosecutors have requested a six-and-a-half-year prison sentence for former Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blažek in the bitcoin case that cost him his post a year ago and, according to observers, damaged the centre-right government's r

The annual report by the child social and legal protection authorities (OSPOD) for 2025 has recorded an alarming record: 11,441 cases of violence, neglect and abuse against children in Czechia — 1,286 more than the year before.According to

After a brief cool spell in Czechia and neighbouring countries, the region is bracing for another wave of extreme heat — weather models are forecasting temperatures above 40°C from Tuesday through Thursday.Hungary will bear the brunt of it,

Petr Arenberger, the former Czech Minister of Health who until recently headed the dermatology clinic at Prague's Vinohrady Hospital, has left the institution following a series of internal audits that uncovered serious irregularities in pa