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A fire broke out on Wednesday evening at Villa Marta in Písek, an architectural landmark dating back to the early 20th century. The blaze has engulfed the entire building, and firefighters have declared a second-degree fire alert.According

For four days, authorities in Colombia searched for 21-year-old María Camila Potosí, who was eight months pregnant and had gone missing — until on July 21 her body was found dumped near a river close to the mountain village of La Buitrera,

Prague City Hall has launched a sweeping review following a police operation targeting suspected corruption within the city's road department. According to City Hall Director Tomáš Havel, he will formally ask the Ministry of Transport to re

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump met at the White House on Tuesday for talks the Ukrainian leader described as having gone "well" — free of the public clashes that marred their February 2025 meeting. The

Sygnum, the company that owns the Hřebčín Napajedla stud farm in the Zlín Region, has filed a lawsuit with the Prague Municipal Court against a decision by Culture Minister Ota Klempíř (Motoristé party), the portal Jezdci.cz reports. In Jun

The Prague cinema at Flora is one of just 41 venues in Europe screening Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" in IMAX on 70mm film — exactly as the director intended. Screenings are completely sold out even at nine in the morning and at midnigh

All three pilots aboard a British Airways Boeing 777-200ER flying from Hyderabad, India, to London fell ill simultaneously during the flight. According to The New Indian Express, the likely cause was food poisoning after the crew shared bre

In southwestern France, in the Gironde region west of Bordeaux, thousands of French firefighters, joined by colleagues from abroad, are continuing the battle against massive forest fires. According to official figures, the flames have alrea

Reports of a mysterious large predator resembling a panther continue to emerge from South Bohemia — this time a local veterinarian, Josef Daněk, has come forward with his own account after spotting the animal at night from a hunting stand."

Real estate agents in Yerevan report a sharp surge in Russian clients: people are either already relocating to Armenia or actively planning to do so. According to their estimates, the current wave is comparable to the 2022 migration surge t

The Association of Real Estate Companies of the Czech Republic has filed a complaint with the Czech Trade Inspection Authority, demanding an investigation into Bezrealitky over allegations that the service is misleading its customers. The c

The story concerns a trip by Slovakia's Interior Minister to the United Arab Emirates in December 2024. Extra-parliamentary opposition groups and anti-corruption organizations in Slovakia filed a complaint alleging the minister may have rec