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In occupied Crimea, unknown scammers tricked local residents out of money by passing off fake QR codes as passes for scarce gasoline. According to the Unian agency, the fraudsters exploited a glitch in the fuel voucher system and began sell
In the Spanish city of Valencia, an illegal migrant from Algeria brutally beat a random passer-by, who is now in critical condition in hospital. The attack took place on Friday evening in the San Marcelino neighbourhood, according to the re
In the Pardubice Region, a young man used a neural network to generate a fake nude image of a girl — according to police, this is already the sixth such case reported in the region. Rather than staying silent about the humiliation, the vict
The civilian vessel Golden Lion, struck on July 19 off the coast of Odesa, has sunk. According to Ukraine's Maritime Administration, posting on Telegram, the Russian attack caused severe damage to the ship's hull and superstructure, leaving
Chamber of Deputies Speaker Tomio Okamura (SPD) has become the first Czech government official in seven years to officially visit China. He hopes the visit will improve relations with Beijing and boost mutual tourism between the two countri
Czech Prime Minister and leader of the ANO movement Andrej Babiš has spent years making bold public statements that he later fails to honour — and this pattern is once again on full display in the key election promises made by his governmen
On Tuesday, air-raid sirens sounded across Warsaw, Kraków and hundreds of other Polish cities and towns — a three-minute wavering signal repeated several times throughout the day. It wasn't a real threat, but a large-scale nationwide exerci
Brent crude tumbled roughly 5.8%, falling to around $91.2 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate dropped about 5.6% to near $84.3 a barrel.According to CBS News, citing informed sources in the region, the US and Iran have paused mutual
Czech Labour and Social Affairs Minister Aleš Juchelka (ANO) now finds himself caught in two separate problems, either of which could cost him his job: a conflict of interest involving his former adviser on European subsidies means the stat
Temperatures in Czechia are set to soar sharply this week: meteorologists forecast daytime highs of up to 37°C in the latter half of the week, with the mercury possibly touching 40°C from Friday onward. The heat is being driven up from Nort
The Czech government led by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has backed a bill that would completely ban mobile phones in nursery schools, primary schools and the lower grades of grammar schools and conservatories. The ban could take effect from
Iran has threatened Ukraine with retaliation after Ukrainian forces struck an Iranian merchant vessel in the Caspian Sea, killing one sailor. The claim was made by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday in a post on X."Zelensky a