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
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
Wildfires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest destroyed the smallest area of forest since 1985 this year, according to MapBiomas, an organization that monitors forest cover across Brazil.MapBiomas coordinator Vera Arruda said the new figures poin
Berlin police shot and killed a man suspected of orchestrating an attack on Pride Parade participants during a special operation. According to Berlin's Senator for the Interior, Iris Spranger, special forces tracked down and neutralized the
Tour operators EXIM Tours and Fischer are offering trips to the Greek island of Zakynthos with departure from Prague for a week, from July 30 to August 6. The cost of the package with full board per person starts at 15,990 CZK — about 43% c
According to the Czech representation of the Croatian National Tourist Board, Istria was the most popular Croatian region among Czech tourists this July, with Umag, Medulin, Rovinj and Poreč topping the list of in-demand resorts.Tour operat
Members of Prague's Indian community will hold a peaceful demonstration on Friday, July 24, in support of students and young people in India protesting against irregularities in the national examination system. The event, called "Demonstrat
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has for a second time put forward an initiative to hold a nationwide referendum on Poland's participation in the European Union's climate policy, Polish news agency PAP reports.According to Nawrocki, the orig
The Liberec Region is famous for more than just Trosky, Bezděz or Ještěd — tucked away across North Bohemia are dozens of lesser-known but equally captivating spots, well worth a backpack trip for their striking views and unusual stories.On
Ambassadors of EU member states (the so-called Coreper) met in Brussels to discuss the overhaul of the ETS emissions trading system, hearing a briefing from Kurt Vandenberghe, a representative of the European Commission's Directorate-Genera
US President Donald Trump said at a White House press conference that American forces will soon strike an underground nuclear complex in Iran, buried deep inside a mountain near the uranium enrichment plant in Natanz.Asked whether Iran had
US military operations against Iran have cost the American budget nearly $800 billion, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth told the Senate Appropriations Committee.According to Reuters, the new cost estimate is $8 billion higher than the previous p