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The front page of Novinky.cz features a mix of domestic and international news, with a strong focus on political and security matters. Key stories include Czech Prime Minister Babiš's call to join a European missile defense coalition and criticism of the Ministry of Defense for not informing him…
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is critical of the Ministry of Defense for not informing him about the preparation of a new European missile defense coalition, with Minister Jaromír Zůna admitting he did not work with the information, though the project is said to build on broader initiatives.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov lasted only 35 minutes.
The head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs has warned of an impending wave of bankruptcies and urged the central bank to lower interest rates, despite the need to combat inflation.
An international team of scientists, led by a doctor from Charles University and Královské Vinohrady Faculty Hospital in Prague, has revealed how cancer can escape the human immune system.
President Petr Pavel has decided to veto the loosening of budget rules, fearing uncontrolled state debt without sufficient parliamentary oversight, a move met with immediate political reaction.
The completion of the Prague ring road is a recurring promise in municipal elections. The ODS candidate for mayor, Tomáš Portlík, claims that the current administration is focused on it.
A 16-year-old Moroccan has been arrested in connection with the rape and robbery of an 80-year-old woman in the French city of Rennes.
Jan Hajšman (STAN), a Pilsen politician, regional historian, and writer, has died in a car accident in Slovakia.
A jealous man who set fire to a wooden garden cottage, trapping two sleeping individuals inside, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
The former manager of the state game reserve Březka near Prague has denied charges of animal abuse, stating he only shot certain animals.
A woman and a man from Olomouc were defrauded when attempting to purchase a PlayStation PS5 console online, one new and one used.
