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The Novinky.cz front page features a mix of domestic and international news. Top stories include the exhumation of Jan Masaryk's remains in Czechia, Germany's escalating rhetoric with Russia, criticism of a reduction in unemployment benefits, and an explosion at a German train station. Other news…
Police will exhume the remains of former Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk from his family grave on Wednesday. Masaryk died shortly after the February 1948 coup, falling from a window in his official apartment. The circumstances of his death remain unclear.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that Germany is moving towards further escalation, responding to Berlin's accusations from Tuesday.
The government's plan to reduce unemployment benefits in the initial months of the support period, as well as a decrease in the maximum benefit, is facing criticism.
An explosion at a train station in Augsburg, Germany, injured at least two people on Wednesday morning. Police and explosives experts are on the scene.
An opinion piece discussing Ratko Mladić as a war criminal, condemning his veneration, and linking it to fan culture and Serbia's past.
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Aleš Juchelka (ANO) is criticized for reversing his stance on unemployment benefits, having previously defended higher support.
The departure of the Chief Hygienist, Barbora Macková, will not slow down the reform of regional hygiene stations and other institutions, according to an advisor.
The state is trying to encourage Czechs to save more for retirement, possibly by obligating large companies to offer pension savings plans to their employees.
A high-ranking Hamas official, Moín Al-Arabíd, was captured by Israeli special forces during an operation in the Gaza Strip, which resulted in casualties.
Blocks of two power plants in Germany were disconnected after an intentional short circuit occurred at a substation in Bergheim.
According to EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, the August attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport bears all the hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism.
