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The Novinky.cz front page covers a range of domestic and international news. Key domestic stories focus on Czech budget allocation, with a significant portion going to pensions, and local politics in Prague concerning mayoral candidates. There's also coverage of a crime in Brno, an incident in a…
An analysis of the state budget, simplified to a thousand units, shows that social spending, primarily pensions, consumes a much larger portion of public finances than defense, transport, and education combined.
Russia is reportedly gathering military equipment, supplies, and units for drone attacks near Dopropillje, possibly in preparation for an autumn offensive.
A political podcast discusses the rivalry between Prague's mayoral candidates, Portlík and Hušbauer, highlighting their potential for cooperation or opposition after the elections.
A recent poll indicates that Adam Scheinherr (Prague Together) is the most positively perceived leader among Prague's candidates for the municipal elections.
A commentary piece discusses the Hague tribunal's sentencing of Hashim Thaçi, former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army and president of Kosovo, to 25 years in prison.
SPD chairman Tomio Okamura claims a plush toy travel agency was invented for a TV show, but evidence suggests he was more directly involved.
A man faces up to a year in prison for threatening a Labor Office employee in Brno after his social benefit claim was denied.
The Czech School Inspectorate will visit a kindergarten in Dubňany following an incident where a four-year-old boy was allegedly beaten by other children.
Businessman and lobbyist Roman Janoušek is suing for compensation after money seized by the state allegedly lost value.
A section of a wall, approximately three meters high and twenty meters long, collapsed within the inner courtyard of residential buildings in Jaroměř, located in the former Josefov fortress.
US President Donald Trump is reportedly willing to enter into trade agreements with Russia as part of peace negotiations, even before hostilities on Ukrainian territory cease.
