Czech military prepares to hand over fleet of modernized T-72M4CZ tanks to Ukraine

The Czech Army confirmed plans to donate 30 modernized T-72M4CZ tanks and recovery vehicles to Ukraine after upgrades are completed. The move will bolster Ukraine’s armored forces as the war with Russia grinds on. On October 2, 2025, Chief of the...

Ex-PM Babis tipped to come first in Czech elections

Czechs are casting their ballots from yesterday to today in a general election which the party of self-described “Trumpist” and former Czech prime minister Andrej Babis is expected to top, although without a majority. A possible return to power of...

One-Fifth of Czechs Plan to Take Out Mortgages, Expect Property Prices to Rise

Three decades after banks in the Czech Republic began offering mortgages, about 18 percent of people are currently repaying housing loans, representing roughly 930,000 contracts. An equal number of Czechs plan to take out mortgages in the coming...

Czech elections: Wet Right being replaced by Prague version of Nigel Farage

Go back to the start of democratic life for Czechs, to 1991, the year Soviet troops left what was then Czechoslovakia. In that year, the Czech Civic Democratic Party (ODS) was founded by Václav Klaus, a darling of Margaret Thatcher. It began as a...

TikTok shuts some accounts over Czech election meddling

Local research network Online Risk Labs said it has found 286 accounts on TikTok with “a cumulative reach of 5 to 9 million views per week,” exceeding that of many political party leaders, which look to boost extremist parties like the far-right...

As Czechs head to polls, Ukraine's ammunition supply is on the line

Supporters of the Ano party hold a Czech flag during a campaign rally in Prague, Czech Republic, on Sept. 30, 2025. (Tomas Tkacik / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images) Czech voters are heading to the polls in a vote that could have...

Will Trump-style billionaire return to power? What the Czech election means for Ukraine

Czechs head to the polls this Friday and Saturday in an election which could impact the country’s support for Ukraine. Prime Minister Petr Fiala faces being voted out of office, with billionaire businessman Andrej Babis the current favourite to...

Will Trump-style billionaire Andrej Babis return to power? What the Czech election means for Ukraine

Czechs head to the polls this Friday and Saturday in an election which could impact the country’s support for Ukraine. Prime Minister Petr Fiala faces being voted out of office, with billionaire businessman Andrej Babis the current favourite to...

Czechs Head To Polls With Billionaire Ex-premier Tipped To Come First

Czechs will cast ballots on Friday and Saturday in a general election which the party of self-described "Trumpist" Andrej Babis is expected to top, though without getting a majority. A possible return to power of the billionaire ex-premier could...

Former PM Babiš set for clear election victory in Czech Republic

Andrej Babiš, billionaire businessman and leader of the populist ANO party, is once again at the centre of Czech politics. Polls give him a commanding lead ahead of this weekend’s parliamentary election, but his return to the prime minister’s...

VISEGRAD BLOG: Will Czechia drift into Slovak and Hungarian direction after this week’s elections?

Czechia’s largest opposition party, billionaire ex-prime minister Andrej Babiš’ populist ANO, is widely expected to win the parliamentary elections scheduled for October 3-4. This would be a remarkable comeback after Babiš was narrowly ousted by a...

Anti-EU online disinformation floods Czechia before elections

As Czechia heads to parliamentary elections on 3–4 October, the campaign has been overshadowed by a surge of online disinformation and doubts about the country’s capacity to enforce EU digital rules. The populist ANO party, led by former Prime...

Science Stories with Joe Johnson: Ancient Tools, Future Farming, and a Comet to Watch

Our resident science guy Joe Johnson has more on three recent discoveries — one from deep human history, another from cutting-edge agricultural science, and the third from the night sky — are offering new insights into our past, our future, and...

Final Casting at Czech Site Slévárna HEUNISCH Brno in October 2025

HEUNISCH Foundry sets the course for a CO₂-neutral future with group reorganization HEUNISCH Foundry in Bad Windsheim is restructuring its group organization and will close one of its two plants in the Czech Republic. The decision was driven by...

Czech project Rekino gives forgotten cinemas a second life

First of all, how many cinemas actually were there in Czechoslovakia before the Velvet Revolution? Kino Svoboda in Varnsdorf|Photo: Marie Barešová, archive of Rekino Marie: “There were approximately 4,000 cinemas in Czechoslovakia in the second...

Europe: Stocks close at record high on tech rally, hopes for Fed rate cut

Investors are also watching any developments related to the US government shutdown [BENGALURU] European shares closed at a record high for a second session on Thursday (Oct 2), driven by a rally in industrials and chip-related stocks, while...

'The Secret of Secrets': Is the Science Accurate?

Dan Brown’s latest thriller, The Secret of Secrets, follows neuroscientist Katherine Solomon as she reports how low GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the nervous system, expands consciousness. She states in her research that low levels of...

From prompt to production: How AI-native startups are reshaping enterprise tech

Artificial intelligence is entering its AI-native chapter, where software is no longer confined to the pace or resources of traditional enterprises. Instead, a wave of innovation is being fueled by developers who can build production-ready systems...

Prague Airport: New Rules at Terminal 2 – More Liquids Allowed in Hand Luggage

Václav Havel Airport Prague is making travelling more convenient from October 2025: at Terminal 2, passengers are allowed to carry significantly more liquids in their hand luggage. From 1 October, travellers departing from Terminal 2 are, in...

European stocks close at record high on tech rally, hopes for Fed rate cut

European shares closed at a record high for a second session on Thursday, driven by a rally in industrials and chip-related stocks, while expectations of U.S. interest rate cuts this month also buoyed sentiment. The pan-European STOXX 600 index...