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Ukraine War · United States

US official says Trump's frustration with Zelenskyy is 'multifold' and blasts 'insults' from Ukraine

68% Center coverage: 44 sources

A top White House official said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s increasingly tough criticism of Volodymyr Zelenskyy reflects the administration’s growing frustration with what they see as the Ukrainian leader creating roadblocks to finding an endgame to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.See the Story

Offbeat · Germany

Birkenstock sandals are not works of art, German court rules

47% Left coverage: 36 sources

Shopping · Czechia

Hradec Králové residents arm themselves after murders. Interest in stun guns and pepper spray has increased

In a Hradec Králové gun shop, interest in gas pistols, stun guns and pepper spray has increased significantly after Thursday's murderous attack in the local shopping area. "People are not sure about anything, some are afraid," said Marcela Bezděková, the manager of a gun shop in the center of the city of 100,000 people, on Friday. She said that she had not sold as many defensive weapons on Thursday and Friday as she had in weeks.See the Story

Czechia · Czechia

The relays will be without Charvátová, Otcovská and Václavík, but with two juniors

Without Lucie Charvátová and Kristýna Otcovská, but with two juniors who arrived during the week, the Czech women's relay team will compete at the World Championships in Lenzerheide on Saturday. In the men's team, Tomáš Mikyska was given priority over Adam Václavík.See the Story

Czechia · Czechia

Manul breeding has been resumed in Ostrava. These bushy and hardy creatures are decimating diseases

After ten years, manuls, the steppe cats with the longest fur, are returning to the Ostrava Zoo, but their breeding is threatened by numerous diseases. A female has already arrived in Ostrava from the Chomutov Zoo, and negotiations are now underway with the European breeding coordinator about the arrival of a breeding male.See the Story

Czechia · Czechia

The benefit is that we were not affected by the eviction, says the mayor of Turnov, where life is best

Turnov, with a population of almost 15,000, ranked highest in the Europe in Data platform survey. Podbořany in the Ústí nad Labem Region, on the other hand, came in the worst in the list of microregions. Turnov mayor Tomáš Hocke reflects on what makes a city a city and the problems the heart of the Bohemian Paradise is facing.See the Story

Prague · Prague

Drama on a Prague pond. Ice broke under children, passersby and a helicopter helped

A drama unfolded today at the Aloisov pond in the park in the middle of the Černý Most housing estate in Prague. Two children fell through the ice here in the afternoon. They were pulled out of the water by passersby. Rescuers rushed to the scene, who, according to initial information from iDNES.cz, restored them to full consciousness and provided them with thermal comfort. A rescue helicopter was also called in to intervene, and firefighters al…See the Story

Hockey · Czechia

ONLINE: Pardubice loses in Litvínov, Vary fights for fourth place in Brno, Vítkovice loses

The Hockey Extraliga is finishing the 47th round with five matches. The leader Sparta can secure a triumph in the regular season with a three-point win over Mlada Boleslav, but needs a zero-point win for Pardubice in Litvínov. The exciting fight for the top four also continues, with Kometa from Brno facing Karlovy Vary in a straight battle, while Hradec Králové faces Olomouc. Vítkovice, who are at the bottom, are trying to jump over them and Kla…See the Story