Czech election winner Babis signals weeks of coalition talks ahead

PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech election winner the ANO party is focused on drawing up a policy agenda with two small parties and will get round to talks on cabinet posts next month, party leader Andrej Babis said on Tuesday, indicating weeks of talks...

International Documentary Festival Amsterdam Announces Competition Lineups; Slate Packed With World Premieres

International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) revealed its full competition lineups today, completing the slate for the upcoming 38th edition of the world’s largest nonfiction cinema festival that runs from November 13-23 in the Dutch...

Czech government talks stall; potential Foreign Minister accused of racist remarks

Government talks in the Czech Republic have descended into chaos after the leading candidate for foreign minister was embroiled in a scandal over social media posts, Politico reports. The The Motorists for Themselves (Motoristé sobě) party has...

Czech crime boss Krejčíř wins legal battle over laptop charging rights in C-Max prison

Czech fugitive and jailed organised crime boss Radovan Krejčíř faced a dilemma as the court earlier granted him permission to use his laptop in his cell for study purposes, but he cannot charge the device overnight, as he has no plug point in his...

How Oxford philosophers supported Czech dissidents — new Brno exhibition tells the story

Sparks of Freedom: remembering British help for Czech dissidents Poster od Sparks of Freedom|Photo: Vít Pohanka, Radio Prague International In Brno’s Moravian Museum, visitors wander among black-and-white photographs showing faces of courage from...

IDFA Reveals 250 Documentaries Headed for Amsterdam — Many Will Shape the International Doc Conversation for the Next Year

The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) remains the most influential global platform for documentaries centered in Europe. This year’s 38th edition (November 13-23) boasts 250 titles in short and feature form from 76...

Why the world's WORST international team can take a big step towards the World Cup - but only if they LOSE heavily under bizarre qualifying rules

By MICHAEL PAVITT, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 08:49 EDT, 14 October 2025 | Updated: 08:50 EDT, 14 October 2025 International football's lowest ranked side San Marino still possess a possible path to the FIFA World Cup under qualification rules -...

"Our brains and ears can no longer discern what's real or fake," says Czech AI researcher at Stanford

Matyáš Boháček coded his first website at the age of six - an online shop for his grandmother, with whom he enjoyed playing shopkeeper. Later, he developed apps for his classmates and, while still in high school, created a sign language...

Czech news in brief for October 14: Tuesday's top morning headlines

Monika Novotna was elected chair of the Czech Bar Association, becoming the first woman to lead the organization. Novotna, a tax and administrative law specialist and former vice-chair since 2021, replaces Robert Nemec, who stepped down to return...

Babiš vows to personally guarantee Czechia’s foreign and security policy

Andrej Babiš has vowed to personally guarantee Czechia’s foreign and security policy in the new government. In a statement on social media, Babiš responded to concerns that, under the influence of the two smaller parties - SPD and Motorists –the...

New Czech Ambassador to Head to Indonesia

14.10.2025 / 10:29 | Aktualizováno: 14.10.2025 / 10:50 Career diplomat Petr Kopřiva will become the new head of mission in Jakarta. He has already received agrément, i.e., the host country’s consent to his appointment. “I wish Petr Kopřiva every...

Czech Pirates warn about proposed ministerial appointments of far-right politicians

In a letter submitted today, representatives of the Pirates party have formally requested that President Petr Pavel carefully consider the appointment of Filip Turek and Petr Macinka to the positions of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of...

Tereza Šupová (Czech News Office). “Show what the EU is doing and why, in simple language”

“My task is not to write positively about the EU, I do not try to idealize the EU, I just write in a balanced way and bring information that shows what the EU really does, why it does it and how it affects us all,” says Tereza Šupová,...

Emma Tiglao asks for support for Miss Grand International 2025 natcos poll

Miss Grand Philippines Emma Tiglao. Image: Facebook/Miss Grand International Emma Tiglao, the Philippines’ bet to the 2025 Miss Grand International pageant, needs support in the online poll for “Best National Costume.” “Laban po tayo (we are...

Standing Committee Members Meets Czech Senate Deputy Speaker Jitka Seitlová

Ulaanbaatar, October 14, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Members of the Standing Committee on Environment, Food, and Agriculture of the State Great Khural (Parliament) of Mongolia met with Deputy Speaker of the Senate of the Czech Republic, Jitka Seitlová, on...

Indian External Affairs Minister Pays Courtesy Call on President Khurelsukh

Ulaanbaatar, October 14, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, paid a courtesy call on President of Mongolia, Khurelsukh Ukhnaa, during his State Visit to India, on October 13, 2025. Dr....

Run Through History at the 2026 Prague Marathon – 3 May 2026

The Prague International Marathon returns beginning next May, welcoming over 10,000 runners to the streets of one of Europe’s most historic and picturesque cities. With a scenic, fast course and a festival atmosphere, the event promises an...

President Pavel urges defence of democracy, independent media at Forum 2000 conference

Czech President Petr Pavel has appealed for global unity in defending democracy, truth, and freedom of the press amid rising authoritarianism and disinformation worldwide. Delivering a keynote address to hundreds of delegates from more than 100...

Lawmakers to continue talks on post-election leadership of the lower house

Czech lawmakers are continuing talks on how to organize the newly elected Chamber of Deputies. Representatives of the strongest ANO party, led by Alena Schillerová, will meet today with opposition parties TOP 09, Mayors and Independents (STAN),...

Is art dead? What Sora 2 means for your rights, creativity, and legal risk

Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty ImagesFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways AI video tools now raise real legal and ownership risks. OpenAI says Sora supports creativity, but critics aren't so sure....