UCI Road World Championships 2025 under-23 time trial start times The full order and start times for the 49 women and 61 men competing Cycling Weekly · Sep 22, 2025
Road World Championships: Zoe Bäckstedt storms to under-23 women's time trial title Briton wins by 1:50 from Slovakia's Viktória Chladoňová, while Italy's Federica Venturelli takes bronze Cycling News · Sep 22, 2025
Tour of Slovakia: Paul Double soars to stunning solo victory on Queen stage Brit also secures the general classification ahead of Visma duo on the final day of the race Cycling News · Sep 21, 2025
'We really need to act': EU breaks taboo with first-ever sanctions on Russian LNG The new package of EU sanctions on Russia contains the first-ever ban on imports of liquefied natural gas. "This will make this phase out of Russian gas in Europe much faster," Commissioner Dan Jørgensen told Euronews. Euronews · Sep 19, 2025
Tour of Slovakia: Paul Magnier best in bunch sprint for stage 1 victory Lukáš Kubiš and Joppe Heremans sprint to podium spots Cycling News · Sep 17, 2025
Trump Links Sanctions On Russia To NATO Unity, Calls Out Hungary And Slovakia Over Oil Purchases President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he is “ready to do major Sanctions on Russia” but only after all the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries commit to identical measures and halt Russian oil purchases. Benzinga · Sep 14, 2025
Wealth inequality across Europe: Which countries have the most unfair distribution? In early 2025, the wealthiest 5% in the euro area held 45% of net household wealth. Euronews Business takes a closer look at wealth inequality across Europe. Euronews · Sep 12, 2025
Druzhba pipeline: dependence, diplomacy and the end of Russian leverage in Europe The bombing of the Druzhba pipeline has disrupted oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia and exposed new political rifts in Central Europe. RFI spoke with Andreas Goldthau of the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy about the wider implications for regional energy security and the shifting dynamics between Russia, Ukraine… Radio France Internationale · Sep 11, 2025
Hungary and Slovakia under pressure as US and EU target Russia with energy sanctions Hungary and Slovakia will be squeezed by the US and the EU to drop Russian fossil fuels, a sector expert claims. As pressure from Washington grows, Hungary has signed a long-term gas contract with Shell to complement its Russian supplies. Euronews · Sep 11, 2025
World War II bomb discovery in Slovakia's capital prompts evacuations in downtown Bratislava Officials in Slovakia say they have evacuated parts of Bratislava after a World War II bomb was found during construction work The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy vows to keep up retaliation to Russia’s attacks on energy facilities President meets Slovakian PM in the wake of Kyiv’s attack on Russia’s oil pipeline; Putin warns any western troops in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’. What we know on day 1,291 The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2025
Florian Wirtz: Liverpool Star Plays for Germany, Is Slammed for Performance Things are not going to plan for the Reds’ £116 million signing. Sports Illustrated · Sep 5, 2025
Putin says western troops in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’ as European countries pledge security support – as it happened Macron says 26 nations have offered security guarantees for Ukraine as Zelenskyy meets Slovakia’s Fico amid tension over Russian energy supplies The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2025
Germany Lose Opening World Cup Qualifier As Spain Cruise Germany went down to a shock 2-0 defeat in Slovakia in their opening World Cup qualifier on Thursday, while Spain kicked off their bid to reach next year's finals with a comfortable 3-0 victory in Bulgaria. International Business Times · Sep 4, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2025 World Cup qualifying: Germany shocked in Slovakia, but Northern Ireland win Germans lost their first ever away World Cup qualifier in 52 matches, 2-0 to Slovakia, while Spain and Belgium eased to comfortable victories
Al Jazeera · Sep 4, 2025 Germany shocked by Slovakia with third loss in row as World Cup path begins Germany begin their World Cup qualifying group with defeat by Slovakia, the third straight loss for four-time winners.
FourFourTwo · Sep 4, 2025 How to watch Slovakia vs Germany: Live streams, TV details for World Cup qualifier Group A in the UEFA World Cup 2026 qualification process kicks off on Thursday – here's how to watch Germany vs Slovakia online, on TV, from anywhere.
Radio France Internationale · Aug 27, 2025 Pipeline dispute shows Central Europe’s struggle to cut ties with Russian oil Central Europe has been plunged into fresh energy anxiety after a series of Ukrainian drone strikes disrupted the flow of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline, igniting a war of words between Kyiv, Budapest and Bratislava.
Euronews · Aug 25, 2025 Hungary and Slovakia in spat with Ukraine over bombed Druzhba oil pipeline In a comment on Sunday, Zelenskyy indicated that the future of the pipeline could depend on Hungary's behaviour. Budapest said Kyiv harms its sovereignty, and Slovakia warned Ukraine might be left without fuel, if the attacks continue.
Al Jazeera · Aug 22, 2025 Hungary, Slovakia fear oil cuts after Ukrainian attack on Russian pipeline Officials warn Ukraine’s strike on Unecha oil pumping station risks halting supplies for at least five days.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2025 Ukraine attacks pipeline that sends Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia Hungary’s foreign minister claims missile strike on energy infrastructure is ‘another attempt to drag us into war’
Euronews · Aug 22, 2025 Hungary and Slovakia demand EU action after Ukraine hits key oil pipeline again Ukraine attacked the Druzhba pipeline for the third time, halting oil deliveries to Slovakia and Hungary. The European Commission has not reacted so far, but US President Donald Trump said he was very angry.
Euronews · Aug 19, 2025 Hungary threatens Kyiv with electricity cut after Ukrainian attacks shut down Russia oil imports The tensions between the two countries escalated after Ukraine bombed the Drushba pipeline on Russian territory, effectively stopping oil deliveries to Slovakia and Hungary.
The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025 Attack halts Russian oil pipeline hours before Trump-Zelensky ceasefire talks Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 Moses Itauma believes he will become undisputed world heavyweight champion The 20-year-old Slovakian-born Briton has been predicted as an eventual heir to Oleksandr Usyk in the heavyweight division.