The Latest Breaking News from the Czech Republic

Czechs reintroduce random checks on the border with Slovakia to prevent illegal migration

The Czech Republic has announced it will reintroduce random checks along its border with neighboring Slovakia to stem a flow of migrants

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

Germany steps up border controls to combat migrant surge

Germany will introduce new border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic this week, the German interior minister announced on Wednesday, saying that more should be done to protect the European Union's fragile system of open borders.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 28, 2023

Czech gov’t plans to buy 24 F-35 stealth fighters in $6.5bn defence spend

Czech PM Petr Fiala says purchase of US-made F-35 fighter jets tells military allies ‘that they can count on us’.

Al Jazeera · Sep 28, 2023

Coco Gauff, 19, and Ben Shelton, 20, reach their first U.S. Open semifinals

Coco Gauff will face No. 10 Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic on Thursday. The unseeded Ben Shelton will next meet 23-time major champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia.

WEKU · Sep 6, 2023

Czechs ratify defense treaty with US that makes it easier to deploy US troops in Czech territory

The Czech Republic has completed the ratification of a defense treaty with the United States that deepens military cooperation and makes it easier to deploy U.S. troops in Czech territory

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

Roma pushed to turn on Ukrainian refugees in Czech Republic

Murder of a Roma man alleged to have been committed by a Ukrainian person sparks angry protests in the Czech Republic.

Al Jazeera · Aug 14, 2023

Driving a BMW wearing a VR headset is the most fun I’ve had on a track

The M series mixed reality racing combines real car dynamics with a virtual track for the ultimate race simulator. I tried out this and more at BMW’s Future Mobility Development Centre in the Czech Republic

T3 · Jul 27, 2023

Consider the Czech Republic for your next cycling vacation

It’s not the first country that comes to mind for cycling, is it time to change that?

Cycling News · Jul 26, 2023

Marketa Vondrousova, ranked 42nd in the world, wins Wimbledon

Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic became the lowest-ranked and first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon, defeating 2022 runner-up Ons Jabeur of Tunisia.

WEKU · Jul 15, 2023

Milan Kundera, Czech writer and former dissident, dies in Paris aged 94

Milan Kundera, whose dissident writings in communist Czechoslovakia transformed him into an exiled satirist of totalitarianism, has died in Paris at the age of 94, Czech media said Wednesday

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023