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Middle powers assemble? Trump disorder prompts talk of new liberal alliances

As Mark Carney, Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen decide ‘to live in truth’, what will it take for Starmer to call out Trump?

The Guardian - UK

Theodor Pištěk, Czech Oscar-winning costume designer, dies at 93

Theodor Pištěk, a Czech costume and stage designer, has died at 93

The Independent UK

Ivan Klíma obituary

Czech novelist and playwright whose work was banned under communism

The Guardian - UK

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Winter of 1989: The Velvet Revolution in pictures

35 years on, house librarian Tizane Navea-Rogers revisits the bloodless Velvet Revolution that changed the face of a nation

The Independent UK

The Euros are teaching Scotland hope. But does it mean anything for independence?

SO, colleagues, what is the subtle distinction between hope and optimism? For this we turn to that authoritative source of the ages, the cult…

The National (Scotland)

‘Is my play still relevant? I don’t care!’ Tom Stoppard on his Gaza quandary and reviving Rock ’n’ Roll

As his Velvet Revolution drama returns, the great writer talks about his mounting Israel-Gaza uncertainties, the epiphanies he has in every hot shower – and our one-star ‘corker’ review of The Crown

The Guardian - UK

Jiri Cerny, a leading Czech music critic and a voice of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, dies at 87

Jiri Cerny, a legendary Czech music critic who introduced Western music to generations of listeners behind the Iron Curtain and became one of the voices of the 1989 anti-communist Velvet Revolution, has died at age 87

The Independent UK

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Dana Nemcova, leading Czech anti-communist, dies at 89

One of the leading Czech dissidents and human rights activists from the communist era has died at the age of 89

The Independent UK

Czech democracy and human rights activist Dana Nemcova dies

Dana Nemcova, a leading Czech pro-democracy and human rights dissident under Communist rule, died on Tuesday, a foundation she worked with said. She was 89.

Reuters

Ivana Trump, Donald Trump’s first wife, was under FBI investigation, documents show

FBI investigation spans two years and several countries

The Independent UK

FBI releases files on Ivana Trump

Donald Trump’s first wife, Ivana, was under an FBI counterintelligence inquiry into allegations about her connections in her home country of Czechoslovakia in the 1990s, according to excerpts from her FBI file obtained by Bloomberg News.

Tribune News Service

Czech President Milos Zeman leaves, opponents celebrate

Over the past 10 years, Czech President Milos Zeman has courted controversy

The Independent UK

Ex-NATO general scores victory over populist in Czech vote

A former NATO general pledging unwavering support for Ukraine will become the next Czech president after securing a convincing victory over a combative former billionaire prime minister.

Tribune News Service

Czechs picking successor to Milos Zeman in presidential vote

Czechs have started voting for a new president, with populist billionaire Andrej Babis leading a field of eight candidates in an election to succeed Milos Zeman in the largely ceremonial post

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Czech presidential vote starts with retired general, ex-PM leading the field

A retired general who held a senior NATO military job headed into the Czech Republic's presidential election starting on Friday as a favourite ahead of his main rivals - a divisive former prime minister and an economics professor.

The Independent UK

Czech ex-PM Babis favorite in presidential vote's 1st round

Populist billionaire Andrej Babis is leading a field of eight candidates hoping to succeed Milos Zeman in the largely ceremonial but prestigious post of the Czech president

ABC News

Hope may be in short supply in a world divided by conflict. So what is the alternative?

For those facing desperate times, hope may seem like a useless emotion. But it can be redefined to help people move through difficulty.

The Independent UK

Architect Vlado Milunić dies at 81; linked to Prague icon

Vlado Milunić, a Czech architect of Croatian ancestry who co-designed Prague’s iconic Dancing House building together with colleague Frank Gehry, has died at 81

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National mourning: What happens now the Queen has died?

Flags will be flown at half-mast and books of condolence opened across the country

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