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Four Dead, More Than 20 Injured In Czech Train Crash

Four people were killed and more than 20 injured when an express train crashed head-on with a freight train in the central Czech city of Pardubice, officials said on Thursday.

International Business Times · Jun 6, 2024

Czech Republic train crash: Four killed and 26 injured after passenger train collides with freight service

High-speed train carrying more than 300 passengers collided with freight train on country’s main eastern railway line

Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2024

Four killed and dozens injured after two trains collide head-on in Czech Republic

Passenger train was en route to Ukraine and carrying more than 300 people when it hit a freight train in city of Pardubice, officials say

The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2024

Foreign nationals among 14 killed after gunman opens fire in a Prague university. Over 20 wounded

Authorities say foreign nationals were among at least 14 killed after a student opened fire at a university in Prague

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2023

At least 13 dead after university shooting in central Prague

A lone gunman opened fire Thursday in a university building in downtown Prague, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 20 in the Czech Republic’s worst-ever mass shooting, police said.

France 24 · Dec 21, 2023

Central European interior ministers agree to step up fight against illegal migration at EU borders

Interior ministers from six European Union countries say their nations have agreed to step up efforts to protect the bloc from illegal immigration and target groups of human smugglers that operate on its borders

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2023

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

Czechs to end checks at Slovak border amid migration decline

Officials in the Czech Republic say the government will end checks on the country’s border with Slovakia that were renewed last year amid a new increase in migration

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

EU Ministers Endorse New Migrant Plan after France-Italy Spat

European interior ministers welcomed Friday an EU plan to better coordinate the handling of migrant arrivals, after a furious row over a refugee rescue boat erupted between Italy and France. France has accused Italy of failing to respect the law of the sea by turning away the NGO vessel earlier…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 26, 2022

East Europeans prepare for possible new Ukrainian refugee wave as winter nears

Eastern European countries are preparing to reopen reception centres and are restocking food supplies in anticipation of a possible fresh surge in Ukrainian refugees as winter looms and Russia targets Ukraine's power grid and heating plants.

Reuters · Nov 9, 2022