- Jul 12
Linda Noskova, 21, beats Muchova to win first Wimbledon title and dedicates it to her late mother
The 21-year-old Czech defeated compatriot Karolina Muchova 6:2, 5:7, 6:3 in the first all-Czech women's Grand Slam final of the Open Era, then sent a kiss skyward in memory of her mother Ivana, who died in 2024.
- Jul 11
Eva Herzigova weds long-time partner Gregor Marsiaj in Turin after 25 years and three children
The ceremony at Turin's historic Palazzo Carignano marked the culmination of a quarter-century romance that produced three sons and weathered a public infidelity scandal.
- Jul 7
Czech court clears extradition of German neo-Nazi Marla Svenja Liebich after she fought return to face prison sentence
The Prague High Court rejected all complaints from convicted right-wing extremist Marla Svenja Liebich, paving the way for her transfer from Czech custody to a German prison within days.
- Jul 3
Almada water network collapses under heat and tourism surge, leaving over 100,000 without supply
Extreme temperatures and a massive influx of beachgoers pushed water demand beyond what the municipality's wells could capture, triggering rotating outages across several parishes. Some residents have been without running water for more than 12 hours.
- Jul 1
Canada confirms Eurovision entry for 2027 edition in Bulgaria, first new country since Australia
CBC/Radio-Canada becomes the first new participant since Australia in 2015, with the 71st edition hosted by Bulgaria after its victory in Vienna.
- Jul 1
Czech SPD pushes to revoke Zelenskyy's Order of the White Lion, citing Poland's example
A Czech governing party MP has called for President Petr Pavel to revoke Volodymyr Zelenskyy's highest state award, following Poland's earlier move over a Ukrainian military unit named after the controversial UPA.
- Jun 28
Macinka to reveal Czech NATO delegation Monday as court order fuels constitutional clash
Foreign Minister Petr Macinka will announce the final Czech delegation for the July NATO summit in Ankara on Monday, after the Constitutional Court ordered the government to accredit President Petr Pavel. The dispute has drawn sharp criticism from former top officials.
- Jun 27
Czech Republic braces for record 41°C heat as emergency call-outs surge by up to 30%
Temperatures may hit 41°C on Sunday, threatening the 2012 national record of 40.4°C, while hospitals report a spike of up to 30% in heat-related admissions across the country.
- Jun 26
Belgium issues red alert as heatwave pushes temperatures to 40°C
The Royal Meteorological Institute (IRM) has issued a red warning for Liège and Limbourg provinces on Friday, with temperatures expected to reach 40°C in the east, while thunderstorms threaten the weekend.
- Jun 26
Five teams book World Cup last-32 berths as England’s James ruled out of Panama match
England, Portugal, Egypt, Ghana and Paraguay confirmed their places in the World Cup round of 32 on Friday, while England manager Thomas Tuchel said right-back Reece James would miss the final group game against Panama with a hamstring injury.
- Jun 26
BOJ hawk calls for rate hikes every few months as Tokyo inflation picks up; government unveils $2.3 trillion investment plan
Bank of Japan board member Naoki Tamura said the central bank should raise rates once every few months toward 2%, while Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government outlined a 370 trillion yen investment plan and a shift away from large supplementary budgets.
- Jun 25
Europe heatwave breaks temperature records and strains health services
More than 101 million people across Europe endured temperatures above 35°C on Thursday, with all-time June records falling in several countries; at least 212 deaths have been linked to the heat in Spain, and France activated its highest health emergency level.
- Jun 24
Constitutional Court orders Czech government to include President Pavel in NATO summit delegation
The Czech Constitutional Court issued a preliminary injunction on Wednesday ordering the government to include President Petr Pavel in the official delegation to the NATO summit in Ankara on 7–8 July and to arrange his accreditation before the Friday 26 June deadline.
- Jun 21
Thousands march in Prague against plan to cut funding and politicise Czech public media
Protesters rallied at metro Pražského povstání and marched to the Česká televize building, opposing a bill that would replace licence fees with state budget funding and cut budgets by roughly 15 percent.
- Jun 16
Prague 3 investigates top official Tünde Bartha over possible unauthorised sublet of municipal flat
Prague 3 district council is examining whether the head of the Government Office, Tünde Bartha, is subletting her municipal flat without permission to two Slovak students while she herself lives elsewhere.
- Jun 15
Congo reports record single-day jump of 72 Ebola cases, total reaches 782 as Bundibugyo strain spreads
Health ministry data shows 72 new cases in a single day, pushing the confirmed total to 782. Contact tracing coverage has fallen to 56%, and MSF warns the response is being outpaced by the outbreak.
- Jun 15
Czech government scraps TV and radio licence fees, shifting public media to state budget with billion-crown cuts
The Czech cabinet today approved the abolition of television and radio licence fees, replacing them with direct state budget financing that will cut the annual incomes of public broadcasters by over a billion crowns. The move, which opposition figures and media unions decry as a threat to editorial independence, triggers a 24-hour staff strike and protest marches in Prague.
- Jun 15
Czechs overwhelmingly see government-president dispute as a problem, poll shows
Eight in ten Czechs consider the ongoing tussle between the cabinet and President Petr Pavel over his role in international summits a problem, according to a Kantar survey for Czech Television.
- Jun 14
ANO leads Czech election poll with 31.5%, ODS and STAN tie for second at 15.5%
A Kantar CZ survey for Czech Television shows ANO at 31.5%, with ODS and STAN both at 15.5%. Motorists are on the 5% threshold for parliament.
- Jun 14
Trains return to Łomża after 33 years as Poland launches summer timetable with record 560 daily connections
Poland's summer rail timetable takes effect on 14 June, restoring passenger services to Łomża after a 33‑year gap and introducing a record 560 daily PKP Intercity connections, with new Pendolino routes to Baltic resorts and a direct Kraków–Prague service.
