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Factbox-Central Europe experiencing worst floods in at least two decades
WARSAW - Central Europe is experiencing the worst floods in at least two decades, with a trail of destruction from Romania to Poland and...
Sep 19, 20243 min read


Floods in Romania kill at least four people as rain batters central Europe
VISNOVA, Czech Republic - At least four people died and thousands of homes were damaged by flooding in eastern Romania on Saturday,...
Sep 15, 20243 min read


Factbox - Slovakia, Hungary threaten Ukraine with court fight over blocked oil
MOSCOW - Hungary and Slovakia have threatened to take Ukraine to court for blocking supplies of oil by Russian producer Lukoil via the...
Jul 24, 20243 min read


Slovakia gets first new F-16s to boost air defence
MALACKY, Slovakia - Slovakia received on Monday the first two of 14 new F-16 fighter jets that will replace Russian-made planes it had...
Jul 24, 20241 min read


Slovak PM Fico makes first public appearance since assassination attempt
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico appeared in public on Friday for the first time since a May assassination attempt, railing in a speech...
Jul 6, 20242 min read


Soccer-Slovakia impress at both ends of the pitch
FRANKFURT, Germany - Success in elite sport can often be measured in centimetres and seconds and although Slovakia may be left to rue...
Jul 1, 20242 min read


Soccer-England fans, pundits lurch from agony to ecstasy but still unconvinced after Slovakia win
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany - Some 94 minutes into England's white-knuckled 2-1 victory over Slovakia in the European Championship's round of...
Jul 1, 20242 min read


Seven die in train collision with bus in Slovakia
Seven people died and five others were injured when a train collided with a bus at a crossing in Slovakia on Thursday evening, emergency...
Jun 28, 20241 min read


Slovak parliament approves government's contested public broadcaster revamp
Slovakia's parliament approved the government's planned revamp and leadership change at public broadcaster RTVS on Thursday, overruling...
Jun 21, 20242 min read


Soccer-Slovakia stun wasteful Belgium as VAR twice denies Lukaku
FRANKFURT, Germany -Ivan Schranz scored Slovakia’s quickest goal at a major tournament to take his side to a gritty 1-0 victory over a...
Jun 18, 20243 min read


Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico still in serious condition, officials say
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia -Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico remains in serious condition and still faces risks of complications but has...
May 19, 20242 min read


Slovak PM Fico no longer in life-threatening condition after being shot, minister says
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia -Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is no longer in a life-threatening condition after he was shot in an...
May 16, 20244 min read
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