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Rob Cameron — Babiš Czechs go to the polls this weekend facing a deteriorating security situation in Europe and fears of Russian interference. Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš is tipped to head the next government, repl...

Big weekend for the Czech Republic.

Babiš has ruled out the Communists/Stačilo! as a coalition partner, which leaves Tomio Okamura's anti-immigrant SPD, and/or the anti-Green Deal Motorists.

But it's an election, and anything could happen.

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Slovakia passes law to recognise only two sexes and restrict adoption Critics are warning the change would make life more difficult for LGBT people.

And now for a round up of centre-left politics news ...

Oh.

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Rob Cameron — Emil A wandering elk spotted at dozens of locations across Central Europe this summer has been captured by authorities in Austria and released in forests close to the Czech border. The elk, nicknamed Emil,...

Emil - a moose on the loose - has spent the summer wandering through Central Europe.

But now his perambulations appear to have come to an end after getting arrested in Austria.

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Update: Campaigners appear to have won. Transport Minister Martin Kupka has just announced the bridge will stay.

(rather it will be dismantled, restored, and then returned to its original location).

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Donald Trump’s Oval Office bling exposed as knockoff £43 plastic sprayed gold Donald Trump’s claim of a “24 karat” Oval Office has been mocked after sleuths revealed his gold décor is nothing more cheap moulds bought from America’s answer to B&Q

People tell me the golden decor in the Oval Office was ordered from Temu. I didn't believe them. And it isn't true. It's from Home Depot. 😂

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Czech police finally catch up with 'phantom racing car driver' A red racing car has been sighted on motorways in the Czech Republic since 2019 but until now has evaded police.

This story reminds me of the time police in the UK stopped a guy for speeding and said 'who do you think you are, Nigel Mansell?'

It was actually Ayrton Senna.

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BBC Radio and Online pieces I did on the campaign to save the iconic Vyšehrad Railway Bridge.
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Rob Cameron — Ye Organisers of the forthcoming Rubicon rap festival in Bratislava say the event has been cancelled. The festival - billed as the sole 2025 appearance in Europe by controversial rapper Kanye West - had ...

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Oh.

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I confess I'm not familiar with Mr Momo's body of work, but he's told Instagram the Rubicon Festival - and with it Kanye's appearance - is off, according to the Slovak Spectator.

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Slovaks having fun with it though.

His appearance has prompted a petition in protest: bsky.app/profile/bbcr...

Na poli, kde má o 18 dní vystúpiť Kanye West, je ešte nedozretá pšenica Organizátori festivalu Rubicon oznámili, že nie všetko vyjde, zatiaľ ho nezrušili. „To sa nedá stihnúť za tri týždne. Už týždeň tam malo makať 200 ľudí, ak by to chceli stihnúť,“ hovorí o organizácii ...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, fate of Kanye West concert in Bratislava unclear. The wheat field where he’s due to appear in less than 3 weeks hasn’t even been harvested. Meanwhile, ticket sales have been halted. Organisers promise full announcement tomorrow.

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“We’re just going to apologise for the language by the US President, there.”

Podpíšte verejnú výzvu Podporovatel nacistov nemá v našom meste miesto!

The petition is here:

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YE EXCLUSIVELY LIVE IN SLOVAKIA: THE ONLY CONFIRMED SHOW IN EUROPE IN 2025!

Opponents have started a petition against what is being described as Kanye West's sole appearance in Europe in 2025 - a rap festival in the Slovak capital Bratislava.

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Ye, a self-described Nazi, will play Shanghai, Seoul and, uh, Slovakia.

Midnight Hammer. I like their early stuff.

Two weeks you say?

Slovak police in failed bid to arrest ex-defence chief over aid to Ukraine The European Public Prosecutor's Office said eight people had been detained over alleged misuse of funds.

Slovak police made a failed attempt to arrest ex-Defence Minister Jaro Naď over ammo supplies to Ukraine on Wed am. Failed because he was on holiday in Canada at the time.

Naď says Fico is exacting his revenge on those officials who helped Ukraine early in the war.

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Fascinating geopolitical
machinations up in the far north.

We should've made a bigger national crisis of someone breaking into Nancy Pelosi's home & trying to kill her husband. But then, we should've made a bigger national crisis about hundreds of someones breaking into the Capitol & trying to steal an election. But then, we should've done lots of things.

Great panel on the European security and vital role of 🇺🇦 at @globsec.bsky.social today. Thanks to @bctallis.bsky.social!

Great panel. Learnt a lot.

Rep. Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman shot in 'targeted' shootings: Sources Two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot by someone impersonating a police officer, sources confirmed to FOX 9.

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'Incredible ground gained. We have a sitting MP interacting with our guys publicly' writes Steve Laws of Homeland Party (a racist campaign to remove all ethnic minorities from Britain) of Rupert Lowe's response to far right blogger Morgoth, who was challenging Reform's rejection of overt racism

I told you we’d be back

Radio Prague. Státní bezpečnost (Communist Czechoslovakia’s secret police)

Novelist Frederick Forsyth on '60s Prague and making love to the StB The Czech daily Lidove Noviny recently published details of a little-known footnote in Cold War history; browsing through the archives of Czechoslovakia's communist-era…

RIP Frederick Forsyth. Interviewed him for RP back in 2007, which produced the memorable quote:

"Afterwards, lying on a blanket looking up at the stars, I said 'I wondered what happened to my StB escort?'

and she replied - 'you've just made love to it.'"

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This feels like Alien vs Sexual Predator

⚡️Exclusive footage shows the SBU attack on strategic bombers at Belaya Air Field in Russia's Irkutsk region.