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02/22/2026
Meteorologists have expanded an earlier warning about rising river levels in parts of Czechia. The increase is expected mainly in eastern Bohemia from Sunday evening, the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute informed.
Rivers in some areas could reach the lowest flood alert level. However, water is not expected to overflow riverbanks, though faster runoff and waterlogged soil could weaken the stability of trees.
The warning applies to parts of the Vysočina and South Bohemian regions as well as areas in the Central Bohemian, Pardubice, Hradec Králové and Liberec regions.
A separate warning for freezing rain remains in effect until Sunday afternoon, mainly in the Olomouc region.
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02/22/2026
The town of Číhošť in the Havlíčkův Brod region is marking 76 years since the death of priest Josef Toufar, who died after being brutally tortured by the communist secret police in 1950.
Investigators tried to force him to confess that he had staged the so-called Číhošť miracle, when a cross in the local church appeared to move while he was celebrating mass.
A special mass at the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary will begin an hour before noon on Sunday.
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02/22/2026
Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha has thanked Czechs for expressing solidarity with Ukraine at rallies held across the country.
Czechia marked the fourth anniversary of the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine with gatherings, marches and exhibitions. In Prague, President Petr Pavel also addressed a rally in Old Town Square and thanked Czechs for supporting Ukraine. Similar events were held in other cities.
“On Ukraine we hear, see and feel the support of each of you. Today’s gatherings in Prague’s main square and across the Czech Republic have shown the world what solidarity looks like,” Sybiha wrote on X, sharing a photo of a crowded Old Town Square.
Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Ukraine has been defending itself against the attack ever since.
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02/21/2026
A Czech-Slovak documentary by Czech director Pepa Lubojacki has won the Caligari Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale.
The film If Pigeons Turned to Gold was selected as the best film in the Forum section by a three-member independent jury, festival organisers said on Saturday. Shot on a mobile phone, the documentary explores why Lubojacki’s brother and two cousins became homeless and struggle with addiction.
The Caligari Prize is awarded to the best film in the festival’s Forum section by an independent jury.
A Czech or Slovak film has not previously won the Caligari Prize. The last filmmaker from Central and Eastern Europe to receive it was Hungarian director Béla Tarr in 1994 for his film Satantango.
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02/21/2026
Sunday will be mostly overcast with occasional rain, which will be more persistent and heavier in the mountains. Daytime highs will range from 6 to 11 degrees Celsius.
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02/21/2026
Biathlete Tereza Voborníková has won bronze in the women’s mass start race at the Olympic Games, securing Czechia’s fifth medal of the Games.
The 25-year-old missed just once on the opening shooting stage and left the final shoot in the lead. However, she was overtaken in the last lap by France’s Océane Michelon and Julia Simon.
Czechia’s other medals at the Games have been won by snowboarder Zuzana Maděrová, speed skater Metoděj Jílek, who has claimed two, and snowboard cross rider Eva Adamczyková.
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02/21/2026
The ruling ANO party led by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš would win Czech parliamentary elections with 32.6 percent of the vote if they were held now, according to a poll published on Saturday.
The survey by the NMS agency for the Novinky news site puts the Civic Democrats second with 14.7 percent, followed closely by STAN on 14.6 percent.
The Motorists party, which is part of the governing coalition, would fall below the five-percent threshold needed to enter parliament, with 4.7 percent.
The same support was recorded for the newly formed party Naše Česko, founded by South Bohemian governor Martin Kuba.
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02/21/2026
Czech tennis player Jakub Menšík will not play for the title in Doha after losing his semi-final to France’s Arthur Fils 6–4, 7–6. The defeat came a day after the 20-year-old’s upset win over world number two Jannik Sinner.
Menšík missed the chance to reach the fourth final of his career and fight for a third title, but he is still set to rise to a career-high ranking of around 13th in the world.
Meanwhile, fellow Czech Vít Kopřiva has reached the semi-finals of the tournament in Rio de Janeiro after beating Argentina’s Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 6–4, 6–4. He will next face Tomás Martín Etcheverry for a place in the final.
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02/21/2026
Czech Prime Minister and ANO leader Andrej Babiš said on Friday evening he had placed all his Agrofert holding shares into the private RSVP Trust fund.
Writing on social network X, he said the move followed approvals from regulators in three EU states and means he has met legal requirements on conflicts of interest. Babiš added he has no influence over Agrofert and does not benefit from the company.
The transfer comes more than two months after his appointment as prime minister in December.
However, opposition leaders say the conflict of interest issue is not resolved, citing unanswered questions about companies outside the Agrofert group and the unpublished statute of the trust fund.
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02/21/2026
Czech ice hockey legend Jaromír Jágr has suggested fans may not see him on the ice again. The 54-year-old forward made the comment during a live discussion on Instagram. Asked when supporters might see him play again, he replied that it would probably take “a miracle.”
Jágr has played six games this season for Kladno in the Czech Extraliga. His last appearance came on December 21st in a 4–1 defeat to Liberec.
Over his long career, Jágr became one of the most successful players in hockey history. In the NHL he played 1,733 regular-season games and collected 1,921 points, including 766 goals, making him the second-highest scorer in league history behind Wayne Gretzky.
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