Ruth Fraňková

Thursday marks the fourth day Czech firefighters have been assisting in the search for missing persons in flood-devastated central Texas. 

The Czech Senate has approved a major reform of the country’s criminal code, including a significant shift in drug policy. We discuss it with drug expert  Jindřich Vobořil.

The annual festival of street art called Za dveřmi, or Behind the Door, is currently underway in Prague, filling the city with acrobats, musicians, actors, and jugglers.

The Safari Park in Dvůr Králové nad Labem is home to a wide variety of African animals, but it also plays an important role in protecting endangered species.

Archaeologists have unearthed a Celtic settlement, unprecedented in Czechia for both its size and the number of artefacts uncovered.

A unique collection of children’s drawings from the Terezín Ghetto, housed at Prague's Jewish Museum, has been added to the prestigious UNESCO Memory of the World Register.

A young male European moose has recently made headlines in Czechia after being spotted in several locations in the eastern part of the country.

Throughout July, the city of Brno is hosting the Authors’ Reading Month literary festival. Alongside local writers, this year’s focus is on authors living in exile. 

American artist Noah Breuer, whose ancestors owned a textile factory in Dvůr Králové, returns to Czechia with a new exhibition created for the synagogue in Český Krumlov. 

Adam Plachetka is one of Czechia’s leading opera singers. We caught up with him to talk about his recent roles in New York, his debut in Carmen, and what’s coming next.