Category: World

The EU on Friday adopted a sweeping new package of sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine war, looking to pile more pressure on the Kremlin by lowering a price cap for Moscow’s oil exports. The 18th round of economic measures from Europe against Russia since its 2022 invasion comes as allies hope US President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to punish Moscow for stalling peace efforts. “The EU just approved one of its strongest sanctions packages against Russia to date,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said. “The…

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By Muhammad Sohail On July 17, 2025, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský welcomed one of the most important figures in Polish political life of the last half-century, Mr. Adam Michnik. He then presented him with the Gratias Agit Award at the Czernin Palace for promoting the good name of the Czech Republic around the world. Minister Lipavský thus honored Adam Michnik’s long-standing friendly relationship with our country, his support for the Czechoslovak dissidents, and his fundamental political stance in promoting democracy and human rights, for which he was repeatedly…

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By Muhammad Sohail Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský received a valuable part of the estate of former Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk at the Černín Palace on Thursday, July 17, 2025. The collection of artworks, which has not only cultural but also historical value, was donated to the ministry by Mrs. Alenka Soukup, daughter of Masaryk’s former secretary, Dr. Lumír Soukup. The gift includes a diverse collection of objects that were kept in exile for decades. ” Today we present the art collection that originally decorated Jan Masaryk’s London apartment…

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Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday said that Israel’s attacks during last month’s 12-day war were intended to weaken the Islamic republic’s system and spark unrest to topple it. “The calculation and plan of the aggressors was to weaken the system by targeting certain figures and sensitive centres in Iran,” said Khamenei during a meeting with judiciary officials. During the meeting, excerpts of which were published in videos on his website, he said the move was meant to stir “unrest and bring people into the streets to overthrow…

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By Muhammad Sohail On July 16, 2025, the government approved a proposal for a new unified visual style of state administration. The aim is to unify the current fragmented visual communication of institutions, increase clarity for citizens, and strengthen the credibility of the state both externally and internally. Today, there are 31 central state administration bodies in the Czech Republic – each with a different logo, colors and presentation style. This complicates citizens’ orientation, reduces the credibility of the state and increases costs. The new visual style brings a unified…

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By Muhammad Sohail On Thursday, July 17, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský will receive part of the estate of Czechoslovak Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk at the Černín Palace. It was donated to the ministry by Alena Soukup, the daughter of Masaryk’s secretary. The estate contains a collection of valuable works of art originating from the estate of Jan Masaryk’s London apartment and is a legacy of Dr. Lumír Soukup, former secretary of Jan Masaryk. This selection represents the final part of the estate, which was kept in exile for decades.…

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By Muhammad Sohail On July 14, 2025, at the Černín Palace, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský presented the Medal for Merit in Diplomacy to two prominent figures – Hana Ripková and John Brassard. Hana Ripková, the long-time director of the Fulbright Commission in Prague, has ended her 34-year successful career at the head of this important institution, which during her leadership enabled scholarships in the USA for more than 2,000 Czech students and researchers. The second awardee, John Brassard, was a member of the Canadian Parliament and one of…

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday his country had achieved victory after Kurdish rebels destroyed their weapons, ending their decades-long armed struggle against Ankara. Friday’s symbolic weapons destruction ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan marked a major step in the transition of the Kurdistan Workers´ Party (PKK) from armed insurgency to democratic politics — part of a broader effort to end one of the region´s longest-running conflicts. “Turkey has won. Eighty-six million citizens have won,” Erdogan said. “We know what we are doing. Nobody needs to worry or ask questions.…

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  The State Department began firing more than 1,350 US-based employees on Friday as the administration of President Donald Trump presses ahead with an unprecedented overhaul of its diplomatic corps, a move critics say will undermine US’s ability to defend and promote US interests abroad. The layoffs, which affect 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service officers based in the United States, come at a time when Washington is grappling with multiple crisis on the world stage: Russia’s war in Ukraine, the almost two year-long Gaza conflict, and the Middle…

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