Czech teenager Metodej Jilek produced the race of his life to beat a powerful field and seize 10,000 metres gold on Friday, delivering the Czech Republic their first speed skating title of these Winter Olympics.

Czech police have started looking into Czech links in the Epstein files, in the case of the late American financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The Czech Republic's coalition government of populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš faces a no-confidence vote over a dispute with President Petr Pavel.

Olympic speed skating 10,000 metres gold medallist Metodej Jilek may be only 19 but the Czech sensation never doubted he could win the title at Milano Cortina and nor did his mentor, compatriot and three-times champion Martina Sablikova.

The Czech Republic is set to end hard coal mining after 250 years. Operations at the country’s last deep coal mine, the ČSM mine in the Karviná region, will cease at the end of January, with the final cart of coal expected to be brought to the surface on Saturday,

Shots on Goal_United States 14-17-11_42. Czech Republic 3-6-5_14. Goalies_United States, Aerin Frankel, Gwyneth Philips. Czech Republic, Klara Peslarova, Michaela Hesova. Referees_Julia Kainberger, Austria, Cianna Murray, Canada, Jessica Lundgren, Sweden, Justine Todd.

Following global initiatives regarding social media ban, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis also informed on Sunday February 8, 2026 that he was in favor of banning the use of social media

EADaily, . Due to the citizens of Ukraine in the Czech Republic at the end of 2025, every tenth resident of the country was a foreigner. This is evidenced by the data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic.