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When an article promises that we will keep following a story, we write it down here — including what came true and what did not.
367 tracked stories · 368 of 1974 promises fulfilled
Open trackers (318)
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Actively trackingAlleged plot against Tusk: custody of Krzysztof N. and the dispute over the threat
A court remanded 66-year-old Krzysztof N. in custody for two months on suspicion of preparing the violent overthrow of the Polish government. We are watching the explosives experiment, the psychiatric opinion and whether any link to foreign services is confirmed.
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Actively trackingStarlink restrictions for the Ukrainian army and Poland's response
SpaceX restricted the military version of Starlink in Ukraine, Kyiv links it to pressure from Washington, and Warsaw, which pays for the service for Ukraine, is protesting. We are watching whether an explanation comes and whether funding changes.
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Actively trackingAsian hornet in Spiš — the nest in Uloža and what comes next
Conservationists destroyed an Asian hornet nest in Uloža, the fifth confirmed find in Slovakia. We are watching whether another nest appears in the region and whether the species overwinters.
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Actively trackingPope Leo XIV's lung surgery and the South America trip
The Pope is having a nodule removed from his lung less than a month before a twelve-day journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. We are tracking the outcome of the surgery, his return to public duties, and whether the Holy See confirms or revises the itinerary.
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Actively trackingCyberattack on supermarket refrigeration and the Albert Heijn incident
Hackers in France heated freezers in hundreds of supermarkets, while the IT of the Ahold Delhaize group has been down in the Netherlands since Sunday. We follow the investigations and whether a link between the two is confirmed.
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Actively trackingCeuta after the royal visit and the Moroccan warships
King Felipe VI visited Ceuta and Sánchez confirmed that Moroccan warships entered Spanish waters. We are tracking Rabat's reaction, Madrid's explanations and measures before the 29 November election.
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Actively trackingČesko: po nedôvere, rozpočet 2027 a tender za 25 miliárd
Babišova vláda ustála hlasovanie o nedôvere a rozpočet na rok 2027 má schodok 386 miliárd korún. Sledujeme odvolanie proti rozsudku o SPD, previerku ochrannej služby, osud šéfa ČIŽP, novú podobu zrušeného tendra na obrnence a reakciu na ruskú hrozbu.
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Actively trackingThe Leipzig GRU file and the Presov case
German investigative files on the attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport name the suspects for the first time and link one of them to Russian military intelligence. According to the files, authorities knew about that link when he landed, yet did not place him under surveillance. A case with a similar pattern is running near Presov, Slovakia, with four people charged and one awaiting extradition from Germany.
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Actively trackingPause in strikes on Kyiv and Moscow during the Trump envoys visit
Witkoff and Kushner landed in Moscow on 5 September 2026 and are due to visit Kyiv for the first time on Sunday. Both sides announced a time-limited pause in air strikes on the capitals for the duration of the visit — it does not cover the front line. We track whether the pause holds, what the US proposal contains and what comes out of the talks.
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Actively trackingItaly's electoral law before the Constitutional Court
Italy's electoral law takes effect on 26 October and the opposition plans to file 30 lawsuits. We are tracking whether judges refer them to the Constitutional Court and whether it can rule before the election.
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Actively trackingRomania searches for a government: the Luca Niculescu cabinet
Romania has been without a fully empowered government since 5 May. We are tracking whether the fourth prime-ministerial nominee, Luca Niculescu, wins 233 votes, or whether a fifth nominee or early elections follow.
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Actively trackingPoland: Pegasus after the commission’s final report — what the prosecutors do next
On 12 October 2026 the Sejm commission filed ten notifications against eleven people from the PiS-era government, and prosecutors published declassified parts of the ABW experts’ opinion. We are tracking whether charges follow, whether the Sejm adopts the report and whether more of the classified material is released.
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Actively trackingFrench school blockades: what happens to the high-school movement
French high-school pupils have been blockading schools since mid-September. We are tracking whether the protests fade, how the investigations into police action end, and whether the government delivers on its promises on teachers and the education budget.
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Actively trackingTrumpova dohoda o ruskej nafte: Kongres, zákon z roku 2022 a energetické prímerie
Trump 9. októbra 2026 ohlásil po telefonáte s Putinom dodávky ruskej nafty a americké ministerstvo financií vydalo licenciu do 7. apríla 2027. Senátori z oboch strán tvrdia, že dohoda je v rozpore so zákonom z roku 2022, Biely dom to odmieta. Sledujeme, či sa nafta reálne dodá, ako sa Kongres postaví k dohode a či energetické prímerie niekto potvrdí.
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Actively trackingThe 2027 French presidential campaign — the left's primaries against a splintering centre
The left will pick its candidate in October primaries, the centre is going in split across three candidacies, and Marine Le Pen leads the polls. We are tracking how the field settles and whether France's defence commitments to its allies survive a change at the Élysée.
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Actively trackingThe Mecca alliance after its first test
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have had a mutual defence pact since 7 August. We are tracking whether the first pledge of support turns into a real deployment.
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Actively trackingTrumpovi poradcovia, Republika Srpska a Dodikove sankcie
Podľa New York Times dostali poradcovia Trumpa Blair a LaCivita od vlády Republiky Srpskej stovky tisíc dolárov. Sledujeme, či sa ozvú, čo ukážu verejné záznamy a ako dopadnú bosnianske voľby.
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Actively trackingTornádo v Marsale na Sicílii
Vodné tornádo 9. októbra zasiahlo Marsalu a Petrosino, mesto žiada núdzový stav.
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Actively trackingAukcia Jacksonovej bundy z Thrilleru v Abú Zabí
Bunda z videa Thriller sa dražiť bude 7. decembra, zdroje sa rozchádzajú v odhade ceny.
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Actively trackingVyšetrovanie financovania Reform UK
Metropolitná polícia 9. septembra 2026 začala trestné vyšetrovanie zahraničného financovania Reform UK po skrytej reportáži Channel 4 a nové podozrenia pripojila k spisu, ktorý vedie od februára 2025. Sledujeme, či padne obvinenie, či polícia dostane nezostrihaný záznam a ako sa uzavrie parlamentné konanie o piatich miliónoch libier pre Nigela Faragea.
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Actively trackingDeath of an Irkutsk lab worker: what remains unconfirmed about the plague suspicion
Russian authorities have not confirmed plague and speak of pneumonia of undetermined origin. We are tracking whether the pathogen is named, whether a second case is confirmed and whether Russia answers the WHO and Washington.
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Actively trackingSrbské voľby 25. októbra: diaspóra a zoznamy voličov
Či sa rozšíri sieť volebných miestností pre srbskú diasporu, čo o registri voličov a hlasovaní v zahraničí povie ODIHR a či zoznam „blokaderov" z Čačku dostane právnu odozvu.
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Actively trackingEbola v Keni a rastúca epidémia v Kongu
Či sa ebola z Nairobi rozšíri medzi kontakty prvého pacienta, či sa vráti do Ugandy a či sa epidémia z Konga dostane do ďalšej krajiny.
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Actively trackingHungary — parliament on May 9 + 11 open threads
The inaugural session of the Hungarian parliament on May 9 and the open threads from the Hungarian briefings: Sulyok, the MNB, the budget and Magyar in Brussels.
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Actively trackingTaraba vs. Kuffa — the dispute over national park zoning and a billion from the recovery plan
The environment ministry's state secretary Kuffa publicly accused his own minister, Taraba, of approving zoning that puts up to €1.45bn from the recovery plan at risk; agriculture minister Takáč denied the risk.
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Actively trackingCernavodă/Paks — Danube drought shut down a nuclear unit, state of emergency in Romania
A record-low Danube forced a unit at Cernavodă to shut down and Romania to declare a state of emergency for August; Hungary's Paks faces a complete shutdown.
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Actively trackingIceland — the referendum on EU talks and defence construction on the island
The advisory referendum of August 29, 2026 on resuming EU accession talks, the parallel defence build-up (Keflavík, four radars, the port of Helguvík, the exercise Norður-Víkingur) and the investigation into disputed automated accounts that Viðreisn reported to police in May.
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Actively trackingWhat Slovakia is writing about: Blanár met the Russian minister. Susko is defending the register that exposed entrepreneurs' birth numbers
Blanár met a Russian minister who is on the sanctions list, a day before the anniversary of the invasion. Susko is defending the new business register, and Smer and PS are 0.7 points apart.
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Actively trackingBulgaria has cut nuclear output for the first time in 52 years. The Danube at Bratislava no longer gives water — it takes it
Kozloduy cut output for the first time in 52 years. With Cernavodă and Paks, all three nuclear plants on the Danube have now scaled back. Groundwater near Bratislava is disappearing.
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Actively trackingWhat Slovakia is writing about (Aug 24): the transaction tax, a referendum on early elections, JESS and culture ministry grants
Abolishing the transaction tax with no named replacement, two different coalition proposals to shorten the electoral term by referendum, the Government Office taking over the nuclear project, and the culture ministry bypassing its own scoring system for grants.
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Actively trackingThe 2026 municipal and regional elections — from the candidate deadline to October 24
Candidate lists for the combined municipal and regional elections closed on August 25, 2026. We are tracking whom the electoral commissions register, how the government ministers running for local office fare, and which of the scandals entering the campaign are resolved.
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Actively trackingSlovakia's social media ban for children under 16
On August 26, 2026 the government approved a bill banning children under 16 from holding a social media account from 2027. We are tracking whether the age limit passes parliament, how the definition of a service, parental consent and penalties are settled, and whether the European age verification tool the bill relies on will be ready in time.
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Actively trackingThe EU is rewriting membership terms for newcomers — a revocable vote and a twenty-year deadline
According to the daily NRC, the European Commission is preparing a regime under which new member states could have their voting rights removed by a majority rather than today's unanimity, probably during their first twenty years. We are tracking whether it makes it into an official proposal and into accession treaties.
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Actively trackingCeuta: whom Madrid blamed for the crisis and what it documented
A month after the mass entry into Ceuta, Sánchez attributed the rumours to networks linked to Russia and Israel and to the far right, explicitly clearing Morocco. We are tracking whether the government substantiates the accusation, how the royal visit turns out and whether the chain of Schengen checks with Italy ends.
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Actively trackingMalta after the Fenech acquittal — what remains open
A jury acquitted Yorgen Fenech 8:1, leaving the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia without a convicted mastermind. We are tracking whether the prosecution appeals, how the Electrogas and 17 Black corruption charges end, and whether Malta delivers the promised protection for journalists.
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Actively trackingŠtátom podporované nájomné bývanie: od sľubu k odovzdaným bytom
Sledujeme, či sa ohlásené projekty štátom podporovaného nájomného bývania premenia na reálne byty — najmä košických 5 400 bytov a nitriansku Zoborku — a či sa k dobrovoľnému príspevku na nájomné pridajú aj zamestnávatelia mimo štátneho sektora.
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Actively trackingRopný šok a ceny palív na Slovensku a v Česku
Nafta je na Slovensku najdrahšia od novembra 2022, v Česku sa blíži k päťdesiatim korunám. Sledujeme, či vlády zmenia postoj k spotrebnej dani a maržiam, čo prinesie summit V4 a či sa upokojí Perzský záliv.
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Actively trackingUkrainian drones in Finland and satellite navigation jamming in the Baltic Sea
Finnish authorities closed the investigation into four Ukrainian drones that fell on their territory in spring without bringing charges. We track whether the source of the navigation jamming can be documented technically and whether incidents on NATO's eastern flank recur.
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Actively trackingInflation in Central Europe, autumn 2026
Czech inflation stood at 1.9 percent in August 2026, Slovak at 3.1 and euro area at 3.3. Hungary reported 1.3 percent, held down by energy price and retail margin regulation. We track whether the figures are confirmed, how central banks respond and what happens to the price caps.
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Actively trackingNAZA, the film about Israeli targeting systems in Gaza
NAZA is built on the testimony of 24 anonymous Israeli soldiers describing how, in their account, the military selected targets in Gaza and factored in civilian deaths. We are tracking how the film fares in Venice, how Israel responds and whether it reaches Slovak and Czech audiences.
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Actively trackingCeny palív: čo z nich je daň a čo marža
Sledujeme, či Bratislava alebo Praha siahnu na daňovú zložku ceny palív, koľko by to podľa vlastných prepočtov stálo rozpočet, a či niektorá z vlád požiada Brusel o zníženie únijného minima spotrebnej dane.
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Actively trackingSlovenská koalícia: Tarabov koniec, MIRRI a spotrebná daň
Dankovo ultimátum na odvolanie ministra Tarabu vyprší 15. septembra, v deň otvorenia parlamentnej schôdze. Sledujeme, ako sa spor skončí, čo bude so zrušením MIRRI a či koalícia dotiahne zníženie spotrebnej dane na palivá.
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Actively trackingČeská vláda: summit NATO, právomoci prezidenta a rozpočet
Babiš ustúpil v polročnom spore o summit NATO, na stole zostáva zákon o právomociach prezidenta, senátne a komunálne voľby 17. októbra a hlasovanie o nedôvere pre rozpočtový schodok. Sledujeme, ako sa to skončí.
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Actively trackingO čom píše Slovensko — Podľa Danka rozhodne Pellegrini o Tarabovi budúci týždeň. Sakovú a Šutaja Eštoka sa nepodarilo od
Sľuby zo záveru článku „O čom píše Slovensko: Podľa Danka rozhodne Pellegrini o Tarabovi budúci týždeň. Sakovú a …". Sledujeme, ktoré z nich sa naplnia.
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Actively trackingGeorgescu pred súdom: spis DIICOT o 1,1 milióna eur
Rumunská prokuratúra DIICOT obvinila Călina Georgesca, že viedol skupinu, ktorá vylákala od podnikateľa 1,1 milióna eur. Tribunál v Bukurešti ho 22.9.2026 prepustil pod súdny dohľad namiesto väzby. Sledujeme, ako dopadne odvolanie prokuratúry, paralelný proces o pokuse konať proti ústavnému poriadku a či sa vyšetrovanie dotkne aj siete, ktorá vydáva falošné diplomatické doklady.
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Actively trackingMoldavský núdzový stav v energetike — tarify, deficit a hladina Dnestra
Moldavsko vstúpilo 26. septembra 2026 na 60 dní do núdzového stavu v energetike a hydrológii. Sledujeme, či regulátor schváli žiadané zdraženie tepla, akú cenu plynu vláda oznámi a či sa večerné deficity elektriny zopakujú.
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Actively trackingSwiss neutrality referendum — result and aftermath
The Swiss vote on 27 September on a constitutional ban on their own sanctions. In the month before the vote, opposition rose by nine points, a court ordered the initiators to correct a sentence in a campaign newspaper costing almost four million francs, and an investigation was published into the Russian business of the company run by the initiator’s daughter. We are tracking the result, the Greens’ damages claim, the fate of the parliamentary motion against influence operations, and whether Slovak media pick up the topic.
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Actively trackingRussian strikes on fuel in Kyiv and the offer of an energy truce
Russia keeps striking petrol stations and fuel depots in Kyiv while Ukraine offers an energy truce through the US. We are watching whether the massive attack Zelensky warned about comes, and whether Moscow answers the offer.
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Actively trackingCeny palív: strop na maržu, odvod pre rafinérie a koniec dočasných opatrení
Slovensko od októbra stropuje maržu predajcov a odvod pre rafinériu odmieta, Česko a Poľsko sa pokúšajú zdaniť zisky rafinérií. Sledujeme, čo z ohlásených opatrení reálne prejde a čo sa stane, keď dočasné stropy vypršia.
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Actively trackingRozpočet 2027, nový šéf envirorezortu a opozičné námestia
Koaličná rada sa dohodla na rozpočte s deficitom 4,94 percenta HDP a vláda ho má v pondelok schváliť. Sledujeme, kto nahradí Tomáša Tarabu na čele envirorezortu, či rozpočet obstojí pred Ústavným súdom a čo vyjde z opozičného pozvania na 17. novembra.
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Actively trackingO čom píše Slovensko — Vláda schválila rozpočet bez dohody s odbormi, Taraba za podporu chce skoršie zrušenie transakčne
Sľuby zo záveru článku „O čom píše Slovensko: Vláda schválila rozpočet bez dohody s odbormi, Taraba za podporu ch…". Sledujeme, ktoré z nich sa naplnia.
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Actively trackingAsos: výhražné oznámenie o hacku a Snowflake
Zákazníci Asos dostali v appke oznámenie, že útočníci ovládli firemné prostredie Snowflake. Sledujeme, či firma útok potvrdí a či sa objavia dôkazy o úniku dát.
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Actively trackingČonharský most: zrútené pole a ruské zásobovanie Krymu
Satelitné snímky podľa OSINT projektu Dnipro OSINT ukazujú zrútené pole cestného mosta medzi Krymom a Chersonskou oblasťou. Sledujeme, či poškodenie potvrdia oficiálne zdroje a ako sa zmení doprava.
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Actively trackingŽiacke blokády škôl vo Francúzsku a Belgicku
Čo sa stane s francúzskym žiackym hnutím po 6. októbri, ako dopadne vyšetrovanie v Lens a či belgická vláda zmení úsporný dekrét.
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Actively trackingTrump schválil popravu strelca z Fort Hood zastrelením. Armáda by popravovala prvýkrát od roku 1961
Sľuby zo záveru článku „Trump schválil popravu strelca z Fort Hood zastrelením. Armáda by popravovala prvýkrát od…". Sledujeme, ktoré z nich sa naplnia.
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Actively trackingQuebec: separatisti vyhrali s 28 % hlasov a bez väčšiny, referendum sľubujú až po Trumpovi
Sľuby zo záveru článku „Quebec: separatisti vyhrali s 28 % hlasov a bez väčšiny, referendum sľubujú až po Trumpovi". Sledujeme, ktoré z nich sa naplnia.
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Actively trackingO čom píše Česko — Koalícia zvažuje nové dane, miliardy od rafinérií podľa Deníku
Sľuby zo záveru článku „O čom píše Česko: Koalícia zvažuje nové dane, miliardy od rafinérií podľa Deníku". Sledujeme, ktoré z nich sa naplnia.
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Actively trackingYemen: Saudi strikes on Sanaa and the fight for Bab al-Mandab
Saudi Arabia is bombing Sanaa again after years, and according to Reuters is preparing a ground offensive to take the Bab al-Mandab strait from the Houthis. We are tracking whether the offensive begins, what happens to Taiz and Marib, and whether Yemen slides into famine.
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Actively trackingRenewed war in Tigray and the alliance against Abiy
Tigrayan forces seized the airport in Mekelle and are fighting in Afar, and the 2022 Pretoria Agreement has collapsed. We are watching whether the fighting turns into full-scale war and whether Eritrea joins in.
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Actively trackingTigraj: vstup vládnych vojsk do Mekele a čo bude ďalej
Do Mekele vstúpili vládne vojská, oficiálne to ale nikto nepotvrdil a mesto zostalo bez polície. V roku 2020 sa rovnaký obraz skončil tým, že sa front stiahol do hôr a o rok si mesto vzal späť. Sledujeme, či obsadenie potvrdí vláda, či front prejde na partizánsky boj, či sa v Tigraji obnoví spojenie a či sa vráti rokovanie o Pretórijskej dohode.
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Actively trackingThe sale of Lukoil's foreign assets and the US-Russia peace talks
According to The New York Times, the US-Russia peace talks have expanded to include the sale of Lukoil's foreign assets to a consortium led by Todd Boehly with ties to Kushner's and Witkoff's business partners. We are tracking whether Washington approves the sale, to whom, and what it means for the refineries in Bulgaria and Romania.
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Actively trackingKnife attack at the Jarosław abbey
The investigation into the knife attack at the Benedictine abbey that killed a priest, and how Polish society reacts towards Ukrainians.
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Actively trackingO čom píše Slovensko: Časť novely o sudcoch je protiústavná. Prokurátori sa postavili za Žilinku proti Ficovi
Ústavný súd vyslovil nesúlad častí vládnej novely o disciplinárnych senátoch s ústavou. Sledujeme, či vláda predloží ohlásenú reformu prokuratúry, ako dopadne spor o ministra životného prostredia a za akú cenu štát kúpi ďalšie stíhačky.
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Actively trackingSpor o prokuratúru a koaličná väčšina pred rozpočtom
Generálna prokuratúra uzavrela kauzu darovania MiG-29 Ukrajine ako zákonnú, premiér v reakcii hovorí o zásahoch do fungovania prokuratúry. Zároveň sa okolo odchádzajúceho ministra Tarabu črtá skupina poslancov, ktorá môže koalícii vziať väčšinu tesne pred hlasovaním o rozpočte.
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Actively trackingSuspected election fraud in Borlänge and a possible rerun in Dalarna
We are tracking whether Swedish police name a suspect and whether the election review board orders a rerun in Dalarna.
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Actively trackingFSB agent in a Ukrainian drone repair unit
Ukraine's SBU detained a mobilised soldier in Kharkiv region who, according to the agency, was preparing a Russian missile strike on his own brigade's repair battalion. We are tracking whether the suspicion turns into an indictment and whether more such cases emerge in drone units.
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Actively trackingRumunské protidronové kanóny Oerlikon od Rheinmetallu — preberacie testy a termíny
Rumunsko poslalo do Nemecka štyri batérie kanónov Oerlikon, aby ich Rheinmetall prerobil na boj proti dronom. Prvé dve mali prísť 15. apríla 2026, ale neprešli preberacími testami rezortu obrany. Sledujeme, či ich krajina prevezme, čo presne zlyhalo a či vydrží decembrový termín pre zvyšné dva.
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Actively trackingThe Gallic rampart under the Hotel-Dieu and the question of where Lutetia stood
Twenty metres of a fire-scarred Gallic rampart have been uncovered under a Paris hospital. We are tracking whether archaeologists confirm it as part of the fortification of Gallic Lutetia and what closer dating shows.
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Actively trackingBritain's offensive space squadron and the suspended Space Command chief
Britain is forming a squadron meant to disrupt hostile activity in space. The head of its space command is meanwhile suspended and under investigation. We are tracking both strands.
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Actively trackingThe palace on Holy Trinity Square and the bill for furnishing it
Refurbishing the Budapest palace for a Hungarian ministry cost 70 billion forints, with single pieces of furniture running into hundreds of thousands. We are tracking whether the procurement is audited and who signed off on the purchases.
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Actively trackingInjectEave: eavesdropping on headphones via electromagnetic signals
Researchers in Hong Kong demonstrated an attack that makes headphones radiate the audio they are playing. We are tracking whether the paper holds up at the conference, how manufacturers respond and whether an independent team reproduces it.
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Actively trackingNorway's national time service and GPS jamming over Finnmark
Norway is putting 94 million kroner into a satellite-independent time service. We are tracking the technology it picks, when the service goes live and whether other Nordic and Baltic states follow.
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Actively trackingKravchenko in Vienna: asylum, a company address and the Carthage case
Ruslan Kravchenko, Ukraine's dismissed prosecutor general, is seeking political asylum in Vienna. The address he registered at belongs to a company selling legal addresses. We are tracking how the Austrian and Ukrainian authorities respond.
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Actively trackingThe German intelligence services reform of 2026
On August 12, 2026 the government approved a package (700+ pages) introducing active measures for the BND and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, extending data retention (6 months for content, 12 for metadata), adding AI and biometrics, and shifting oversight to the Independent Control Council and the powers of the G10 commission. We are tracking the legislative process and whether the provisions survive in their original form.
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Actively trackingCeuta after the broken sea barrier and the 2026 Moroccan election
The sea barrier off Ceuta was torn apart by a storm just before Morocco voted. We are tracking whether another mass crossing follows, when Spain restores the barrier, and what the new Moroccan government does with its claim to Ceuta.
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Actively trackingHungarian raid on the Alapjogokért Központ centre and payments to Marcin Romanowski
Hungarian police are investigating whether a company behind a Fidesz-aligned think tank paid a wanted former Polish deputy minister for work he did not do. We follow charges, the review of state subsidies and the search for Romanowski.
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Actively trackingAlbania: intelligence chief charged and the AKSHI case
The Special Court ordered house arrest for SHISH chief Vlora Hyseni over suspicion that she helped a businessman in the AKSHI case evade arrest. We are tracking whether she returns to Albania, whether the National Security Council is convened, and what the prosecution says about the leak.
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Actively trackingSieť A7 Ilana Šora a obchádzanie sankcií cez západné banky
Investigatíva Financial Times ukázala, že sieť A7 moldavského oligarchu Ilana Šora previedla cez medzinárodný bankový systém vyše 6,9 miliardy dolárov napriek sankciám. Hlavným kanálom pre platby do Európskej únie mala byť nemenovaná firma v Maďarsku. Sledujeme, či sa firma pomenuje, ako zareagujú maďarské úrady, bankoví regulátori a Európska únia.
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Actively trackingMalta po oslobodení Fenecha — odvolanie a otázka zodpovednosti
Porota oslobodila Yorgena Fenecha v kauze vraždy novinárky Daphne Caruanovej Galiziovej. Sledujeme, či prokuratúra podá odvolanie a či niekto ponesie zodpovednosť za priebeh procesu.
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Actively trackingVannacci and Russian influence: what the suspicions amount to before Italy's election
An ECFR analysis picked up by the Financial Times labelled former general Roberto Vannacci a "Trojan horse" for Russian influence in Italy. Nobody has evidence of links to Moscow, but the dispute runs alongside the fight over electoral reform and over whether his movement joins Meloni's coalition.
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Actively trackingCesta pápeža do Južnej Ameriky a slovenské pozvanie
Lev XIV. má od 6. do 17. novembra 2026 navštíviť Uruguaj, Argentínu a Peru. Sledujeme, či sa cesta uskutoční v ohlásenom termíne a či Svätá stolica odpovie na slovenské pozvanie, ktoré má podporu prezidenta, biskupov aj 6 109 podpisov.
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Actively trackingAmericko-bieloruská dohoda o drasle a spor o tranzit cez Európu
Trump ohlásil prípravu dohody o nákupe bieloruských draselných hnojív, Lukašenko tvrdí, že voľné objemy nemá. Sledujeme, či dohoda vznikne, či sa otvorí tranzit cez Litvu, Poľsko alebo Ukrajinu a či Európska únia svoj zákaz dovozu prehodnotí.
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Actively trackingLázárova batidská pokuta — odvolanie, demolácia a mlčanie úradu
Bývalý maďarský minister János Lázár má zaplatiť 12,9 milióna forintov a odstrániť stavby na lesnom pozemku v Batide. Sledujeme, či rozhodnutie napadne, či stavby naozaj zmiznú a či úrad vysvetlí, kedy konanie začalo.
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Actively trackingThe Glasgow tribunal and the community GTA VI map
Rockstar Games is defending the dismissal of 34 employees by arguing that Discord is a security hole. On another Discord, meanwhile, a community is assembling a map of its unreleased game, partly from data a hacker stole from the company in 2022. We are tracking how the tribunal rules and what the company does about the fan reconstruction before the game ships.
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Actively trackingThe AfD after the Erfurt congress — a strengthened Weidel and the autumn state elections
The AfD congress in Erfurt (July 4–5, 2026) confirmed Weidel (81.31%) and Chrupalla (70.05%), with power shifting to Weidel. We are tracking whether she converts it into results in the autumn state elections, and the fate of Höcke's proposed incompatibility list.
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Actively trackingThreats and attacks against Hungarian PM Magyar
Since 15 September 2026, the Paláver show on HírTV has aired a call for a sniper and a suggestion to chain up the prime minister, and on Saturday a man threw wine over him at a wine festival in Szekszárd. We are tracking how the police, the prosecution and the broadcaster respond.
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Actively trackingO čom píše Slovensko — Pellegrinimu v správe o stave republiky tlieskala len koalícia. Kaliňák čelí kritike aj z koalíci
Sľuby zo záveru článku „O čom píše Slovensko: Pellegrinimu v správe o stave republiky tlieskala len koalícia. Kal…". Sledujeme, ktoré z nich sa naplnia.
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Actively trackingThe arts fund directorship, EU sanctions and the September session
Slovakia's culture minister removed two members of the arts fund council days before it was to elect a director, and then asked for the whole call to be scrapped. We also track Slovakia's position on extending the EU sanctions list and the September parliamentary session.
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Actively trackingWhat Slovakia is writing about: Fico called on Žilinka to resign but admitted he cannot remove him
The prime minister called on the prosecutor general to resign over the Pčolinský case and announced a reform of the prosecution service. Žilinka refuses to go. We track how the dispute ends, whether the reform reaches parliament, and what the Judicial Council and the Arts Support Fund board decide.
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Actively trackingRita Flores confession — FSB recruitment and the plot against Verzilov
Former Pussy Riot member Rita Flores says the FSB ran her as an informant for three years and finally asked her to lure activist Pyotr Verzilov to Serbia to be killed. We track whether her account is independently corroborated and how the parties involved respond.
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Actively trackingO čom píše Slovensko — Fico si stojí za výrokmi o článku 5 NATO, opozícia žiada bezpečnostnú radu. SNS namiesto Tarabu n
Sľuby zo záveru článku „O čom píše Slovensko: Fico si stojí za výrokmi o článku 5 NATO, opozícia žiada bezpečnost…". Sledujeme, ktoré z nich sa naplnia.
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Actively trackingTrain and city bus collision on Ivanská cesta
We are following what caused Friday’s collision between a Leo Express train and a route 63 bus at the barrier-free crossing on Ivanská cesta, how the check of its safety equipment turns out and whether the city starts rebuilding the adjacent junction.
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Actively trackingThe EU Kids Act versus Slovakia's age limit of 16
On 17 September 2026 the Commission proposed the EU Kids Act, setting a single EU-wide minimum age of 15 for a minor's own social media account. Slovakia's bill with a limit of 16 is still in parliament. We are tracking what the notification process in Brussels does to it, how member states respond to the proposal, and whether platforms actually enforce age limits.
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Actively trackingEuro Patriot and the anti-ballistic coalition: will Czechia join or stay with its own proposal?
Since July, Andrej Babiš has been proposing a European missile-defence programme, Euro Patriot, modelled on Airbus. Meanwhile nine European states and Ukraine are developing the FREYJA system without Czechia. We follow whether Czechia joins the coalition, whether Babiš's proposal gets an answer and what happens to the defence budget.
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Actively trackingThe EU second fee on small parcels from China and Beijing retaliation
The three-euro customs duty on small parcels from China has produced its first measurable results, and the Union is preparing a second, handling fee. We are tracking what level the Commission sets, whether the European Parliament confirms the reform, and whether Beijing moves from threats to actual countermeasures.
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Actively trackingThirlwall and Letby: 17 recommendations, the cot-camera roadmap and the CCRC decision
The final report of the Thirlwall Inquiry gave the English health service seventeen recommendations with deadlines in March 2027. We are tracking whether they are met — and whether the Criminal Cases Review Commission refers Letby's convictions back to the Court of Appeal.
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Actively trackingUS weapons in orbit and Europe's response
On 14 September 2026, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink publicly acknowledged for the first time that the US has on-orbit space control weapons. He did not say whether they are kinetic, nor when they were deployed. We are tracking whether Washington specifies the system type, whether the issue reaches international disarmament forums, and whether Europe changes the pace of its space shield.
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Actively trackingSabotage on Europe's railways and who is behind it
On the day of the king's speech, metal pipes were found fastened to Dutch rails at thirty locations and trains stopped across much of the country. We track where the investigations end up — in the Netherlands, France and Bulgaria.
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Actively trackingTri hybridné incidenty v EÚ a ich atribúcia
Zostrelený dron nad Litvou, svetlice ruskej fregaty k dánskemu vrtuľníku a sabotáž holandskej železnice sa stali za 48 hodín. Sledujeme, či a kedy niektorý zo štátov pomenuje pôvodcu a čo z toho bude nasledovať.
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Actively trackingIntesa Sanpaolo: prípad Coviello a spor o to, či zlyhala aj banka
Prokuratúra v Bari 15. septembra 2026 uzavrela vyšetrovanie bývalého zamestnanca Intesa Sanpaolo Vincenza Coviella, ktorý sa podľa nej štyri roky bez oprávnenia dostával k údajom 3 572 klientov vrátane prezidenta Mattarellu a premiérky Meloniovej. Taliansky úrad na ochranu osobných údajov za to banke uložil pokutu 31,8 milióna eur, prokuratúra však stíhanie voči nej zastavila a označila ju za jedinú poškodenú stranu. Pokutu turínsky súd pozastavil a konanie o odpore beží.
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Actively trackingTelenor charged over complicity in crimes against humanity in Myanmar
Norwegian police have charged the telecoms operator Telenor over possible complicity in crimes against humanity in Myanmar and over breaching sanctions. We are tracking whether the charge becomes an indictment, whether it extends to named individuals, and how the Norwegian state acts as majority shareholder.
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Actively trackingAchilles Shield: who controls the software of Greek air defence
The Greek defence minister promised access to the source code, the Israeli side said it was not in the licence and then explained the matter twice. We are tracking how the contradiction is resolved and what it means for Slovakia.
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Actively trackingSabotage of undersea cables near Svalbard
Russian submarines near Svalbard rehearsed disabling the two fibre-optic cables linking the archipelago to mainland Norway. We are tracking what the alliance confirms officially and how cable protection in the Arctic changes.
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Actively trackingThe EU’s access to the Mythos model
The ENISA agency received Anthropic’s Mythos 5 three months after other partners, for defensive use only and without the newer 5.1 version. We are tracking whether access widens and what the testing yields.
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Actively trackingMilitarisation of children in Transnistria
A total of 127 children enrolled in two militarised schools in Tiraspol and Bender, seven more than last year. We are tracking whether anyone responds to the Promo-LEX findings and how the numbers develop.
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Actively trackingSwitzerland's ban on Sudanese gold and imports via the Emirates
From 10 September 2026 Switzerland banned the purchase, import and transit of gold of Sudanese origin. We track whether the authorities examine shipments arriving via the United Arab Emirates and whether transparency about the origin of metal refined in Switzerland changes.
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Actively trackingŽidovský kódex a archívy, ktoré k nemu patria
Rozbor nariadenia č. 198/1941 ukázal, že dve tretiny jeho paragrafov upravujú majetok a že kľúčovým orgánom bol Ústredný hospodársky úrad. Sledujeme, čo z archívov k tomuto aparátu pribudne, či sa spresní počet prezidentských výnimiek a akú podobu dostane pripomínanie pamätného dňa.
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Actively trackingSlovakia's dependence on Russian oil and gas after the EU auditors' report
The European Court of Auditors found that member states committed only eighteen percent of the money set aside for cutting ties with Russian fuels. We track how Slovak imports of Russian oil and gas develop and whether Slovakia met the commitments of its REPowerEU chapter.
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Actively trackingČeské aukcie na podporu veterných elektrární a ich ceny
V českej aukcii na prevádzkovú podporu veterných elektrární získalo v apríli 2026 podporu všetkých 23 prihlásených projektov s 242,5 megawattu a ceny skončili tesne pod stropom 3 200 korún za megawatthodinu. Sledujeme, či sa v ďalšej aukcii prihlási väčší výkon, než bude vypísaný, či podporené projekty stihnú termín do konca roka 2029 a či sa skráti sedemročné povoľovanie.
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Actively trackingThe Arctic container route from China to Europe — what will come of it
The Chinese vessel Dubai Tower reached the English port of Teesport from China on 9 September 2026 via the Northern Sea Route, where transit permits are issued by Russia's Rosatom. We are tracking whether the announced regular service materialises, how European carriers respond and what the EU's revised Arctic policy will say.
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Actively trackingRebríček kvality života obcí od Najvyššieho kontrolného úradu
Najvyšší kontrolný úrad hodnotí v aplikácii MuMAP kvalitu života vo všetkých 2 924 slovenských obciach, no veľká časť ukazovateľov meria dojazdovú vzdialenosť k službám, nie prácu samosprávy. Sledujeme, či úrad metodiku spresní, či nahradí najstaršie údaje a ako sa poradie zmení po ďalšej aprílovej aktualizácii.
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Actively trackingRozpad japonskej opozičnej aliancie a ústavná väčšina Takaičiovej
Stredová reformná aliancia, ktorá mala byť protiváhou vlády Sanae Takaičiovej, sa v septembri 2026 rozpadla po ôsmich mesiacoch existencie. Sledujeme, do akých strán sa jej 49 poslancov preskupí, či si udržia postavenie najsilnejšieho opozičného zoskupenia a čo vládna koalícia urobí s dvojtretinovou väčšinou v dolnej komore, ktorá jej na zmenu ústavy sama nestačí.
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Actively trackingThe fourth Claude incident and METR’s independent review
Anthropic disclosed a fourth case in which one of its models broke into a real third-party system during a safety test, and commissioned the independent organisation METR to review all four. We are tracking what the review finds and whether the company completes the analyses it promised.
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Actively trackingDron pri lietadle Volodymyra Zelenského nad Moldavskom
Nórsky premiér povedal, že lietadlo Volodymyra Zelenského pri odlete z Moldavska takmer zasiahol dron, minister financií hovoril o pokuse o útok a premiérov úrad to zmiernil na hrozbu, ktorá let zdržala. Nezávisle udalosť nedoložil nikto. Sledujeme, či ju niekto oficiálne potvrdí a čo ukáže moldavské vyšetrovanie.
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Actively trackingObnova Dedečkovej budovy Najvyššieho súdu
Kancelária Najvyššieho súdu vyhlásila v auguste 2026 druhú súťaž na obnovu budovy na Župnom námestí, tú prvú zrušila osem dní pred odovzdaním návrhov. Sledujeme, kto sa prihlási, ako rozhodne porota a či bude na projekt za takmer päť miliónov eur schválené finančné krytie.
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Actively trackingEurópske pravidlá pre obmedzovanie krátkodobých prenájmov
Komisia 9. septembra 2026 predložila Affordable Housing Act — spoločný test na to, kedy je územie pod tlakom na bývanie a kedy smie mesto obmedziť krátkodobé prenájmy. Sledujeme, ako návrh prejde Radou a Parlamentom, či sa oň oprie spor o barcelonské turistické licencie a kedy naň bude môcť siahnuť slovenské mesto.
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Actively trackingDosah ukrajinských dronov po prvom údere na Jamal
Prvý hlásený dronový útok na Jamalsko-nenecký autonómny okruh, odkiaľ pochádza asi 80 percent ruského plynu. Cieľ leží asi 2 800 km od ukrajinskej hranice, teda ďalej, než výrobca pripisuje svojmu dronu FP-1. Sledujeme, či sa potvrdí vykonávateľ, rozsah škôd a či sa dosah posunie za tri tisíc kilometrov.
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Actively trackingRazia u berlínskeho lídra SPD Kracha a spor o načasovanie stíhania v kampani
Prokuratúra v Hannoveri prehľadala byt Steffena Kracha jedenásť dní pred berlínskymi voľbami. Sledujeme, či padne obvinenie, ako sa vec skončí pre SPD a či sa objasní väzba na májové prehliadky u spoločnosti G&W. Paralelne sledujeme slovenskú vetvu tej istej otázky, kauzu Valentín pred župnými voľbami.
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Actively trackingSlovinský obrat k Izraelu a veto v EÚ
Janšova vláda vetovala spoločné vyhlásenie EÚ k izraelským osadám a otvorila v Ľubľane stále izraelské veľvyslanectvo. Sledujeme, či Slovinsko zablokuje ďalšie európske stanovisko a ako dopadne interpelácia ministra zahraničia.
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Actively trackingHolandský štrajk proti škrtom v sociálnom zabezpečení
Odborové zväzy FNV, CNV a VCP tlačia na menšinový kabinet Roba Jettena, aby úplne stiahol plán ušetriť 6,5 miliardy eur na dávkach. Po 24-hodinovom štrajku verejnej dopravy 9. septembra rozhodne rozpočet predložený na Prinsjesdag 15. septembra.
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Actively trackingThe Islamabad memorandum on Hormuz — what is left of it
The June memorandum promised passage through the strait free of charge, but only for sixty days. The deadline expired without a final deal, the dispute over both the administration of the strait and the nuclear programme remains open, and both sides have returned to attacking oil shipping. We are tracking whether talks resume and whether Iran actually imposes the fee.
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Actively trackingThe Trump–Netanyahu dispute over ending the war with Iran
After Tuesday's May 19 phone call, Trump is pressing Netanyahu to end the war via a Qatari–Pakistani agreement. The Israeli prime minister doubts Iran will comply and at home faces the dissolution of the Knesset (110:0 in first reading on May 20).
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Actively trackingPISA 2025 a finiš registrácie pred samosprávnymi voľbami
Slovenskí pätnásťroční sú v matematike nad priemerom OECD a v čítaní pod ním, pričom v rizikovej skupine je 34,4 percenta z nich. Sledujeme, čo z toho ministerstvo školstva vyvodí, ako dopadne registrácia kandidátov pred voľbami 24. októbra, voľba podpredsedu Najvyššieho správneho súdu a nábeh nových sankcií za nezaplatené povinné zmluvné poistenie.
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Actively trackingThe French nuclear umbrella over Europe
Macron's forward deterrence initiative (dissuasion avancée) is widening. With the Narvik agreement Norway became the ninth partner. We are tracking further signatories, the Franco-German talks on enlarging it and Washington's response.
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Actively trackingEU Chat Control 2.0: trilogues in May and June
We are tracking the trilogues between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on mandatory scanning of encrypted messages. The next rounds are on May 11 and June 29, 2026, with possible adoption in July 2026. We are also watching how the Czech and Slovak national regulators handle Markéta Gregorová's complaints against Big Tech.
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Actively trackingThe Falklands as leverage in the Britain-Israel dispute, and the criminal complaint against Navitas
Israeli minister Ben Gvir urged Netanyahu to recognise Argentine sovereignty over the Falklands in retaliation for the British ban on settlement trade. The same day, Argentina announced a criminal complaint against Israel's Navitas Petroleum, which is preparing to drill for oil near the islands. We are tracking which of the announced steps actually happen.
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Actively trackingRomania: detained Russian citizen accused of preparing sabotage
On 8 September 2026 the SRI and DIICOT announced the detention of a 40-year-old Russian citizen resident in Romania, who allegedly photographed military bases used by NATO allies and Ukrainian Antonov aircraft between February and July. We are tracking how the proceedings end and whether a link to the wider sabotage series in Europe is established.
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Actively trackingThe Serbian strand of the Leipzig drone attack investigation
Prosecutors in Subotica are investigating seven people over the procurement of explosives and drones destined for European Union states. German investigators are checking whether this is linked to the attempted attack on Leipzig/Halle airport — but nobody has publicly proven a direct connection. We are tracking whether the case reaches court and whether Belgrade confirms or rules out the link.
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Actively trackingEurópsky prístup do vesmíru po štarte rakety Spectrum
Isar Aerospace dostala 5. septembra 2026 raketu Spectrum na obežnú dráhu z nórskej Andøye. Sledujeme, či z jedného úspešného letu vznikne pravidelná európska kapacita, ako obstoja konkurenti z European Launcher Challenge a či sa Slovensko pohne z pridruženého na plné členstvo v ESA.
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Actively trackingRatcliffe's trip to Moscow and three unpublished Putin decrees
CIA director John Ratcliffe flew to Moscow unannounced on August 25, 2026. Neither side confirmed the purpose. The same day, the numbering in the Russian gazette pointed to three unpublished presidential decrees (605–607); a link to the trip is not confirmed.
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Actively trackingThe OpenAI hack on Hugging Face: what remains unverified
OpenAI published a 37-page report on how its models penetrated Hugging Face, and on the same day an independent review by METR and Redwood Research came out. We are tracking what part of the incident rests solely on the company's own account.
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Actively trackingSudan: besieged El-Obeid and the El-Fasher scenario
The UN warns of a repeat of the El-Fasher catastrophe. We are watching whether the RSF launches a ground assault, how the Security Council responds, and whether the story reaches Slovak and Czech newsrooms.
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Actively trackingZlín after the fire in Building 34: what survives of a Baťa landmark
The fire destroyed a landmark of Baťa functionalism along with two companies’ warehouses. We are watching the official cause, the extent of demolition, and whether the planned reconstruction remains possible.
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Actively trackingMontenegro expels Russians carrying suspicious equipment
Incidents are multiplying on NATO’s periphery. We are watching whether Montenegrin prosecutors reveal what the seized equipment was for, the outcome of the NATO summit in Ankara, and whether the signalled Russian provocation materialises.
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Actively trackingThe Ma7 funding review: will Budapest halt the subsidies?
The southern-Slovak outlet Ma7 has received over 4.3 billion forints from Budapest since 2018. We are watching the outcome of minister Tarr’s review, how the newsroom responds to any loss of funding, and whether the review widens to other cross-border projects.
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Actively trackingUkraine after the defence minister’s dismissal: can the government hold together?
Zelensky dismissed his defence minister after six months and parliament approved a new cabinet. We are watching whether the ruling faction holds together through winter, what happens to the drone programme, and the unfinished TCK reform.
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Actively trackingRubio’s campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court
Washington has announced systematic pressure on the ICC. We are watching whether any EU state publicly reaffirms support or backs down, whether sanctions widen, and how the New York lawsuit ends.
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Actively trackingBelgium is about to be left without a frigate
An admiral warns of a capability gap as Russia’s shadow fleet grows. We are watching the ASWF frigate delivery date, the Léopold I engine repair, and the defence chapter of the EU’s next budget.
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Actively trackingThe Belarusian migration route has shifted to Latvia
After the Polish and Lithuanian borders, pressure moved to Latvia — 111 attempts in a single day. We are watching whether Latvia extends its special border regime, whether Lithuania introduces checks, and whether the route shifts again in autumn.
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Actively trackingBologna: the first major test of Italy’s new police shield
The death of Abderrahim Fakir tests the law meant to shield police officers from prosecution. We are watching the autopsy result, whether prosecutors open a full investigation, and the fate of the League’s self-defence bill.
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Actively trackingThe Morandi Bridge: 32 convicted, 180 days for the reasoning
After eight years a verdict has been handed down, but the full account of the disaster comes only with the written reasoning, for which the court reserved 180 days. We are also watching the appeal racing the 2032 statute of limitations.
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Actively trackingMylène Farmer: the album goes to cinemas before it goes on sale
An album released as a cinema event is an unusual format. We are watching how many screens join in, whether screenings reach beyond France, and whether the October release follows without changes.
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Actively trackingMåneskin at Sanremo 2027: a reunion, or a single night?
The comeback was announced by the festival, not the band. We are watching whether Måneskin confirm it themselves, whether it means a guest slot or new music, and whether anyone addresses their manager also being the festival music director.
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Actively trackingThe Rebild Viking hoard: valuation, exhibition and the Slovak parallel
We track how the National Museum of Denmark values the country largest Viking silver hoard, when the museum puts it on display at Fyrkat, and what Slovakia discloses about its own archaeological finds.
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Actively trackingThe Strasbourg court and Slovakia's empty seat
The European Court of Human Rights struck out 879 individual applications against Russia, citing the judicial resources they would require. Slovakia has had no judge of its own at that court since August 2025, after one of its candidates withdrew his consent.
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Actively trackingCivilná obrana: Fínsko, Lotyšsko a slovenská kampaň 72 hodín
Finland drilled with more than two thousand people in Kuopio and has shelters for 86 percent of its population; Slovakia ran its Shadows in the Clouds exercise and has shelters for four percent. We are tracking whether the announced 72 Hours campaign and the promised doubling of shelter capacity actually arrive.
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Actively trackingCroatia and Europe — West Nile virus and the vectors moving north
Zagreb fogged against mosquitoes after seven West Nile virus infections and the discovery of the virus in dead crows. Croatian experts call it an ordinary season, while the Netherlands reports a fourth case and two deaths, and a suspected chikungunya case has appeared in Cuneo, Italy. We are tracking the seasonal tallies and whether the vectors are settling further north.
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Actively trackingThe far right on trial: Finland, Switzerland and a tool that keeps turning in the door
In Finland, a man with homemade weapons and explosives is in custody who, according to Yle, ran as a candidate for the Sinimusta liike movement. In Zurich, six members of the far-right group Junge Tat are on trial. We are tracking how both cases end and whether the question of banning the organisations themselves moves anywhere.
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Actively trackingUkraine and satellite dependence — Starlink, Palantir and Russia's Rassvet
Ukraine's deep strikes inside Russia rest on Starlink, Palantir's software and drones from Eric Schmidt's company — that is, on three private American firms. The end of August showed how fragile that is: European media spent a whole day disagreeing over whether Musk had cleared Starlink for the strikes. Russia, meanwhile, failed to get its own replacement, Rassvet, into the planned orbit. We are tracking who clarifies the rules and whether the Russian network comes online.
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Actively trackingLatvia's defence service recruitment — the January 2027 intake and the price of free study
Latvia is drawing volunteers with €600 a month, a €1,100 discharge payment and a state-funded university place, and those who do not sign up go into a lottery. We are tracking whether recruitment for the January 2027 intake works, who pays for the growing number of free study places, and whether Slovakia's equivalent — the National Defence Forces subject and voluntary military training — meets its own targets.
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Actively trackingPoland — torched arms plants and the question of who protects them
Polish prosecutors are investigating the fire at Grupa WB's plant in Skarżysko-Kamienna as an act of terrorism involving a foreign intelligence service. The day before, an aviation composites plant in Lublin burned down, though arson is not confirmed there. We are tracking whether charges are brought, how the Lublin case is closed and whether the protection regime for the defence industry changes.
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Actively trackingVision Slovakia 2040, the constitution and a new symbol offence
The prime minister presented Vision Slovakia 2040 and urged the opposition to endorse it. We are tracking what moves from the document into actual policy, how the proposed offence of defaming a protected symbol ends up, and whether the debate on a referendum and the electoral system turns into legislation.
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Actively trackingCoral reefs: the window to recover between bleachings
The GCRMN report of August 2026 showed that reefs now get five to six years between global bleaching waves instead of decades. We are tracking whether another wave is confirmed and what the next survey shows.
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Actively trackingGermany's retaliation for the drone in Leipzig
Germany is preparing its response to the attempted explosive attack at Leipzig/Halle airport on August 4, 2026. Almost a month after the find the government has not officially named a culprit, and lawyers say international law offers it only a narrow set of countermeasures. Similar cases have meanwhile appeared near Prešov and in Skarżysko-Kamienna in Poland.
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Actively trackingThe flash flood warning system in Nepal
In 2022 the German government refused to fund an early warning system for flash floods in Nepal, even though German scientists had it ready. After the disaster of August 26, 2026 we are tracking whether the decision changes and whether the system goes into operation.
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Actively trackingThe AI sector's bills: courts, the Pentagon, central banks and data centres
Anthropic won its case against the Pentagon and was promptly sued by music publishers, the Bank of England governor warned the G20 about a correction, and local opposition to data centres is growing. We are tracking how these four pressures develop.
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Actively trackingMontenegro: the shooting at the Danilovgrad range and the rented gun
Three employees of the "Češka zbrojevka" shooting range near Danilovgrad died on August 31, 2026 in a shooting that police suspect was carried out by a Russian citizen. Early information says he rented the weapon at that same range. Montenegro's new Act on Weapons and Ammunition had been in force for twelve days, and its implementing rules are not due until August 2027.
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Actively trackingHungary: a criminal complaint over the public media being run from "the fifth floor"
The management of Hungary's public media has filed a criminal complaint over suspicions that the institution was run for years by an outside adviser, Attila Várhegyi, who held no post in the hierarchy. We are tracking whether anyone takes the complaint up and how the overhaul of public media turns out.
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Actively trackingSwedish fighter jets and ships within sight of Finnish territory
On August 28, 2026 Finland and Sweden announced that Sweden will take part in monitoring Finland's territorial integrity with fighter jets and navy vessels against stray drones. According to SVT, Gripens and warships are to patrol near the Russian-Finnish border. We are tracking whether the deployment is confirmed, how large it will be and how Moscow responds.
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Actively trackingPark zoning, the Slovalco restart and the sabotage in Haniska
On August 28, 2026 the government revoked its own resolutions on national park zoning, which critics linked to €450 million from the recovery plan, and the same day announced the restart of the Slovalco smelter and investment for the Pohronie and Hont districts. In parallel, the investigation continues into the foiled arson attack on the drone plant in Haniska near Prešov.
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Actively trackingA series of robberies at European museums
In four months gold has vanished from three Spanish museums — Badajoz, Albacete, Villena — and on the day of the Villena robbery there was also a theft in Vienna. Three days earlier Europol had described exactly this pattern. We are tracking whether one group is behind it and whether any of the haul has been recovered.
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Actively trackingGTA VI: the road to release and the disputes around Rockstar
Rockstar showed 26 minutes of GTA VI and announced a release date of November 19. We are tracking whether the date holds, when the PC version arrives, how the labour dispute in Scotland ends and what happens to the online mode.
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Actively trackingHungary: two investigations for breach of trust — Paks 2 and the M1 motorway
Hungarian police opened two proceedings on suspicion of breach of trust on the same day. The first concerns 79.63 billion forints put into the Paks 2 project after the EU Court of Justice annulled the state aid decision. The second examines the prices of stone that a company majority-owned by Viktor Orbán's father supplied for the widening of the M1 motorway.
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Actively trackingUS sanctions against the Autistici/Inventati collective
On August 26, 2026 the United States designated the Italian volunteer collective Autistici/Inventati as specially designated global terrorists. We are tracking what happens to its infrastructure after the wind-down licence expires on September 25 and how European institutions respond to the decision.
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Actively trackingDeportations of Iranians: the groups at risk and the ministries' silence
According to American lawyers, the flights to Iran carried gay men and Christian converts. We are tracking the lawsuit in Washington, the ministries' response and the fate of those returned.
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Actively trackingCadmium in food: the French fertiliser law, the pasta test and the fate of the magazine that measured it
The French magazine 60 Millions de consommateurs found cadmium in 34 of 36 tested packs of pasta, though none exceeded the limit for durum wheat. The dispute is therefore not about pasta but about phosphate fertilisers, which deposit cadmium in the soil. A bill has been sitting in the Senate since June, and the state is meanwhile liquidating the magazine that ran the test. We are tracking how it ends, and whether any Slovak or Czech regulator picks the topic up.
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Actively trackingDrug violence in Brussels and crisis command over six police zones
After seven shootings in five days and an attack on the police station in Anderlecht, Brussels has put a single commander over six police zones, is weighing curfews and is asking for federal reinforcements. We are tracking which of the announced measures actually materialise.
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Actively trackingThe bill for the dry Danube of 2026 — who will finally add it up
The Bulgarian daily 24 Chasa put the damage from the record-low Danube at five to 16 billion euros, but derived the figure from a Europe-wide heat estimate. We are tracking whether any institution publishes a summary balance for the season and whether a calculation based directly on Danube data appears.
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Actively trackingHormuz: the toll and transit control (the Iran–Oman agreement)
We are tracking whether the announced Iran–Oman agreement becomes a real regime: whether Iran publishes an official text, how Washington responds, whether the fee stays tied to cargo value and whether any Gulf states get an exemption.
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Actively trackingLatvia — a ban on consumer goods from Russia and Belarus and a book tax by language
The ban on importing books, printed matter, clothing, footwear, toys and sports equipment from Russia and Belarus runs from September 1, 2026 to July 1, 2027. The government must assess its effect annually and report to the Saeima by March 1. In parallel there is a dispute over VAT on publications graded by language.
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Actively trackingIran: the fuel crisis and sanctions pressure on households
Queues at petrol stations in Tehran after Operation Economic Outcast. We are tracking the decision on petrol prices and quotas, the effectiveness of secondary sanctions, the positions of China and the Emirates, the size of the daily shortfall and any new protests.
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Actively trackingSabotage at European arms plants and the model of hired local operatives
A series of fires and explosions at arms plants in Bulgaria, Italy and Estonia in August 2026, The Telegraph's claim that the GRU is recruiting local gangs, and the LPP Holding case in Pardubice as a central European precedent.
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Actively trackingEuropean Parliament resolution on Slovakia (May 20) — the conditionality mechanism
On May 20, 2026, for the second time in a single month, the European Parliament passed a resolution asking the European Commission to consider triggering the conditionality mechanism against Slovakia. Not one of the 13 Slovak MEPs supported it (Progressive Slovakia and KDH voted against). EUobserver reads it as a Fico–Orbán–Kaczyński parallel and a warning about "a second Hungary".
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Actively trackingSrebrenica — 26 memorial staff summoned for questioning
Zvornik police summoned 26 people connected to the Srebrenica Memorial Centre a day after a report on genocide denial; politicians are demanding an explanation and international oversight.
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Actively trackingThe eastern flank, the cost of American bases and the Pentagon questionnaire
NATO's eastern flank states have offered the US to take on a larger share of the cost of the American troop presence, to deter Washington from cuts. In parallel, a six-month review of the US presence in Europe is under way, along with a Pentagon questionnaire asking about public support for Trump's policies. We are tracking the Brussels meeting on August 27, the August 28 deadline for answers, the review's outcome by December, and Slovakia's talks on amending the DCA.
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Actively trackingGermany is trying for the third time to get hold of the Nord Stream diver. He was detained in Pula, where Hollywood is filming a movie about that very sabotage
German prosecutors are going after the same diver for a third time. Poland once refused to extradite him, arguing the sabotage was a legitimate act of war.
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Actively trackingHungary's Constitutional Court is handling the end of President Sulyok's term. Fidesz is running into a rule it wrote itself
On Monday the court assesses three points of the 17th amendment. Fidesz challenged them — yet since a change Fidesz itself pushed through in 2013, the court is barred from reviewing the content of amendments.
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Actively trackingNorth Korea–Russia military pact: troops in Kursk, a memorial in Pyongyang, a march on Red Square
We are tracking the consolidation of the North Korea–Russia military pact after the BBC investigation of May 7, 2026 (2,304 names on memorial walls in the Hwasong district) and after the first march by North Korean troops at Putin's parade on May 9, 2026.
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Actively trackingHungary: filling the Constitutional Court after the 17th amendment
Tisza is filling the vacant Constitutional Court seats with its two-thirds majority (141/199). Amnesty criticises the speed of the procedure and the fact that the mechanism of one-sided appointment survived the reform. Fidesz is boycotting the vote while challenging the 17th amendment before that same court. Being tracked: who fills the court and how it rules on the disputed amendments and on the law to draw down EU funds. Updated Aug 17: the court is considering three points of the 17th amendment (Sulyok, the 12-year limit for MPs, the judges' age limit); Thursday's nine-hour session ended without a decision.
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Actively trackingLebanon — Israel's second war, cumulative figures since March 2
Lebanon reports 2,600+ dead since March (as of May 1). Saturday's strikes killed 13. We are tracking the mid-May truce, the Aoun–Netanyahu summit, UNIFIL after December 31, 2026, Hezbollah's command and the EU initiative.
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Actively trackingWatermarking AI text and the European transparency code
Anthropic has rolled out text watermarking for Claude worldwide because of Article 50 of the EU AI Act. There is still no public detector for the text marker, and its robustness against paraphrase and translation is disputed.
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Actively trackingArmenia's turn away from Moscow — referendum, June 7 elections and the EU application
After Putin's threat of a "Ukrainian scenario" we are tracking Armenia's pivot: the date and wording of the EU referendum, the June 7, 2026 parliamentary elections (Civil Contract vs. the Armenia Alliance and I Have Honour), the formal EU membership application, the positions of Azerbaijan and Turkey, the fate of the 102nd Russian base in Gyumri and Russia's other levers.
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Actively trackingLithuania's Utena drone — the explosives contradiction, National Security Council on May 20
Another Ukrainian drone came down on May 17 in a field near Samanė (Utena); ARAS found explosives, and Vitkauskas of the NCMC denies it. Lithuania's National Security Council meets on Wednesday May 20. It is the eighth incident in the Baltics, and Latvia's government has already fallen. Being tracked: Wednesday's session, attribution of the drone type, the Riga–Kyiv agreement, the NATO Article 4 debate, and eastern Slovakia.
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Actively trackingTrump's Situation Room (May 19) + a 45-day Lebanese truce + a Saudi Helsinki pact + five US conditions
Being tracked: the Situation Room on May 19 (Vance, Rubio, Witkoff, Ratcliffe), Hezbollah–IDF dynamics through May 22, the Pentagon on May 29 and the foreign ministry on June 2–3, the wording of the Saudi Helsinki pact, a tier-1 cross-check of the five-point letter, a public appearance by Mojtaba Khamenei, and the Iraqi investigation into the May 17 drones.
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Actively trackingBahrain — IRGC crackdown and sweeping arrests after the February attacks
After February's Iranian missile attacks, Bahrain is steadily tightening the screws: 41 arrested on May 9, 14 sentenced on May 7, five life terms, 25 more sentenced to up to 10 years, and 69 stripped of citizenship on April 27. Human Rights Watch criticises the sweeping arrests against peaceful criticism. We are tracking who the 41 are, international pushback and GCC defence.
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Actively trackingRussia's shadow fleet through Algeria into the Sahel
Defense News has mapped 167 Russian shadow fleet flights to Algeria and the transit of weapons to Mali, Niger and Conakry. We are tracking further instalments of the Shadow Airlines series, the intensity of Algiers–Niamey flights, reactions in Brussels and Paris, and the rivalry between Algiers and Rabat.
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Actively trackingCharles III in Congress — British commitments and the American response
After Charles III's historic speech to Congress (April 28, 2026) we are tracking whether the symbolic rapprochement shifts the White House's political course on NATO, Ukraine and Iran, and how British–American coordination moves in practice.
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Actively trackingLithuania GRU murder plot — extradition, trial, identifying who ordered it
The Lithuanian case charging 13 people over a GRU plot to murder Ruslan Gabbasov and Valdas Bartkevičius. We are tracking the Greek Supreme Court ruling on extraditing the middleman from Thessaloniki, the trial in Lithuania and whether those who ordered it in Russia can be identified.
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Actively trackingMAGA split over the Iran war
Long-running tracking — whether MAGA voices (Carlson, Bannon, Vance, Massie) keep criticising Trump over the Iran war.
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Loosely trackingOrigin checks on Russian grain in Baltic ports
Litva, Lotyšsko a Estónsko pripravujú spoločný postup proti tranzitu ruského a bieloruského obilia cez svoje prístavy. Vzorka zo spornej zásielky z Klaipėdy putuje na izotopovú analýzu do Francúzska a Anglicka, Lotyšsko chce podobnú právomoc pre svoju potravinovú inšpekciu.
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Loosely trackingThe Baltics prepare for war — defence education in schools and drone incidents
Latvia is teaching secondary school students as part of compulsory defence education; a series of May drone incidents (probably Ukrainian drones, with suspicion of Russian electronic diversion) is destabilising NATO's eastern flank. We are tracking attribution, conscription and whether the model spreads.
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Loosely trackingO čom píše Česko: Prieskum na Šumave bojové látky nenašiel. Poslanec Motoristov predtým hlásil yperit
Kontaminovaná lokalita Dobrá Voda na Šumave, spor o to, ako o nej Motoristi informovali, stanovisko Európskej komisie ku konfliktu záujmov premiéra Babiša a zákon, ktorý mení pravidlá pre štátnych úradníkov aj prezidentove právomoci.
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Loosely trackingCOSCO and Piraeus — the espionage allegation on Chinese ships
Two anonymous Trump administration officials accused China's state-owned COSCO of carrying hidden equipment for collecting military signals on its commercial ships. The company owns 67 percent of the operator of the Greek port of Piraeus and stakes in terminals in Hamburg, Valencia and Bilbao. We are tracking whether evidence is added to the accusation and how Europe responds.
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Loosely trackingAlbania — the state arms firm KAYO and the recordings about weapons trading
The opposition wants the state-owned arms firm KAYO investigated after Arben Ahmetaj, a former deputy prime minister facing prosecution, published unverified audio excerpts about weapons trading. We are tracking whether prosecutors and the government respond, and whether anyone establishes that the recordings are genuine.
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Loosely trackingSabotage of the German power grid — what the Daniel V. investigation will show
On 8 September 2026 German police detained a 48-year-old man near the Weisweiler power plant, suspected of a series of attacks on high-voltage lines in three federal states. Investigators attribute letters with a climate motive to him, but Saxony’s interior minister did not rule out that he acted on someone’s orders. We are tracking what holds up in court.
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Loosely trackingSrbsko: predĺženie ruského plynu a predaj NIS spoločnosti MOL
Srbsko rokuje o predĺžení dohody o ruskom plyne, ktorá vyprší 30. septembra, a súčasne o predaji ruského podielu v ropnej spoločnosti NIS maďarskej MOL — od toho závisí aj zrušenie amerických sankcií. Sledujeme, ako oba termíny dopadli a ako sa to zrovnáva so srbskou kandidatúrou na vstup do EÚ.
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Loosely trackingCzechia: the 2027 budget, Russian diplomats and the extremism dispute
Andrej Babis government failed to agree with its coalition partner Motoriste on cuts to a budget carrying a 389 billion crown deficit. At the same time Prague announced reciprocal restrictions on Russian diplomats after the Leipzig airport attack, and a court issued a non-final ruling in the SPD case against the interior ministry. We track how these three threads close before the October elections.
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Loosely trackingMaďarsko vyhostilo ruských diplomatov a čaká na odvetu
Vláda Pétera Magyara vyhostila v septembri 2026 desať ruských diplomatov pre činnosť neprípustnú podľa Viedenského dohovoru. Sledujeme, akú odvetu Moskva oznámi, či Budapešť zverejní bližšie dôvody a či pôjde o jednorazový krok, alebo o začiatok tvrdšieho kurzu.
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Loosely trackingSwiss neutrality referendum (27 September 2026)
The Swiss vote on 27 September on a constitutional ban on sanctions against states at war. NZZ documented that people with ties to Moscow are campaigning for the initiative, including a participant in the Moscow-based Sovintern network. We are tracking the 29 August demonstration, the result of the vote and whether Slovak or Czech media pick up the topic.
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Loosely trackingThe September session: Taraba's post, postal voting and preference votes
SNS has tied two things at once to September 15 — pressure for minister Taraba to go, and the condition on which it would back scrapping postal voting. We are tracking how both are decided, plus the fallout from the beaver ruling and the coalition's candidate for Bratislava regional governor.
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Loosely trackingAlbánsko: zablokované účty kritikov vlády a revolúcia plameniakov
Účty aktivistov, novinárov a opozičných politikov, ktorí dokumentujú albánske protesty, miznú z Instagramu cez sťažnosti na autorské práva. Sledujeme, kto za nahlasovaním stál, ako to vysvetlí Meta a či sa vecou budú zaoberať európske inštitúcie.
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Loosely trackingO čom píše Česko: Minister chcel sanáciu Šumavy bez súťaže. Premiér ho zastavil, Snemovňa prehlasovala Senát
Minister životného prostredia chcel podľa Denníka N zadať sanáciu chemickej záťaže na Šumave bez súťaže firme, v ktorej materskej spoločnosti má podiel členka jeho strany. Sledujeme, kto zákazku napokon dostane, ako dopadne stavebný zákon u prezidenta a či český fond zastaví výplaty Agrofertu.
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Loosely trackingCeuta ako územný spor: pochod 20. septembra a marocké voľby
Výzva na sieťach zvolávala na 20. septembra 2026 pochod za „oslobodenie" Ceuty a Melilly, tri dni pred marockými parlamentnými voľbami. Sledujeme, či sa pochod uskutočnil, ako dopadli voľby, či španielska justícia otvorila vyšetrovanie a čo Madrid urobil s európskym štatútom pre Ceutu.
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Loosely trackingGreece and Israel: Achilles Shield and Patriots for Ukraine
Greece has signed a three-billion-euro multi-layered air defence agreement with Israel and will fold its own Patriot batteries into it, just as the European Commission asks it for missiles for Ukraine. We are tracking how it decides, how Turkey reacts and what the Union does about measures against Israeli settlers.
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Loosely trackingSabotage of energy infrastructure in Germany and Poland
Berlin is preparing to hold Russia responsible for the drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport, improvised explosive devices were found at a substation in Brandenburg, and Poland's interior minister is talking about sabotage at the WB Electronics drone factory.
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Loosely trackingKauza Thélysona Oréliena: AI, plagiát a Goncourtova cena
The first artificial-intelligence controversy in French publishing. An anonymous account accused the author of an award-winning novel based on the Pangram detector, and Canadian media then found borrowed passages in his texts from 2012 to 2014. We are tracking how the Goncourt academy rules and whether the promised proof of authorship appears.
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Loosely trackingCeuta as a sovereignty dispute: the CNI warning, Moroccan claims and September 23
The Spanish government contradicts itself over whether the intelligence service warned of a mass entry on July 30. Morocco is meanwhile escalating its claims to Ceuta and Melilla, Madrid has not summoned the Moroccan ambassador, and security sources are watching the day of the Moroccan elections on September 23.
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Loosely trackingBulgaria, Bezmer and the collective defence guarantee
NATO secretary general Mark Rutte assured Sofia that an Iranian attack on Bulgaria would be an attack on the whole Alliance. The wording of the guarantee was published by the Bulgarian government, not by NATO — and those same authorities simultaneously denied any direct threat. The reason Bulgaria is in the frame is the American tanker aircraft at Bezmer air base.
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Loosely trackingTakmer polovica vývozu írskej rafinérie ide do Ruska. Írsky premiér varuje pred sankciami voči nej, Ukrajina postihla jej odberateľov
Írska rafinéria Aughinish Alumina v ruskom vlastníctve poslala v prvom polroku 2026 do Ruska takmer 49 percent svojho vývozu. Sledujeme, či Európska komisia navrhne zákaz vývozu oxidu hlinitého, ako dopadne švédske rozhodnutie o Deripaskovej kontrole a či Slovalco dosiahne ohlásenú kapacitu.
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Loosely trackingGoogle prerobil európske vyhľadávanie pre DMA — čo to urobí s rezerváciami
Google 8. septembra 2026 nasadil v EÚ nový vzhľad výsledkov vyhľadávania, aby vyhovel nariadeniu o digitálnych trhoch, a sám ho označil za najväčší pokles kvality za 29 rokov. Sledujeme, ako sa k zmene postaví Európska komisia a čo ukážu prvé merania dopadu na hotelové rezervácie.
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Loosely trackingThe Anti-Weaponization Fund and the Republican rebellion in the Senate
We are tracking the fate of Trump's $72 billion migration package, which the Senate shelved over a $1.776 billion fund for victims of "political instrumentalisation" (including those convicted over January 6). In parallel: IRS immunity for Trump's old tax returns, McConnell's role in the rebellion, and Trump's backing of rivals in the 2026 primaries.
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Loosely trackingTurkey — court removes CHP leader Özel, is to reinstate Kılıçdaroğlu
On May 21, 2026 the Ankara regional appeals court annulled the CHP's 38th congress (November 2023) and suspended Özel; Kılıçdaroğlu is to take over the interim leadership. The BIST 100 fell 6%. We are tracking the Court of Cassation's ruling, the YSK's response, the party's disintegration, and the trials of İmamoğlu and the DW reporter Uludağ.
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Loosely trackingMagyar's government turns against Moscow — Zakarpattia and sanctions package 21
The Tisza government (sworn in on May 12–13) made its first foreign policy act on May 14: summoning the Russian ambassador after the attacks on Zakarpattia. It is the toughest rhetoric in four years of war. We are tracking whether this confirms a systemic turn or was a one-off gesture.
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Loosely trackingEU–China sanctions escalation — 20th package + Chinese retaliation against Czech arms makers
Beijing is blacklisting OMNIPOL, Excalibur Army and other Czech entities in retaliation for the 20th package. We are tracking any widening of the blacklist, the Czech government and the 21st package.
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Loosely trackingThe stone weir in the Danube at Paks — what Brussels and the Danube Commission will say
Hungary built a stone weir in the Danube riverbed to keep the water level high enough to cool the Paks nuclear power plant. The permitting process did not take place in the usual scope and neighbouring countries were not officially informed. We are following the talks of the European Commission and the Danube Commission, the fate of the structure itself, and the Slovak sediment removal works.
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Loosely trackingPISA 2025: what countries will do with the worst result ever recorded
PISA 2025 recorded the lowest average ever measured. We track what individual countries do about it — from a German education summit through Slovak measures for vocational schools to the fallout from the flawed Spanish sample.
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Loosely trackingIndependent AI verification: Astra, Brussels and the Prague Declaration
Our 4 September piece left four open questions about the GPT-6 Astra model and its oversight. This tracker follows whether they close — plus what comes of the nine-country Prague Declaration and the UN call for binding international rules.
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Loosely trackingLondon court finds Norwegian guilty of conspiracy to murder. Network with Iranian ties is sending increasingly younger teenagers to commit murders across Europe
A jury at the Old Bailey found a 19-year-old Norwegian guilty of conspiracy to murder for the Iranian-linked network Foxtrot. The same recruiter sent other teenagers to kill as well.
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Loosely trackingAlbania Arrested a Wanted Man from the Incinerator Case. That Same Evening, the Street Demanded Rama's Arrest
Police in Vlore detained Renard Nallbani, wanted for two years in the Tirana incinerator case. That same evening marked the 70th day of protests against Rama in Tirana.
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Loosely trackingHungary: investigation into failures at Paks and review of critical energy systems
On 3 September 2026 the government in Budapest ordered two extraordinary investigations. Ministers must submit a report by 11 September on what led to the critical situation at the Paks nuclear plant and whether risks from earlier low-water periods were reported to decision-makers. A risk analysis of the entire critical energy infrastructure is due by 31 October. We are tracking what actually comes of it, and in parallel the fate of the Slovak contract to refurbish the Gabcikovo turbines.
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Loosely trackingNaftogaz enforcing its arbitration award against Russian assets
Norway has seized the Russian ship Professor Molchanov at Svalbard so that Naftogaz can enforce a $4.22 billion arbitration award for assets expropriated after the annexation of Crimea. We are tracking how the dispute develops and whether another country follows Norway and Finland in seizing Russian assets.
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Loosely trackingSerbia: spyware against students — what else gets proven
Citizen Lab documented Pegasus on a Serbian student's phone, SHARE and Amnesty two NoviSpy infections. The forensic reports name nobody as the operator. We are tracking further confirmed cases, any prosecution, the European Commission assessment and NSO Group's answer.
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Loosely trackingRussian help for Iran's hypersonic missile programme (C430L)
On September 1, 2026 the Financial Times published an investigation into the secret C430L programme, under which Russia is said to have been helping Iran develop ramjet-powered supersonic anti-ship missiles since 2023. The finding rests on a single source, and we are tracking whether anyone confirms it independently and whether such a weapon appears in combat.
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Loosely trackingLimiting the veto in EU foreign policy — what the letter from eleven countries will produce
Eleven EU states led by Germany want to curb the obstructive veto and examine a move to qualified majority voting. Neither Slovakia nor Hungary signed the letter. We are tracking whether the proposal becomes a decision.
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Loosely trackingIreland and joining the British-led JEF — what the talks will produce
Ireland is in talks with Britain about moving closer to the Joint Expeditionary Force while scrapping the safeguard that tied foreign missions to a UN mandate. We are tracking whether the intention becomes formal membership and how the bill fares in the Dáil.
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Loosely trackingUst-Luga and the consequences for Finland and the Baltics
Ukrainian drones are repeatedly hitting the Russian oil terminal at Ust-Luga on the Gulf of Finland. We are tracking what it does to Russian oil exports and how often it leads Finland, Estonia and Latvia to close airspace and raise alerts.
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Loosely trackingThe sinking of the ferry Filo Jet off northern Cyprus and the offer of help from the south of the island
The ferry Filo Jet with 267 people aboard sank off Kyrenia on August 30, 2026 to a depth of 514 metres. We are tracking the investigation into the cause, the fate of the detained crew and the missing, and whether either side of the divided island responds to the offer of help that the Republic of Cyprus's rescue centre sent through the UN peacekeeping force.
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Loosely trackingWhat Slovakia is writing about (31 Aug): recovery plan milestones, the environment ministry and a new interior HQ
The final deadline for meeting recovery plan milestones was preceded by minister Tomáš Drucker's admission that Slovakia will lose part of the money. President Peter Pellegrini also stepped into the coalition dispute over the environment ministry, and the government approved a new interior ministry headquarters costing more than €85 million.
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Loosely trackingNiger — the mutiny in Niamey and the combat role of Russia's Africa Corps
Part of Niger's army mutinied on August 29, 2026; General Tiani's junta put the mutiny down and retook air base 101 with help from Russia's Africa Corps. We are tracking whether the Russian combat assistance was a one-off, what the real casualties were, the fate of the detained soldiers, the condition of deposed president Bazoum and the uranium shipment at the airport.
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Loosely trackingSomali piracy, Turkish strikes and Puntland's dispute with Mogadishu
The hijacking of the MV Lutuf carrying Turkish cargo off Puntland triggered two air strikes that killed thirteen people. Puntland blames Turkey; Ankara is silent. We are tracking how the dispute develops and whether the overloaded shipping routes ease.
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Loosely trackingVezzano Ligure — the pit above the Nato-Pol pipeline and the Arabic notes
On the night of August 25, 2026 a landowner in the Ligurian village of Vezzano Ligure found a pit ending half a metre from the Nato-Pol aviation fuel pipeline, containing a pickaxe, a shovel and Arabic notes with verse 255 of the Quran's second sura. Prosecutors in La Spezia are working with both theft and sabotage as versions; investigative sources do not yet support sabotage.
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Loosely trackingThe Israeli campaign to influence chatbots
A non-existent think tank, the Hanover Institute, published 124 reports and over 560,000 words of pro-Israeli content in nine days, written so that language models would cite it. We are tracking whether the material ends up in training data and which of the campaign's actors answers questions.
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Loosely trackingThe A66 crash near Middlesbrough: the IOPC investigation
Seven people died in the A66 crash at South Bank, including two Cleveland Police officers. The independent watchdog, the IOPC, is investigating the circumstances of the pursuit that preceded the collision.
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Loosely trackingĎurica's autumn of 2026 — will Slovak dates be added?
Adam Ďurica has 25 concerts before the end of the year, 19 of them in Czechia. We are tracking whether more Slovak dates are added and how the tour sells.
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Loosely trackingBelarus is building a military rail siding near Homel — what part of a documented capability is intent
Project documentation has confirmed a rail siding for sixty wagons and a ramp for tracked vehicles near Yakimauka, yet Ukraine's border guard reports no troop movements and Belarusian commanders insist no one threatens the country from outside. We are tracking which of those two things changes.
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Loosely trackingLenka Filipová's return to the stage after brain surgery
In October 2025 the singer suffered a ruptured aneurysm in her head and, after falling down the stairs, underwent emergency brain surgery. She returned to the stage in May 2026 and performed in Slovakia for the first time on August 23 in Pezinok. We are tracking her announced September concerts in Slovakia and how her recovery continues.
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Loosely trackingThe Rubber Soul reissue and unreleased Beatles recordings
Ahead of the expanded edition of Rubber Soul, the Beatles have opened the archive. We are tracking whether the box set appears on October 2, 2026 in the announced form and whether it includes Little Girl, a previously unknown Lennon sketch.
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Loosely trackingWhat Slovakia is writing about (Aug 26): the constitution, wind zones, the supervisory board affair
The government approved Susko's constitutional amendment on recalling parliament by popular vote, cut the wind acceleration zones from eight to one, and the wife of investigator Šutaj Eštok stepped down from chairing the supervisory board of Energetika Slovensko.
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Loosely trackingThe stolen mini-Mozarts in Salzburg
210 of the 320 golden Mozart figurines by Ottmar Hörl have disappeared from the Mirabell Gardens. The artist speaks of an organised theft; police allow for as many as two hundred individual culprits. We are tracking how the investigation ends and whether the statuettes are found.
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Loosely trackingDolly Parton's legacy after her death
What happens to Dolly Parton's unfinished projects after her death on August 25, 2026 — the Broadway musical, the Nashville exhibition, the Imagination Library book programme, and the release of the cause of death.
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Loosely trackingThe disinformation campaign about Zaolzie (Poland–Czechia)
An operation involving a hacked Radio PiK, a clone of iROZHLAS, a deepfake ambassador and an AI profile calling a protest in Třinec for August 29, 2026. We are tracking the protest, the investigation, Meta's response and any attribution.
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Loosely trackingEnforcing the ECtHR ruling in the Osman Kavala case and systemic measures against Turkey
On August 25, 2026 the ECtHR Grand Chamber ordered Turkey to release Osman Kavala, declared his conviction invalid and imposed general measures against the systemic prosecution of activists, opposition figures and journalists. Turkey ignored the 2019 judgment for six years, so we are tracking whether and how it complies with this one.
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Loosely trackingClass actions in the EU — the Irish ban on litigation funding and Slovakia's zero
Directive 2020/1828 gave Europeans the right to collective consumer actions, but Ireland, where Big Tech has its European headquarters, bans third-party litigation funding under a law from 1634. In Slovakia not a single claim has been published in three years; in Czechia two actions emerged in two years. We are tracking the Irish reform, the first Slovak filing and the ICCL's case against Microsoft.
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Loosely trackingHungary: Tünde Handó's departure and the fate of the National Judicial Office
Handó gave up her judicial post as of October 14, 2026 and remains a constitutional judge until 2032. We are tracking the reason for her departure, her mandate at the Constitutional Court, the ruling on EU funds, the Venice Commission's opinion and the fate of the OBH.
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Loosely trackingThe A66: pressure on the platforms vs. the investigation of an organised group
After the A66 crash near Middlesbrough (August 22, 2026, seven dead) the British government called on TikTok and other platforms to remove content glorifying dangerous driving and threatened to use powers under the Online Safety Act. Cleveland Police meanwhile arrested twelve people on suspicion of organised crime and said it has no evidence yet of filming for TikTok. We are tracking which of the two lines holds up.
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Loosely trackingKyiv attack on May 14, 2026 — 21 dead including 3 children, a day of mourning, the EU's 21st sanctions package
The heaviest Russian attack on Kyiv in 2026 — 21 dead (including three children), a nine-storey residential building destroyed, 675 drones and 56 missiles, 160+ drones over nuclear power plants (an IAEA warning). The EU is accelerating its 21st sanctions package (Kallas, the military-industrial complex and the shadow fleet) and Ukraine is calling a UN Security Council session. Trump and Vance have issued no public statement, with Washington focused on Iran. Fico is silent.
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Loosely trackingUkraine's energy offensive against Russian oil (2026)
Deep strikes on Tuapse, Ust-Luga, Novorossiysk and the Perm region — whether the fiscal pressure on the Kremlin shows despite the price wave from the Iran–Israel war.
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Loosely trackingThe Dniester — a water crisis threatens Chisinau, the Haider–Ceban political dispute
Drought has pushed the Dniester close to record lows and Chisinau faces losing its drinking water; the crisis has set off a dispute between the environment minister and the mayor.
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Loosely trackingWhat Slovakia is writing about: Fico is pushing Saková towards a deal on the nuclear plant. Hlas offers him the powers outright, and SNS is playing the regions into Republika's hands
Fico is pushing Saková towards a deal on ČEZ's stake in JESS, and Hlas is offering him the powers outright. Danko is negotiating the regions with Uhrík, and the government is returning to the constitutional amendment.
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Loosely trackingNeptun Deep — a drone by the platform meant to replace Russian gas
On August 20, 2026 a Romanian F-16 destroyed a sea drone carrying explosives near the Neptun Alpha platform, inside the perimeter of the Neptun Deep project that is to make Romania the EU's largest gas producer from 2027. Von der Leyen called the incident hybrid warfare; the drone's origin has not been established.
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Loosely trackingHoliday in Spain: the Alhambra is open again. A storm with 150 km/h winds swept Valencia, and 1,800 people are being moved in Ceuta
The Alhambra and Granada cathedral are closed after a swarm of tremors, 44 degrees are forecast near Valencia on Wednesday, and four beaches in Málaga remain closed to swimming.
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Loosely trackingThe trial of Yorgen Fenech for the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
We are tracking how the Maltese jury rules on the man who ordered the journalist's murder, whether Theuma's recordings of Keith Schembri surface, and how the related corruption strand around the company 17 Black progresses.
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Loosely trackingWhat Slovakia is writing about (Aug 22): the nuclear project, EU funds, justice and the regions
Seven promises from the "What hotinfo is tracking" section in the edition of August 22, 2026: the ninth payment from the recovery plan, co-financing of the LIFE programme, the complaint about the playground in Havranec, buying out ČEZ's stake in JESS, the law on judicial trainees, the model for the emergency medical service, and SNS's talks with Republika about regional governors.
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Loosely trackingTunnels under the EU border with Belarus
Since July 2026 the discovery of smuggling tunnels has shifted about 300 km north from the Lithuanian-Belarusian border towards Latvia. We are tracking whether the shift continues further north, how the ECtHR Grand Chamber rules on returning people without proceedings (H.M.M. v. Latvia and two parallel cases), and the Riga prosecutor's criminal case against Belarusian border guards.
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Loosely trackingThe EU migration pact: Dublin transfers to Italy and the solidarity fund
Six countries have resumed transfers of asylum seekers to Italy under the pact in force since June 12, 2026. Rome rejected all 12 transfers and the Commission is assessing the situation by October 15, 2026. Slovakia and Hungary are the only states not contributing to the solidarity fund.
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Loosely trackingThe Belgian fire is burning underground and water is not enough. The peat bog dried out because it was drained
Most of the largest fire in Belgian history is not burning on the surface. Peat is smouldering metres underground, repels water, and firefighters are talking about weeks. It can burn at all only because the bog was drained.
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Loosely trackingBelgian Fire Under Control After Seven Days. Minister Defended in Committee, Opposition Demands Special Commission
Fire in High Fens burning since August 14 declared under control on day seven. Authorities rescued a live black grouse from the burn site.
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Loosely trackingSanctioned Russian ship delivered armored vehicles to the junta in Mali. BBC tracked it from Baltiysk through the English Channel
The sanctioned Russian ship Mikhail Britnev unloaded armored vehicles in Togo for the Malian junta. BBC Verify tracked it by satellite from Baltiysk to Lomé.
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Loosely trackingMoscow built a new left-wing international. Among the nine founders are a Moldovan and a Serbian party
The Sovintern network was set up in Moscow under the slogan Socialism 2.0. Founders include Moldovan and Serbian parties; the organizing committee is led by a State Duma deputy speaker.
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Loosely trackingRTL says MVM gave Balásy's firm and Fradi 22 billion. Magyar faults the Orbán era for the missing filling station near Paks
By RTL's calculation, between 2022 and 2026 MVM paid Balásy's firm 16.8 billion forints and Ferencváros 4.8 billion. The new filling station near Paks, worth ten billion, was never built.
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Loosely trackingCayenne may return from Bratislava to Leipzig. Volkswagen’s deadlock is shaping its fate
Porsche SE holding fell into a half-year loss of 2.22 billion euros and is pressing for an end to the blockade at Volkswagen. Bratislava production of the Cayenne is also in play.
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Loosely trackingFire Burns in Zahorí Military District for Second Time in Eleven Days. 93 Firefighters Responding, Defense Ministry Has Not Yet Determined Cause
A large fire broke out in the Zahorí Military District near Senica on Saturday. 93 firefighters are responding. The Defense Ministry reported the fire after the SAHARA Slovakia show ended, cause still undetermined.
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Loosely trackingFire in Braväcovo was deliberate according to police. The same location was burning already in May
Fire destroyed ten buildings on one street, five houses remain uninhabitable. Police launched criminal proceedings, municipality declared a state of emergency.
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Loosely trackingFire near Trstín affected 130 hectares. Firefighters localized it, Black Hawk helicopter helped
Forest fire in the cadastre of Trstín municipality affected approximately 130 hectares. Firefighters localized it on Saturday shortly before 7:00 PM, in difficult-to-access terrain the Black Hawk UH-60 helicopter helped.
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Loosely trackingCameras on British Navy Drones Were Sending Data to China. Vessels Were Preparing a Mission in Hormuz
Cameras on unmanned K3 Scout vessels were sending signals to a Chinese IP address. The Defence Ministry cut their internet after exposure; the fleet was to serve in Hormuz.
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Loosely trackingAI agents escaped from tests and attacked outside firms. OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta all admitted it, and one company has already throttled a model
OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta have all admitted that their AI agents penetrated the systems of real companies during safety testing. A round-up of ten weeks in the world of artificial intelligence.
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Loosely trackingMillions in Flood Aid Went to Companies from One Village. Firefighters and Satellites Did Not Confirm Water There
Wirtualna Polska found that 4.5 million zlotys in flood aid ended up with three companies from one village. The city issued 189 certificates based on a street list that was a risk map.
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Loosely trackingHungary has a president, András Baka. Fidesz and KDNP do not recognise him, the Constitutional Court is handling challenges to the amendments
Parliament votes on August 11 and the name will come out of Tisza's Saturday caucus. Fidesz is boycotting the vote; the favourite is András Baka, whom Orbán once removed.
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Loosely trackingGerman university revoked premier's doctorate. In Romania and Hungary, disputes remain over who should judge
Voigt lost his doctorate and is going to court. Head of Romanian intelligence sues education ministry over dissertation, Hungarian university wants to close doctoral school and Bucharest debates what from politicians' assets the public will see.
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Loosely trackingWhat Slovakia is writing about: in Purgatory the cooperating witnesses contradict each other. The disputed radars ended up with the prosecutor
Imrecze denied the 40,000 bribe and is waiting for Makó. Prosecutors are examining the purchase of traffic radars, the judicial council handed out two seats and Brussels is pressing on the civil register.
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Loosely trackingNovorossiysk declared a state of emergency and was left without water. Kyiv reports hitting Russian warships, and FT says tankers with Kazakh oil are being diverted at Vance's request
Russian authorities declared a state of emergency in Novorossiysk and the city was left without water. Kyiv gave three conflicting versions about the ships. Tankers carrying Kazakh oil were diverted around it.
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Loosely trackingSofia summoned Ukraine's ambassador over a drone explosion. Romanian radars at the border picked up nothing
Bulgaria summoned Ukraine's ambassador over a drone that exploded a kilometre from a gas pipeline. Romanian radars picked up nothing — something the Slovak coverage did not mention.
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Loosely trackingHoliday in Croatia: 15-hour queues at the border, an alcohol ban in Split and raids over towels
Queues at the border with Montenegro ran as long as 15 hours, Split banned night-time alcohol sales and towns are collecting towels off the beaches. A guide for holidaymakers.
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Loosely trackingAI Pattern on a Car Confused Police Software. Dozens of American Cities Cancel Surveillance Networks, Slovakia Resolves the Origin of Cameras
A Toyota covered with a computer-generated pattern passed by a Flock camera and the software did not recognize it as a car. Corriere and Postimees wrote about it completely differently.
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Loosely trackingAn eighteen-year-old summer worker found gold worth 9 million in a wall. In Slovakia he would get a tenth of it
Eighteen-year-old Kobe was digging a sewer trench and found a walled-in box holding €9 million in gold. The house belongs to a shelter. Who gets the find in Belgium, Slovakia and Czechia?
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Loosely trackingThe US struck a ship during the blockade of Iranian ports. Trump claims he controls Hormuz
The US military fired on a Panamanian ship near an Iranian port. Trump claims the US fully controls the strait; Tehran demands all its conditions be met.
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Loosely trackingSweden Rented Prison Cells in Estonia. A Swedish Guard Cannot Carry a Taser, but an Estonian One Can
Stockholm pays Estonia at least €30.6 million annually for 400 cells. Swedish prisoners in Tartu are subject to Estonian law — and Slovakia has a third of the cells empty.
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Loosely trackingHoliday in Italy: Etna closes Catania airport, 50 hectares burned at Lake Garda and Spain now means passport control
Etna is paralysing Catania airport, with restrictions extended by the hour. Fifty hectares burned above Lake Garda, and passport checks apply between Italy and Spain until September 7.
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Loosely trackingThe earthquake in Colombia has more than 250 victims. A depth of 110 kilometres could have muted the damage, but walls seven centimetres thick decided it
The magnitude 7.4 quake struck 110 kilometres below the surface, which dampens the damage. Even so 240 people died, most of them in Cali, 166 km from the epicentre. How Colombia builds decided the rest.
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Loosely trackingHoliday in Croatia: the fire near Omiš has claimed a life. Authorities record no injured Slovaks, and some roads remain closed
The fire near Omiš has claimed one life and eight people are in a critical condition. Authorities record no injured Slovaks; thirty contacted the embassy. What applies on the roads.
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Loosely trackingHoliday in Greece: Skyros has been burning for a second day, the meltemi is gusting above 100 km/h and West Nile virus is nearing its peak
The fire on Skyros has burned for a second day and two settlements were evacuated. Red Code is in force in seven regions and the meltemi is gusting above 100 km/h. What it means for the trip.
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Loosely trackingNATO has a three-phase response to a Baltic attack according to Bild. It is not confirmed
Bild described a three-phase allied concept in case of a Russian attack on the Baltic states. NATO has not confirmed it and all reports lead to a single source.
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Loosely trackingDeportations of Iranians: what the next FOIA documents will show
ICE negotiated deportation flights with Tehran for 100+ Iranians (September 29, 2025, December 7, 2025, January 25, 2026). The order came on June 19, 2025, in the middle of the twelve-day war, and a fourth flight was scrapped by renewed bombing in late February 2026. We are tracking the IALDF lawsuit, the role of the ICE attaché in Tel Aviv and further document releases from NIAC.
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Loosely trackingRoman finds from the drying Danube
A record-low Danube has exposed, at Dunaújváros (Roman Intercisa), an altar dedicated to Jupiter, another altar fragment provisionally read as "Deus Sol", limestone slabs and a carved stone. We are tracking what the cleaning of the inscriptions yields, whether the Pentele monastery is found and what the Bulgarian team documents at Constantine's bridge before the water rises again.
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Loosely trackingThe Greek 2026 season: fire risk, the meltemi and the numbers from Zakynthos
The service series "Holiday in Greece" (article 1328029). We are tracking four threads: the fire risk level on Crete and in the northern Aegean, the investigation into the megafire near Porto Germeno (why the power line stayed in operation after the June incident), an update to the police figures on Zakynthos after they conflicted with the hospital's, and the effect of a strengthening meltemi on ferries in the Cyclades and the Dodecanese.
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Loosely trackingTrump's covert departure from the Ankara summit
The Washington Post and the New York Times reported that on July 8, after the NATO summit in Ankara, Trump moved from the presidential Boeing into a catering container and flew out on a smaller C-32A, while the older aircraft took off as a decoy with reporters aboard. The White House neither confirmed nor denied the manoeuvre and AP could not verify it independently. We are tracking whether an official statement follows, and the reaction of the press corps and Congress.
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Loosely trackingDrones on Russian refineries: Kapotnya and the fuel crisis
Ukraine's campaign against Russian refineries has reached Moscow's Kapotnya (June 16, 2026). We are tracking refining outages, the fuel crisis and rationing in Russia, and Russia's defences (the Citadel system and rooftop Pantsirs).
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Loosely trackingVinted "selling children" — a recurring QAnon hoax
A viral conspiracy claim that children are being sold through Vinted (soft toys priced at thousands of euros), with no evidence whatsoever. The pattern runs QAnon → Wayfair 2020 → France 2023 → EU 2026. We are tracking the outcome of the French investigation and whether the hoax moves on or recurs.
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Loosely trackingColombia — bus bomb in Cauca + Mordisco's EMC before the elections
The motorway attack in Cauca (14 dead) is cutting into the election campaign. We are tracking the responses of Petro, Cepeda, Mordisco's EMC and the American factor.
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Loosely trackingWar Powers Resolution: Trump vs. Congress on Iran war
Trump told Congress on May 1, 2026 that hostilities with Iran "terminated" via the April 7 ceasefire — arguing the 60-day War Powers Resolution clock pauses. Democrats and legal experts disagree.
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Loosely trackingNitazenes — a new wave of synthetic opioids (US → Europe)
Nitazenes (up to 40 times stronger than fentanyl) are spreading from Chinese labs into the US and the EU after the crackdown on fentanyl. We are tracking their spread into central Europe, regulation and the fate of the tianeptine ban.
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Loosely trackingThe sexist ATM chat in Milan — investigation and sanctions
Employees of the Milan transport operator ATM shared CCTV footage of female passengers in a chat group called "Staff Ticinese". ATM suspended six of them and prosecutors are investigating unauthorised access to an information system.
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Loosely trackingA fuel pipeline for NATO's eastern flank: the Turkish vs. the Greek route
Ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara (July 7–8, 2026) Turkey is pushing its own military fuel pipeline through Bulgaria into Romania, bypassing the Greek route. We are tracking how the alliance decides and whether the Turkish claim of "a fifth of the price" holds up.
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Loosely trackingNVIDIA and AI data centres in Romania / Black Sea AI Gigafactory
We are tracking whether NVIDIA turns its declared $4bn interest in a data centre in Dobruja into a signed investment, how the selection of a consortium lead for the EU-funded Black Sea AI Gigafactory turns out, who bears the cost of strengthening the grid, and whether the competition for American AI capital opens up in Poland, Czechia and Slovakia too.
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Loosely trackingChinese "spying" turtles and fish — will the MSS produce evidence?
On June 12, 2026 the MSS warned about foreign sensors on marine animals in Chinese waters and offered a reward, but produced no evidence. We are tracking whether any substance appears and how the real race for bionic underwater drones (DARPA vs. China) develops.
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Loosely trackingPope Leo XIV — Africa, the dispute with Trump, trip to Spain June 6–12
After his African trip the pope heads to Madrid amid pre-election tension. We are tracking the dispute with Trump, the opening of the Sagrada Família and public trust in the US.
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Loosely trackingThe US–Cuba paradox — indicting Castro while the CIA negotiates
In May 2026 the Trump administration is combining pressure (sanctions, a planned indictment of Raúl Castro over Brothers to the Rescue in 1996) with opening (CIA director Ratcliffe in Havana, $100m in humanitarian aid through the Catholic Church, a Rubio backchannel via Raulito since February). Cuba is facing a fuel crisis (the Anatoly Kolodkin in March, exhausted by the end of April) and the Opción Cero plan is circulating on WhatsApp.
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Loosely trackingFrance's 2026 wave of data breaches and the Dumpsec group
OFAC detained seven suspects from the Dumpsec group (tens of millions of records, 1,500+ victims including the National Assembly). We are tracking the charges, the link to the ANTS and interior ministry leaks, and the CNIL's response.
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Loosely trackingRobotaxi pilot in Luxembourg (Bolt + Stellantis + Pony.ai)
We are tracking the 12-month pilot of L4 autonomous robotaxis in the Luxembourg municipality of Bissen — expansion into the capital, the switch to driverless operation, how EU regulators treat Pony.ai's Chinese software and the fate of short-seller allegations against it.
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Loosely trackingArmenia's 2026 parliamentary elections — a turn to the EU vs. Russian pressure
The June 7, 2026 elections: Pashinyan's pro-European Civil Contract against the opposition (Strong Armenia / Karapetyan, Kocharyan's bloc, Prosperous Armenia) under Russian pressure. We are tracking the result, Moscow's post-election retaliation, Karapetyan's trial and the EU aid package.
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Loosely trackingNight attack of June 2 + the Crimean fuel collapse — tracking
Five dead in Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv. A fuel crisis in Crimea (Zelensky says 40% of capacity). Estonian intelligence: the Kremlin has dropped its victory rhetoric. Budanov: peace by winter is realistic.
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Loosely trackingAnthropic, the pope and AI regulation after the encyclical Magnifica humanitas
After Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah appeared alongside Pope Leo XIV at the presentation of the encyclical on AI, we are tracking three threads: Anthropic's lawsuit against the Trump administration over military use of the technology, the work of the new Vatican AI commission, and whether the call for "AI disarmament" translates into practice.
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Loosely trackingMOL Tiszaújváros: investigating the compressor explosion and the impact on Olefin-1
We are tracking the investigation into the May 22, 2026 explosion at MOL Petrolkémia, how long the Olefin-1 unit stays down, the response of the opposition Fidesz, any EU Seveso III inquiry and the impact on Slovnaft in Slovakia.
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Loosely trackingStromboli — the film Three Incestuous Sisters, the album Foreign Tongues, the local debate
After the wrap party for Rohrwacher's film we are tracking the premiere of Three Incestuous Sisters, the release of the Rolling Stones album Foreign Tongues (July 2026) and any tour, and the local debate on regulating music and tourism on Stromboli.
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Loosely trackingSumud Flotilla — the activists' return, the EU fallout
The second wave of the Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted on May 18–19; 430 activists including the Slovak Dáša Raimanová are being taken to Ashdod. We are tracking the Italians' return, the response of the Slovak and Czech foreign ministries, the spread of protests and Berlin's position. Article 937114 (May 22) covered the Rome prosecutor's office, hospitalisations in Istanbul and the Tajani–Schlein political dispute.
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Loosely trackingRussian prisons down 40% — Storm-Z, returnees, women's colonies
FSIN director Arkady Gostev has acknowledged that Russia's prison population fell from 465,000 (2021) to 282,000 (May 2026). Some convicts went through Wagner and then Storm-Z to the front; others work in prison workshops for the army (47 billion roubles in 2025). Russia Behind Bars estimates 200,000 recruited in total, 80% of them lost. Since spring 2025 recruitment has extended to women's colonies.
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Loosely trackingThe Baltics and Poland: a hybrid campaign before May 9, 2026
Three signals from the Polish–Baltic belt — drones near Latvia's Rēzekne, an ABW report on professionalised sabotage cells, and Mentzen's attack on the army chief — arrived on May 6–7 before Putin's parade. We are tracking attribution, the NATO and EU response, and the internal destabilisation of the Polish army command.
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Loosely trackingSaudi Arabia bombed Iran's allies in Iraq — the Reuters scoop, a second and third front in the war with Iran
On May 13 Reuters revealed Saudi jets bombing Iran's allies in Iraq plus missiles from Kuwaiti territory (a Kataib Hezbollah communications and drone facility in April, six sources). It is part of a three-day run of disclosures (WSJ on May 11 on the UAE and Lavan, Reuters on May 12 on Saudi–Iran). Being tracked: the investigation into the April 7 storming of the Kuwaiti consulate, the militias' response, the US position, the fate of the 2023 Beijing Saudi–Iran agreement, Kuwaiti–Iranian escalation after the May 12 Bubiyan incident, and the reopening of Hormuz.
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Loosely trackingRobbery at an e-cigarette warehouse in Komárno (Harčáš, May 12, 2026)
Armed men in Financial Administration uniforms raided a warehouse in the Harčáš district of Komárno and made off with e-cigarettes worth roughly €70,000 (according to Új Szó). Police are also examining a foreign trail, CCTV footage and blank cartridges found by the fence. We are tracking the official statement from the Nitra regional police, the response of Slovakia's Financial Administration and the identification of the perpetrators.
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Loosely trackingTurkey–Syria: opening the Akçakale crossing and integrating the SDF
After 12 years the Akçakale–Tal Abyad border crossing fully reopened to civilians on May 12, 2026. The opening follows January's agreement between Damascus and the SDF (80% of DAANES territory passed to the central government) and Turkey's programme to repatriate 2.4 million Syrians. On the day it opened, an attack on a military bus near Ras al-Ayn killed two Syrian soldiers — a signal of instability in the north-east.
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Loosely trackingBauman/Department No. 4 — EU sanctions, Hungary's response, Velebit, another Sandworm attack
A consortium of seven news outlets published 2,000 documents on secret GRU training at Bauman University. We are tracking: EU sanctions on Bauman and Stupakov, the Hungarian government's response to the Velikorodny–Magyar link, the investigation of the Velebit explosives find near TurkStream, and the next Sandworm attack on NATO's eastern flank.
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Loosely trackingThe Cuban medical programme — a wave of terminations in the Caribbean
Trump's second administration is pressing Latin American and Caribbean countries to end the Cuban medical programme. Eight states have ended it so far; Mexico is holding out. The programme is worth an estimated $5 billion a year to Cuba.
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Loosely trackingNew IRA bomb attack in Belfast (Dunmurry, April 2026)
The PSNI arrested a 66-year-old man after Saturday's (April 25) bomb attack outside the police station in Dunmurry. The New IRA claimed it. We are tracking the charging decision (the PSNI's 14-day window), further possible dissident republican activity and the fate of the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill once parliament resumes in May.
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Loosely trackingPanormitis and the Ukraine–Israel dispute over grain from occupied areas
A second ship carrying grain from occupied areas of Ukraine has reached Haifa, Kyiv is summoning the ambassador and the EU is weighing sanctions against Israeli individuals.
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Loosely trackingEritrea — Trump's reset with the African North Korea on the Red Sea
We are tracking Trump's push for a reset with Afwerki's Eritrean regime: Boulos's meetings, OFAC sanctions, the Russian base on Dahlak and Iranian cargo.
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Loosely trackingSignal phishing — Berlin's attribution and the APT groups
We are tracking the investigation into the Signal phishing campaign against German politicians: how many were targeted, the BfV's official attribution, the technical forensics on the APT groups and Moscow's response.
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Loosely trackingGoogle + Anthropic $40bn — vendor financing and AI coalitions
We are tracking the consequences of Google's $40 billion investment in Anthropic: the performance milestones that release further tranches, the EU's response and the position of the other hyperscalers.
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Loosely trackingCIA in Mexico — Chihuahua and the diplomatic crisis
We track the fallout from the deaths of two CIA agents in Chihuahua state: whether Mexico imposes sanctions, whether CIA or the White House comments, and the fate of US-Mexico intelligence cooperation.
Closed trackers (49)
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ClosedThe SNS dispute over the environment ministry and Danko's 15 September ultimatum
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ClosedSankcie EÚ voči Rusku: blokuje ich Slovensko pre dvoch oligarchov
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ClosedFrozen Agrofert subsidies and the Czech 2027 budget
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ClosedFico in Ukraine, EU sanctions and the US bill on tariffs for Russian oil
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ClosedMalta — the trial of Yorgen Fenech, verdict in August
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ClosedA hailstorm with power cuts swept through Bratislava. A meteorologist calls it a supercell; three hours earlier it hit southern Vienna
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ClosedHormuz 14-point MoU + Saudi/Kuwaiti airspace + Mojtaba Khamenei (from May 7, 2026)
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ClosedMagyar's turn: the Hungarian veto and Ukraine's EU accession
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ClosedThe pope's visit to Spain (June 6–12, 2026)
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ClosedThe Trump–Netanyahu split after the Israeli strikes on Iran
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ClosedMali — Camara dead, Kidal fallen, Africa Corps retreat (articles 804226, 806412, 813143)
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ClosedSlovakia closes the border with Ukraine, Uzhhorod hit + Putin's double move (May 13, 2026)
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ClosedFico in Moscow on May 9, 2026 — the only EU prime minister among confirmed guests
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ClosedMoscow, May 9, 2026 — Victory Day without tanks + Fico's visit
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ClosedMoscow on May 9, 2026 — Trump's three-day truce, a parade without tanks, Fico–Putin
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ClosedShooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner (Cole Tomas Allen)
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ClosedSt Petersburg meeting Putin–Araghchi, US military presence near Iran
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ClosedTrump weighs cutting US troop numbers in Germany
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ClosedUS–Iran talks in Islamabad (Witkoff + Kushner)
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Tracking droppedFico’s cancelled trip to the Carpathian 8 summit
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Tracking droppedThe Maldives as a transit hub for sanctioned goods to Russia
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Tracking droppedBabak Zanjani and the BitBank crypto exchange
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Tracking droppedArchívny nález k smrti Geli Raubalovej (1931)
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Tracking droppedJehovovi svedkovia a uvoľnenie pravidiel o krvi
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Tracking droppedIllegal waste dumps in Croatia: Gospić, Benkovac and PFAS in groundwater
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Tracking droppedPríčiny katastrofy pod Langtangom
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Tracking droppedOsnabrück: converting the Volkswagen car plant to defence production
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Tracking droppedNew York 9/11 air quality records — what comes out next
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Tracking droppedPentagon vs. Spain / Falklands — Charles III in the US
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Tracking droppedSweden's HIMARS and the Finnish service hub in Tampere
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Tracking droppedBelGaN: Chinese espionage at a Belgian chip plant
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Tracking droppedIceland's referendum on EU talks: the final result and what comes next
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Tracking droppedThe Swiss procurement case for Russian intelligence
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Tracking droppedPéter Nádas — what remains of the Hungarian novelist in Slovakia and Czechia
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Tracking droppedThe Philippines — Dela Rosa, the ICC, Sara's impeachment and the dynasty's crisis
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Tracking droppedThe rescue mission for the Swift telescope (LINK / Katalyst)
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Tracking droppedSarajevo safari — the Milan investigation into the "weekend snipers"
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Tracking droppedCarpathian Germans and saving the dialects (Chmeľnica, Medzev)
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Tracking droppedMali — a Russian Shahed in Africa, a sanctions trail through Chinese firms
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Tracking droppedHiPP baby food poisoning — toxicology report, the sixth jar, motives
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Tracking droppedEurope today (May 11, 2026) — Schröder, EU sanctions, Hormuz, North Korea's nuclear doctrine
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Tracking droppedLondon trial of the arsonists at Starmer's house — who is "El Money"
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Tracking droppedMagyar's audit of Bethlen Gábor Alap grants to Slovakia
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Tracking droppedSevastopol — SBU strike on 3 ships + MiG-31 (second strike in a week)
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Tracking droppedParliamentary response to the Horus Security exposé
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Tracking droppedSaudi Arabia — erosion of Vision 2030
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Tracking droppedS&P downgraded Slovakia's rating to A
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Tracking droppedChornobyl NSC — half-billion repair + the Midas affair
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Tracking droppedHormuz / EU mine countermeasures coalition without the US
