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The magic of travel: Three Ukrainian women writers of the 1930s

Global Voices · July 6, 2025

Portrait of Daria Vikonska. Screenshot of YouTube Channel Запорожская ОУНБ. Fair use. By Julia Stakhivska This story is part of a series of essays written by Ukrainian artists entitled “Regained Culture: Ukrainian voices curate Ukrainian culture.”...

Limerick siblings shine at European swimming championships in Slovakia

Limerick Leader · July 6, 2025

LIMERICK swimming siblings Denis and Lucy O’Brien embellished their standing at the European Aquatics Junior Championships in Slovakia. Denis returns from Samorin event with two new personal bests and was part of a replay team to set a new Irish...

Women Socca shine in Budapest championship

Oman Observer · July 1, 2025

MUSCAT, JULY 1 The International Women’s Socca Championship, held in the Hungarian capital Budapest from June 27 to 29, witnessed an impressive performance by Oman Socca Team, representing the Sultanate of Oman and the Middle East in six side...

Slovak MFA Blanár causes international outrage for his statements on forgiving Russia

BNE Intellinews ·

Slovak Minister of Foreign Affairs Juraj Blanár has caused international outrage for his statement about the need to “find some way of cooperation and maybe also of forgiveness” to Russia. Blanár‘s Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha responded on...

Children of immigrants made Ohio what it is. Constitutional birthright citizenship made it possible

Ohio Capital Journal · July 1, 2025

By the time my 18-year-old grandmother set off alone on a grueling ocean voyage to America from Sačurov in eastern Slovakia, the United States had severely limited the number of people from eastern and southern Europe who could enter the country....

UN reports calls on governments to prohibit ‘gender transition’ for children

The Catholic Herald Online · June 26, 2025

A new report from the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls warns that countries are failing to address both persistent and newly emerging forms of sex-based violence, which includes forms that relate to gender...

Slovak Sound Check Episode 8: Be Yourself in Slovak

Radio Slovakia International ·

Episode 8: Be Yourself in Slovak The verb to be – byť is one of the most essential Slovak verbs. From “ja som” to “oni sú”, we walk you through all the singular and plural forms, including how to build their negative versions with nie e.g. “ja nie...

UN Expert Report Calls on Governments to Prohibit “Gender Transition” for Children

ADF International · June 25, 2025

This publication follows a recent decision by the US Supreme Court in United States of America v. Skrmetti to uphold a Tennessee law protecting children from gender-ideology experiments, demonstrating a global shift toward dismantling gender...

Nord Anglia Education's Class Of 2025 Heading To The World's Top Universities

MENAFN · July 4, 2025

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) LONDON, July 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading international schools group Nord Anglia Education today announced that its Class of 2025 has secured places at many of the world's most prestigious universities. With over 80...

July 5th connects Slovaks at home and around the world

Radio Slovakia International ·

On July 5th, Slovakia commemorates not only the national holiday of Saints Cyril and Methodius — the brothers from Thessalonica and missionaries who brought literacy and education to Great Moravia and thus to the territory of present-day Slovakia...

Greenpeace stages ice protest over climate inaction in Slovakia

Radio Slovakia International ·

Greenpeace Slovakia has called on Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba (SNS) to urgently address the climate crisis, demanding the drafting of a climate law, adaptation measures, and stronger support for renewable energy. To draw attention to the...

The origins of Slovak anti-Americanism

The Slovak Spectator · July 4, 2025

Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Long before the United States emerged as a global power in international relations, it occupied a specific and often admired place in Slovak society. The...

President Sulyok: Hungary and Slovakia share goal of filling good neighborly relations with content

About Hungary · July 4, 2025

Following talks with his Slovak counterpart, Peter Pellegrini, in Bratislava on Thursday, President Tamás Sulyok said Hungary and Slovakia share the goal of "filling good neighborly relations, built on mutual trust, with content despite challenges...

Fired in bathrobe: Slovak cultural heads recall their dismissals

Branson Tri Lakes News - Missouri ·

In the crackdown of nationalist Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's government on culture and media, heads of major cultural institutions have been replaced. The government says it wants to promote "Slovak culture", accusing those dismissed of...

Key trends shaping the Slovak labour market in 2025

The Slovak Spectator · July 3, 2025

Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement The Slovak labour market in 2025 continues to evolve rapidly, shaped by digital transformation, demographic shifts, and changing employee expectations....

Selakovic meets with Slovak officials in Bratislava

Tanjug · July 3, 2025

BRATISLAVA - Serbian Culture Minister Nikola Selakovic met with Slovak Parliament Speaker Richard Rasi and the chairman of Slovakia's parliamentary committee on culture, Roman Michelko, in Bratislava on Thursday. The parties agreed that...

Preview: Wales vs N'lands Women - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole ·

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Women's European Championship clash between Wales Women and Netherlands Women, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. Wales Women and Netherlands Women will begin their respective Women’s Euro 2025...

Unhinged Globalist Regime Journalist Urges EU to Crush Hungary and Slovakia Over Sanctions Vetoes

The Gateway Pundit · July 2, 2025

Andrew Rettman, writing for the EUObserver, a favored outlet among Eurocrats, has urged the European Union to escalate its efforts to pressure Hungary and Slovakia for their sovereigntist stances. He demands they submit to EU leadership,...

Culture Tips, Weekend of June 27

Radio Slovakia International ·

The latest culture tips for around Slovakia. Circus without borders: Caravana brings wordless wonder to the streets On June 28th, the international street music and physical theatre performance Circus Caravana will be presented in Zvolen. A...

Folk art and Soviet-style purges: How Europe’s populists are hijacking arts and culture

The Parliament Magazine · July 2, 2025

Hajnalka Somogyi was a 36-year-old curator in Budapest in 2014 when she made a nearly impossible gamble: founding a contemporary art exhibition without a cent of state support, in a country where the government is virtually the only patron. It...