Dear readers, the past week of July 13-19, 2026 once again demonstrated growing reader interest in analytical news reporting, commentaries and social issues on our international portal gnews.cz. The most attention-grabbing content was a series of interviews with Petr Holc, reflections on the significance and power of words themselves, articles about tennis and an extensive analysis of growing resistance to Volodymyr Zelensky. We thank all our readers for their trust and affection which remains the greatest motivation for our editorial team to bring you verified and truthful information in a wider context as well as high-quality positive journalism every day.
July 13, 2026 - Aleš Mrázek, admirer of legendary landscape painter Slavíček, exhibits his paintings in Mělník
A dozen successful oil paintings delighted the guests at the opening on June 23rd. The talented artist was introduced to art lovers by well-known photographer and expert Mrázek's work Jiří Čermák during a speech he gave as part of the vernissage in the exhibition spaces of the State District Archives located on Pod Vrchem street. This is already the fifth presentation of Mrázek's works; previously, his paintings were exhibited for example in Litoměřice, Štětí or Roudnice nad Labem (his hometown). As you know, Mělník has been a center of wine production since medieval times.
July 13, 2026 - Records on spending.gov opened a debate about funding media and non-profit organizations. Funding for Czech Television and the charity organization Človek v tísni was revealed to be in unbelievable amounts.
The publicly available database USA spending.gov became the subject of attention after interpretations were published regarding records about Czech Television and the organization Člověk v tísni. In this database, existing connections between both subjects and financial funds provided by the US government during the COVID-19 pandemic are revealed. The USAspending.gov database serves to record federal expenditures in the United States and contains information about grant recipients, contracts and other forms of funding. Although it is a transparent source of data, its proper reading requires knowledge of administrative categories used by this database.
July 14, 2026 - Beautiful Chinese Gardens (Part VII): Beauty of nature and architecture as a path between matter and soul
The Chinese gardens we see in this documentary series are much more than just carefully manicured parks, even though that's sometimes how they appear. They are a living philosophy, poetry carved into stone, water, and greenery. Where the garden begins, a world opens up, where one can momentarily escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life and rediscover harmony between the external world and one's own inner self. It is in this ability to connect the material and the spiritual that their unique beauty lies.
15. července 2026 - Daily summary of the economy in the Czech Republic: Mattoni, ČEZ/Elevion, EET, EPPO and Crescon (July 15, 2026)
The Mattoni 1873 group wants to continue expanding through acquisitions in Central and Western Europe. The ČEZ Elevion Group subsidiary signed an agreement to acquire a 100% stake in the Italian biogas manufacturer BTS Biogas, which is currently the largest investment of the group in the field of renewable gas. Today, the Chamber of Deputies will likely approve the resumption of electronic sales records from next year.
15. července 2026 - Jan Campbell: There is no funeral like a funeral. In Christianity, the soul is immortal and after the death of the body, it goes to personal judgment. According to their deeds and beliefs, they go to heaven, purgatory, or hell.
In one part of the upcoming book – 80, and I'm still laughing, I briefly describe the history, traditions, and different views on death and the afterlife. This varies depending on the faith of the deceased. In Christianity, the soul is immortal and after the death of the body, it goes to personal judgment. According to their deeds and beliefs, they go to heaven, purgatory, or hell. In Eastern religions (Hinduism and Buddhism), the soul (consciousness) undergoes a process of reincarnation: after the death of one body, it is incarnated into another, with the next fate determined by karma, i.e., the sum of good and bad deeds.
16. července 2026 - Petr Holec: Babiš stood up to President Petr Pavel, Filip Turka's car accident reveals the hypocrisy of the opposition and the double standards of Czech politics (Petr Holec live #280)
In a sharply worded weekly commentary, Czech political commentator Petr Holec analyzes how the clash between President Petr Pavel and Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, and the relentless attacks by the opposition on Motorists party representative Filip Turka, reveal deeper constitutional tensions and media bias in Czech politics. This episode highlights a government fighting to maintain its mandate, while facing a president who is increasingly commenting on current events, and an opposition that lacks meaningful political alternatives.
16. července 2026 - Herbář: Black elder – a versatile medicinal plant is useful from flowers and fruits to leaves and bark.
Elderberry (Sambucus nigra), or conversely, Black Elder is a tree or shrub that grows to several meters in height. It has a bluish-gray stem (bark) and white pith. The leaves are two to three-lobed, irregularly serrated, and abruptly pointed. The inflorescence is flat with small white flowers arranged in dense cymes, known as corymbs. The fruit is most famously the berries – dark red to purple, known as elderberries. It is a very common plant species found in barren areas, groves, thickets, and unmanaged hedges and meadows.
July 17, 2026 - President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and a high-level meeting on global AI governance, delivering a keynote speech.
On the morning of July 17, 2026, President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and a high-level meeting on global AI governance, held at the Grand Halls complex in Shanghai, and delivered a keynote speech. The rising waters of the Huangpu River heralded the beginning of a new chapter, and the Grand Halls welcomed guests from near and far. President Xi Jinping took a group photo with heads of state and government, leading representatives of international organizations, and leaders of delegations from participating countries.
July 18, 2026 - Alex Krainer, Part 1: The collapse of the petrodollar system is accelerating, while states in the Persian Gulf are leaning towards security agreements with Pakistan and China.
Find out how the petrodollar system is collapsing, as Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf states forge new defense alliances with Pakistan and China, thus distancing themselves from decades of dependence on the United States in a rapidly changing multipolar world. This is the first part of an interview with Alex Kraimer, a citizen of Croatia who lives in Monaco, which was published on the Geopolitikaczsk YouTube channel. Previously, Alex Krainer worked in the oil trading industry as an oil market analyst, then he was a hedge fund manager for about 15 years, and he has written 3 books that were banned.
July 18, 2026 - The power of thought, the power of words, the significance of information, and the management of society through media are absolutely crucial for society in terms of manipulating the individual within the whole.
Seek truth, hear truth, learn truth, love truth, speak truth, hold to truth, defend truth until death. Jan Hus
I used this quote from Master Jan Hus to make it clear how important and significant the concept of truth is in human life. The very concept of truth cannot be realized if it exists but is hidden, or if attention is diverted or there is some kind of metaphorical distance from the essence of truth itself.
July 18, 2026 - The final triumph of the Czech tennis player Linda Nosková over Karolina Muchova at Wimbledon is our shame, according to British media.
TENNIS - The absolute dominance of Czech tennis players at this year's Wimbledon has sparked a wide range of reactions in the sports world. In particular, the British press extensively analyzes how it is possible for players from such a small country to dominate the most prestigious tournament in the world. There are also sharp criticisms and accusations against the training of British tennis players, whose lack of success sharply contrasts with the final triumph of Linda Nosková over Karolina Muchova.
July 19, 2026 - Debunking the most common myths about nutrition: Why 95% of people overuse dietary supplements and why traditional foods like bone broth rule the world – Hana Střítecká
Discover the shocking truth about nutritional myths revealed by Dr. Hana Střítecká: from the risks of magnesium overdose and deadly energy drinks to why potato dumplings are better than rice, and iodized salt saves lives. In this informative guide, you will learn how a balanced, local, and whole-grain diet triumphs over trendy dietary supplements when it comes to real health – ideal for everyone who is tired of fad diets, cravings, fatigue, and vitamin traps.
July 19, 2026 - Ten most important ways to manipulate the public according to a list by philosopher and thinker Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is a professor of linguistics and a fearless critic of the wealthy elite (himself of Jewish origin) who rule the United States. He compiled a list of the ten most common strategies used by the media to manipulate people in the USA. In the past, our media have created or destroyed social movements, justified wars, mitigated financial crises, and encouraged or destroyed certain ideological trends. Chomsky has compiled a list of ten tools of manipulation used by our media. Essentially, they encourage stupidity, foster guilt, create distractions, or construct artificial problems and then magically solve them. These are the most important techniques:
Jan Vojtěch, editor-in-chief of General News