- 13 October 2025 Nicolas Sarkozy will serve a five-year sentence in La Santé prison
PARIS - A Paris court today told former French President Nicolas Sarkozy that he will enter prison on 21 October and serve his sentence at La Santé prison in Paris. Citing a source close to the case, AFP news agency and a radio station server RTL. Read more here
- October 14, 2025 Czech Daily Economic Summary: SoftBank, Hang Seng Bank, Grant Thornton US and Allwyn (October 14, 2025)
The Czech economy entered the second half of October with positive signals from the energy and financial markets. CEZ has announced a reduction in fixed electricity and gas supply prices by hundreds of crowns per megawatt hour (MWh), while confirming plans for further reductions from January 2026 for customers with open-ended contracts. In addition, the energy giant posted a profit before depreciation this year (EBITDA) in the amount of CZK 73.9 billion, including through the acquisition of GasNet, which manages the gas infrastructure in the Czech Republic. Read more here
- October 15, 2025 UK Post Office fined a record £21 million
LONDON - Royal Mail, the British post office controlled by Czech businessman Daniel Křetínský's EP Group, has been fined 21 million pounds (roughly CZK 585 million) by the British regulator Ofcom for failing to meet on-time delivery targets. Ofcom made the announcement in a press release today message. It is the highest fine ever imposed on a company, the agency said. Read more here
- 16 October 2025 Xi Jinping's article on supporting the implementation of global initiatives will be published in Qiushi magazine
BEIJING - An important article by Xi Jinping (Xi Jinping), General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of China, Chairman of the Central Military Commission, "Supporting the Implementation of the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative and the Global Governance Initiative" will be published in Qiushi No. 20, to be released on October 16. Read more here
- 17 October 2025 Václav Klaus: Forget about green dreams
I have been involved in the so-called global warming controversy for two decades. I am one of the veterans of this discipline. I have written dozens of articles on the subject, given many speeches (on every continent) and published three books on it. One of them has been translated into 18 languages. Read more here
- 18 October 2025 Prince Andrew abdicates the title of Duke of York after criticism over his relationship with Epstein
LONDON - Britain's Prince Andrew today relinquished his royal title of Duke of York and its associated honours after years of criticism for his close relationship with American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a statement, the younger brother of King Charles III again denied all the allegations that have been made against him over his association with Epstein. Read more here
- 19 October 2025 Israel strikes in Rafah after Palestinian attack: ceasefire on the brink again
Israel has struck again in the Rafah area after Israeli media said its troops were attacked - an incident that has once again shaken the fragile truce between Israel and Hamas. According to the Times of Israel, Palestinian gunmen attacked Israeli soldiers just outside Rafah; the Israeli military (IDF) responded with targeted air strikes on positions in the southern Gaza Strip. Read more here
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