PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government has decided to gradually raise its defence spending to 3% of gross domestic product by 2030, from around 2% now, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Wednesday. Defence expenditure should rise by 0.2% of GDP each year starting in 2026, when it should reach 2.2%, he said.

Czech cold-water swimmers on Saturday set a new world record for the largest polar bear dip. A total of 2,461 participants were involved in the successful attempt on the Most lake in northwest Czech Republic.

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech firefighters were battling a major chemical blaze in eastern Czech Republic on Friday after a freight train derailed and carcinogenic benzol from damaged tank wagons caught fire.

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PRAGUE (AP) — Two women have died in a knife attack on Thursday at a shopping center in the Czech Republic, officials said. Police say they detained a teenage suspect in connection with the stabbings in a store in the city of Hradec Kralove, some 100 east of Prague.