They gathered force in January after Tibor Gaspar, an MP from Mr Fico’s Smer party, blunderingly told an interviewer that ...

In the last six months, the Slovak National Gallery (SNG) has had three acting directors following the dismissal of Alexandra Kusá in August last year by Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová, who is a ...

Slovakia's populist prime minister, Robert Fico, has claimed opposition forces are planning a "Maidan"-style coup, referring to the popular uprising that toppled Ukraine's pro-Russian president ...

Slovakia’s pro-Russian prime minister has raised the prospect of his country leaving the European Union and Nato, arguing that world events could consign them to the “history books”. “It is true that ...

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico discussed the potential for securing Russian gas through Turkey with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who pledged Ankara’s help in finding a solution with Moscow.

The head of the opposition party "Progressive Slovakia", Michal Šimečka, said many Slovaks stand in solidarity with Ukraine in its struggle for freedom and security, and also support Ukraine's ...

A Slovak delegation headed by pro-Western opposition leader Michal Simecka of Progressive Slovakia party arrived in Kyiv on Jan. 17, he said on social media. "Our goal is clear — to reopen the door ...

A student killed at least two people and seriously wounded another in a knife attack Thursday at a secondary school in northeastern Slovakia, the TASR news agency reported. "The 18-year-old student ...

BRATISLAVA - A student killed a female teacher and classmate with a knife and injured another classmate at a high school in northern Slovakia on Jan 16, officials said. Several emergency crews ...

Spišská Stará Ves is a town of just over 2,000 residents in northern Slovakia, siting on the border with Poland. The popular tourist destination Červený Kláštor lies nearby, with traditional wooden ...

Police are seen outside a grammar school in the town of Spisska Stara Ves, eastern Slovakia, on January 16, 2025, where a student killed at least two people and seriously wounded another in a ...