The party of former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis won the elections to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, the ČT 24 television channel reported. With more than 99% of the votes counted, Babiš's centrist Action of Dissatisfied Citizens (ANO) movement gains 34.69% and can count on 80 seats in the 200-seat parliament. The center-right coalition “Together” (Spolu) of the current Prime Minister Petr Fiala received 23.25% of the votes and 52 mandates.

Irakli Gedenidze / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Protesters break into the Orbeliani Palace in Tbilisi. October 4, 2025 Large-scale protests began in Tbilisi on the evening of October 4, the day of municipal elections in Georgia. Demonstrators broke the fence of the presidential palace on Atoneli Street (better known as the Orbeliani Palace) and entered the courtyard. Clashes broke out between protesters and police. The police used water cannons and tear gas.

Several hundred people protested in Tbilisi on October 4, the day of local government elections. Protesters marched along Rustaveli Avenue and staged a rally on Freedom Square. At about 19:00 local time (18:00 Moscow time), the participants headed to the presidential palace. Judging by eyewitness footage, several people tried to break into the palace building.

The European Union is preparing legal grounds to detain oil tankers that enter the Baltic Sea without a flag, EUobserver reported on October 3, citing EU documents. According to the publication, the European Union, as part of the 19th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation, is going to introduce restrictions against another 120 oil tankers of the Russian shadow fleet. The total number of ships on the sanctions list will reach 568.

The main thing from the Bloomberg investigation Anadolu/Getty Images Dubai flood, April 2024 About a year and a half ago, on April 16, 2024, a flood occurred in Dubai due to heavy rain. The water on the streets reached waist-high, and in some places completely hid cars. Four people died. Economic damage to the city is estimated at three billion dollars. Many experts believe that the cause of the weather anomaly was climate change.

Here's how his best soundtracks work Jonny Greenwood at rehearsal in Oxford. 2015 Edu Hawkins/Redferns/Getty Images Paul Thomas Anderson's "Battle after Battle" is being released worldwide - the director's most ambitious film, which tells the story of the left-wing radical American group "France 75".

Update. While descending from the mountain, the injured woman died, having fallen while climbing the volcano, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. Thus, two people died as a result of the incident. Two tourists fell while climbing the Vilyuchinsky volcano in Kamchatka, reports the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. One of the members of the tourist group was able to call rescuers and asked for help.

The administration of US President Donald Trump is going to set a record low limit for accepting new refugees next year, The New York Times reported, citing sources. According to them, the limit will be 7,500 people. Most of the places are planned to be reserved for Afrikaner refugees from South Africa and other groups who are subject to “unfair discrimination,” the newspaper writes, citing sources and documents reviewed.

One thousand three hundred nineteenth day. Russia hit the station in Shostka, Sumy region. One person died, dozens were injured State Emergency Service of Ukraine Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. We publish your letters in our daily materials because we are sure that we need to continue talking about the war. How do you feel about the ongoing war? How is it affecting you personally right now?

Photos There is a fuel crisis in Russia: during the peak consumption season, gasoline production decreased due to Ukrainian attacks on refineries, and prices went up. Some gas stations, unable to raise prices due to antitrust restrictions, are closing. In annexed Crimea, the authorities set a price ceiling and limited gasoline sales to no more than 20 liters at a time. Here's what it all looks like. You can read this story in English here .

Did you succeed? And what makes a particular place a home in the first place? Tell Meduza Andrew Neel/Unsplash After the war began, many Russians and Ukrainians had to leave their countries in search of a new home. Not everyone is able to find it: a new country can be safe, beautiful, with delicious food and wonderful people - but it still cannot inspire a feeling of home and satisfaction with life.

He's reviving the economy, but some residents 'quietly and politely hate him' Buddhika Weerasinghe / Bloomberg / Getty Images Tourists in Kyoto on Saturday. April 13, 2024 Over the past 20 years, the flow of foreign tourists to Japan has increased approximately ninefold. This was facilitated by the abolition of visa barriers and the depreciation of the Japanese yen. Tourism has become the country's second most important export industry.

The Russian armed forces attacked the railway station in the Shostka community of the Sumy region, the head of the regional administration Oleg Grigorov said on October 4. According to him, the Shostka-Kyiv passenger train came under attack. About 30 people were injured, the victims were hospitalized, the head of the Shostka administration Oksana Tarasyuk told Suspilna.

Whether this means the end of the war is still unclear Jack Guez / AFP / Scanpix / LETA An Israeli armored personnel carrier on the border of the Gaza Strip. September 30, 2025 The terrorist movement Hamas on Friday, October 3, published its response to the plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip proposed by US President Donald Trump.

Munich Airport suspended operations on the evening of October 3 due to drones. Немецкая служба управления воздушным движением временно запретила полеты, сообщает Deutsche Welle. Работу аэропорта приостановили около 23:00 по местному времени (00:00 мск) после того, как в районе северной и южной взлетно-посадочных полос заметили дроны. It was not possible to identify the drones - they quickly disappeared.