"He plans to appoint (centre-right leader) Petr Fiala as head of government," Milos Zeman's spokesman said on Saturday.

Critics of the Citizens Security Law passed by the previous conservative government in 2015 say it gives too much power to security forces.

Big names star in Day 2 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2021

Russian authorities have released the names of 51 people presumed dead after a methane explosion the day before in the Listvyazhnaya mine.

Skiers in Plan de Corones in South Tyrol came from as far away as Croatia and the Italian capital Rome, as well as from neighbouring valleys where slopes have yet to open.

South Africa's health minister says the travel bans over the new #Omicron  variant first detected in his country are "draconian" and "unjustified."

Israel barred entry to foreign nationals while Asia-Pacific countries issued fresh travel curbs in a bid to limit the spread of #Omicron .

Swiss voters are having their say on a controversial COVID certificate in a national referendum.

The UK will be notably absent from the gathering after the deadliest sinking to date in the Channel prompted a new political crisis between Britain and France.

France mulls some autonomy for Caribbean territories amid COVID-19 riots