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Slovak prime minister underwent another operation, remains in serious condition

May. 17, 2024 10:24 AM EDT

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has undergone another operation two days after being shot multiple times and remains in serious condition, officials said Friday. Fico, 59, was attacked as he was greeting supporters after a government meeting in the...

Slovak interior minister says that a ‘lone wolf’ who did not belong to political groups has been charged in shooting PM

May. 16, 2024 07:39 AM EDT
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovak interior minister says that a ‘lone wolf’ who did not belong to political groups has been charged in shooting PM.

Slovakian PM Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being shot multiple times, his Facebook profile says

May. 15, 2024 10:26 AM EDT
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakian PM Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being shot multiple times, his Facebook profile says.

Thousands rally in Slovakia to condemn a government plan to overhaul public broadcasting

Mar. 15, 2024 15:26 PM EDT

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands Slovaks rallied in the capital on Friday to condemn a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to overhaul the country’s public broadcasting during a wave of anti-government protests. The protesters in Freedom Square...

Thousands rally in Slovakia to mark the 2018 slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee

Feb. 21, 2024 14:57 PM EST

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands rallied in dozens of cities and towns across Slovakia on Wednesday to mark the sixth anniversary of the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee amid a wave of anti-government protests. Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova, both age...