Richard Falbr, former union leader and politician, dies at 85, Child dies of diphtheria in Czechia, prompting renewed calls for timely vaccination, Klánovice Forest

NATO summit dispute linked to next presidential election, Prague to boast one of Europe's longest street art murals, Ostrava Zoo: home to 451 species, including some extinct in the wild

NATO summit dispute linked to next presidential election, Prague to boast one of Europe's longest street art murals, Ostrava Zoo: home to 451 species, including some extinct in the wild

Why Czechia failed at the World Cup, elephant Hansken returns to Czechia after 400 years, Evie Harbury on the magic of Czech cuisine

Poor tactics, tired players and deeper flaws: why Czechia failed at the World Cup, elephant Hansken returns to Czechia after 400 years – this time in metal, "Strawberry dumplings feel like a warm hug in a bowl": Evie Harbury on the magic of Czech cuisine

Pavel-Babiš clash over NATO summit heads to Constitutional Court, From silent films to Hollywood: St. Vitus Cathedral shines on the silver screen for almost a century, Prague’s Jewish Quarter: small district with big history

Pavel-Babiš clash over NATO summit heads to Constitutional Court, From silent films to Hollywood: St. Vitus Cathedral shines on the silver screen for almost a century, Prague’s Jewish Quarter: small district with big history

Czech public broadcasters hold warning strike over funding reform, Dustin Hoffman set for Karlovy Vary festival, Vondroušová handed four-year ban

Czech public broadcasters hold warning strike over funding reform, “Incredible excitement”: Hollywood icon Dustin Hoffman set for 60th Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Four-year ban leaves Vondroušová's tennis future in doubt

Prague Defenestration: the day councillors flew from windows

This weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes brings you a shortened version of another episode from Blood in Bohemia, our special series within the Czechast podcast. Together with British journalist Rob Cameron, Vít Pohanka explores the dramatic events of July 1419, when an angry crowd stormed Prague's New Town Hall and hurled councillors from its windows. The first Prague defenestration marked a turning point in Czech history and helped set the stage for the Hussite Revolution.