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In a bold move to redefine cultural tourism, the city of Zvolen has unveiled an ambitious plan to transform the historic Pustý Hrad castle into a premiere destination ... and hopes to secure funding ...

In a tragic incident in northeastern Slovakia, an 18-year-old student attacked a secondary school, killing a teacher and a fellow student, and wounding another. The attacker, expelled from a ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Palestinians salvage what they can from the destruction left by Israeli troops in Khan Younis, southern Gaza ...

Two people were killed and one was injured at a school in northern Slovakia on Thursday after a student stabbed a teacher and two classmates, authorities said. The stabbings took place in Spisska ...

Two women aged 18 and 51 were killed and a third young woman wounded when a student carried out a knife attack at a school in eastern Slovakia. Local police initially said the suspect - an 18-year ...