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South Korean and Czech Defense Ministers Discuss Expanding Cooperation

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back met with Czech Defense Minister Jaromir Zuna on Tuesday to discuss strengthening defense and arms cooperation. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Seoul Defense Dialogue in Seoul, where Zuna also participated in a plenary…

2 sources · South Korea · 1 of them is linked to a state

Who reported this

  • Yonhap South Korea · Centre · State-affiliated · Cooperative; statutory national agency with state subsidy
  • The Korea Herald South Korea · Centre-right · Herald Corporation (Yeongpoong Group)

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· evening

Rangers Secure Narrow First Leg Win Over Jablonec

Rangers defeated Czech side Jablonec 1-0 in the first leg of their Conference League playoff tie at Ibrox. Ryan Naderi scored the winning goal in the 50th minute. The match was marked by a red card issued to Rangers substitute Cammy Devlin in the 78th minute following a high…

development
2 sources · United Kingdom

Who reported this

  • The Guardian United Kingdom · Centre-left · Scott Trust Limited
  • BBC News United Kingdom · Centre · Public · Licence fee, royal charter

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

Every source for this story reports from United Kingdom.

· morning

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš Apologizes for Picking Flowers in Protected Area

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš apologized on Sunday after picking flowers in a protected area on Lysá hora, a mountain in eastern Czechia. Babiš posted a video to Facebook showing him hiking with a small bunch of flowers, which he later laid at a monument on the 1,324 meter…

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2 sources across 2 countries · Belgium · Hungary

Who reported this

  • Politico Europe Belgium · Centre · Axel Springer SE
  • Telex Hungary · Centre · Reader-funded, staff-owned

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

· evening

Lyon Advances to Champions League Playoffs After 3-0 Victory Over Sparta Prague

Olympique lyonnais qualified for the Champions League playoffs on Tuesday after defeating Sparta Prague 3-0. The victory overturned a 2-1 loss from the first leg. Goals were scored by Ernest Nuamah in the 20th minute, Ainsley Maitland-Niles in the 66th minute, and Tyler Morton…

2 sources · France

Who reported this

  • Le Monde France · Centre-left · Fonds pour l'independance de la presse
  • France 24 France · Centre · Public · France Medias Monde (French state holding)

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

Every source for this story reports from France.

· morning