Every evening we bring an overview of the most important and interesting events of the day from home and around the world. Briefly and clearly, but also with the necessary context. Browse the essential news of Saturday, September 28, 2024.
The Czechs decided on the new composition of the Senate, the polling stations closed at 14:00. The names of the twenty-two new and old senators were already clear after 3 pm in the afternoon. ANO was the most successful, winning eight mandates in this year’s elections. Among the government groups, the STAN movement won the most mandates. The senatorial clubs of the governing parties are likely to have a majority of at least 59 seats out of a total of 81 in the Senate.
The Lebanese terrorist movement Hezbollah has confirmed the death of the group’s top leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli air strike in Beirut. Jerusalem hopes that Hezbollah will now change its behavior, but the army is prepared for further escalation, including a ground operation, the spokesman stressed. According to the Iranian media, Abbas Nilforoushan, the deputy operational commander of the Revolutionary Guards, also died in Beirut. Israel also killed the head of the local network of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas in Syria, Ahmed Muhammad Fahad, the military said. Sirens warning of air strikes rang out in the north of the Jewish state, where Hezbollah fired rockets again.
The victorious ANO movement in the Olomouc region agreed on a coalition with the SPD, Trikolora, PRO and Svobodných groups. In the fifty-five-member regional council, this dual coalition will have a majority of 31 votes. The coalition agreement should be ready for signing within two weeks. ANO leader and candidate for governor Ladislav Okleštěk told journalists. In the coming days, ANO will continue to negotiate with representatives of the SPD, Trikolora, PRO and Svobodných about the form of the coalition agreement, including the division of posts in the regional council.
The origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes the disease covid-19, has been investigated by scientists, journalists and the public in recent years. New studies, published in the scientific journals Cell and Nature, now bring many new clues.
