Officials in Slovakia say that, after hours of surgery, the prime minister, Robert Fico, is in stable but serious condition. He was shot several times at a political event yesterday while meeting ...

Slovakian police have charged a man with the attempted murder of Prime Minister Robert Fico, who is critically ill in hospital after an assassination attempt that shocked the eastern European nation.

Slovakia’s Leader Survives Surgery After Shooting, Deputy Says. Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot five times in what officials said was a politically motivated assassination attempt.

Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot as he came out of a meeting. He was in "stable but still very serious" condition, the hospital said.

Under that affiliation he has served three stints as Slovakia’s prime minister, first from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2018. He assumed the position most recently in October 2023. Close ...

Slovakia exported 2.4 million megawatt hours of electricity to Ukraine in the first 11 months of 2024, Reuters reported, citing data from the country’s grid operator, helping the war-torn ...

Slovakia, which shares its eastern border with Ukraine, has been one of the strongest backers of its neighbor since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, and was the first to send it air ...