School Tragedy: A knife attack at a primary school in Staskov (Žilina region) has claimed a second life: the injured schoolgirl died Thursday, following the death of a 61-year-old teacher; Parliament observed a minute’s silence and ministers offered condolences. Health Tech: Powerful Medical and corpuls announced a partnership to bring Powerful Medical’s “Queen of Hearts” AI ECG analysis into corpuls prehospital devices across the EU, UK and Switzerland, aiming to speed up heart-attack pattern recognition for paramedics. Politics & Governance: Smer-SSD is warning coalition partners that internal disputes threaten government stability after the dismissal of Deputy PM and Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba, raising fresh questions about the coalition’s durability. Film & Festivals: Finále Plzeň wrapped up with “Lover, Not a Fighter” winning the Golden Kingfisher for best fiction/animation, while the 13th Riga International Film Festival unveiled a near-100-film programme. Music & Live Culture: Nova Rock confirmed its first major 2027 lineup wave, including Die Toten Hosen, The Smashing Pumpkins, Evanescence and more. Sports Spotlight: In tennis, Novak Djokovic advanced at the China Open after a tense win over Nuno Borges. Extreme Sport: Estonian slackliner Jaan Roose wowed crowds in Seoul with a high-altitude highline walk 120m above Gwanghwamun.