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Slovak media is consumed by domestic political intrigue — Fico's toothless commissions, police feuds, and corruption trials — while local sports and quirky village stories offer light relief. Abroad, eyes are on Trump's refugee policy, Meloni's pragmatism, and China's creeping economic grip on Europe.
  1. HC Slovan Bratislava took revenge on HK Nitra for a lost final, with Samuel Buček scoring his first goal against his former club. (SME, 2026-09-15)
  2. Fists, penalties and a roaring arena: HC Slovan Bratislava won away at the reigning champions, while HK Nitra fans booed their former player Samuel Buček. (SME, 2026-09-15)
  3. Slovak politician Robert Kaliňák explains his ties to Czech businessman Jaroslav Strnad, saying no one should see a problem in them since they earned their money through hard work. (SME, 2026-09-15)
  4. She led the town for four terms and wants to do so again, reportedly motivated by an allegedly undervalued sale of municipal property (SME, 2026-09-15)
  5. The ice hockey players of Košice dominated the eastern Slovak derby, scoring all their goals on the power play (SME, 2026-09-15)
  6. From armed military exercises to the WorldTour: the Slovak cycling race Okolo Slovenska celebrates its 70th anniversary edition. (SME, 2026-09-15)
  7. Slovak police have sharply pushed back against criticism by Trnka over an arrest warrant issued in order to serve him with an indictment. (SME, 2026-09-15)
  8. Suspected of plagiarism, law lecturers Klátik and Michalek have been withdrawn from teaching at the Faculty of Law of Matej Bel University in Slovakia. (SME, 2026-09-15)
  9. From a village near the Slovak town of Bojnice to the Italian seaside: the dolce vita exists but is not free, says a Slovak woman. (SME, 2026-09-15)
  10. They needed to see their goalkeeper in action, and he became the man of the match, as a village team knocked the league leader out of the competition. (SME, 2026-09-15)
  11. An iconic hotel in the Slovak resort village of Tatranská Lomnica, which narrowly escaped total ruin, has been restored by a controversial businessman. (SME, 2026-09-15)
  12. One after another they are being denied refugee status; US President Donald Trump has changed his mind about Afrikaners (SME, 2026-09-15)
  13. After the revolution it became a 'house of horror'; the Hotel Lomnica in Slovakia offers luxury again, but it is not profitable for its owner (SME, 2026-09-15)
  14. Police occupied the roads: they confiscated drivers' licences because the drivers could not pay their fines (SME, 2026-09-15)
  15. LIVE: HK Nitra vs HC Slovan Bratislava today, Tipsport Liga live (round 1) (SME, 2026-09-15)
  16. A school for loners (SME, 2026-09-15)
  17. 70 editions of the Okolo Slovenska cycling race: stages cancelled due to floods and Peter Sagan's memorable victory (SME, 2026-09-15)
  18. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico set up a commission with no real powers; critics see it as a fig leaf and marketing backdrop (SME, 2026-09-15)
  19. Destroy that bastard: what the communications of Kriák, the head of Marián Kočner's surveillance team, captured (SME, 2026-09-15)
  20. Ferenčák claims he has been charged with accepting an undue advantage and again alleges abuse of power. (SME, 2026-09-15)