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England's Jude Bellingham warms up during a training session in Blankenhain, Germany, Wednesday, July 3, 2024 ahead of the quarter final round match against Switzerland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Jude Bellingham avoids an immediate ban at Euro 2024 over offensive gesture but gets fined

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Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico arrives for a cabinet's away-from-home session in the town of Handlova, Slovakia, on May, 15, 2024. Fico made his first public appearance on Friday July 5, 2024 since he was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt, attacking his liberal political opponents and praising his Hungarian counterpart. (Radovan Stoklasa/TASR via AP, File)

Slovakia’s prime minister makes 1st public appearance since assassination attempt

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England's Kobbie Mainoo speaks during a press conference in Blankenhain, Germany, Tuesday, June 18, 2024 ahead of the national team's Group C soccer match against Denmark at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Euro 2024: Foden back and Mainoo could be one of England’s changes for game against Slovakia

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Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico arrives to a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Feb. 1, 2024. Slovakia’s government approved a package of measures on Wednesday June 12, 2024, that are designed to boost security for leading politicians and some others following an attempt to assassinate populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)

Slovakia great Hamsik hopes Euro 2024 games can bring unity after shooting of prime minister Fico

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People arrive with flowers outside the F. D. Roosevelt University Hospital, where Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot and injured, is being treated, in Banska Bystrica, central Slovakia, Saturday, May 18, 2024. The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico made his first court appearance Saturday as the nation's leader remained in serious condition recovering from surgery after surviving multiple gunshots, Slovak state media said. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Slovak Parliament votes to condemn political violence after assassination attempt on prime minister

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People gather and bring flowers outside the F. D. Roosevelt University Hospital, where Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot and injured, is being treated, in Banska Bystrica, central Slovakia, Sunday, May 19, 2024. Slovakia's populist prime minister, Robert Fico, remained in serious condition on Sunday but has been given a positive prognosis four days after he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt that has sent shockwaves across the deeply polarized European Union nation, the defense minister Rober Kalinak said. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Condition of Slovakia’s prime minister improves following an assassination attempt

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Flowers are placed outside the F. D. Roosevelt University Hospital, where Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot and injured, is being treated, in Banska Bystrica, central Slovakia, Saturday, May 18, 2024. The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico made his first court appearance Saturday as the nation's leader remained in serious condition recovering from surgery after surviving multiple gunshots, Slovak state media said. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Slovak prime minister’s condition remains serious but prognosis positive after assassination bid

By Lefteris Pitarakis - Associated Press

Members of the media film outside the F. D. Roosevelt University Hospital, where Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot and injured, is being treated, in Banska Bystrica, central Slovakia, Saturday, May 18, 2024. The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico made his first court appearance Saturday as the nation's leader remained in serious condition recovering from surgery after surviving multiple gunshots, Slovak state media said. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

The Slovak prime minister is stable after ‘miracles’ in the hospital as suspect appears in court

By Jan Gebert - Associated Press

Suspect in shooting of Slovak prime minister is escorted to his home as police search for evidence

By Petr David Josek - Associated Press

Slovakia's Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok speaks during a joint press conference with Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of Slovakia Robert Kalinak at the government headquarters in Bratislava, Slovakia, Thursday, May 16, 2024. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was in serious but stable condition Thursday, a hospital official said, after the populist leader was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt that shook the small country and reverberated across the continent weeks before European elections. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Slovak authorities charge ‘lone wolf’ with assassination attempt on the prime minister

By Bela Szandelszky, Petr David Josek and Philipp Jenne - Associated Press

Slovak interior minister says ‘lone wolf’ has been charged with shooting prime minister

By Bela Szandelszky, Petr David Josek and Philipp Jenne - Associated Press

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico arrives for the V4 meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

Slovakia’s government approves controversial overhaul of public broadcasting

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Presidential candidate Peter Pellegrini smiles at his headquarters after a presidential runoff in Bratislava, Slovakia, Saturday, April 6, 2024. Pellegrini is a close ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico known for his pro-Russian policies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

A close ally of populist prime minister tops a pro-Western diplomat to become Slovakia’s president

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Presidential candidate Peter Pellegrini, who currently serves as Parliament's speaker, smiles before casting his vote during the first round of the presidential election in Bratislava, Slovakia, Saturday, March 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Slovakia votes for a successor to the nation’s first female president. An April 6 runoff is expected

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A man walks past a poster for Peter Pellegrini, who currently serves as Parliament's speaker, one of the nine candidates in the upcoming Slovakia's presidential election, Bratislava, Slovakia, Friday, March 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

An ally of Slovakia’s populist prime minister is favorite to win the presidential election

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People gather to take part in a protest against the government, in Bratislava, Friday, March 15, 2024. Thousands of Slovaks have rallied in the capital to condemn a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to overhaul the country’s public broadcasting amid a wave of anti-government protests. (Jaroslav Novak/TASR via AP)

Thousands rally in Slovakia to condemn a government plan to overhaul public broadcasting

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Protesters gather during the initiative ''For a decent Slovakia'', on the 6th anniversary of the murder of Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova, in Bratislava, Slovakia, Wednesday Feb. 21, 2024. Thousands rallied in dozens of cities and towns across Slovakia on Wednesday to mark the sixth anniversary of the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee amid a wave of anti-government protests. (Jaroslav Novák/TASR via AP)

Thousands rally in Slovakia to mark the 2018 slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee

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Slovakia's Petra Vlhova is carried down with a toboggan after falling during the first run of an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom race, in Jasna, Slovakia, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato)

Shiffrin rival Vlhova sustains apparent knee injury in crash at home World Cup GS race in Slovakia

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Sweden's Sara Hector celebrates winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom race, in Jasna, Slovakia, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato)

Olympic champion Hector beats Shiffrin in eventful GS in Slovakia. Vlhova crashes in her home race

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People gather to take part in a protest against a government plan to amend the penal code, in Bratislava, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of major cities in Slovakia to renew their protests against plans by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the country’s penal code. The changes proposed by the three-party coalition government include a proposal to abolish the special prosecutors’ office which handles serious crimes such as graft, organized crime and extremism. (Jaroslav Novak/TASR via AP)

Thousands protest in Slovakia against a government plan to amend the penal code

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