Independent Slovenian reporting, translated into English. Sources under every story; the Slovenian original is authoritative.
World · CRETE FLOODS
After record rainfall that claimed one life and led to a state of emergency until the end of December, the Greek island got a second storm in the same week, before it had even cleared the debris from the first.
Affairs · RADARS WITHOUT FINES
All four section speed cameras on Slovenian motorways are now officially certified and the signs are already up, but no fines are coming yet, even though plenty of people in Dolenjska assume otherwise.
Affairs · FREE SPEECH, HERS ONLY
Svetlana Makarovič told a Planet TV journalist outside a courtroom to be quiet because she is stupid. Now two journalists' associations demand an apology from her.
World · FIRE AND MISSILES
Two Saudi warplanes fired missiles over the Yemeni capital. Almost at the same time, a fire broke out south of Riyadh in the heart of the Saudi oil industry, and so far no one has explained its cause.
Politics · THE VANISHING NUMBER
The government has adopted the budget for 2027 and 2028, and over the weekend a ten percent cut in public sector staff disappeared from it. The measure that officially no longer exists will still be put to a referendum.
Society · AJDOVŠČINA
The police issued two sentences about a fatal crash. Newsrooms spun four different headlines out of them and added not a single new fact.
World · AXE FROM EMERGENCY LOCKER
Omani authorities had banned the co-pilot from flying over allegedly extremist views, yet Emirati carrier Flydubai still entrusted him with the cockpit of a plane carrying 174 passengers, where he then attacked the captain with the mandatory emergency axe.
World · WAR IN UKRAINE
The Northern Bridge followed the Southern Bridge, traffic in Kyiv came to a halt in both directions, but this time there were no casualties.
World · PRESSURE FROM WASHINGTON
The same day, a European commissioner said releasing strategic diesel reserves was merely one option. A few hours later, G7 leaders announced they would release up to 100 million barrels of oil and diesel from stocks.
Politics · WELFARE, REDEFINED
The Ministry of Agriculture is extending the life of hen cages by six years, taking the chip away from cats and loosening the chain on dogs, all in the name of animal welfare.
World · HEROINE TO THE END
Biljana Plavšić pleaded guilty to crimes against humanity, then took the plea back. Until her death at 96 she drew a state pension and kept her standing among part of the Serbian public.
Society · TRUMP'S SUPERINTELLIGENCE
The US president has renamed artificial intelligence "superintelligence", so foreign investors now register more .si domains in a single day than Slovenia used to register in a whole month. Register.si says that at most the person selling you a domain will get rich from it.
Affairs · RADAR WITH A HOLE
Section speed measurement on four motorway stretches still does not work. When it does, you will be able to beat it perfectly legally: just leave the motorway in the middle of the stretch.
Affairs · READER'S LETTER
During a live broadcast, the MP pulled a transparent envelope with scissors from his pocket and urged Luka Mesec to "cut off three hairs".
Affairs · BALLOON IN BOXERS
Aleksandar Repić showed on camera how to cheat a urine drug test, then cheated one himself in front of a doctor.
Politics · MERGER AT THE TOP
The government has merged the top job at the civil protection and rescue administration with the command of Civil Protection in one person, after dismissing the previous director.
Politics · UNIONS FORCE REFERENDUM
In three weeks, trade unions gathered almost 41,000 signatures to prove that the law on Slovenia's development brings decay, not growth.
World · COUNTED TO ONE
The Ukrainian president told the UN General Assembly that Russia faces a hard winter, after first citing the number of Russian dead down to the last soldier, even though nobody can verify it.
Society · TWO THEORIES, ONE WALL
An older driver from Ankaran did not take the bend. He went straight on through a meadow, a driveway and a wall, and ended up in an armchair that was not his.
Politics · FIVE CENTS OF POLITICS
The opposition Svoboda party is demanding an extraordinary session of the National Assembly (DZ) to "help" Janez Janša's government cut fuel prices, by halving retailers' margins.
Society · ROUND TWO
Three weeks after the first bomb, the Sava at Globoko will stare down the barrel again on Sunday morning, this time a British one and 37 kilograms lighter, but the headline was not bothered by that.
Society · TWENTIETH HIKE
Since the US attack on Iran, fuel has gone up in price twenty times, and diesel is 36 percent dearer. The director of Petrol, the Slovenian fuel retailer, does not rule out a price of three euros a litre.
Affairs · CLAIM, NOT VERDICT
The portal turned the question in its headline into an accusation. Her former husband says nobody has the answer, while the magazine's own obituary tells a different story.
Politics · SIX MISSING VOTES
Thirteen hours of debate on two dismissals decided by a party that signed neither, and nobody will ever learn how it voted.
