SUMMARY - Sunday, 17 August 2025 - 5.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 17 August (TASR) - Slovak actor, entertainer, screenwriter, musician and presenter Oldo Hlavacek died at the age of 91 on Sunday, his son Ivo Hlavacek has confirmed for TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22360755 Bratislava, 17 August (TASR) - Speaking on STVR's politics programme 'Sobotne dialogy' (Saturday Dialogues), Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) called the Alaska summit the first step towards peace, stressing the need for dialogue. However, anyone who thought the summit would end the conflict was naive, he said. https://etasr.sk/article/22360842 Bratislava, 17 August (TASR) - The number of hospital admissions in Slovakia rose again year-on-year in 2024; while in 2023 there were 195.3 per 1,000 inhabitants, last year the figure stood at 198.5, according to data published by the National Health Information Centre (NCZI). https://etasr.sk/article/22360929 Bratislava, 17 August (TASR) - If Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy answers "yes" to many questions at his upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump, the United States will subsequently mediate a trilateral meeting, Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) said on STVR's discussion programme 'O 5 minut 12' (Five Minutes to Twelve) on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/22360984 Notice: If you click on the link or copy it into the search window, the browser will display the full text of the message in the new e-TASR client zone. If you have any questions, please contact obchod@tasr.sk. ko