Slovakia's premier in critical condition after attempted assassination

BANSKA BYSTRICA, SLOVAKIA - MAY 16: Slovak citizen Vladimir Repka holds a Slovak national flag as he prays for peace and the wellbeing of the injured politician in front of F.D. Roosevelt University Hospital where Robert Fico, Slovak Prime Minister underwent a life-saving operation after he received multiple shots from a 71 year old gunman in the nearby Handlova, in Banska Bystrica on 16 May 2024. According to Robert Kalinak, Minster of Defence of Slovakia, the Prime Minister's condition is still critical even after he underwent a 5,5 hour long, life-saving operation. (Photo by Robert Nemeti/Anadolu via Getty Images)