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Russia unleashed its second-largest aerial barrage of the war, deploying 704 drones and missiles against Ukraine just as US and Ukrainian officials wrapped up three days of negotiations in Miami focused on ending the nearly four-year conflict. The massive attack, which surpassed all but one prior......
Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines is preparing to take full control of Smartwings Group, the largest airline operator in Czechia and the parent company of the national carrier Czech Airlines (ČSA), according to information confirmed by both companies on Monday. The acquisition process officially......
Poland has raised concerns over reported secret negotiations involving US and Russian representatives that could pressure Ukraine to cede territory. Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski likened the discussions to the Nord Stream pipeline controversy, warning that their impact could be far greater. According......
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday urged the United States to show “full respect” after U.S. Ambassador Tom Rose harshly criticized the EU’s new Omnibus package, introduced during Poland’s presidency of the Council of the EU in early 2025. Speaking at a press conference,......
Tens of thousands of people filled the streets of Warsaw on Tuesday for Poland’s annual Independence March, a day that celebrates national pride but also exposes deep divisions within Polish society. The event, held every November 11, was marked this year by heightened security......
Poland, a member of both the European Union and NATO, announced plans to train up to 500,000 civilian volunteers in military skills by the end of 2026, in an effort to strengthen its national defense amid heightened regional tensions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The new initiative,......
Two months after taking office, Polish President Karol Nawrocki has firmly rejected the European Pact on Migration and Asylum, aligning his stance with that of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. In a letter dated October 7 and addressed to European Commission......
Poland’s Foreign Minister has strongly criticized the planned participation of a close adviser to President Karol Nawrocki at a conference organized by Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Berlin. According to the AfD’s official website, Andrzej Nowak, a conservative......
Polish authorities have arrested a man suspected of involvement in the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea. The arrest, carried out under a European warrant issued by Germany, was confirmed on Tuesday by the suspect’s lawyer, Tymoteusz Paprocki. According to Polish......
European allies have issued strong warnings to Moscow after a series of airspace violations allegedly carried out by Russian aircraft and drones. At an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in New York, Poland and the United Kingdom stressed that they would shoot down any Russian aircraft entering......
Poland is facing a significant demographic challenge, with the population declining by nearly one million since 2015. Like many European countries, it has recorded a sharp fall in birth rates, down by around 40% over the past three decades. In response, the Polish hotel chain Arche has announced a program......
Romania has become the latest NATO member to report a Russian drone entering its airspace, while Poland scrambled jets in response to new drone strikes near its border in Ukraine. According to Romania’s defense ministry, the drone crossed into Romanian airspace during a Russian attack on Ukrainian......
Russia has urged Poland to reconsider its decision to close the border with Belarus, a move announced earlier this week by Warsaw in response to upcoming joint Russian-Belarusian military drills. In a statement, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova called on the Polish government to......
