Thursday
17 Sep 2026
A top German official has warned of possible rougher times ahead for Germany and Poland, after the Polish presidential election. Its new president, Karol Nawrocki, is backed by the nationalist, Eurosceptic Law and Justice (PiS) party, and has expressed strong views on history and criticism of Germany.
New satellite images reveal that North Korea has staged balloon-like objects over its heavily damaged 5,000-ton warship, which has been laying on its side and partially submerged following a failed launch on May 21. The ultimate function of the objects was still a mystery, but analysts said they might serve to stabilize the vessel, or block drone-based surveillance from the air.
China has accused the United States of “gross violations” of the trade truce reached in May during negotiations in Geneva. The US has “seriously damaged” the agreement, and China will be taking strong counter measures to safeguard its safety,” the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said in a statement.
Jim Karol’s Mind-Reading Trick Goes Wrong in AGT Semifinals – ‘Creepy’!Conservative historian Karol Nawrocki has just been declared the winner in a country facing a highly polarised vote. The final tally showed Nawrocki with 50.9% of the vote compared to 49.1% for Warsaw’s liberal mayor, Rafal Trzaskowski.
South Korea is set to power the reset button in six months of ferocious political turmoil and navel gazing and elect a new president. The election follows the impeachment and removal of the former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, who stunned the nation in December by declaring martial law. In the meantime, a series of caretaker leaders have tried to steer the country to firmer ground, while legal investigations of Yoon’s behavior played out.
“We are at a point of no return with China,” US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Asia’s top defense forum in Singapore, adding the threat posed by China is real, least understood and possibly fatal. Addressing the Shangri-La Dialogue on Saturday, Hegseth stressed that Washington cannot bear the all the risk in the Indo-Pacific and Defense allies and partners to increase their defense contributions.
Russia and Ukraine were on the verge of another round of peace talks, but recent actions and continuing tensions didn’t leave much room for hope. With the two sides preparing to meet in on Thursday’s Syrian peace talks in Turkey, attacks and hardline rhetoric cloud the prospect of progress.
Elon Musk opened with rather a bang and a whimper for the Trump administration, finishing his (brief, but intense) 129 days. As the chief of the Department of Government Efficiency, or Doge, Musk was assigned to make deep, counterintuitive cuts in government spending — and, he suspected, to take the inevitable political heat for his government-tightening efforts. On his platform X, he thanked President Trump, who is scheduled to have a joint news conference with Mr. Musk on his last day, writing “his last day, but not really” and hinting that they would work together in the future.
The Polish and French embassies in Georgia have warned its citizens that it might refuse them at the country’s borders, especially if they had participated in recent protests. These are warnings issued in the context of the continuing mass protests in Georgia that have lasted for more than a year. The protesters are against Moscow-backed government, and have been triggered by the suspension of Georgia’s application to join the EU, and allegations of election fraud.
Two of Poland’s national alert levels will not be altered beyond Sunday when the country holds a presidential election, the prime minister of the country has confirmed. This is to defend against hybrid threats that aersion is coming from Russia and Belarus.
The statement continued that “the betrayal of an allied state” continued through the “illegal deliveries of weapons from Serbia to encourage the new regime in Kiev in its criminal plans. Even though Serbia claims to be neutral in the current Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russian officials said that Serbian companies have been actively providing Kyiv with ammunition. This was condemned by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) as an attempt to “stab Russia in the back,” who underlined that the transfers are being made via third countries on the basis of fake end-user certificates.
Poland has called on Russia to reinstall a World War II memorial in Mednoye, a village in western Russia, after key Polish military symbols were removed from the site. The monument is dedicated to the Polish POWs who died during the notorious Katyn massacre. The Russians ordered the Polish badges, the Virtuti Militari, the 1939 Defensive War Cross, removed from the site, a decision that raised diplomatic tensions.
Szymon Hołownia's Presidential Bid Struggles Ahead of Election
Szymon Hołownia, once seen as a fresh voice in Polish politics, is now facing a tough presidential race. Despite his earlier popularity and unique position as a centrist alternative, Hołownia's current campaign is failing to gain traction. With the first round of voting set for May 18, he is polling at just 7%, a significant drop from the 14% he received in the 2020 election.
As the Speaker of the lower house and a member of the ruling coalition, Hołownia now represents the very political system he once aimed to challenge. His party, Poland 2050, part of the coalition government, has made it difficult for him to present himself as an outsider.
More than 50,000 of them, including highly trained forces, have surrounded Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. The forces have amassed across the border in Russia’s Kursk region. Zelenskyy stressed that Ukraine has blocked a large-scale Russian offensive, but observers believe Moscow is gearing up for a big summer offensive.
A man who was wanted by Poland for crashing his car at nearly 200 kilometres per hour killing an innocent man is returning home from the United Arab Emirates. The high-profile case is tied to the deaths of a family of three and has captured the nation’s attention.
Authorities in Liverpool have shared new details about the incident that occurred on Monday afternoon. A joint press conference held by police and Liverpool City Council confirmed that the case will not be classified as a terrorist act, although investigations into the motive are ongoing.
Prezydent USA Donald Trump i prezydent Rosji Władimir Putin postanowili nie uczestniczyć w rozmowach pokojowych mających na celu rozwiązanie konfliktu między Moskwą a Kijowem. Rozmowy, zaplanowane na czwartek w Stambule, mogłyby być pierwszymi bezpośrednimi negocjacjami między Rosją a Ukrainą od trzech lat. Zamiast tego Kreml ogłosił, że Rosję będzie reprezentować grupa doświadczonych urzędników, w tym doradca prezydenta Władimir Medinski i wiceminister obrony Aleksander Fomin. Nazwisko Putina nie znalazło się na liście. Trump, który obecnie odbywa tournée po Bliskim Wschodzie, również potwierdził, że nie będzie obecny, chociaż wcześniej rozważał udział.
Polski premier Donald Tusk wyraził poparcie dla Nicușora Dana, proeuropejskiego kandydata na prezydenta Rumunii, wzywając wyborców do ochrony wartości demokratycznych i przeciwstawienia się rosnącemu populizmowi. Tusk przekazał wiadomość w języku rumuńskim, podkreślając znaczenie niedzielnego głosowania w kształtowaniu przyszłości Rumunii i Europy. Tusk i Dan jednoczą się przeciwko populizmowi i wpływom zagranicznym
Rumunia ma wybrać nowego prezydenta w ten weekend w niezwykle ważnym głosowaniu od upadku komunizmu. Wyborcy będą wybierać między Nicușorem Danem, liberalnym, proeuropejskim burmistrzem Bukaresztu, a George'em Simionem, nacjonalistą znanym ze swoich eurosceptycznych poglądów i sprzeciwu wobec wojskowego wsparcia dla Ukrainy.
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