With tensions rising between Israel and Iran, the Polish government is finalizing plans for evacuation flights from the Middle East. The work to secure a safe and orderly arrival of our citizens has been completed by about 90 percent," the Polish defence chief, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, said. "There is no fee for returning to the country. The Air Force has been readying to assist since the very first hours of this crisis," he said on social media.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has blasted Russia for carrying out an "unprecedented massive" drone attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing it as a "direct insult" to international efforts to establish peace. In an overnight strike from Sunday to Monday, Russian forces deployed 138 Shahed drones, as well as decoy drones, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
More than half of the roughly 11,000 North Korean troops that Russia dispatched to the western Kursk region have been killed or injured as they have fought with Ukrainian troops, recent defense updates claimed. The soldiers were deployed in September 2024, over 6000 were casualties in what is said to have been ferocious and extremely costly fighting in the region.
Polish markets have been immune to the latest presidential election result, with the zloty, government bond and stock indexes all moving less than 1%. Yet under that stability, worrying fiscal and credit trends are also emerging.
Russia and Ukraine swapped an unspecified number of sick and wounded prisoners of war (POWs) on Tuesday as part of a humanitarian agreement made during peace talks in Turkey last month. It comes after an earlier round Monday on detainees aged under 25.
Russia carried out a significant drone strike on Kharkiv overnight that killed at least two civilians and injured 57 others, including seven children, regional officials reported on Wednesday. The attack, which lasted only nine minutes, involved 17 drones and set off fires and damage over a geographically concentrated residential area, the mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov, said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned a Russian drone attack that left the 11th century St. Sophia Cathedral in central Kyiv damaged, saying such actions were "unacceptable and catastrophic." The cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Ukraine's most precious treasures, was damaged on the front facade when the overnight strike occurred.
Ukrainian refugees have much to the robust Polish economy, boosting the GDP by 2.7 percent in 2024. This is three years after the Russian invasion, and the big wave of Ukrainians to Poland. Growing public frustration and promises to cut the refugees' support notwithstanding, an extended follow-up of findings shows the refugees have had a largely positive impact.
UK GDP falls as its economy has its first negative growth in six months, contradicting prior projections. The latest estimates pile new pressure on the plans of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in particular as his government seeks to pay for massive public spending announcements.
Despite increasing wages, Germany still has a serious skilled worker shortage. Bavaria is particularly badly affected; it has just been revealed that even very generous salaries are not attracting enough candidates. According to the experts, one major solution could be to find new ways to get immigrants into the workforce.
Western parts of Ukraine were pounded early Friday as Russia unleashed a potent wave of missile and drone strikes. The attack, which ran from Sunday evening into Monday morning, was focussed on a number of areas, including the capital, Kyiv. Ukraine’s government issued a series of alerts for potentially affected areas across the country.
Dorin Recean, Moldova's prime minister, has said that Russia is 'eyeing' to move 10,000 troops into the separatist-held area of Transnistria if it manages to install a pro-Kremlin government in Chișinău and during September's parliamentary elections in order to enhance military control over the territory.
Poland and Germany reiterate their mutual pledge to strengthen NATO's eastern flank and to enhance support for Ukraine in the face of continued aggression by Russia. At a news conference in Berlin on Wednesday, Poland's foreign minister, Radosław Sikorski, and the foreign policy spokesman for the German Christian Democrats, Johann Wadephul, stressed their countries' "historic responsibility" to maintain regional stability.
Pope Leo has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to aid peace initiatives in Ukraine in a phone call on Wednesday afternoon, the Vatican said. The call was the first direct conversation between the two men since Pope Leo's election by the College of Cardinals, which made him the first American pope, last month.
Thursday at 3 p.m. CEST That would be 2025 French Open semifinal between the two-time champ Iga Świątek and Aryna Sabalenka might be rained on in Paris? Organizers are ready to put the retractable roof at Roland Garros into use and close it if necessary to keep the French Open from being the rainy mess it's been in the past. But people are starting to wonder what impact this could have on the game's flow.
A sweeping arms scandal has exploded in southeastern Poland after dozens of weapons — including rocket launchers and anti-aircraft missiles — were found outdoors at a private airfield in the town of Laszki, apparently without proper protection, the police said. Weapons were discovered bundled inside containers in a hangar owned by a local aeroclub.
At least five people have been killed and over 20 wounded in Ukraine following lethal airstrikes conducted by Russia overnight, according to local officials. In Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, which is about 30 kilometers from Russia's border, 17 people were wounded, among them at least four children, when a number of unmanned aerial drones damaged residential buildings around 1 a.m.
The top parliamentary leaders from Poland, France and Germany will meet in Warsaw on Wednesday to hold talks at a high political level on European security and the future of the EU enlargement. Weimar Triangle This gathering of the leaders of the Weimar Triangle underscores our joint commitment to regional cooperation and stability.
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