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President Andrzej Duda
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Prime Minister Donald Tusk
Servicemen of Ukraine’s National Police prepare a reconnaissance and strike drone at a position near a front line, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Friday. Photo: Reuters
A Spanish Air Force NASAMS air defense launcher stands before other Nato weapons during a Nato Media Day at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, on October 1. Photo: EPA-EFE
European Union

Lithuanians take shelter, Nato jets scramble as suspected drone explodes

A suspected drone exploded over Lithuania ⁠after triggering an alert that forced residents in northern and central areas to seek shelter.

Israel

Israeli settlers attack European diplomats, beat up French mayor in West Bank

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European Union

EU leaders clash over budget as Marine Le Pen’s shadow hangs over Brussels

Nato

Nato ‘ready to fight tonight’ if attacked, top commander says

General Alexus Grynkewich outlines ‘theory of victory’ in Warsaw amid European warnings of escalating Russian sabotage.

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The Combined Operations and Intelligence Centre in Wiesbaden, Germany, during the Nato exercise 'Avenger Triad 26'. Photo: AFP
Defence

Poland detains suspect in alleged plot to attack PM and defence minister

Online activity leads security forces to arrest man in his 60s amid a heightened nationwide security alert.

Crime

3 injured in Poland’s third youth stabbing attack in 4 days

Two school attacks earlier in the week left one dead and several others wounded, including children.

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Crime

Poland’s ‘Bloody Friday’ school threats prompt big police operation

Police arrested several teens on Friday, including on who posted a photo of ⁠a knife in a class group chat and threatened other students.

A girl leaves the school grounds where a 15-year-old fatally stabbed the caretaker at the John-Paul II primary school in Leszczydol-Nowiny, Poland and wounded two other adults on Thursday. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Opinion | US-Japan-Poland strategic triangle can encourage a ‘peaceful war’

The catalyst for this new architecture of deterrence in an age of fragmented interdependence lies less in China than in Russia.

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European Union

1 dead in Poland’s second school knife attack in 2 days, amid ‘copycat’ fears

Two others were injured in the incident at a primary school in Leszczydol-Nowiny, northeast of Warsaw, officials say.

European Union

10 injured in knife attack at school in northeastern Poland

A 19-year-old suspect, who was among those hurt, was detained shortly after the incident.

Emergency services at the scene of a knife attack at the Adam Chetnik Vocational School Complex No. 4 in Ostroleka, Poland, on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
Russia

Putin warns Russia will use ‘all weapons’ in arsenal if territory is attacked

Moscow has told Nato it won’t hesitate to use nuclear arms to defend Kaliningrad against attempts to cut off the Baltic exclave.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a plenary session in Moscow on Thursday. Photo: EPA
Nato

Russia sends nuclear warning to Nato over its Kaliningrad enclave

Bilateral ties have sharply worsened, with European governments accusing Moscow of stepping up sabotage and arson acts on the continent.

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Lessons from China's history

Reflections | When centuries of Chinese knowledge were destroyed by warlord who burned a city

Xiang Yu’s razing of the Qin capital Xianyang, which left libraries full of vital texts in ruin, was echoed centuries later in Warsaw.

Crime

Knife attack at Polish abbey leaves priest dead and 4 injured

Ukrainian suspect arrested after stabbing victims during assault at Benedictine monastery in Jaroslaw.

The attack took place at this Catholic abbey in southeastern Poland. Photo: Agencja Wyborcza.pl via Reuters
Ukraine war

Croatia clears extradition of Nord Stream blast suspect to Germany

German prosecutors have accused Ukrainian scuba diver of planting explosives on Baltic pipelines in 2022.

A gas leak at Nord Stream 2 in the Baltic Sea near the Danish island of Bornholm in 2022. Photo: Danish Defence Command via Reuters
Ukraine war

8 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine, maternity clinic damaged

Moscow has stepped up its air ‌war in recent months, deploying more of its faster and harder-to-stop drones.

Ukraine war

‘Nato war hawks’ stoking Russia clash as Ukraine strategy falters: Slovak PM

The Slovak leader said Europe was closer than ever to a large-scale war ‌erupting from the Ukraine conflict.

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Lessons from China's history

Reflections | A Polish priest’s perilous mission to save a doomed Chinese dynasty

In 1651, the embattled Ming court, which included several Christian converts, sent Michal Boym to seek the Pope’s aid. It never came.

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Michal Boym, also known as Bu Mige, was a 17th century Jesuit missionary dispatched to Europe to seek papal aid for the struggling Qing dynasty. Although his diplomatic endeavour failed, the knowledge he spread helped demystify China for European audiences. Photo: Wikipedia
The Philippines

Poland eyes deeper Philippines defence ties following Black Hawk deal

Warsaw is targeting drones, air defence and artillery exports to Manila as European rearmament fuels global arms ambitions.

Donald Trump

Trump says ‘major progress’ made towards US base in Poland

Announcement comes despite a wider US review of troop levels in Europe and tensions over Nato defence spending.

Ukraine war

Ukraine says ready for ‘de-escalatory steps’ if Russia does same

Kyiv demands genuine commitment from Moscow as Trump claims deal to halt refinery and grid attacks.

epa13178801 Cars line up at a Gazprom Neft gas station in Moscow, Russia, 19 August 2026. Sales limitations on fuel at some gas stations come as a result of repeated Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil infrastructure. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
Ukraine war

Poland and Ukraine denounce train strike on route used by foreign dignitaries

Drone attack at Ukraine station 2km from the Polish frontier occurred shortly after visitors – including Boris Johnson – passed through.

A locomotive damaged in a Russian drone attack at Yahodyn railway station near Ukraine’s border with Poland. Photo: Ukrainian Ukrzaliznytsia Railway Company via AP
Robotics

Video | Robots protest to demand AI regulation

Poland’s Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski met with the robot protesters to hear their demands regarding industrial AI usage.

Switzerland

‘Angel of Death’: Switzerland publishes 200-page dossier on Nazi doctor

The war criminal was infamous for carrying out horrific medical experiments on inmates at Auschwitz.

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Ukraine war

Zelensky says Ukraine had no role in Nord Stream pipeline blast

Croatian police have detained a second Ukrainian national in connection with the 2022 sabotage of the pipelines linking Russia to Europe.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sunday. Photo: EPA
South Korea

South Korean ship will test Arctic route to Europe amid Western concern

The Northern Sea Route, chiefly used by Chinese and Russian vessels, could shorten voyages and save fuel, but requires Russian cooperation.

Container ships are loaded with cargo at Busan New Port in Busan, South Korea, in January 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE
China trade

The Polar pivot? China debuts regular Arctic shipping service as Iran war drags on

Operators are fast-tracking northern routes that bypass vulnerable chokepoints in the Middle East.

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Hungary

Driver arrested after Hungary bus crash kills 12 people, injures at least 10

The bus was carrying Polish tourists returning from a pilgrimage, police said, adding it was likely that the driver had fallen asleep.

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