All news on the topic: Poland

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King Charles has issued a statement expressing his profound shock and sorrow following a catastrophic event
King Charles has told how he has been left shocked and saddened by the news of severe flooding across central Europe in countries including Austria and Poland, which has left 23 people dead
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Ukraine boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk released after brief detention in Poland
It was not immediately clear why the 37-year-old was detained.
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Oleksandr Usyk was detained by police at the airport before flying in for his fight against Anthony Joshua
Heavyweight boxer Oleksandr Usyk, who had been expected in London for the heavyweight bout between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois, was detained by police in Krakow, Poland
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‘Catastrophic’ moment when entire town is submerged in water after dam collapse
At least six people have died as dams fail to hold back floodwaters in eastern Europe.
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Nato base security raised over ‘threat of Russian drone attack’
The German military has received a tip off one of their bases is at risk of a Russian drone attack.
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Ransomware kingpin extradited to U.S. faces decades in prison
Poland has extradited a Belarusian-Ukrainian cybercrime suspect to the United States, where he could face decades in prison for allegedly masterminding a global ransomware and wire fraud scheme under the alias “J.P. Morgan.”
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Polish man sentenced to four months in prison for attacking Danish PM
Mette Frederiksen suffered whiplash and was ‘clearly shaken’ by incident in Copenhagen in June, court hears
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Spanish journalist or Russian spy? The mystery of Pablo González’s double life
Among the Russians freed in this week’s historic exchange of prisoners between Russia and the West was a Russian-born freelance journalist from Spain who had been based in Poland since 2019
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Remarkable discovery: Shipwreck in Baltic Sea filled with crates of champagne
Cargo of vessel capsized near Sweden in 19th century also includes mineral water, say Polish divers
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Poland’s former ruling party, Law and Justice (PiS), is facing accusations of having connections to the Kremlin
Poland has launched a government commission to investigate Russian influence in the country.
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Poland moves closer to easing abortion restrictions
The new Polish government has been struggling to reach a compromise on how to ease the country’s strict abortion laws.
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Poland’s ex-oil boss moves to Brussels, beyond the reach of prosecutors
Daniel Obajtek’s case also a first test for how the new European Parliament will deal with rule of law issues.
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Spies working for Russia disappear in Poland following release from custody
According to Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita, three saboteurs convicted of taking part in a Russian plan to stoke anti-Ukrainian sentiment and to disrupt transportation networks in Poland vanished after being sentenced by a Lublin court in Dec. 2023.
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Polish businessman makes millions from firm that deals with Putin’s Russia
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the name of blue-blooded Polish businessman Andre Mankowski has disappeared from the website of the Moscow-based IT company AMT Group, where he was formerly listed as president.
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Corruption allegations swirl over Polish opposition party
Prosecutors allege that €66 million in a special fund may have been misused under the former justice minister.
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Avoiding sanctions: European trucks reach Russia via Belarus
Belarusian car suppliers are in uproar. Some cars from Europe are no longer allowed into Belarus by Poland, Latvia and Lithuania.
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Nine people arrested in Poland for suspected sabotage ordered by Russia
Nine people have been arrested in Poland on suspicion of committing sabotage on the orders of the Russian special services, according to an announcement by Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk made during a broadcast by TVN24.
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Putin ready to launch invasion of Nato nations & could annex parts of Estonia & Sweden to test West, warns top spy boss
Recent weeks have seen European members of Nato warning the public that Russian action may be imminent
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Who were the World Central Kitchen workers killed in Gaza?
Seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) have been killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza, the charity’s founder said on Tuesday.
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Watch moment mayor crushes dumped car with tank in warning to fly-tippers
Mayor Jacek Pauli crushed the tiny Peugeot 206 by rolling over it in a British-made Alvis light tank as he warned flytippers against dumping vehicles in the pristine Skarszewy forests in Poland
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'Devil-worshipper', 27, 'killed parents with machete' and posted twisted videos
The 27-year-old woman had introduced herself as 'Satan's doll' in sick online videos posted just days before she allegedly hacked her parents to death with a machete
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Car ploughs into crowd injuring 19 including 6 kids before driver flees
A car has driven into a crowd of people in the Polish city of Szczecin, injuring 19 people, including six kids, and has left two in a critical condition
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Mum returns from holiday to find son covered kitchen in 900 metres of tinfoil
Prankster Maks Majewski hatched a plan to shock his mum Anna Jankowski when she returned home from a trip to Poland by covering her kitchen with 125 rolls of tin foil
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Young couple's holiday 'ruined' as travel money shop 'gives them wrong currency'
Paris Kelly and Marc Mcgeachy tried to change £400 into Polish Zloty but instead received the equivalent of £50 in Turkish Lira from Ramsdens travel money shop in Glasgow
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Lesser-known European city is 'as beautiful as Prague' without tourist crowds
Wroclaw in the south west of Poland close to Czechia may not be as popular as Warsaw or Krakow, but it has plenty to offer including a UNESCO site and was the European Capital of Culture in 2016