Today: September 16, 2024
Today: September 16, 2024

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Poland's foreign minister says the presence of NATO troops in Ukraine is 'not unthinkable'

Poland’s foreign minister says the presence of NATO forces “is not unthinkable” and that he appreciates the French president for not ruling out that idea

Poland's foreign minister says the presence of NATO troops in Ukraine is 'not unthinkable'
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Polish president says NATO members should spend 3% of GDP on defence

Poland's president will propose during a visit to the United States that NATO members spend 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence, he said on Monday.

Polish president says NATO members should spend 3% of GDP on defence
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Poland's president calls on NATO allies to raise spending on defense to 3% of GDP

Poland’s president is calling on other other members of the NATO alliance to raise their spending on defense to 3% of their GDP as Russia puts its economy on a war footing and pushes forward with its invasion of Ukraine

Poland's president calls on NATO allies to raise spending on defense to 3% of GDP
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Top Polish leaders to visit White House, hoping to spur US to help Ukraine more

Poland’s president and prime minister are due to meet with President Joe Biden at the White House and with congressional leaders who they hope will spur Washington to invest more in Ukraine’s defense at a critical moment in the war in Europe

Top Polish leaders to visit White House, hoping to spur US to help Ukraine more
World

France's Macron, Poland's Tusk to meet Scholz in Berlin on Friday

French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday in Berlin, German and French government sources told

France's Macron, Poland's Tusk to meet Scholz in Berlin on Friday
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A young Belarusian woman who died after attack in Warsaw is laid to rest

A young Belarusian woman who died after being attacked and raped in central Warsaw has been laid to rest

A young Belarusian woman who died after attack in Warsaw is laid to rest
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Russia launches another massive missile attack on Ukraine with one briefly entering Polish airspace

Ukrainian authorities say that Russia launched its third massive missile attack on Ukraine in the past four days, and the second to target the capital of Kyiv

Russia launches another massive missile attack on Ukraine with one briefly entering Polish airspace
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Poland's president vetoes law on free access to morning-after pill for ages 15 and above

The office of Poland's President Andrzej Duda says he has vetoed a law that would have allowed over-the-counter access to the morning-after pill for girls and women ages 15 and above

Poland's president vetoes law on free access to morning-after pill for ages 15 and above
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Exit poll: conservative opposition ahead of prime minister Tusk's party in Poland's local elections

An exit poll released after Poland’s local and regional elections show Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s pro-EU party slightly trailing the conservative opposition party that governed Poland for eight years until December

Exit poll: conservative opposition ahead of prime minister Tusk's party in Poland's local elections
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Poland has a strict abortion law — and many abortions. Lawmakers are now tackling the legislation

Poland's parliament is finally holding a long-awaited debate on liberalizing the country's strict abortion law

Poland has a strict abortion law — and many abortions. Lawmakers are now tackling the legislation
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Polish opponents of abortion march against recent steps to liberalize strict law

Polish opponents of abortion are marching in Warsaw to protest recent steps by the new government to liberalize the predominantly Catholic nation's strict laws and allow termination of pregnancy until the 12th week

Polish opponents of abortion march against recent steps to liberalize strict law
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Poland's president becomes the latest leader to visit Donald Trump as allies eye a possible return

Former President Donald Trump has met in New York with Polish President Andrzej Duda

Poland's president becomes the latest leader to visit Donald Trump as allies eye a possible return
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Trump says 'We're behind Poland' as he meets President Duda

Polish President Andrzej Duda discussed Ukraine and the Middle East with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a meeting in New York on Wednesday at which the former

Trump says 'We're behind Poland' as he meets President Duda
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2 suspects detained in Poland after last month's attack on a Navalny ally in Lithuania

Lithuania's president says that two people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late activist Alexei Navalny, in Vilnius

2 suspects detained in Poland after last month's attack on a Navalny ally in Lithuania
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Polish voters choose mayors in hundreds of cities in runoff election

Polish voters are casting ballots to chose mayors in hundreds of cities and towns where no candidate won outright in the first round of local election voting two weeks ago

Polish voters choose mayors in hundreds of cities in runoff election
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Poland's Tusk calls prosecutor over potential Orlen scandal

Poland's prime minister said on Monday he had called the country's chief prosecutor and secret services coordinator to discuss potential links between the former CEO of oil refiner

Poland's Tusk calls prosecutor over potential Orlen scandal
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Poland's finance minister seeks fiscal transparency as debt servicing costs rise

Poland is taking steps to increase the transparency of its public finances Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski told reporters, amid rising debt servicing costs.

Poland's finance minister seeks fiscal transparency as debt servicing costs rise
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Polish opposition lawmaker's phone was hacked while party was in power, paper reports

A lawmaker from Poland's former ruling party is among 31 people prosecutors have summoned because they were victims of phone hacking while the party was in power, Gazeta Wyborcza

Polish opposition lawmaker's phone was hacked while party was in power, paper reports
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Russia says Polish discussion on hosting US nuclear weapons is dangerous

Russia said on Thursday that Poland was playing a "very dangerous game" by considering the possibility of hosting U.S. nuclear weapons.

Russia says Polish discussion on hosting US nuclear weapons is dangerous
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Warsaw synagogue attacked at night with 3 firebombs, no injuries reported

Poland's chief rabbi says that Warsaw’s main synagogue was attacked with firebombs during the night by an unknown perpetrator, but sustained minimal damage and nobody was hurt

Warsaw synagogue attacked at night with 3 firebombs, no injuries reported
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Polish central bank reports loss of $5 billion dollars in 2023

The National Bank of Poland (NBP) made a loss of 20.8 billion zlotys ($5.2 billion) in 2023 compared to a loss of 16.9 billion zlotys the previous year, it said in its financial

Polish central bank reports loss of $5 billion dollars in 2023
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South Korea, Romania pledge defence cooperation amid reports of contract in works

South Korean and Romanian leaders pledged on Tuesday to boost defence industry cooperation as Seoul pushes to establish itself as the world's fourth-largest

South Korea, Romania pledge defence cooperation amid reports of contract in works
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Suspect detained after Polish synagogue escapes major damage in firebomb attack

Warsaw authorities detained a teen-ager on Wednesday after a historic synagogue in Poland's capital was hit by a bottle containing a flammable substance, police said, in an incident

Suspect detained after Polish synagogue escapes major damage in firebomb attack
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Polish president submits law to step up defence preparation

Polish President Andrzej Duda has submitted to parliament a draft bill aimed at increasing defence readiness, citing new forms of threat from Russia, the National Security Bureau (

Polish president submits law to step up defence preparation
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Two held in Poland over March attack on Navalny aide Volkov

Two people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Leonid Volkov, an exiled top aide to late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Polish and Lithuanian police

Two held in Poland over March attack on Navalny aide Volkov

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