Poland
19 Dec
A Polish court on Tuesday convicted 14 citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine for preparing acts of sabotage on behalf of Moscow as part of a spy ring. [ The defendants were charged last month with acts of espionage such as preparing to derail trains carrying aid to neighbouring Ukraine, and monitoring military facilities and…
15 Dec
Dr. Uche Igwe, a distinguished Nigerian scholar and political scientist, has been appointed a visiting professor at the Polish Centre for African Studies (PCSA). The announcement comes as a recognition of Dr. Igwe's extensive experience, profound grasp of political economy issues, and exceptional writing prowess. The appointment was confirmed through a letter signed by Dr.…
14 Dec
The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday ordered Poland to pay a woman 16,000 euros (more than $17,000) for denying her the right to abort a foetus with abnormalities. Poland has one of Europe's toughest abortion laws. Abortion in the majority-Catholic country is now legal only if the pregnancy results from sexual assault or…
13 Dec
Polish prosecutors announced a probe Wednesday into a far-right lawmaker who doused a Hanukkah menorah in the parliament, a day after the incident drew harsh condemnation. On Tuesday evening, Grzegorz Braun, a lawmaker with the ultra-nationalist Confederation Party, used a fire extinguisher to put out the candelabrum lit in the parliamentary main hall. The incident…
25 Aug 2023
Seven people in the southeastern Polish city of Rzeszow have died and 76 have been contaminated in an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, the authorities said on Friday.
23 Aug 2023
The death toll has climbed to four in a Legionnaire's disease outbreak in Rzeszow in south-east Poland, a local hospital said on Wednesday. The latest victim is a 70-year-old man with underlying conditions, including severe cancer. "The checks confirmed he had been infected with the bacteria," director of the municipal hospital in Rzeszow Grzegorz Materna…
14 Aug 2023
Poland has arrested two Russians for allegedly distributing propaganda leaflets for mercenary group Wagner in the country's two biggest cities, Warsaw and Krakow, the interior minister said on Monday. "Both were charged with... espionage and arrested," minister Mariusz Kaminski said on Twitter, which has been rebranded as X. The Polish counter-intelligence agency named the two…
3 Aug 2023
Poland announced Thursday it would reinforce its eastern border surveillance, two days after two Belarusian military helicopters violated its airspace. "Russia and Belarus are intensifying pressure on the border, increasing the number of provocations, and we must be aware that this number will increase," Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said. "Today, Polish borders and the…
28 Jul 2023
Poland and Lithuania are considering closing their respective borders with Belarus amid concerns over the presence there of the Wagner mercenary group, a Lithuanian deputy interior minister said on Friday.
22 Jul 2023
Poland's foreign ministry Saturday issued an "urgent" summons to the Russian ambassador to protest what Warsaw termed "provocative declarations" by President Vladimir Putin. Putin had Friday accused Warsaw of harbouring territorial ambitions in western Ukraine, an oft-repeated Russian claim, as well as by Belarus, a close Moscow ally which Putin on Friday promised to protect…
14 Jun 2023
Five lions including three cubs evacuated from Ukraine have found temporary refuge in Poznan in western Poland, the city's zoo said Wednesday.
7 Jun 2023
The European Commission on Wednesday launched legal action against Poland over its creation of a controversial body probing "Russian influence" that is seen as targeting the opposition.
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