Poland and the Baltic states have asked Brussels to bankroll new fortifications along the EU’s eastern frontier, warning that Russia and Belarus are using sabotage and migrant “weaponization” to probe the bloc’s security. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.Photo: PAP/Piotr Nowak Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the leaders of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia wrote to European Council and
Israel and Iran launched fresh strikes on Friday as European ministers met Iran’s foreign minister in Geneva, hoping to halt a second-week air war that has killed hundreds and risks dragging in the United States. Israeli Home Front Command team members walk at the site where Iranian ballistic missiles struck residential buildings in Beer Sheva, southern
Israel’s defense minister said on Thursday that supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “can no longer be allowed to exist”, sharpening threats against the 86-year-old cleric after Iranian missiles wounded dozens in Beersheba. Iranian state television (IRIB) broadcast a message from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to the nation, in Tehran, Iran, 18 June 2025. The
Roman Giertych, a member of Poland’s ruling Civic Coalition and a prominent lawyer, accused local election commissions of ballot tampering during a Wednesday press conference, citing newly obtained recount data. Prime Minister Tusk also addressed the issue today. MP Roman Giertych of the Civic Coalition (KO) and renowned Polish lawyer held a live press conference on Wednesday,
Michał Wawrykiewicz has called for a formal review of Poland’s presidential election results, citing widespread irregularities at the district level in an interview with Polish Radio. Michał WawrykiewiczP. Chmielewski/PR Speaking on air on Monday, Wawrykiewicz emphasized that no one in the ruling Civic Coalition is alleging nationwide fraud, but said evidence suggests irregularities may have occurred in numerous local
Poland’s military is on standby to evacuate its citizens from Israel as regional tensions escalate, Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said Monday at the CEE Security Forum in Warsaw. Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport shut down amid Israel-Iran strikesPhoto: ABIR SULTAN/PAP/EPA Speaking just days after Israel launched airstrikes on Iranian targets and came under retaliatory rocket fire,
Poles currently in Israel have expressed a desire to leave the country and are seeking assistance in doing so, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Paweł Wroński. Izrael PAP/EPA/WAEL HAMZEH Paweł Wroński informed the Polish Press Agency (PAP) on Sunday that some Polish nationals in Israel have indicated their intention to depart and are looking for support. He
European Union countries approved a one-year extension of the temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia's war, allowing them to stay in the bloc until March 2027. Ukrainian FaliPhoto: pixabay.com Currently, approximately 4.3 million Ukrainians are registered as refugees across the EU, with Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic hosting the largest communities. "While Russia continues to terrorize
Hollywood star Will Smith, currently on a multi-day visit to Poland, surprised fans by attending a performance by a student folk group at the University of Silesia. During his stay in Poland, American star Will Smith met with a Polish song and dance ensemble.Screenshot of X/@WillSmith2real While in the country, Smith also met former Polish president Lech Wałęsa,
Poland’s government has proposed a plan to increase the country’s minimum wage to PLN 4,806 (EUR 1,126, USD 1,305) a month from January next year. Pixabay LicenseImage by Photo Mix from Pixabay Meanwhile, the minimum hourly rate would go up to PLN 31.40 (EUR 7.35, USD 8.50) effective January 1, 2026, officials said on Thursday. The proposed figures are still subject to consultation with the government’s social
