CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a secret visit to Poland this week, holding meetings with senior Polish officials, according to media reports. John RatcliffeEPA/SHAWN THEW Ratcliffe met with Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and with Tomasz Siemoniak, the government minister responsible for the security services, Polish state news agency PAP reported on Friday, citing sources
Police statistics for 2025 recorded 1,925 suicide attempts among children and young people in Poland, with 161 cases resulting in death, highlighting the urgent need for long-term mental health and prevention programmes in schools. Polish police release latest statistics showing suicide attempts and deaths among children and teenagers in 2025. Photo: Mohamad Azaam/Unsplash.com/CC0 According to police data, 83
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday announced plans for a major increase in European Union investment in Greenland, aimed at supporting the island’s economy, infrastructure and security amid growing tensions over US interest in the Arctic territory. European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen.Photo: EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET Speaking during a debate in the European Parliament, von
Poland is seeing a rise in legal abortions, almost exclusively those carried out on psychiatric grounds, according to the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita." Legal abortions in Poland are increasing as psychiatric indications have become the main legal basis for terminating pregnancies, reports the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita"Photo: Colin Lloyd/Unsplash.com/CC0 The newspaper’s latest findings, based on data from the National
Poland's President Karol Nawrocki has been invited by US President Donald Trump to join a proposed "Board of Peace," a Polish presidential aide said on Monday. Polish President Karol Nawrocki.Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański "President Nawrocki has received an invitation from President Trump to be part of this board," Marcin Przydacz, the Polish president's foreign policy adviser, told reporters. Karol Nawrocki
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday that Russia—not Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—is responsible for rejecting a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine. Tusk's comments followed a wave of Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure, which prompted Kyiv to declare a state of emergency in the energy sector on Wednesday. In the capital, electricity, heat
Eighty historic castles and palaces across Lower Silesia and Opole regions in south-western Poland, as well as on the Czech side of the border, have joined forces to form the European Route of Castles and Palaces. Poland and Czechia unveiled the European Route of Castles and Palaces in Prague during a meeting with the media on 16 January
Poland’s military plans to expand to 500,000 troops by 2039 under a long-term defense program that prioritizes multi-domain operations, deterrence and advanced technologies, the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces said on Friday. Photo:PAP/Marcin Bielecki The country's armed forces will grow to include 300,000 active-duty soldiers and 200,000 reservists, including a newly established high-readiness reserve, under the new Armed Forces
A record 1.91 million people visited Poland’s Wieliczka Salt Mine last year, marking an increase of more than 10% compared with 2024 and confirming a full recovery in tourism after years of disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Chapel of St Kinga, the patron saint of salt miners, in the
As Australia becomes the first country to bar children from social media, Poland is moving in a similar direction, signalling a broader shift in how democracies are confronting the impact of digital platforms on the young. As Australia blocks children from social media, Poland explores age-based controls.Photo: Ludovic Toinel/Unsplash.com/CC0 Lawmakers from Poland’s governing Civic Coalition (KO) are
