Poland’s defense ministry and controversial US surveillance firm Palantir agreed to pursue cooperation on artificial intelligence, IT and cybersecurity, with a formal contract planned in coming months, officials said. Palantir faces numerous allegations and activist criticism of its role in Israeli military operations and “targeted killings” of journalists in Gaza. Palantir denies links to the IDF’s
Polish politicians have reacted with shock after it emerged that during the final two weeks of its term, the PiS government sold 160 hectares of land crucial to the Central Transport Hub (CPK) to a private company, fueling allegations of corruption. Polish politicians have reacted with fury after the PiS government sold 160 hectares of key
Hurricane Melissa strengthened to Category 5 as its eye neared Jamaica, forcing airport closures and prompting Poland’s foreign ministry to urge its nationals on the island to shelter. Zanim uderzyła w Jamajkę, Melissa siała spustoszenie na Haiti i Dominikanie. Haiti zgłosiło co najmniej trzy ofiary śmiertelne, w tym dwie w wyniku osuwiska. Dominikana odnotowała co najmniej
Two Ukrainians are in custody in Poland, accused of conducting espionage on behalf of a foreign intelligence agency. ABWArtur Szczepanski/REPORTER According to Jacek Dobrzyński, spokesperson for the coordinator of special services, the 32-year-old man and 34-year-old woman were surveying Poland’s military capabilities and installing devices for covert monitoring of critical infrastructure. The arrests in Katowice, a city in southern Poland,
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said he has no doubt Ukraine will defend its independence against Russia’s invasion, despite Moscow’s determination to continue its war. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in Kyiv in February 2024.Photo: Gov.pl, CC BY 3.0 PL , via Wikimedia Commons “I have no doubt that Ukraine will survive as an
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused Poland’s government of trying to wreck historic ties after Poland’s foreign minister voiced hope Ukrainians would destroy a Russian oil pipeline to Hungary. A handout photo issued by the Hungarian Prime Minister’s General Department of Communication shows Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivering a speech during a ceremony marking the
Karol Nawrocki is now Poland’s president, but the alleged issues date from his time leading the institute under a government dominated by right-wing populists from the Law and Justice party (PiS). Poland’s top audit office has flagged possible criminal misconduct by President Nawrocki during his time leading the country’s Institute of National Remembrance. The Polish daily
Poland’s biggest annual charity event, the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP), will hold its 2026 fundraiser on 25 January, focusing on improving the diagnosis and treatment of digestive diseases in children. Jerzy Owsiak, president of Poland’s Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP).Photo: PAP/Marian Zubrzycki As announced on Tuesday in Łódź, central Poland, by WOŚP founder Jurek Owsiak, the
Industrial production in Poland rose 7.4 percent in September compared with the same month a year earlier, the country’s statistics office reported on Monday. Pixabay LicenseImage by Marcin from Pixabay The figure came in stronger than expected by analysts, who had forecast a 5-percent increase in Polish industrial production last month, state news agency PAP reported. In month-on-month terms, Polish industrial production in September was 16 percent
Israeli media reported airstrikes in Gaza on Sunday after gunfire at a Rafah base, a move that, if confirmed, could breach a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The army has not confirmed the reports. File photo. Members of the Red Cross observe the operation at the site where members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing
