During Monday's assault on Ukraine, an unidentified object likely entered Polish airspace. General Maciej Klisz confirmed that the object is likely a drone rather than a missile, and searches are ongoing in the Tyszowce area of southeastern Poland, about 35 km from the Ukrainian border. An unidentified drone likely breached Polish airspace during Monday's attack on
Two firefighters lost their lives in a tragic fire and explosion at a tenement house in the western city of Poznań late Saturday night. The scene of a night fire and explosion in a tenement house in Poznań. During the operation, 11 firefighters were injured and two died. In addition to the firefighters, three bystanders were
"At least several bullets" from a nearby military training ground landed in the city of Bemowo Piskie overnight from Thursday to Friday, damaging multiple civilian buildings, an official has said. The playground slide in Bemowo Piskie, which caught a stray projectile. PAP/Artur Reszko In one alarming incident, a projectile flew through a window into a room where a
This Friday, the 4th edition of the Campus – The Future of Poland socio-political festival will officially open in the northern city of Olsztyn, with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski leading the inaugural ceremonies. Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski at the opening ceremony.Photo: PAP/Tomasz Waszczuk The high-profile event will also feature a range
The Konfederacja leader will run in next year's presidential elections. But representing Konfederacja or the entire Polish right? Konfederacja leader Sławomir Mentzen. Photo: Robert Bartosewicz / PR24 The Polish far-right party Konfederacja has announced that its candidate in the 2024 presidential elections will be Sławomir Mentzen. Another Konfederacja leader, currently deputy speaker of the Sejm, Krzysztof Bosak suggested that all right-wing
Poland on Friday launched its most sophisticated satellite, EagleEye, marking a significant leap in its space technology capabilities. Pixabay LicenseImage by PIRO4D from Pixabay Tomasz Barciński from the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) said that EagleEye, featuring the largest telescope ever used on a Polish satellite, will provide Poland with independent access to high-resolution Earth images
Poland will bid to host the summer Olympics for the first time, aiming for the Games in 2040 or 2044, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on Friday. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.Photo: PAP/Rafał Guz Speaking at a media briefing in Karczew, south of Warsaw, Tusk said: “Considering the initial decisions, commitments and declarations of the International Olympic Committee, we can talk about 2040 or
Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea at the start of this week, according to the Polish military. Image:Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces/Dowództwo Operacyjne/X The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces said in a post on the X social media platform that a pair of Polish F-16 jets "intercepted and visually identified" the Russian Il-20 aircraft
Poland’s army struggles to enlist young people as most Central and East European nations have missed recruitment targets, the Reuters news agency has reported. Dress rehearsal for the Polish Armed Forces Day parade in Warsaw August 11, 2024.Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka For years, former Soviet-satellite states now in NATO have had difficulty maintaining troop levels, which has left
In Kano, northern Nigeria, six students from the University of Warsaw’s Oriental Studies department and one of their lecturers have been detained. They were reportedly involved in anti-government protests that escalated into riots. Demonstrators take part in a rally against the cost-of-living crisis the country is experiencing in Lagos, Nigeria, 02 August 2024. Nigerians responded to
