Four Polish opposition groups have signed an agreement to run the country as a coalition government in the wake of last month's elections. Poland's opposition leaders Donald Tusk, the head of the liberal Civic Coalition (KO) (centre), Szymon Hołownia, the leader of the centre-right Poland 2050 group (first from left), Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, the head of the agrarian Polish People's Party
Poland's foreign minister has said that Polish citizens are among those being held by Hamas in Gaza. Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau (centre) attends a high-level conference on humanitarian aid for the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip; in Paris, on Thursday, November 9, 2023. X/Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau made the statement at a media briefing in Paris
A Polish tank battalion says it is training to be included in the NATO alliance’s “spearhead force” from next year. Photo:X/1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade The 1st Warsaw Tank Battalion, part of the 1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade, is carrying out military drills in the southeastern town of Nowa Dęba, Polish state news agency PAP reported. Throughout this week, NATO
Poland is awaiting a formal decision by Israel to allow the evacuation of Polish citizens from the Gaza Strip, amid the Israeli army’s offensive against the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, a deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday. A search for casualties and survivors at the site of an Israeli strike on a residential building in Khan
Poland’s government has summoned the Israeli, Egyptian and Palestinian ambassadors for talks on Monday in an effort to ensure that Polish citizens are evacuated from the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s offensive against the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Photo:PAP/Albert Zawada The three envoys have been asked to appear at the foreign ministry in Warsaw during the day, Polish state news agency PAP reported. Polish Deputy Foreign Minister
Polish hauliers have announced they would block cross-border freight with Ukraine from next week in protest against the alleged privileged treatment of Ukrainian businesses, the Rzeczpospolita daily has reported. A line of trucks ahead of the Poland-Ukraine border crossing in Medyka, 14 May, 2023. Photo: PAP/Darek Delmanowicz The campaign, which includes blocking three major border crossings with Ukraine dedicated
The Polish prime minister is still hopeful of a coalition following the October elections, Poland’s PAP news agency reported on Saturday. PM Mateusz Morawiecki speaking out during a rally with supporters Photo: PAP/Maciej Kulczyński In an interview for the news website interia.pl, published on Saturday, Mateusz Morawiecki said he aims to convince opposition party members who are like-minded
Poland’s Government Security Centre (RCB) on Friday issued a high wind alert for nine of its 16 regions, advising the public to secure their belongings against extreme weather and warning of possible power outages. Photo:PAP/DPA/Sina Schuldt The strong wind alert has been issued for central Poland and other parts of the country for Friday evening and night, state news agency PAP reported. The
Poland has extended temporary controls on its border with Slovakia until November 22 as part of efforts to prevent illegal migration, the government announced on Thursday. Photo:PAP/DAREK DELMANOWICZ The move follows a decision by Interior Minister Mariusz Kamiński, state news agency PAP reported. Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kamiński. PAP/Leszek Szymański Deputy Interior Minister Maciej Wąsik told public broadcaster Polish Radio on Thursday that Slovakia "has become a popular transit country among illegal
Russia has carried out a drone attack on an oil refinery in the central Ukrainian town of Kremenchuk, setting the facility on fire and damaging railway power lines, according to officials. Photo:U.S. Chemical Safety Board, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The strike was conducted with unmanned aerial vehicles overnight into Wednesday, Ukraine’s state news agency Ukrinform reported. Russian
