NATO's defense spending already outstrips Russia’s by a factor of 10, and that gap could widen to 17-to-1 if all member states matched Poland's military expenditure as a share of GDP, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said on Wednesday. Poland's top diplomat Radosław Sikorski.PAP/Leszek Szymański Calling the international security environment "the toughest in decades," Sikorski said NATO states together
A wildfire in Biebrza National Park, which broke out on Sunday, has engulfed 450 hectares of protected land. A Bayraktar TB-2 unmanned aerial vehicle from Poland’s 12th UAV Base is conducting reconnaissance flights over Biebrza National Park, providing photo footage and live video to state firefighters to support ongoing wildfire containment efforts.Credit: Polish State Fire Service
Top Polish officials have paid tribute to Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Pope Francis, pictured in 2013.Photo: EPA/ETTORE FERRARI Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, died at 7:35 a.m. at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican announced. In a tribute on social media, Polish President Andrzej Duda said: "Pope Francis has returned to
Polish parcel‑locker giant InPost says it has bought British parcel delivery firm Yodel, as it expands its presence on international markets. Illustrative photo.Kseniia Titova/Shutterstock The company said on Thursday it had agreed to acquire a 95.5-percent stake in Judge Logistics, the parent of Yodel, one of Britain’s largest parcel carriers. The deal, executed by converting £106 million in existing convertible‑bond financing into equity, will cement InPost's
A Polish-designed acoustic monitoring system will be tested aboard the International Space Station (ISS) later this year as part of a broader scientific and technological mission, officials have announced. Sławosz Uznański-WiśniewskiPAP/Radek Pietruszka The experiment will be carried out by Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski during the upcoming Ax-4 mission, scheduled for launch no earlier than May. Although space itself is silent due
Former Polish president Aleksander Kwaśniewski, speaking on TVN24, commented on Friday’s presidential debate in Końskie, where eight candidates answered questions from Poland’s main TV networks - public broadcaster TVP and commercial stations TVN and Polsat News. Former President of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski at the opening of the “Your Country First – Win With Us” exhibition at
Declassified documents regarding the purchase of the Pegasus surveillance system suggest that former Polish Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro, a member of the Law and Justice (PiS) government, played a central role in the deal, according to "Gazeta Wyborcza." Former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro speaks at a press conference in the Polish parliament in Warsaw
Bridget Brink, the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, has resigned from her position, with the State Department confirming that she will return to the United States. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, is seen in this archival photo from December 2, 2024, delivering a speech during the opening of
The European Council has given the go-ahead for negotiations with the European Parliament on a new gas storage regulation, extending current rules by two years. Illustrative photo(Patrick Federi/Unsplash.com/CC0) The updated regulation keeps the binding 90% storage target while allowing greater flexibility to respond to market conditions and potential manipulations. This extension is designed to bolster energy security within
According to RMF FM, poultry exports from specific regions of Poland will be halted beginning April 23. This follows reports from unofficial sources cited by the Polish daily "Gazeta Wyborcza", indicating that the European Commission is considering a potential ban on importing Polish poultry. RMF FM reported that starting April 23, poultry exports from certain regions of
