WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s defense forces said an unknown object entered the country’s airspace Friday morning from the direction of Ukraine and then vanished off radars, and that all indications pointed to it being a Russian missile. “Everything indicates that a Russian missile intruded in Poland’s airspace. It was monitored by us on radars and … Read more
The 18-year-old attacker has been apprehended. ByThe Associated Press November 29, 2023, 10:11 AM WARSAW, Poland — A teenage student attacked classmates with a knife at a high school in northeastern Poland and injured three of them on Wednesday, police said. The attack took place during lessons at the high school in the town of … Read more
The Polish opposition Civic Coalition’s leader Donald Tusk speaks during election night in Warsaw. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Poland’s election result may not go down well in Moscow, as observers describe a victory for liberal centrism and an expected thawing of the country’s frosty relations with both the EU and neighboring Ukraine. … Read more
Comment on this storyComment Europe on Monday stood on the brink of a political earthquake, as election results in Poland suggested the end of power for a hard-right government that chipped away at liberal democracy, stifled the free press and exerted control over the courts while undermining LBGTQ+ and women’s rights. Now one of the … Read more
WARSAW — Poland faced a period of political uncertainty Monday after Poles voted in huge numbers in an election in which opposition parties appeared to gain a combined majority. But the ruling nationalist conservative party won more votes than any single party and said it would try to keep governing. The final results have not … Read more
WARSAW, Poland — Poles faced a period of political uncertainty Monday after they voted in huge numbers in an election in which opposition parties appeared to gain a combined majority. But the ruling nationalist conservative party won more votes than any single party and said it would try to keep governing. The state electoral commission … Read more
Comment on this storyComment Poles began voting Sunday in their most pivotal election since the fall of the Berlin Wall, with stark consequences for the future of Polish democracy, European unity and the West’s effort to confront Russian aggression. The highly charged campaign saw some of the largest rallies on Warsaw’s streets since the restoration … Read more
The Leader of Civic Coalition Party, Donald Tusk delivers a speech during the Women for Elections Campaign rally on October 10, 2023 in Lodz, Poland. Omar Marques | Getty Images News | Getty Images Poland’s election on Sunday is being closely watched overseas, with the result likely to have major implications for the country’s relationship … Read more
Comment on this storyComment Poland will vote on Sunday to determine whether a political party accused of whittling away the country’s democracy can stay in power, but an election billed as the most important in a generation has been clouded by concerns it will be only partially free and far from fair. Since it came … Read more
Comment on this storyComment A Polish government minister said this week he had “taken steps” toward the possible extradition of Yaroslav Hunka, the 98-year-old veteran of a Waffen-SS unit who drew applause during the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Canada’s Parliament. Anthony Rota, the speaker of the House of Commons, invited Hunka, a … Read more