All news on the topic: Poland

World

19 Dec 2024 381

Children in Poland taught to use guns amid fears of a Russian invasion

An EU nation has made it mandatory for schoolchildren to take part in firearms training.

World

13 Dec 2024 341

Russian ’cryptocurrency king’ in custody: Polish court to decide whether to extradite him to the US

The court has arrested Dmitry V., who was detained in Warsaw and prosecuted by the US for fraud while running one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, for 60 days.

World

30 Nov 2024 653

How NATO is gearing up for war with a £2 billion ’shield’ along the Russia border

Anti-tank ‘Hedgehog’ barriers, modern surveillance systems and trenches – it is all part of Poland’s fortification of its border with Russia over fears of a broader conflict in Europe.

News

10 Oct 2024 574

Stolen digger from Dorset found 1,200 miles away in rural Poland

Hitachi digger tracked down to town of Pruchnik, with arrangements made to reunite it with its owner

Investigation

26 Sep 2024 638

How Europeans are recruited via Telegram for sabotage, arson, and murder: ’Make a Molotov cocktail’

The cases are multiplying across Europe: Young men with pro-Russian views instructed on Telegram to carry out sabotage attacks. Western security officials point to the Russian special services. For this story, journalists went undercover to reveal how the recruitment works.

World

20 Sep 2024 407

In Warsaw, the "King of Conmen," wanted across Europe, has been arrested

Police officers stopped a driver on Puławska Street who had significantly exceeded the speed limit.

News

19 Sep 2024 384

King Charles has issued a statement expressing his profound shock and sorrow following a catastrophic event

King Charles has told how he has been left shocked and saddened by the news of severe flooding across central Europe in countries including Austria and Poland, which has left 23 people dead

Sport

18 Sep 2024 456

Ukraine boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk released after brief detention in Poland

It was not immediately clear why the 37-year-old was detained.

Sport

17 Sep 2024 525

Oleksandr Usyk was detained by police at the airport before flying in for his fight against Anthony Joshua

Heavyweight boxer Oleksandr Usyk, who had been expected in London for the heavyweight bout between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois, was detained by police in Krakow, Poland

World

15 Sep 2024 619

‘Catastrophic’ moment when entire town is submerged in water after dam collapse

At least six people have died as dams fail to hold back floodwaters in eastern Europe.

World

27 Aug 2024 428

Nato base security raised over ‘threat of Russian drone attack’

The German military has received a tip off one of their bases is at risk of a Russian drone attack.

World

17 Aug 2024 504

Ransomware kingpin extradited to U.S. faces decades in prison

Poland has extradited a Belarusian-Ukrainian cybercrime suspect to the United States, where he could face decades in prison for allegedly masterminding a global ransomware and wire fraud scheme under the alias “J.P. Morgan.”

World

07 Aug 2024 553

Polish man sentenced to four months in prison for attacking Danish PM

Mette Frederiksen suffered whiplash and was ‘clearly shaken’ by incident in Copenhagen in June, court hears

Investigation

07 Aug 2024 527

Spanish journalist or Russian spy? The mystery of Pablo González’s double life

Among the Russians freed in this week’s historic exchange of prisoners between Russia and the West was a Russian-born freelance journalist from Spain who had been based in Poland since 2019

24 Jul 2024 360

Remarkable discovery: Shipwreck in Baltic Sea filled with crates of champagne

Cargo of vessel capsized near Sweden in 19th century also includes mineral water, say Polish divers

Investigation

28 Jun 2024 674

Poland’s former ruling party, Law and Justice (PiS), is facing accusations of having connections to the Kremlin

Poland has launched a government commission to investigate Russian influence in the country.

World

25 Jun 2024 580

Poland moves closer to easing abortion restrictions

The new Polish government has been struggling to reach a compromise on how to ease the country’s strict abortion laws.

World

18 Jun 2024 384

Poland’s ex-oil boss moves to Brussels, beyond the reach of prosecutors

Daniel Obajtek’s case also a first test for how the new European Parliament will deal with rule of law issues.

World

17 Jun 2024 430

Spies working for Russia disappear in Poland following release from custody

According to Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita, three saboteurs convicted of taking part in a Russian plan to stoke anti-Ukrainian sentiment and to disrupt transportation networks in Poland vanished after being sentenced by a Lublin court in Dec. 2023.

Investigation

28 May 2024 373

Polish businessman makes millions from firm that deals with Putin’s Russia

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the name of blue-blooded Polish businessman Andre Mankowski has disappeared from the website of the Moscow-based IT company AMT Group, where he was formerly listed as president.

World

27 May 2024 535

Corruption allegations swirl over Polish opposition party

Prosecutors allege that €66 million in a special fund may have been misused under the former justice minister.

Investigation

22 May 2024 456

Avoiding sanctions: European trucks reach Russia via Belarus

Belarusian car suppliers are in uproar. Some cars from Europe are no longer allowed into Belarus by Poland, Latvia and Lithuania.

World

21 May 2024 385

Nine people arrested in Poland for suspected sabotage ordered by Russia

Nine people have been arrested in Poland on suspicion of committing sabotage on the orders of the Russian special services, according to an announcement by Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk made during a broadcast by TVN24.

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