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Capital

Warsaw

Head of State

President Andrzej Duda

Head of Government

Prime Minister Donald Tusk

China’s icebreaker Xuelong 2 ploughs a waterway on December 3, 2023. Photo: Xinhua

China trade

Opinion | How China’s ‘Arctic Express’ poses challenge to Western dominance

The Arctic express shipping route accelerates China’s trade reach and influence, challenges Western influence and navigates uncharted waters.

3 Sep 2025 - 5:49PMvideocam

US-China relations

After The War | Chinese scholars slam Western ‘historical nihilism’ on World War II

2 Sep 2025 - 5:16PM

Ukraine war

Europe drawing up ‘precise plans’ to send troops to Ukraine: EU chief

1 Sep 2025 - 3:56PM

Aviation accidents

Polish F-16 crashes during air show rehearsal, killing pilot

Footage obtained by local media showed the aircraft performing a barrel roll before going up in flames as it slid on the ground.

29 Aug 2025 - 5:11AM

An F-16 takes part in a Nato exercise near the air base in Lask, central Poland, in October 2022. Photo: AFP

Science

Why US is joining China in race to ‘game-changing’ rotating detonation engine

Chinese scientists have been leading the way in developing the technology that could transform hypersonic military capabilities.

27 Aug 2025 - 9:00PMvideocam

Ukraine war

Trump says Putin’s dislike of Zelensky delaying meeting between 2 leaders

The US president also said that he still believed a deal to end Russia’s war on Ukraine was in sight.

26 Aug 2025 - 11:20AMvideocam

Russia

Russia needles Nato by escalating electronic warfare against Baltic nations

Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia press global organisations to take action against Moscow for threatening aviation and maritime safety.

24 Aug 2025 - 12:12PMvideocam

Russia

Poland calls drone crash a Russian provocation amid peace talks

General Dariusz Malinowski said the drone appeared to be a decoy that was designed to self-destruct. He said it had a Chinese engine.

21 Aug 2025 - 9:05AM

Ukraine war

Europe rallies behind Ukraine after Trump-Putin summit fails to offer ceasefire

Bloc will ‘uphold pressure on Russia’, leaders say in statement that also highlights tightrope walk in keeping Trump engaged on Ukraine.

16 Aug 2025 - 9:06PMvideocam

China-EU relations

Why EU stance on Taiwan is a growing cause of concern for mainland China

Taiwan remains a red line for Beijing, but island’s informal EU ties are prompting worries that the bloc may backslide on one-China policy.

15 Aug 2025 - 11:00PMvideocam

The Philippines

Amid China tensions, what ‘valuable lessons’ can Philippines learn from Poland?

Analysts say Manila should pursue strategic cooperation with Warsaw to learn from its military build-up and ‘self-reliant defence posture’.

11 Aug 2025 - 4:06PMvideocam

Soldiers march during a military parade in Manila last year. The Philippines has been working to modernise its armed forces and deter Chinese pressure in the South China Sea. Photo: AFP

European Union

Poland’s pro-Trump president calls for constitutional change, slams euro

Karol Nawrocki has pledged for a sovereign Poland within the EU, while his anti-migration stance reflects a nationalist agenda.

6 Aug 2025 - 9:57PM

European Union

Poland braces for confrontation between incoming president and PM

Karol Nawrocki’s inauguration as president on Wednesday marks the start of anticipated clashes with Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

4 Aug 2025 - 2:17PM

South Korea

South Korea deploys its new special envoys. Here’s what they’re set to do

From Europe and India to Canada and Australia, President Lee Jae-myung has deployed 14 personal emissaries in a bid to redefine global ties.

30 Jul 2025 - 9:23AMvideocam

South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung pictuted in April before taking office. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS

Defence

How Turkey re-emerged as the West’s ‘indispensable’ defence partner

Europe and the US are recalibrating their security priorities, with renewed respect for Turkey’s strategic importance and defence industry.

29 Jul 2025 - 6:00PM

Turkish soldiers march in a military parade in Istanbul last August. Photo: AFP

Semiconductors

Intel slashes a fifth of staff as new CEO revamps chipmaking business

The company will halt planned factories in Poland and Germany, and consolidate chip packaging operations in Vietnam and Malaysia.

25 Jul 2025 - 11:19AMvideocam

United States

Musk’s AI company scrubs posts after Grok chatbot makes antisemitic remarks

The incident, which included praise for Hitler, adds to a string of controversies for Grok, developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI.

10 Jul 2025 - 1:14PMvideocam

Ukraine war

Zelensky signs decree for Ukraine’s withdrawal from anti-personnel mines treaty

Driven by Russia’s widespread use of mines, the decision aims to restore Ukraine’s right to defend its territory.

30 Jun 2025 - 2:27PM

A Ukrainian sapper on demining operations in the Kharkiv area, northeastern Ukraine. File photo: EPA-EFE

Ukraine war

Russia launches biggest aerial attack since start of the war, Ukraine says

Ukraine loses an F-16 and its pilot while defending against heavy Russian air attack.

30 Jun 2025 - 10:23AM

China-EU relations

Rare earths, Taiwan discussed as Wang Yi meets EU envoys at Polish embassy

Gathering comes ahead of European leaders’ summit in Beijing with President Xi Jinping to mark 50 years of diplomatic ties.

26 Jun 2025 - 10:10PMvideocam

India

India, Poland and Hungary make space flight comeback with Axiom mission to ISS

Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla is the first Indian in space since Rakesh Sharma, who took part in a Soviet-led initiative in 1984.

26 Jun 2025 - 5:54PMvideocam

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Axiom 4 crew lifts off from Kennedy Space Centre Launch Complex 39A on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

Ukraine war

Ukraine reveals details of alleged plot to assassinate Zelensky

Polish former soldier, recruited by Russian intelligence, was to kill Zelensky at an airport in Poland, according to Ukrainian intelligence.

24 Jun 2025 - 10:15AM

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky leaving 10 Downing Street in London on Monday. Photo: AFP

Tourism

How a tragic past lies below Warsaw’s chic and modern exterior

The Polish capital’s rich and often tragic history is seen in places like the Palace of Culture and Science and the Polin Museum.

14 Jun 2025 - 1:15PM

European Union

Polish PM Tusk secures confidence vote amid political turmoil

Tusk called for a vote, noting Poland’s new reality after the election loss of his close ally – Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski to nationalist Karol Nawrocki.

11 Jun 2025 - 11:13PM

Banking & finance

Citigroup to cut 3,500 tech support jobs in China to trim costs

Bank offers above-average separation packages in a move that is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter.

5 Jun 2025 - 8:50PMvideocam

A Chinese national flag is hoisted near the Citigroup Tower in Shanghai. Photo: AP

Global South

Is China’s promise of a new world order a self-serving power play?

As Beijing pitches its multipolar vision, wary potential partners may recalculate their hedges rather than shift alliances, experts say.

5 Jun 2025 - 6:00AM

Thailand

Meet Thailand’s first-ever Miss World: Suchata Chuangsri

The 22-year-old Phuket native – who speaks Mandarin, English and Thai – plans to use her new platform to champion breast cancer awareness.

2 Jun 2025 - 12:15PM

Donald Trump

Trump-backed Nawrocki wins Poland’s presidential election

Polish conservative Karol Nawrocki, an amateur boxer and historian who embraces nationalist historical narratives, will succeed Andrzej Duda.

2 Jun 2025 - 6:19PM

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