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The latest news, analysis and opinion on Poland. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
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Warsaw
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President Andrzej Duda
Head of Government
Prime Minister Donald Tusk
Ukrainian rescuers working at the site of an overnight Russian attack on a residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. Photo: EPA/State Emergency Service
A broken window of a maternity hospital at the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
A Ukrainian rescuer working at the site of an overnight Russian attack on a residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. Photo: EPA/State Emergency Service
Municipal workers at the site of a Russian missile strike near a maternity hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

8 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine, maternity clinic damaged

Moscow has stepped up its air ‌war in recent months, deploying more of its faster and harder-to-stop drones.

Ukraine war

‘Nato war hawks’ stoking Russia clash as Ukraine strategy falters: Slovak PM

Lessons from China's history

Reflections | A Polish priest’s perilous mission to save a doomed Chinese dynasty

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The Philippines

Poland eyes deeper Philippines defence ties following Black Hawk deal

Warsaw is targeting drones, air defence and artillery exports to Manila as European rearmament fuels global arms ambitions.

A Philippine Air Force officer speaking during the acceptance ceremony for the seven and last batch of S-70i Black Hawk helicopters at Villamor air force base in Manila in August. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

Trump says ‘major progress’ made towards US base in Poland

Announcement comes despite a wider US review of troop levels in Europe and tensions over Nato defence spending.

Ukraine war

Ukraine says ready for ‘de-escalatory steps’ if Russia does same

Kyiv demands genuine commitment from Moscow as Trump claims deal to halt refinery and grid attacks.

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Ukraine war

Poland and Ukraine denounce train strike on route used by foreign dignitaries

Drone attack at Ukraine station 2km from the Polish frontier occurred shortly after visitors – including Boris Johnson – passed through.

A locomotive damaged in a Russian drone attack at Yahodyn railway station near Ukraine’s border with Poland. Photo: Ukrainian Ukrzaliznytsia Railway Company via AP
Robotics

Video | Robots protest to demand AI regulation

Poland’s Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski met with the robot protesters to hear their demands regarding industrial AI usage.

Switzerland

‘Angel of Death’: Switzerland publishes 200-page dossier on Nazi doctor

The war criminal was infamous for carrying out horrific medical experiments on inmates at Auschwitz.

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Ukraine war

Zelensky says Ukraine had no role in Nord Stream pipeline blast

Croatian police have detained a second Ukrainian national in connection with the 2022 sabotage of the pipelines linking Russia to Europe.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sunday. Photo: EPA
South Korea

South Korean ship will test Arctic route to Europe amid Western concern

The Northern Sea Route, chiefly used by Chinese and Russian vessels, could shorten voyages and save fuel, but requires Russian cooperation.

Container ships are loaded with cargo at Busan New Port in Busan, South Korea, in January 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE
China trade

The Polar pivot? China debuts regular Arctic shipping service as Iran war drags on

Operators are fast-tracking northern routes that bypass vulnerable chokepoints in the Middle East.

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Hungary

Driver arrested after Hungary bus crash kills 12 people, injures at least 10

The bus was carrying Polish tourists returning from a pilgrimage, police said, adding it was likely that the driver had fallen asleep.

Ukraine

Poland says it arrested Russian hired to kill Ukrainian-American citizen

Poland ‌says its role ‌as a hub for military and other supplies to neighbouring Ukraine has made it a target for Russian espionage.

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Brussels in June. Tusk said that the Russian ⁠had ⁠been hired to kill a man who had both Ukrainian and US passports, without giving any more information on his identity. Photo: AP
China stock market

Gold breakout rally sends Chinese bullion stocks near record highs

Sovereign-debt risks and reserve diversification seen helping revive investor optimism in the precious-metals market.

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The price of gold rose 1.3 per cent to US$4,479 an ounce on Tuesday. Photo: Shutterstock
European Union

Europe hails AI gigafactory plan, but industry fears deeper US tech reliance

Brussels’ €30b tender for up to 7 AI hubs already benefits US chipmakers and could result in EU-funded computing capacity being sold to US tech giants.

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China-EU relations

EU-China trade: Beijing turns the screws as Brussels tests limits of restraint

Latest sanctions suggest Chinese effort to ramp up pressure on Europe and strike fear into member states before crunch time in October.

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Fifa

Uefa votes to boycott World Cup if Fifa goes ahead with private investor plan

The core investor would be a US investment firm created by Joshua Kushner, the brother of US President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.

US President Donald Trump (right) and Fifa president Gianni Infantino get ready to present the World Cup to Spain in New Jersey. Photo: dpa
Ukraine war

Russia strikes Ukrainian cities in major attack, Poland’s airspace violated

Kyiv and the western region of Lviv on Ukraine’s border with Poland were the main focus of the drone and missile barrage.

China-EU relations

Why did China put a Polish university on its European dual-use export blacklist?

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology placed on export control list alongside defence firms as China hits back at latest EU sanctions.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s TDC to open Egypt office as it eyes African, Nordic markets

Trade Development Council has revamped corporate structure to better help firms in six new industry clusters, chairman Frederick Ma says.

A view of the Pyramids of Giza on the southwestern outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo. Photo: AFP
China-EU relations

China adds 14 EU entities to export control list, hitting back at sanctions

Ministry of Commerce action follows a new round of EU sanctions on Russia that affected 14 firms from mainland China and Hong Kong.

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The flags of the European Union and China in Berlin. Photo: Photothek via Getty Images
World of performing arts

‘Is the piano your boyfriend?’: rising Chinese pianist Lyu Tianyao, 17, opens up

Lyu Tianyao, who has secured a multi-album deal with Decca Classics, reveals why she loves Chopin, how she honours her grandmother and more.

European Union

France and Germany reach nuclear deal as Europe builds up defences

France is the only nuclear power in the 27-member EU, while Germany plans to build Europe’s strongest conventional military by 2039.

Climate change

Opinion | Fire in Spain, floods in China, war in Iran are symptoms of polycrisis

Even as disasters in Spain and China dominate headlines, demand for defence and investment spending is crowding out climate mitigation.

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A firefighting vehicle drives by as smoke and flames rise during deadly wildfires affecting Almeria province in Alfaix, Spain, on July 10. Photo: Reuters
South Korea

Sunk deals: why South Korea’s submarine exports are running aground

After losing bids in Canada and Poland, analysts say Korean shipyards are learning how strategic alignment can trump commercial merit.

South Korean submarines take part in a naval fleet review off the southern port city of Busan last year. Photo: AFP
China exports

Feeling the heat? As China exports soar, Europe’s ports are congested

Amid heatwaves, strikes and surging import volumes, strains on the transport network are causing frequent logistics bottlenecks.

ICBMs

Opinion | China’s missile test is a signal. How non-nuclear states respond matters

The reactions to Beijing’s ‘routine’ exercise put into focus a nuclear order that is rapidly fluctuating from Tehran to Tokyo.

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