Sweden’s coastguard has boarded and taken control of a suspected stateless vessel on the country’s Baltic waters, authorities said, adding that investigations are underway aboard the ship.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has invited Prime Minister Donald Tusk to talks next week on a proposal to boost military spending using the national bank, with Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Central Bank Chief Adam Glapiński also set to attend.
Russia is providing Iran with intelligence that includes the locations of U.S. warships and aircraft in the Middle East, potentially helping Tehran track American military assets as tensions escalate in the region.
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“Zelenskyy is making a political mistake because he’s giving fuel to Orbán’s campaign,” said TVP World News Director Adam Jasser, commenting on the latest Ukraine–Hungary dispute after Volodymyr Zelenskyy escalated rhetoric in reference to Viktor Orbán ahead of Hungary’s elections next month.
European investigators have identified 22 suspects linked to a series of exploding parcel attacks across Europe in 2024, which authorities believe were carried out on behalf of Russia’s GRU military intelligence service.
Seven Ukrainian bank employees detained by Hungarian authorities while transporting about $82 million in cash and gold from Austria to Ukraine have been released and returned home, Ukraine’s foreign minister said. The group worked for the state savings bank Oschadbank.
French luxury brand Dior could reopen two flagship stores in Moscow by January 2028, according to financial filings from the company’s Russian subsidiary. The brand closed its shops in Russia following Moscow’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Iceland will hold a referendum on August 29 on whether to reopen EU membership negotiations, Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir has announced. Talks with Brussels were halted in 2013, while a recent poll shows 45% support joining the bloc while 35% oppose it.
“We intend to propose measures that will not lead to a depletion of our foreign exchange reserves,” said Adam Glapiński, President of the National Bank of Poland, adding that the central bank plans to continue building gold reserves as Poland considers new ways to fund defense spending.
The EU has suspended visa-free travel for Georgian diplomatic passport holders, pointing to democratic backsliding and a crackdown on protesters, opposition figures and independent media in the country.
Ukraine offers interceptor drones to partners in the Persian Gulf in exchange for Patriot air defense missiles, which are in short supply on the front lines of his country, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius is in Poland to begin a tour of weapon production sites across the European Union. The visit to Warsaw is part of a so-called “Missile Mission” aimed at rapidly expanding arms production across the EU.
Polish swimmer Karolina Szczepaniak is attempting to set a world record for the longest non-stop swim, aiming to remain in the water for 72 hours straight at the Warsaw University of Physical Education's pool.
Polish high school student Dawid Kot from Szczecin has won a gold medal at the International Winter Artificial Intelligence Olympiad in Ljubljana, Slovenia, scoring 91.7 out of 100 points and placing fifth overall among the world’s top young AI competitors.
“Our present circumstances require the full cooperation of all government institutions,” said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, urging President Karol Nawrocki to quickly present concrete proposals on allocating National Bank of Poland funds towards defense spending.
Legionella bacteria have been found in a Polish water park’s water system, forcing its closure after a laboratory mix-up delayed the detection of the contamination for about a week.
Nearly 3,000 Polish citizens have left the Middle East since U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran began, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, adding the EU is ready to help co-finance Poland’s effort to evacuate those still stranded.
Iceland’s government has proposed holding a referendum on August 29 on whether to resume European Union accession talks, fast-tracking a pledge to hold a vote by 2027, as rising geopolitical tensions and economic pressures revive interest in EU membership.
Fox News aired footage of a low-cost Ukrainian interceptor destroying a Russian-launched Shahed drone, but mistakenly described it as part of America’s “high-tech arsenal” taking down Iranian UAVs in the Middle East.
The remains of a Polish man murdered in 2021 have been found inside a suitcase in the U.K., marking a breakthrough in a case that investigators have been working on for five years.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned its citizens not to travel to Hungary, citing safety concerns amid a rapidly escalating diplomatic dispute between the two countries.
Fox News aired footage of a low-cost Ukrainian interceptor destroying a Russian-launched Shahed drone, but mistakenly described it as part of America’s “high-tech arsenal” taking down Iranian UAVs in the Middle East.
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