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The interior of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw. Photo: AP

Why architect calls his Warsaw Museum of Modern Art ‘a magic box’

Open and full of light, the new modern art museum is part of Warsaw’s post-communist renaissance. Its architect, Thomas Phifer, explains.

Italy sends first migrants to Albania under new deal

Inside Hitler’s Wolf’s Lair, where he was almost assassinated

EU mulls curbs on China’s surging fast fashion online retailers

European Commission considers punitive actions to curb explosive market growth of Chinese merchants deemed ‘direct threat’ to European producers.

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Surging shipments of low-value items from China to the EU have sparked calls for greater scrutiny, and curbs. Photo: Reuters

Opinion | How Chinese EV makers can survive and thrive in Europe

China can produce affordable EVs for the world if executives adapt their management practices to fit with European cultural norms and regulations.

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Intel secures Amazon as AI chip client, outlines turnaround plans

CEO Pat Gelsinger outlined steps that Intel would take to revive itself, after it reported disastrous second-quarter earnings.

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Death toll rises as Storm Boris lashes central and eastern Europe

8 people have died as swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia hit by high winds and floods.

A view of the overflowing of the Staric River on Sunday following heavy rain that hit the village of Lipova-Lazne in the Czech Republic. Floods have been battering central and eastern Europe since Friday, with at least four dead in Romania, one dead in Poland and four missing in the Czech Republic. Photo: EPA-EFE

Poland’s support of Manila over South China Sea signals fears over trade impact

While Poland’s stance could anger China, it arose from its history of territorial losses to stronger states, analysts say.

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Russia launches early morning missile attack on Ukraine’s capital

Ukrainian air defence units destroyed more than a dozen cruise and ballistic missiles, Kyiv’s military administration said.

Russia’s most intense strike in weeks targets Ukraine’s power grid, killing 7

Joe Biden condemned strikes as ‘outrageous’, said Washington will continue surging energy equipment to Ukraine to support its energy grid.

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Rescuers stand by the cars of a transport company destroyed by a massive Russian missile and drone attack on Monday. Photo: Ukrinform / dpa

Poland eyes stronger defence industry ties with India as...

New Delhi had historically relied heavily on Moscow for defence supplies but in recent years has sought to diversify, a process that has intensified since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) shakes hands with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk as he leaves the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw. Photo: Reuters

Poland will strive to host Summer Olympics in 2040 or 2044: PM Donald Tusk

Poland won 10 medals altogether in Paris and took 42nd place in the overall standings, making it the country’s worst performance since 1956.

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EU subsidy raids on Chinese company Nuctech were legal: court

Landmark decision rejects firm’s assertion that complying with bloc’s regulation put it on collision course with mainland criminal laws.

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July’s inflation blip will do little to derail US Fed’s September rate cut

The recent easing of price pressures has bolstered Fed officials’ confidence that they can start to lower borrowing costs while refocusing their attention on the labour market.

A supermarket in Montebello, California, on May 15, 2024. Photo: AFP

World leaders pay tribute to Biden as he drops out of White House race

UK PM Starmer says he respects Biden’s decision to drop out as Canada’s Trudeau calls US president ‘a partner to Canadians – and a true friend’.

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US President Joe Biden shakes hands with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) in Washington on July 11. Photo: PA Wire / dpa

Poland continues coal mine rescue efforts with 2 miners missing, 10 injured

Coal mining is considered hazardous in Poland, where some coal mines are prone to methane gas explosions or to cave-ins.

EU probing Chinese wind-turbine firms in Germany for state subsidies

Development coincides with Beijing launching its first retaliatory moves against bloc’s foreign-subsidies regulation amid bilateral tensions.

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‘Trump-proof’ Nato? Europeans look to safeguard military alliance

European leaders heading to Tuesday’s Nato summit in Washington are confronting the prospect that the military alliance’s most prominent critic may return to power.

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Then US president Donald Trump in 2019. File photo: AP

How to say place names most get wrong like Laos, Oaxaca, Leicester

Think you can pronounce these hard-to-say countries, cities and other places? Try your hand at Phuket, New Orleans, Leicester, Reykjavík, Kaohsiung, Laos, Yosemite, Oaxaca, Edinburgh and more.

Belgium own goal sends France into Euro 2024 quarter-finals

Lucky break sends the 2022 World Cup runners-up into a last-eight tie on Friday as they remain on course to become European champions for a third time.

Singapore outranks Japan for world’s most powerful passport in 2024

Singapore passport holders have the most flexibility for travel worldwide, with the ability to visit 195 countries without a visa.

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Singapore passport holders have the most flexibility for travel worldwide. Photo: Shutterstock

German far-right politician back in court over banned Nazi slogan

Controversial German far-right politician Bjoern Hoecke said he was ‘completely innocent’ as he went on trial for using a banned Nazi slogan that has already earned him a conviction.

Protesters hold placards reading ‘Bjoern Hoecke is a Nazi’ in front of the court. Photo: EPA-EFE

France battle past Austria at Euro 2024 but Mbappé suffers broken nose

France required own goal by Austria’s Max Wober to secure the three points; captain Mbappé went off bloodied with a broken nose.

EU leaders see top jobs deal returning von der Leyen by end June

Consensus builds that Ursula von der Leyen would get a second term, other top EU jobs go to Antonio Costa and Kaja Kallas.

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Police shoot axe-wielding man in Hamburg ahead of Euro 2024 match

Police shot and injured a man who threatened them with an axe and a Molotov cocktail on Sunday. A 39-year-old German man has been identified as a suspect in the incident.

Police at the scene after officers shot a man armed with a pickaxe and a Molotov cocktail near the Reeperbahn in Hamburg-St Pauli, Germany on Sunday. Photo: dpa

Off the beaten track destinations vie to bring in Hong Kong tourists

Kazakhstan and Ethiopia among less well-known tourist destinations vying for Hong Kong visitors at International Travel Expo in Wan Chai.

The Hong Kong International Travel Expo will run for four days from Thursday. Photo: Edmond So

Belarus to join Russia’s second-stage nuclear exercises

In theory the use of tactical nuclear weapons could deliver a stunning shock to the West without necessarily prompting a full-blown nuclear war, though the risk of triggering a cycle of escalation would be huge.

Putin in diapers: deepfake film on Russian leader sells big at Cannes

Director Patryk Vega uses AI to put the ruler’s face on an actor’s body to create a biopic that depicts the ruler from age 10 up to his fictional death.

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Poland
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Poland. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Capital
Warsaw
Head of State
President Andrzej Duda
Head of Government
Prime Minister Donald Tusk
last updated:
25 September, 2024
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