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Military cadets light candles to commemorate the 1,000th day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in front of the Motherland monument in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 19. Photo: Reuters

Ukraine war

Outside In | It’s goodbye to ‘peace dividend’, hello to wars and defence binges

Global spending on defence is rising at the expense of social needs. The ‘peace dividend’ years are over.

22 Nov 2024 - 6:07PMvideocam

Nato

US opens missile defence base in Poland to Russia’s irritation

14 Nov 2024 - 2:51PM

Espionage

Russia suspected of plotting to send US incendiary devices through air cargo

5 Nov 2024 - 12:19PM

Architecture and design

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.

28 Oct 2024 - 4:15PM

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

Italy

Italy sends first migrants to Albania under new deal

Italy has built two reception centres in Albania, in the first scheme by a EU nation to divert migrants to a non-EU country.

16 Oct 2024 - 6:56PM

Tourism

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

The son of a former Nazi guard at the Wolf’s Lair visits Hitler’s World War II Polish headquarters, site of a failed assassination attempt.

29 Sep 2024 - 4:15PM

China-EU relations

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.

27 Sep 2024 - 11:40PMvideocam

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

Electric & new energy vehicles

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.

27 Sep 2024 - 6:00AMvideocam

Semiconductors

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.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:37PM

European Union

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.

16 Sep 2024 - 2:22AM

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

The Philippines

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.

11 Sep 2024 - 4:30PMvideocam

Polish Foreign Affairs Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo meet in Manila on September 4. Photo: EPA-EFE

Ukraine war

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.

2 Sep 2024 - 1:24PM

Ukraine war

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.

27 Aug 2024 - 7:43AMvideocam

India

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.

22 Aug 2024 - 7:50PMvideocam

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

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

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.

16 Aug 2024 - 11:49PMvideocam

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s announcement comes after a poor display by Poland at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, where the country won only one gold. Photo: AFP

China-EU relations

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.

14 Aug 2024 - 2:41PMvideocam

Interest rates

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.

11 Aug 2024 - 11:46AM

Joe Biden

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’.

22 Jul 2024 - 12:59PMvideocam

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

Natural disasters

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.

12 Jul 2024 - 12:21AM

China-EU relations

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.

11 Jul 2024 - 2:16AMvideocam

Nato

‘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.

8 Jul 2024 - 10:49AMvideocam

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

Tourism

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.

5 Jul 2024 - 6:59PM

Can you pronounce Leicester properly? Photo: Shutterstock

Euro 2024

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.

2 Jul 2024 - 2:41AM

Singapore

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.

29 Jun 2024 - 11:02PMvideocam

Germany

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.

25 Jun 2024 - 12:09PM

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

Euro 2024

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.

18 Jun 2024 - 7:53AM

France’s Kylian Mbappé collides with Austria’s Kevin Danso during the Group D match between France and Austria on Monday. Photo: Reuters

European Union

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.

18 Jun 2024 - 2:35PMvideocam

Germany

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.

17 Jun 2024 - 3:03AM

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Poland

The latest news, analysis and opinion on Poland. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

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Warsaw

Head of State

President Andrzej Duda

Head of Government

Prime Minister Donald Tusk

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25 September, 2024