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Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashes during air show rehearsal

The pilot was killed during training exercises ahead of the Air Show 2025 International Air Show scheduled for the weekend.

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Europe's NATO allies set to jointly reach 2% spending target this year

The 2% of GDP guideline was instituted in 2014, but allies have recently pledged to up the target for core defence spending to 3.5% of GDP.

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Poland to build Europe's first small-scale nuclear power plant

Poland’s first small modular nuclear power plant, or SMR, will be built in Włocławek, energy company Orlen announced on Thursday, the first project of its kind in Europe.

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Flashbang grenade injures Polish soldier in border migrant clash

Poland has faced a migration crisis at its Belarus border since 2021, with Warsaw accusing Minsk of using thousands of migrants from Africa and the Middle East in a hybrid warfare operation, luring them with false promises of EU access.

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Ukrainian refugees mark Independence Day with mixed emotions

Ukrainian refugees marked Independence Day with mixed emotions. Many are uncertain about returning due to safety concerns, while others cannot return as their homes no longer exist.

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Expert: drone incidents will continue in Poland

'If the conflict across our border continues, the risk of further incidents is significant', warns Andrzej Kinski, editor-in-chief of the monthly magazine Wojsko i Technika, commenting on the drone explosion in a cornfield in Osiny, eastern Poland.

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Will Poland and Europe miss out on crypto due to over regulation?

The cryptocurrency industry is growing fastest in Asia, and with Donald Trump's second term, the US has joined the race. Meanwhile, Europe has focused on regulating this new sector of the economy. What does this mean for businesses and customers?

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Russian military drone crashes and explodes in eastern Poland

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the media that the drone was a Russian version of the Shahed model, which is produced by Iran.

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Monument taken down in Poland under communist symbols law

A monument of the “Polish-Soviet Brotherhood in Arms” was removed on Monday morning in Ploty, near Gryfice in northwestern Poland.

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Polish army to mark 1920 military victory with large Warsaw parade

Some NATO troops will also attend Friday's commemoration of the defeat of the Red Army at the Battle of Warsaw.

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Poland charges suspect over parcel bomb amid Russia sabotage fears

Four foreign nationals have been investigated over a parcel containing explosives that was sent via a courier company in Poland last year.

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'A garden to remember': The hidden stories of Warsaw's Łazienki Park

The exhibition "The Life of a Royal Garden", held at Warsaw's Łazienki Park, is not only a walk through the eras and garden styles, but also a profound look at the people who created, nurtured and lived in this garden.

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Nawrocki’s first trip as Polish President will be to meet Trump in US

US President Donald Trump has officially invited President Karol Nawrocki to the White House. This will be Nawrocki's second meeting with Trump, as the two previously met during the Polish presidential campaign in May.

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EU Commission reacts to Poland's alleged misuse of recovery funds

Last year, Donald Tusk's government unblocked billions of euros of frozen EU reconstruction funds for Poland, which was considered a significant success for the ruling coalition. Now, however, the government faces allegations of misspending these funds on yachts, saunas and other luxury goods.

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Duda defeats world champion Gukesh in Katowice blitz clash

Katowice in southern Poland hosted a high-profile chess encounter on Thursday as reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju faced Polish grandmaster Jan-Krzysztof Duda in a blitz match.

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What lies ahead for Karol Nawrocki, Poland's new president?

Poland's new President Karol Nawrocki is expected to challenge Prime Minister Donald Tusk's policies, raising questions about potential effects this might have both at home and abroad.

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Almost 50% of Poles want Prime Minister Donald Tusk to resign

Almost half of Poles believe that Prime Minister Donald Tusk should resign, according a poll conducted just days before president-elect Karol Nawrocki's inauguration.

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Poland extends border controls with Germany and Lithuania

Border controls with Germany and Lithuania, which were introduced by Poland on July 7, have been extended until October 4. They were originally in place until August 5.

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Poland to outnumber UK, Germany, France, Italy in tanks by 2030

Germany, Italy, the UK and France have a combined total of 950 tanks. Only two NATO member states - Greece and Turkey - will have more tanks than Poland once its latest deal with South Korea is completed.

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Over 100,000 Ukrainian companies founded in Poland since 2022

Since the outbreak of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainians residing in Poland have established more than 13,000 companies and around 90,000 sole proprietorships, according to data from the Polish Economic Institute and Gremi Personal.