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Poland has begun offshore construction on Baltica 2, the country’s largest renewable energy project by capacity and a key part of Warsaw’s plan to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and imported energy.

Russian disinformation has a new target: Polish energy giant Orlen. By leaking only fragments of official files, the Kremlin is spreading false claims about fuel pricing. This latest move seeks to undermine Polish support for Ukraine through lies.

An Israeli soldier has been sentenced to 21 days in prison after desecrating a statue of the Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon by placing a cigarette in its mouth, sparking outrage across Christian-majority countries. Polish FM Radosław Sikorski called it an insult to religious feelings.

Russia has created a network of “patriotic military” training centers to provide a pipeline of fresh recruits for its war in Ukraine, a media investigation has claimed.

Poland’s most wanted man just found a safe haven in the United States. Former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro arrived in the U.S. this week, creating a massive diplomatic and political crisis for both nations. 🧵

Russia is increasingly turning to AI‑generated videos to depict supposed battlefield victories in Ukraine as its actual military progress slows, a military think tank ISW has found.

Péter Magyar is keeping his campaign promise. Hungary’s new prime minister is heading to Warsaw next week for his first official foreign trip as he aims to restore the Polish–Hungarian relations.

A former Polish justice minister facing 26 criminal charges has traveled to the United States despite efforts by Warsaw to detain him, with prosecutors admitting on Monday that no international arrest warrant has yet been issued and that he remains free to travel.

Polish prosecutors have indicted the members of an alleged organized crime network accused of staging hundreds of road accidents that caused almost €5M in losses to insurance companies.

As promised during his election campaign, incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar will travel to Warsaw for his first foreign visit next week.

Poland has submitted a complaint against the recently signed trade deal between the EU and South American trading bloc Mercosur to the EU’s top court.

A booming defense industry. Zelenskyy says close to 20 countries want drone partnerships with Ukraine, and several agreements have already been finalized.

Polish ultramarathoner Tomasz Sobania known as the “Polish Forrest Gump,” has kicked off a grueling endurance challenge, aiming to complete 50 marathons in 50 days across all 50 U.S. states.

Ukraine records dozens of hantavirus infections every year, according to a senior public health official. The comments highlight continued monitoring of the rodent-borne disease by health authorities. tvpworld.com/93188287/how...

A man in southeastern Poland had to flee for his life after discovering a brown bear in his garage.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has rejected a suggestion by Russian President Vladimir Putin that former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder could represent Europe in future talks with Moscow on European security arrangements.

Polish pharmaceutical firm Polpharma has launched a €270 million takeover bid for Romanian drugmaker Biofarm, expanding its footprint in Central and Eastern Europe.

U.S. President Donald Trump has posted on social media that three Polish and two Moldovan prisoners had been released from Belarusian and Russian detention.

President Donald Trump's swift rejection of Iran's response to a U.S. peace proposal sent oil prices surging on Monday amid concerns the 10-week-old conflict will drag on, keeping shipping through the Strait of Hormuz paralyzed.

FC Barcelona won 2–0 against Real Madrid in Sunday’s El Clasico, securing the LaLiga Championship. This trophy will be the 33rd in Polish striker Robert Lewandowski’s career, and his 3rd LaLiga Championship. For Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny, this LaLiga title will be his 2nd.

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“You don’t work if you say no,” said Thysia Huisman, a former model, describing a tangled web of coercion, fear and exploitation surrounding Jeffrey Epstein associate Jean-Luc Brunel and the modeling network tied to him.

Iran responded to a U.S. peace proposal as limited shipping resumed through the Strait of Hormuz amid continued regional tensions and new drone incidents across Gulf states.

“When companies are doing philanthropy, it is absolutely involving money,” said Ryan Turner, International Philanthropy Advisor, highlighting how corporate charity often intersects with branding, business strategy, and public image.

Two Ukrainian drones crossed into Latvia from Russia and struck oil storage facilities, triggering the resignation of Defense Minister Andris Sprūds amid criticism over the country’s air defense systems.

At least three people have died, and six infections confirmed after a Hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, prompting a mass evacuation of passengers from the Island of Tenerife to be followed by a 42-day quarantine as recommended by the World Health Organization.

A dead whale was discovered on a protected beach along Poland’s Baltic coast, near the mouth of the Vistula River. Experts are currently carrying out DNA tests to identify the whale's species.

The Poniatowski Bridge, located in the heart of the Polish capital, Warsaw, became the focal point of Poland’s 1926 coup, when forces loyal to Józef Piłsudski confronted President Stanisław Wojciechowski in a showdown that reshaped the country.

Russia accused Armenia of providing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with "a platform for anti-Russian remarks," in a further sign of cooling relations between two traditional allies, Moscow and Yerevan.

Polish Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek has said that Warsaw would request the extradition of an ex-minister facing multiple charges in Poland after he was spotted at an airport in the U.S.

Polish racing driver Tymek Kucharczyk made Motorsport history as the first Pole to win an Indy NXT Grand Prix at the famous Indianapolis circuit.

Nearly 400 firefighters and emergency crews were deployed on Saturday to control a large forest fire in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, in Ukraine’s Kyiv region.

A crucial football derby in Prague was abandoned just seconds before the home team was set to win the league, as their own fans stormed the pitch.

Germany is reviving its efforts to purchase Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States, according to a report by the Financial Times citing individuals familiar with Berlin's strategy.

The cruise ship hit by a deadly Hantavirus outbreak has arrived near the Port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Reuters footage shows. It will anchor there while passengers and some crew members are evacuated.

Putin told reporters he thinks the war in Ukraine is “coming to an end,” amid a conflict that reshaped global security relations.

Poland’s four-title winning streak in the European Team Speedway Championship ended on Saturday after Denmark beat the home team to the top podium spot.

A teenager died after a collision between two jet skis at a top competition in central Poland on Saturday after efforts to resuscitate the 19-year-old were unsuccessful.

Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking network allegedly used Warsaw as a key transit point, with models from Belarus, Ukraine and Russia changing flights there en route to New York, Paris and St Thomas.

Lithuania has signed a loan agreement worth €6.375 billion under the EU’s flagship SAFE defense funding scheme, seeking to boost its military capabilities amid fears of Russian aggression.

Hungary’s new Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, used his first speech after being sworn in to demand the resignation of President Tamás Sulyok, giving him and other senior officials a deadline of May 31 to step aside.

Russia held its most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years on Saturday due to the threat of attack from Ukraine, where victory for Moscow's forces has proven elusive more than four years into the deadliest European conflict since World War II.

The Kremlin has said that the United States was in a hurry to clinch a peace deal to end the Ukraine war but that getting to any sort of agreement was a very long way off because the issues were so complicated and talks were basically on hold.

A person from Poland who may have come into contact with the hantavirus has been told to closely watch their health and report to medical authorities in case of problems, in the country’s first such case.

May 9th marks WWII Victory Day in countries of the former Soviet bloc. It is celebrated not only in Moscow, but also in some former Soviet republics, including Moldova, which is now an EU candidate country. Our correspondent, Paweł Trzaskowski, is on site for this year's commemorations.

Hungary gets a new PM as Magyar takes his oaths in historic EU shift.

Poland’s former presidential candidate and leader of the far-right opposition Confederation Party, Sławomir Mentzen, was detained at London’s Heathrow Airport for more than three hours in connection with his political activity, according to the politician’s post on X.

Aerial object found near Poland’s border with Russia.

Dutch regulators have slapped a €100 million fine on the operator of ride-hailing app Yango, which has Russian roots, for allegedly storing sensitive customer and driver data on servers in Russia, where Dutch authorities said it could have been accessed by the Russian state.