US foreign military sales all time high in fiscal 2023
Jan 31, 2024, at 05:24 am
Washington/IBNS: In the fiscal year 2023, the United States witnessed a significant surge in both Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Direct Commercial Sales (DCS), marking unprecedented levels of international cooperation in the defense sector.
Ukraine files WTO lawsuits against Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia over import ban
Sep 20, 2023, at 04:52 am
Kiev/UNI: Ukraine has taken legal action by filing lawsuits with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia for their import restrictions on Ukrainian products, according to the Ukrainian Economy Ministry.
US Secretary of State Blinken discusses events in Russia with Polish FM
Jun 25, 2023, at 03:53 pm
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has discussed the situation involving the Wagner Group private military company (PMC) and its head Yevgeny Prigozhin with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau over the phone, US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said.
Poland: Thousands march for LGBT rights
Jun 18, 2023, at 08:00 pm
Warsaw: Tens of thousands of people marched in Warsaw's Pride parade to demand equality for LGBT people ahead of Polish elections, media reports said.
Poland: Teacher killed, 9 injured in knife attack at daycare centre
May 11, 2023, at 07:57 am
Warsaw: A kindergarten teacher was killed and nine people were injured in a knife attack at a daycare center in central Poland, Polish media reported on Wednesday.
One dead, 9 injured in knife attack at Polish orphanage
May 10, 2023, at 09:30 pm
Warsaw: A knife attack at an orphanage in central Poland has left one teenage girl dead and nine injured, local media reported Wednesday.
'Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia': Joe Biden in Poland
Feb 22, 2023, at 05:57 am
Warsaw/IBNS: US President Joe Biden Tuesday said Ukraine would "never be a victory for Russia" as he delivered a speech in Poland ahead of the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion.
Poland hit amid Russian strikes on Ukraine: Reports
Nov 16, 2022, at 02:17 pm
Warsaw: At least two people died as missiles landed in Poland, close to its border with Ukraine, reports say.
Vladimir Putin a 'butcher', Ukraine war is Russia's 'failure': Joe Biden
Mar 27, 2022, at 04:50 pm
Warsaw/IBNS: As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues for a month now, United States President Joe Biden has called the Russian leader "a butcher" who "cannot remain in power", said reports.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau discusses Ukrainian refugee crisis with Poland officials, pledges support
Mar 11, 2022, at 05:24 am
Warsaw/IBNS: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Poland on Thursday, where an estimated two million Ukrainians including hundresds of children have sought refugee in the face of Russian bombardment that has targeted civilians.
Poland's President urges West to deliver more arms to Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022, at 02:51 am
Warsaw/UNI/Sputnik: Polish President Andrzej Duda on Friday urged Western countries to increase deliveries of weapons to Ukraine as the Russian operation continues.
Human rights defenders threatened at Poland-Belarus border
Feb 16, 2022, at 06:48 pm
New York: Independent UN experts expressed deep concern on Tuesday over allegations that human rights defenders have been threatened at the Polish-Belarusian border, including media workers and interpreters.
End ‘appalling’ Belarus-Poland border crisis, UN rights office urges
Dec 22, 2021, at 09:12 pm
New York: Belarus and Poland must resolve the migrant and refugee crisis at their mutual border, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, describing the on-going situation as “appalling”.
Belarus-Poland crisis: Human rights of trapped migrants ‘paramount’
Nov 13, 2021, at 09:04 pm
New York: Amid growing concerns about the plight of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at the Poland-Belarus border, the UN rights office and UN refugee agency on Friday urged all parties to respect human rights and refrain from using them for political ends.
Uphold safety, human rights on Belarus-Poland border, UN agencies urge
Nov 10, 2021, at 06:02 pm
New York: With news footage showing migrants on the border between Belarus and Poland attempting to dodge teargas and make their way through razor wire, UN agencies called for an “immediate de-escalation”, following weeks of rising tension.
UN agencies shocked by deaths near Belarus-Poland border
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:24 pm
New York: The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and migration agency IOM, called on Tuesday for an immediate investigation into the deaths of four people near the border between Poland and Belarus, due to causes yet to be determined.
Poland starting to lift many of its coronavirus restrictions
May 04, 2021, at 06:13 pm
Warsaw/Sputnik: Poland is starting to lift many of its coronavirus restrictions.
Poland's largest airport evacuated over bomb threat
Apr 05, 2021, at 03:28 pm
Warsaw/Sputnik: The evacuation of passengers has started from the Warsaw Chopin Airport, Poland's biggest airport, over a bomb threat, Dagmara Bielec-Janas, spokesperson for the Polish Border Guard, told reporters.
Poland to receive 7Mln COVID-19 vaccine doses in coming 4 weeks
Mar 25, 2021, at 12:46 am
Warsaw/Sputnik: Poland will receive 7 million doses of coronavirus vaccines in the coming four weeks, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Wednesday.
Poland to receive 7Mln COVID-19 vaccine doses in coming 4 weeks
Mar 24, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Warsaw/Sputnik: Poland will receive 7 million doses of coronavirus vaccines in the coming four weeks, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Wednesday.
Poland President signs agreement on legal cooperation on criminal matters with Taiwan
Feb 03, 2021, at 04:49 pm
Warsaw: Poland and Taiwan have signed an agreement on legal cooperation on criminal matters.
Polish Security Service prevents anti-Muslim terrorist attack: Government
Jan 04, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Warsaw/Sputnik: Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) has detained and indicted several people believed to have been plotting a terrorist attack at a Muslim religious facility, the spokesman for Polish Interior Minister and Coordinator of Special Services Mariusz Kaminski said on Monday.
Poland to open shops from November 28 despite surge in COVID-19 cases - Prime Minister
Nov 21, 2020, at 10:57 pm
Warsaw/Sputnik: Trade centers and shops in Poland will resume operations starting November 28 while complying with sanitary rules, despite a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases per day, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Saturday.
Poland ‘slammed the door shut’ on legal and safe abortions: Human rights experts
Oct 28, 2020, at 11:04 pm
New York: A group of UN independent human rights experts have denounced a court ruling in Poland that bans abortions on the ground of fatal or severe foetal impairment, effectively “slamming the door shut” on safe and legal pregnancy terminations.
Poland imposes nationwide face mask mandate
Oct 09, 2020, at 02:07 pm
Warsaw/Xinhua: Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday that starting from Saturday the wearing of face masks will be mandatory in all public spaces and commercial buildings across the country amid a steep rise in COVID-19 infections.
Chinese province shares COVID-19 treatment experience with Poland
Mar 25, 2020, at 01:09 pm
Hefei/Xinhua/UNI: Medical experts from eastern China's Anhui Province shared their experience on the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) via a video conference with peers and officials of Poland on Tuesday.
Poland to sign F-35 acquisition deal by end of Jan: Defence Minister
Jan 16, 2020, at 07:51 pm
Warsaw/Sputnik: Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Thursday that Warsaw and Washington had completed negotiations on the former's purchase of 32 US-made F-35 fighter jets and were expected to finalize the acquisition by the end of the month.
Turkey will not support NATO in Poland if bloc ignores Ankara's interests: Erdogan
Dec 03, 2019, at 04:56 pm
Ankara:Sputnik/UNI" Turkey will not support NATO's plans to boost the protection of Poland and the Baltic nations if the alliance does not recognize as terrorists the groups Ankara views as national security threats, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
Polish prime minister announces new government
Nov 09, 2019, at 07:51 am
Warsaw/Xinhua/UNI: Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced the new structure of the government on Friday night, following the victory of governing Law and Justice (PiS) in parliamentary elections on Oct. 13.
Idea of ‘homogenous’ Polish culture is a myth: UN human rights expert
Oct 06, 2018, at 07:31 am
New York, Oct 6 (IBNS): An independent UN rights expert has accused the Polish Government of disseminating the “myth” of a “homogenous” Polish culture, in a statement released on Friday.