Nov 15 WATCH: State Department speaks on reports of Russian missiles hitting Poland By News Desk The State Department says the United States is working with the Polish government to determine the extent of U.S. intelligence reports that Russian missiles crossed into NATO member Poland, where two people were killed. Continue reading
Nov 02 Poland lays razor wire fencing on border with Russia’s Kaliningrad By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Polish soldiers began laying razor wire Wednesday along Poland's border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad after the government ordered the construction of a barrier to prevent what it fears could become another migration crisis. Continue reading
Oct 03 Poland demands $1.3 trillion in World War II reparations from Germany By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Poland's foreign minister has signed an official note to Germany requesting some $1.3 trillion in reparations for the damage incurred by occupying Nazi Germans during World War II. Continue reading
Sep 27 Scandinavian seismic stations register explosions near pipelines, raising fears of sabotage By Monika Scislowska, Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press A series of unusual leaks on two natural gas pipelines running from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany have triggered concerns about sabotage. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 8:42 Poland President Andrzej Duda on Russia’s war in Ukraine, Putin’s nuclear threats By Judy Woodruff, Dan Sagalyn Ukraine's largest neighbor on its western border is Poland, a NATO and European Union member that has its own long and violent history with Russia. Judy Woodruff sat down in New York with Poland's president, Andrzej Duda, as Vladimir Putin… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch 8:28 Poland’s strict abortion laws leave few safe options for women By Rosie Birchard Poland has some of Europe’s strictest abortion laws, and further curbs in recent years have led to mass protests. But many in the historically Catholic nation are staunch supporters of government policy. Now, in what is a European first, one… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch 7:41 An Afghan man’s struggle to find refuge in Poland after escaping the Taliban By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, almost 4 million Ukrainian refugees have fled into Poland, where they’ve generally received a warm welcome. But at the same time, Poland is trying to deter thousands of migrants from the Middle East… Continue watching
Jul 01 How the U.S. compares with the rest of the world on abortion rights By Council on Foreign Relations The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion for almost 50 years. How does regulation of abortion in the United States compare to that in the rest of the world?… Continue reading
May 22 Watch 3:07 News Wrap: Biden arrives in Japan after wrapping up visit to South Korea In our news wrap Sunday, President Biden is in Tokyo after wrapping up a three-day visit to Seoul, concerns grow over the spread of the monkeypox virus, Poland's president addressed Ukraine's parliament, Pennsylvania's Democratic nominee for Senate John Fetterman was… Continue watching
May 22 Russia intensifies offensive in eastern Ukraine as Poland’s president visits Kyiv By Elena Becatoros, Oleksandr Stashevskyi, Ciaran McQuillan, Associated Press The Russian military launched airstrikes and artillery and missile attacks in Ukraine’s industrial heartland, seeking to expand the territory Moscow-backed separatists have held since 2014. Continue reading