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Fleeing Russian onslaught, Ukrainians seek safety across western borders

By News Desk

Thousands of Ukrainians are fleeing from war by crossing their borders to the west in search of safety. They left their country as Russia pounded their capital and other cities with airstrikes for a second day on Friday.

Ukrainian refugees begin arriving in neighboring Poland

By Associated Press

Officials said Poland has prepared at least eight centers with food, medical care and places to rest.

U.S. airborne infantry troops arrive in Poland amid tensions

By Associated Press

A few dozen elite U.S troops and equipment were seen landing Sunday in southeastern Poland near the border with Ukraine, following President Joe Biden’s orders to deploy 1,700 soldiers there amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Polish senator sues party leader for slander over surveillance remarks

By Associated Press

The senator is suing the official, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, for slander over comments suggesting he was placed under surveillance in connection to wrongdoing.

Poland admits to buying powerful Israeli spyware

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

The leader of Poland’s ruling conservative party has acknowledged that the country bought advanced spyware from the Israeli surveillance software maker NSO Group.

Amnesty International verifies Polish senator was hacked with Pegasus spyware

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

Amnesty International says it has independently confirmed that an Israeli company's powerful spyware was used to hack a Polish senator when he was running the opposition's 2019 parliamentary election campaign.

Belarus moves some migrants camped in the cold at Polish border to heated building

By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

The migrants, mostly from the Middle East, have been stuck at the border since Nov. 8. Most are fleeing conflict or despair at home and want to reach Germany or other western European countries.

Poland uses water hoses on migrants, condemns Belarus for attack

By Vanessa Gera, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press

The situation marked an escalation in a tense migration and political crisis at the eastern border of the European Union and NATO in which the lives of thousands of migrants who are being used as proxies by Belarus are at…

Merkel asks Putin to ‘exert his influence’ on Belarus regime over migrants

By Vanessa Gera, Monika Scislowska, Geir Moulson, Associated Press

Poland’s Defense Ministry and local police reported Wednesday that multiple groups of migrants tried to enter the country late Tuesday and early Wednesday but that all the people who made it were detained.

Activists give Poland ‘Fossil of the Day’ award

By Associated Press

Environmental campaigners have awarded their ‘Fossil of the Day’ award to the Polish government for giving — and then apparently backtracking on — a pledge to speed up its phaseout of coal power.