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Poland: Country in Central Europe
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. The territory is characterised by a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and temperate transitional climate. Poland is composed of sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the fifth largest EU country by land area, covering a combined area of 312,696 km2 (120,733 sq mi). The capital and largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin.

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Which countries have the deadliest air pollution in Europe? [Video]

Which countries have the deadliest air pollution in Europe?

Deaths from air pollution have fallen in the EU, but mortality rates were highest in Bulgaria, Poland, and Hungary.

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UK and Poland to sign new security and defence treaty [Video]

UK and Poland to sign new security and defence treaty

British prime minister Keir Starmer visited Poland on Friday to discuss border issues and military support for Warsaw.

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Starmer hails 'fantastic' discussions with Tusk and Duda [Video]

Starmer hails 'fantastic' discussions with Tusk and Duda

Sir Keir Starmer has hailed his "fantastic" discussions with Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the "growing relationship" between the two countries, on a visit to Poland...

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Starmer launches UK-Poland defence pact talks [Video]

Starmer launches UK-Poland defence pact talks

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced talks on a UK-Poland Defence Treaty during a visit to meet the country’s political leaders. Speaking alongside Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, he..

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UK and France Secretly Discuss Deploying Troops to Ukraine as Peacekeepers Amid Ongoing War: Report [Video]

UK and France Secretly Discuss Deploying Troops to Ukraine as Peacekeepers Amid Ongoing War: Report

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have reportedly discussed deploying European peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, according to the Telegraph. While Ukrainian..

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Polish minister flags defence priorities and weaning off Russian fuel [Video]

Polish minister flags defence priorities and weaning off Russian fuel

Poland is committed to driving a strong defence agenda and weaning Europe fully off Russian fossil fuels, the country’s Minister for European Affairs Adam Szłapka has told Euronews.

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Poland's Tusk accuses Russia of plotting 'acts of terror' against airlines [Video]

Poland's Tusk accuses Russia of plotting 'acts of terror' against airlines

The Kremlin has previously denied Western claims that Russia has organised acts of sabotage and attacks across Europe.

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German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius arrives in Kyiv to underscore support for Ukraine [Video]

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius arrives in Kyiv to underscore support for Ukraine

The surprise visit comes a day after Pistorius met with his counterparts from France, the UK, Italy and Poland to discuss coordinating their defence plans and assistance for Ukraine.

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Defence ministers of five NATO countries hold talks in Warsaw on aid to Ukraine [Video]

Defence ministers of five NATO countries hold talks in Warsaw on aid to Ukraine

The meeting of the defence ministers from the EU's largest countries together with the deputy defence minister of Great Britain comes as Poland begins its rotating presidency of the EU and as Europe..

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Poland says Netanyahu will not be arrested if he attends Auschwitz memorial event [Video]

Poland says Netanyahu will not be arrested if he attends Auschwitz memorial event

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu will not be detained despite the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant.

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Lithuania ramps up power grid security ahead of Russia decoupling [Video]

Lithuania ramps up power grid security ahead of Russia decoupling

Lithuania’s government says it will boost security on its power grids with Poland ahead of planned decoupling from Russian energy system next month.

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Poland inaugurates EU Council presidency with opening gala [Video]

Poland inaugurates EU Council presidency with opening gala

An opening gala was held at the National Theatre in Warsaw as Poland inaugurated its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it assumed on 1 January 2025.

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Polish farmers take to the streets in protest ahead of EU presidency Gala [Video]

Polish farmers take to the streets in protest ahead of EU presidency Gala

On the eve of the inauguration gala for the Polish Presidency of the EU, Polish farmers descended on the capital Warsaw to protest against European policies affecting the farming sector.

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Hungary's controversial presidency of the Council of the European Union comes to an end [Video]

Hungary's controversial presidency of the Council of the European Union comes to an end

Poland gears up to take-over presidency of the European Union as controversial Hungarian term comes to an end.

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Poland plans to take Hungary to European Court of Justice over political asylum case [Video]

Poland plans to take Hungary to European Court of Justice over political asylum case

Hungary has granted political asylum to a Polish opposition politician wanted on suspicion of corruption, an act that triggered a diplomatic spat between the two nations.

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Ukrainian Singer Banned for 10 Years Over Polish Language Insult: What Was the 'Vulgar' Joke? [Video]

Ukrainian Singer Banned for 10 Years Over Polish Language Insult: What Was the 'Vulgar' Joke?

Ukrainian musician Kirill Bledny, frontman of the band Poshlaya Molly, has been banned from entering the European Union for ten years after making controversial remarks about the Polish language. In a..

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Video When Honolulu Plane Crashes Into Building, Chilling Audio Of Pilot's Final Moment Surfaces [Video]

Video When Honolulu Plane Crashes Into Building, Chilling Audio Of Pilot's Final Moment Surfaces

A chilling video has emerged showing the moment a Kamaka Air Cessna 208 Caravan plane crashed into a building near Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii, killing two people. The..

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in surprise visit to Lviv [Video]

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in surprise visit to Lviv

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk in the Ukrainian city of Lviv on Tuesday. Tusk expressed his country’s unwavering support to Ukraine, as..

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Which Europeans have better skills in literacy, math and problem-solving? [Video]

Which Europeans have better skills in literacy, math and problem-solving?

Finnish adults score the highest in literacy, math, and problem-solving skills, while Portugal, Poland, Italy and Lithuania fall below the OECD average in all three competences.

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Brussels green lights Poland's plan to temporarily suspend right to asylum [Video]

Brussels green lights Poland's plan to temporarily suspend right to asylum

The new guidelines put forward by Brussels reflect the right-wing shift that is rapidly reshaping the bloc's migration and asylum policy.

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Meet the Polish punk rocker fighting for a culture of remembrance [Video]

Meet the Polish punk rocker fighting for a culture of remembrance

Trupa Trupa are much more popular abroad than in Poland itself. Singer Grzegorz Kwiatkowski believes it's because of the themes they deal with in their music, history's darkest chapters, especially the..

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Lavrov and Blinken trade blame for Ukraine war escalation at OSCE meeting in Malta [Video]

Lavrov and Blinken trade blame for Ukraine war escalation at OSCE meeting in Malta

The visit marked Lavrov’s first visit to an EU member country since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 but the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Poland and Estonia walked out of the room during his..

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Poland says it will maintain strict asylum policy during EU presidency [Video]

Poland says it will maintain strict asylum policy during EU presidency

Over the last three years, Poland has faced a surge of attempted border crossings from Belarus, prompting stronger security measures and ongoing discussions over migration policies.

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy urges increased pressure on Russia [Video]

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy urges increased pressure on Russia

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy called for more pressure on Russia, while Nordic-Baltic leaders and Poland's Tusk pledged additional support for Ukraine and discussed regional security.

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Medvedev warns of NATO Strikes; Escalation looms with NATO's Ukraine Support, Global Fear Rise|WATCH [Video]

Medvedev warns of NATO Strikes; Escalation looms with NATO's Ukraine Support, Global Fear Rise|WATCH

Russian official Dmitry Medvedev hinted at potential strikes on NATO bases in Poland and Romania if Western long-range weapons continue to be used against Russia. Highlighting NATO's alleged direct..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 03:29Published

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Rust premieres three years after fatal shooting - but cinematographer's mum refuses to attend

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Alec Baldwin's Western film Rust has premiered at a festival in Poland, three years after the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on set.
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Police search for British woman who went missing in Poland over a week ago

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Scorer Robertson praises 'unbelievable' Souttar

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Match winner Andy Robertson is keen to shine a light of praise on another of Scotland's defenders, John Souttar, following victory in Poland.
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Poland reach the last eight of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals with a 2-0 victory over Spain in Malaga.
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