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President Karol Nawrocki has canceled a foreign trip after Prime Minister Donald Tusk took responsibility for ordering a raid on the country’s highest court Polish President Karol Nawrocki has canceled a planned trip to Senegal and is returning to Poland after Prime Minister Donald Tusk ordered a raid on the country’s top court. The court has described the raid as a “coup.” Riot police surrounded the headquarters of Poland&rsquo

More than 25 unions have announced actions spanning 113 ports in 22 countries and regions, warning that over $2 billion in cargo could face delays Dockworkers across five continents have launched a coordinated anti-war strike, targeting Israeli arms shipments, US military cargo, and the growing militarization of civilian ports. Organizers say more than 25 unions are mobilizing across 113 ports in 22 countries and regions on Friday in an unprecede

The predictive market platform that allows users to bet on real-world events has blamed the breach on a compromised third-party provider Hackers have swiped at least $2.6 million in user funds from predictive market platform Polymarket that allows people to wager on real-world events, including elections and military action. The company was forced to briefly pause trading on its international exchange, promising to reimburse all affected users. I

Trade, resources and digital ‘cooperation’ sound harmless – until you look at the fine print I’m trying to spend a few weeks back in Canada for some peace and quiet from the usual European drama. Just my luck that Queen Ursula would follow me here, circus and all. She hadn’t even landed in Montreal for the EU-Canada Summit, and already everyone around me was saying that Canada’s “associate membership” had been cancel

A Switzerland-based arbitration court has rejected claims that Russian athletes pose security risks to international competitions The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has reluctantly accepted this week’s ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturning its exclusion of Russian teams from international competitions. The ban was challenged at the Lausanne-based court by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (RIHF) in Augus

The reported warning comes as the Trump administration ramps up efforts to mediate the Ukraine conflict The Pentagon has privately urged the Baltic NATO states to rein in their increasingly aggressive war of words against Russia, warning that the rhetoric is undermining European security, Reuters reported on Friday, citing sources. The reported rebuke comes as the US intensifies its diplomatic push to settle the Ukraine conflict through negotiati

Demonstrators want the massive wildfires blanketing Indonesia in toxic smoke to be declared a national emergency A wave of protests fueled by toxic haze from massive wildfires continues in Indonesia, with thousands of demonstrators rallying in central Jakarta last week. Anti-government demonstrations began earlier this month, around the second anniversary of President Prabowo Subianto’s inauguration. Anger over the government’s handli

Ukraine would be unlikely to defy Washington without continued European support, presidential aide Yury Ushakov has said Ukraine, emboldened by continued European support, is ignoring US President Donald Trump’s calls to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said. Three Russian oil refineries and a gas chemical complex were targeted in overnight attacks on Friday, according to Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr

The Student List previously ruled out joining Western sanctions against Moscow, describing it as a “historically important partner” and “protector” Serbia’s incoming leadership plans to hold talks with Russia to negotiate a long-term natural gas supply agreement, prominent Student List candidate Radomir Saicic has said. The student-backed movement, which defeated the coalition of longtime Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic in a parliamentary e

Four people were killed and 11 injured when a Chinook helicopter on an EU military mission crashed shortly after takeoff An Italian military helicopter has crashed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, killing four people and injuring 11, the Italian Defense Ministry has confirmed. Dramatic footage shows the aircraft spinning out of control before plunging to the ground. The CH-47 Chinook, operated by NATO member Italy, crashed on Thursday near the town of

The US tech giant cleared hundreds of hectares of forest for planned facilities before completing environmental impact assessments Finnish police have launched a criminal investigation into suspected environmental violations at a planned Google data center site, where hundreds of hectares of forest were cleared before the completion of mandatory environmental impact assessments. The Oulu Police Department announced on Thursday that it is investig

Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia reportedly admitted to sharing classified information with journalists and struggled with multiple polygraph tests The Pentagon’s former top military planner allegedly leaked classified information about Iran and Ukraine to journalists, Axios reported on Thursday, citing an internal investigation. US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth fired Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia as head of strategy, plans, and polic

Andrzej Jez has been found guilty of concealing child sexual abuse by priests in his diocese A Polish court has found Catholic Bishop Andrzej Jez guilty of deliberately failing to report two priests accused of sexually abusing children, in a landmark ruling against one of the country’s senior Catholic clerics. The District Court in Tarnow described Thursday’s verdict as “unprecedented,” noting that Jez is the highest-ranki

Two candidates named Dan Sullivan are running in Alaska’s Senate race, prompting accusations of electoral manipulation US President Donald Trump has accused Democrats of fraud over an alleged plot to field a namesake candidate in Alaska’s Senate race. An electoral trick familiar to Russians who remember the political free-for-all of the 1990s, the tactic involves recruiting a candidate whose name matches that of an established politician in

The video by James O’Keefe and Cam Higby centers on Minnesota voting practices allowing one to vote with no ID and to vouch for eight others Conservative US influencers James O’Keefe and Cam Higby are facing felony charges over a video on Minnesota voting practices that allow one to “vouch” for eight others from the same precinct, while not having to show any ID. Titled ‘I Wore Burqa To EXPOSE Election FRAUD In Minneapolis

Lithuania expands military draft as European recruitment drives face public resistance Lithuania will introduce universal male conscription despite public resistance to compulsory military service, the country’s government has announced. The Baltic state reinstated selective conscription in 2015, seven years after abolishing it. Under the new plan, the draft would be extended to all eligible men, while women would continue to serve voluntar

The bloc’s most powerful bureaucrat has refused to backtrack after inviting Canada into an alliance that doesn’t exist EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is stirring up trouble at home during a controversial trip to Montreal, turning what should have been a straightforward trade mission into a petty argument over Canada’s fictional “membership” in the bloc. The EU mandarin traveled to Montreal for the 21st annual EU-Ca

The Rooppur facility, built by Russia’s Rosatom, is the South Asian country’s first nuclear project Bangladesh’s Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant has received the final regulatory clearance, paving the path to commence electricity generation. Rooppur, the country’s first nuclear power plant, was given the nod to advance to Stage C by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (BAERA), the Daily Star reported on Thursday. During this stage, th

Protesters will receive steep fines as nationwide unrest intensifies over demands for the prime minister to resign Albania has imposed steep fines on people who take part in violent protests, citing a recent law imposed in France, in an attempt to quell weeks of clashes between police and protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama. Under measures adopted Wednesday, remaining at a demonstration that turns violent will be a cri

Investigators have placed the 42-year-old suspect near the scene where Prince Albert’s cousin was found dead A Ukrainian man living in Monaco has been charged in connection with the death of Antoine de Massy, a relative of Prince Albert II, the ruler of the wealthy European principality. The 42-year-old suspect, whose identity has not been disclosed, has reportedly lived in Monaco for three decades. Prosecutor General Stephane Thibault announced