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Bronze Age sword still in its wooden scabbard features in 3,000-year-old hoard of 'exceptional' objects that are saved for the nation after lucky metal detectorist is handed undisclosed sum
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bronze Age sword still in its wooden scabbard features in 3,000-year-old hoard of 'exceptional' objects that are saved for the nation after lucky metal detectorist is handed undisclosed sum

Daily Mail  

An 'exceptional' 3,000-year-old trove of objects that was found by a metal detectorist in 2020 has been saved for the nation. The Bronze Age Peebles Hoard, which includes a sword and decorated trinkets, was discovered in the Scottish Borders by Mariusz Stępień, who is now 48. The Bronze Age Peebles Hoard, which includes a sword and decorated trinkets, was discovered …

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Polish man sentenced to life in Congo on espionage charges has been released and returned to Europe
7 months, 1 week ago

Polish man sentenced to life in Congo on espionage charges has been released and returned to Europe

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Congolese authorities have released a Polish man who was sentenced there to life in prison on espionage charges, Poland’s top diplomat said Tuesday. The allegations against him said that he had “approached the front line with Mobondo militiamen,” moved along the front line without authorization and “took photos of sensitive and strategic places and secretly observed military …

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Polish man sentenced to life in Congo on espionage charges has been released and returned to Europe
7 months, 1 week ago

Polish man sentenced to life in Congo on espionage charges has been released and returned to Europe

The Independent  

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Polish defense minister fends off criticism after he says he keeps an emergency backpack ready
8 months ago

Polish defense minister fends off criticism after he says he keeps an emergency backpack ready

LA Times  

Poland’s defense minister said Thursday that since early in Russia’s war against Ukraine he has kept an emergency backpack ready, drawing detractors who said his comments did not send a reassuring message about the country’s safety. “You have to be ready for any situation.” A former defense minister said the comment was not reassuring. Such words — even if the …

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Suspected spies arrested in Germany over Russian plot for sabotage attacks on military aid to Ukraine
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Suspected spies arrested in Germany over Russian plot for sabotage attacks on military aid to Ukraine

The Independent  

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Fabio Wardley vs Frazer Clarke: An old-school clash built on setbacks and suspicion
9 months, 1 week ago

Fabio Wardley vs Frazer Clarke: An old-school clash built on setbacks and suspicion

The Independent  

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Verdi’s opera ‘Forza del Destino’ gets its first new production at the Met in nearly 30 years
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Verdi’s opera ‘Forza del Destino’ gets its first new production at the Met in nearly 30 years

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — When the Metropolitan Opera last revived Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino,” a reviewer bemoaned its “four soul-numbing hours of ludicrous plot twists.” That’s harsh. “If you analyze it, you discover the element that ties the whole story together,” said the Polish filmmaker-turned-opera director who is overseeing the Met’s first new production of “Forza” in 28 years. That …

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Poland charges 16 after dismantling Russian spy ring
1 year, 1 month ago

Poland charges 16 after dismantling Russian spy ring

Al Jazeera  

Russian intelligence services organised the spy network to engage in sabotage and propaganda, claims Warsaw. Poland has charged a group of 16 foreigners with espionage after it shut down a Russian spy ring earlier this year. “Charges have been filed against 16 foreigners accused of conducting espionage activities on behalf of Russian intelligence services on Polish territory and participating in …

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Polish generals named to replace top military commanders who resigned in spat with defense minister
1 year, 3 months ago

Polish generals named to replace top military commanders who resigned in spat with defense minister

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s president appointed two senior officers Tuesday to top military positions after two other generals resigned over an apparent spat with the defense minister just days before the country holds a general election. President Andrzej Duda named Gen. Wieslaw Kukula as chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces and Gen. Maciej Klisz as the …

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Polish minister says reinforcement at the border with Belarus is due to hostile rhetoric and actions
1 year, 4 months ago

Polish minister says reinforcement at the border with Belarus is due to hostile rhetoric and actions

Associated Press  

JARYLOWKA, Poland — Poland’s defense minister said Saturday that the country has increased the number of troops protecting its border with Belarus as a deterrent amid “destabilizing” actions by its pro-Russian neighbor. Also a pro-government group in Belarus recently alleged that Poland’s politicians, who support Ukraine in its war against Russia’s aggression, were “igniting the fire of war with their …

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Poland plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus
1 year, 5 months ago

Poland plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland intends to put 10,000 soldiers along its border with Belarus, the country’s defense minister said Thursday as Warsaw worries about the presence of Russian-linked mercenaries in Belarus and migrants trying to cross the border without authorization. Separately, the Polish military said it was searching an area near the border with Belarus for a lost fuse from …

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Poland to send up to 10,000 soldiers to border with Belarus
1 year, 5 months ago

Poland to send up to 10,000 soldiers to border with Belarus

Al Jazeera  

Poland has expressed concerns about the border area since hundreds of Russia’s Wagner mercenaries arrived in Belarus last month. Poland is planning to move up to 10,000 additional troops to the border with Belarus to support the border guard force, according to Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak. Poland has worried increasingly about the border area since hundreds of battle-hardened Wagner mercenaries …

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In defence of boredom
1 year, 9 months ago

In defence of boredom

Live Mint  

In a recent interview, actor and director Dhruv Sehgal spoke about how boredom is a distant feeling now. “This constitutes the basic paradox of consumer capitalism—it gets power from the very thing it vilifies,” Mariusz Finkielsztein writes in the research paper, Consumer Boredom: Boredom as a Subliminal Mood of Consumer Capitalism. “For neurodivergent people, boredom can be often painful as …

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Prince William visits troops in Poland on surprise trip: ‘I’m here because…’
1 year, 9 months ago

Prince William visits troops in Poland on surprise trip: ‘I’m here because…’

Hindustan Times  

Prince William made an unannounced trip to Poland to thank British and Polish troops involved in the Ukraine war. Travelling to Rzeszow in southeast Poland, Prince William met Poland's defence minister Mariusz Blaszczak after which he spoke to members of the Polish defence force and British troops, his office said in a statement. "I’m here because I want to personally …

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Prince William thanks soldiers fighting for Ukraine against Russia
1 year, 9 months ago

Prince William thanks soldiers fighting for Ukraine against Russia

Live Mint  

On March 22, Prince William travelled to southeast Poland on an unannounced trip to thank British and Polish troops who are providing support to Ukraine. The Prince's office stated that he would meet with Poland's Defence Minister, Mariusz Blaszczak, and speak to members of the Polish defence force and British troops stationed in the area. "I’m here because I want …

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Poland to be first NATO member to send fighter jets to Ukraine
1 year, 9 months ago

Poland to be first NATO member to send fighter jets to Ukraine

India Today  

Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday said Warsaw would deliver an initial batch of four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, in what would be the first such shipment by a NATO member. Duda said Poland currently has a dozen or so MiG planes that it inherited from the former German Democratic Republic, which they are "on the verge" of sending …

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Poland detains 9 people suspected of spying for Russia
1 year, 9 months ago

Poland detains 9 people suspected of spying for Russia

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Polish authorities said Thursday that the nation’s security services detained members of a Russian espionage ring, alleging they were preparing acts of sabotage in Poland and had been monitoring railroad routes used for the transport of weapons into Ukraine. Interior Minister Mariusz Kamiński said the Internal Security Agency arrested nine people suspected of spying for Russia in …

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Polish officials observe training of Ukrainians on new tanks
1 year, 10 months ago

Polish officials observe training of Ukrainians on new tanks

Associated Press  

SWIETOSZOW, Poland — Poland’s president and defense minister met Monday with Polish and foreign instructors intensively training Ukrainian troops to operate the German-made Leopard 2 tanks that some European countries and Canada have offered Kyiv to help fight the Russian invasion. Duda voiced hope the tanks would help Ukrainian forces “in a much more efficient way to defeat the enemy.” …

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Poland requests German approval to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
1 year, 11 months ago

Poland requests German approval to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

CNN  

CNN — Poland has formally asked for approval from Germany to transfer some of its German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, its defense minister said Tuesday, raising the pressure on Berlin to respond to Kyiv’s pleas and send its own shipment of vehicles into the battlefield. This is our common cause, because it is about the security of the whole …

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Poland signs deal to buy 2nd batch of U.S. Abrams tanks
2 years ago

Poland signs deal to buy 2nd batch of U.S. Abrams tanks

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s defense minister on Wednesday signed a deal to buy a second batch of U.S Abrams main battle tanks as Warsaw beefs up its defensive capabilities and strengthens military cooperation with Washington in light of Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine. Officials said Poland is the first U.S. ally in Europe to be receiving Abrams tanks. “We are …

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FIFA World Cup 2022: Poland team escorted by fighter jets
2 years, 1 month ago

FIFA World Cup 2022: Poland team escorted by fighter jets

The Hindu  

Robert Lewandowski and his Poland teammates enjoyed a special World Cup send-off accompanied by fighter jets but critics questioned the use of military resources. Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak took to public radio on Friday to defend the decision to escort the team plane through Polish airspace the previous day. Blaszczak on Thursday tweeted: “Our players are already on the way …

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Poles, Czechs vow to protect Slovak airspace as MiGs retired
2 years, 4 months ago

Poles, Czechs vow to protect Slovak airspace as MiGs retired

Associated Press  

MALACKY, Slovakia — Poland and Czechia signed an agreement Saturday to protect Slovak airspace as Slovakia gives up its old Soviet-made MiG-29 jets. Blaszczak said under the agreement, a pair of Polish F-16 fighter jets would begin patrolling Slovakia’s air space starting Sept. 1. He called the effort a way for the neighbors to “deter a possible aggressor.” Slovakia has …

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Poland and South Korea seal $5.8 billion military deal
2 years, 4 months ago

Poland and South Korea seal $5.8 billion military deal

Associated Press  

MORAG, Poland — Poland sealed a deal with South Korea on Friday to purchase $5.8 billion worth of tanks, howitzers and ammunition as the European country steps up its defense and deterrence capabilities in the face of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Polish Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, who is the defense minister, signed the contracts to confirm them and handed …

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Poland expels ’45 Russian spies pretending to be diplomats’
2 years, 9 months ago

Poland expels ’45 Russian spies pretending to be diplomats’

Al Jazeera  

Russian envoy to Poland confirms the expulsions, saying Warsaw gave the individuals five days to leave the country. Poland’s Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski has said the European Union member had “expelled 45 Russian spies pretending to be diplomats”. Jasina also said: “Poland, in coordination with our allies, decided to significantly reduce the diplomatic staff of the Embassy of the Russian …

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