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Polish appeals court to rule next month in abortion case which activists say could set a precedent

Jan. 30, 2025 09:03 AM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An appeals court in Poland said Thursday that it would rule next month in the case of a women's rights activist convicted in 2023 of providing another woman with abortion pills. The three-judge panel concluded that the case was complicated and adjourned the...

PHOTO COLLECTION: Poland Auschwitz 80th Anniversary

Jan. 27, 2025 20:32 PM EST
This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

At Auschwitz memorial, survivors see echoes of the past in rising antisemitism

Jan. 27, 2025 17:20 PM EST

OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — Auschwitz survivors warned Monday of the rising antisemitism and hatred they are witnessing in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders and European royalty on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation. In all, 56 survivors gathered...

Death toll in Poland coal mine fire rises to 3

Jan. 25, 2025 15:59 PM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The death toll in a coal mine fire this week in southern Poland rose to three on Saturday, hospital authorities said. The victims were among 16 miners injured at the Knurow-Szczyglowice coal mine Wednesday, when methane gas ignited about 850 meters (2,800...

Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago. The spotlight is on survivors as their numbers dwindle

Jan. 25, 2025 15:18 PM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The world's focus will be on the remaining survivors of Nazi Germany's atrocities on Monday as world leaders and royalty join them for commemorations on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The main observances take place at the site in...

One miner dies and 15 others injured after methane fire at a coal mine in Poland

Jan. 23, 2025 06:42 AM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A coal miner has died following a fire at a colliery in southern Poland, hospital authorities said Thursday. The victim was among 16 miners hurt at the Knurow-Szczyglowice colliery Wednesday when methane ignited some 850 meters (2,800 feet) below ground...

NATO chief says Russian victory over Ukraine would have a costly impact on alliance's credibility

Jan. 23, 2025 04:35 AM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned on Thursday that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the world’s biggest military alliance and that its credibility could cost trillions to restore. NATO has been ramping up its forces...

16 suffer burns, injuries in methane fire at a coal mine in Poland

Jan. 22, 2025 08:03 AM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Doctors said Wednesday that 16 coal miners have suffered burns and injuries from a methane gas fire at a coal mine in southern Poland. Lukasz Pach, head of the regional ambulance service in Katowice, said 14 of those injured have been hospitalized. ...

Poland wants the EU focused on security. Its border with Belarus highlights the challenges

Jan. 20, 2025 00:17 AM EST

POLOWCE, Poland (AP) — Poland's six-month presidency of the European Union is firmly focused on security. As Europe’s biggest land war in decades rages, fewer places highlight the challenges and contradictions of defending the bloc and its values more starkly than the border with Belarus. ...

British PM Starmer visits Auschwitz, vows to fight antisemitism ahead of security talks in Poland

Jan. 17, 2025 15:29 PM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday visited the Nazi German extermination camp at Auschwitz, voicing his “sheer horror” at what he saw there, before holding talks with Poland's leaders on stepping up European defense and tightening Britain's ties with the European...