WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland is one of Europe’s most polluted countries, and a flagship national program to clean the air and curb household heating demand is losing momentum – threatening both public health and the country’s energy security as global conflicts, including the Iran war, destabilize fuel supplies.
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices climbed following the latest rise of U.S.-Iran tensions. U.S. stocks meanwhile gave back a bit of their record-breaking rally Monday. The S&P 500 fell 0.2%. The Dow Jones slipped less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite lost 0.3%. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil topped $95 again.
GENEVA (AP) – Swiss food giant Nestlé says about 12 tons, or 413,793 candy bars, of its KitKat chocolate brand were stolen after leaving its production site in Italy earlier this week for Poland. The company, based in Vevey, Switzerland, said in a statement Friday that “the vehicle and its load are still nowhere to be found.”
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The United States and the Philippines kicked off one of their largest combat exercises Monday in an annual display of allied military might aimed at deterring aggression in Asia, despite Washington’s preoccupation with the war in the Middle East.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland experienced 2½ times more cyberattacks in 2025 compared to the previous year, and the numbers are constantly rising, a government official said Tuesday. The attacks included a destructive infiltration of the country’s energy system in December that was believed to be unprecedented among NATO and European Union members.
LUANDA, Angola (AP) – Pope Leo XIV heads Tuesday to Equatorial Guinea for the final leg of his four-nation African journey, arriving in a country that presents perhaps the most diplomatically delicate challenge of this trip and his young papacy.
POZNAN, Poland (AP) – A generation ago, Poland rationed sugar and flour while its citizens were paid one-tenth what West Germans earned. Today, the economy of the country has edged past Switzerland to become the world’s 20th largest with more than $1 trillion in annual output.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk vowed on Friday to find ways to tap into 43.7 billion euros ($50.1 billion) in defense loans from the European Union despite a veto by the country’s president against a law enabling access to the funds.
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