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• POLAND-WARSAW-PLANT FESTIVAL October 19, 2025
  (251019) -- WARSAW, Oct. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People select potted plants during the Plant Festival held at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland on Oct. 18, 2025. The event attracted many plant enthusiasts to shop for indoor and garden plants. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua)
• European politicians ignored by Daddy Trump Hungarian MEP October 18, 2025
  Critics of Budapest are simply jealous over the US decision to pick the country for Trump-Putin talks, MEP Andras Laszlo saysEU politicians have been behaving "like jealous children" over US President Donald Trump's decision to pick Hungary to host the upcoming talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, according to Hungarian MEP Andras Laszlo.The European […]
• Germany is getting slapped in the face by its allies, again and again October 18, 2025
  Warsaws refusal to hand over the Nord Stream bombing suspect is both illegal and insulting but Berlin will take it anywayPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk just couldn't resist an opportunity to bait the Germans and rub it in just how humiliated they are now. And not once but twice: First, when one of the Ukrainians […]
• Germany is getting slapped in the face by its 'allies', again and again October 18, 2025
  Warsaw's refusal to hand over the Nord Stream bombing suspect is both illegal and insulting - but Berlin will take it anyway Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk just couldn't resist an opportunity to bait the Germans and rub it in just how humiliated they are now. And not once but twice: First, when one of […]
• Saudi Finance Minister, IMF Affirm Commitment to Supporting Syria October 18, 2025
  Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan, who chairs the International Monetary and Financial Committee, and International Monetary Fund ( IMF) Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, have affirmed their commitment to supporting Syria and its institutions amid the challenges country is facing.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the IMF meetings in Washington, Al-Jadaan said: The international community […]
• Mexico-EU trade deal to take effect in 2026 October 18, 2025
  MEXICO CITY, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's new trade agreement reached with the European Union (EU) is expected to take effect in February 2026 after being signed in the coming months, said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday. The Modernized Global Agreement, replacing the EU-Mexico Global Agreement reached in 2000, "does include tariff reductions on […]
• Poland blocks German Nord Stream sabotage probe October 17, 2025
  A Warsaw court has refused to extradite a Ukrainian suspect wanted by Berlin over the 2022 pipeline blastsA Polish court has refused to extradite a Ukrainian suspect in the Nord Stream sabotage case to Germany, ordering his immediate release and ruling that the alleged actions can be seen as "rational and just" in the context […]
• Conference in Sarajevo calls for digital transformation, regional cooperation in logistics October 17, 2025
  SARAJEVO, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Third International Conference on Logistics concluded Friday in Sarajevo, with participants urging faster digital transformation and stronger regional cooperation to enhance Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) competitiveness. The two-day event, organized by the Foreign Trade Chamber of BiH (FTC BiH), brought together around 200 experts, freight forwarders, and transport professional
• EU countrys government at odds over record military spend October 17, 2025
  Lithuanias draft budget was approved amid internal disagreementsLithuania's draft budget for 2026 has fueled tensions within the ruling party, after the prime minister accused the defense ministry of misleading the public over military spending plans.This week the Baltic nation's government endorsed a record defense budget of €4.79 billion ($5.6 billion), equal to 5.38% of GDP, […]
• Polish court blocks extradition of Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream blast case October 17, 2025
  WARSAW, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Warsaw District Court in Poland has blocked the extradition of Ukrainian national Volodymyr Z., who was arrested in Poland for alleged involvement in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions, to Germany, the Polish Press Agency reported on Friday. The court ordered the immediate release of the 49-year-old man, ruling […]
• 2 dead after migrant boat sinks off Greek island October 17, 2025
  ATHENS, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Two people died and ten others were injured after a boat carrying migrants sank off the Greek island of Chios, Greek authorities said on Friday. The boat crashed onto rocks off the coast under still undetermined circumstances on Thursday evening, according to the Hellenic Coast Guard. A total of 29 […]
• EU questions Tomahawks value for Ukraine WaPo October 17, 2025
  The deployment of the missiles would be symbolic rather than strategic, the paper has reported, citing officialsSending US-made Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would carry more symbolic than practical value in Kiev's conflict with Russia, the Washington Post has reported, citing EU officials.In the article, published on Thursday, several sources suggested that Washington's deliberations over
• EU questions value of Tomahawks to Ukraine WaPo October 17, 2025
  The deployment of the missiles would be symbolic rather than strategic, the paper has reported, citing officialsSending US-made Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would carry more symbolic than practical value in Kiev's conflict with Russia, the Washington Post has reported, citing EU officials.In the article, published on Thursday, several sources suggested that Washington's deliberations over
• Polish court refuses extradition of Nord Stream sabotage suspect October 17, 2025
  WARSAW, Poland (AFP) - A Polish court on Friday refused a German extradition request for a Ukrainian man suspected of involvement in the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia with Europe. The Warsaw judge said the German request "does not merit being taken into consideration" and ordered the Ukrainian released. The […]
• EU state sees surge in marriages involving Ukrainians media October 17, 2025
  A record number was registered in Poland last yearA record number of marriages between Poles and Ukrainian immigrants was recorded in Poland last year, according to a recent study cited by various media outlets.A total of 2,556 marriages between Ukrainians and Poles were registered in 2024 - a 22% rise from 2022 and nearly three […]
• EU state sees surge in marriages involving Ukrainians - media October 17, 2025
  A record number was registered in Poland last year A record number of marriages between Poles and Ukrainian immigrants was recorded in Poland last year, according to a recent study cited by various media outlets. A total of 2,556 marriages between Ukrainians and Poles were registered in 2024 - a 22% rise from 2
• Europe should focus on preparing for peace rather than war: Hungarian PM October 17, 2025
  BUDAPEST, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Europe should focus on preparing for peace rather than war, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday in an interview with national radio Kossuth. "Europe should not be preparing for war but for peace," Orban said, adding that the continent's biggest problem is the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. "What […]
• UP Police conducts inspections ahead of Deepotsav celebration in Ayodhya October 17, 2025
  Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 17(ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police have been conducting continuous inspections across the city of Ayodhya to ensure the safety of the people ahead of the Deepotsav 2025. Speaking with ANI, Ayodhya SSP Gaurav Grover said, 'Continuous inspections of all sites are being conducted by the District Magistrate along with other police […]
• EU Chief welcomes agreement on EUR1.5 billion for European Defence Industry Programme October 17, 2025
  Brussels [Belgium], October 17 (ANI): European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has welcomed the agreement on European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP), which will see EUR1.5 billion towards strengthening European defence industry and supporting Ukraine. The presidency of the Council and negotiators from the European Parliament (EP) reached a provisional agreement on the EDIP- […]
• COAS Gen Dwivedi, Polish counterpart discuss strengthening defence cooperation at UNTCC in Delhi October 17, 2025
  New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi and Lieutenant General Marek Arkadiusz Sokolowski, General Commander of the Polish Armed Forces, held a detailed discussion on enhancing defence cooperation on the sidelines of the United Nations Troop Contributing Countries Chiefs' Conclave (UNTCC) in New Delhi. In a post on […]