Tag: Poland

PHOTOS: Meet Cezar, the Cashmere Bengal Cat Who Looks Like an Adorable Little Lion

Cezar the cat may look like a lion but rather than being ferocious, he is the sweetest feline you’ll ever meet. “My Cezar is exceptionally affectionate, cheerful, and, like all Bengal cats, very gentle,” Cezar’s owner, Wojtek Czachurski, 63, told The Epoch Times. Czachurski, from the small town of Bochnia in southern Poland, works in…


Slovakia Joins Poland in Sending MiG-29 Fighter Jets to Ukraine

The Slovak government on Thursday announced that it would send its fleet of Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, becoming the second NATO member to do so. Slovakia joined Poland in this action. Warsaw announced on March 16 that it would send MiG-29s to Kyiv. Both NATO members and Eastern European countries are neighboring Ukraine….


Capitol Report: Yellen Grilled on Capitol Hill Over Bank Collapse; TikTok Could See Outright Ban in US

A week after the second largest bank collapse in U.S. history, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified before the Senate. She says Americans can feel confident in the banking system, but some lawmakers aren’t buying it. In a drastic escalation, the Biden administration threatens to ban TikTok if its Chinese owners don’t sell their shares. This…


Poland to Become First NATO Member to Send Fighter Jets to Ukraine

Poland announced on March 16 it will send fighter jets to Ukraine, becoming the first NATO member to do so. “When it comes to the MiG-29 aircraft, which are still operating in the defense of Polish airspace, a decision has been taken at the highest levels,” said Polish President Andrzej Duda at a press conference….


NTD Evening News (March 16): ISIS Can Hit US Interests in 6 Months: Centcom; Bidens Got $1 Million From China-Linked Partner: House GOP

A U.S. commander testified on March 16 that the ISIS group operating in Afghanistan is capable of conducting an external operation against U.S. and Western interests within six months. But he added that it’s “much harder for them to be able to do that against the homeland.” The Biden family received over $1 million from…


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (March 16): ISIS Can Hit US Interests in 6 Months: Centcom; Bidens Got $1 Million From China-Linked Partner: House GOP

A U.S. commander testified on March 16 that the ISIS group operating in Afghanistan is capable of conducting an external operation against U.S. and Western interests within six months. But he added that it’s “much harder for them to be able to do that against the homeland.” The Biden family received over $1 million from…


Poland Could Send Fighter Jets to Ukraine in Weeks: Report

Poland could send fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming weeks, said the country’s prime minister on March 14. “That could happen in the coming 4–6 weeks,” Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told reporters without going into specifics. The Epoch Times has reached out to the White House, State Department, and Pentagon for comment. Last year,…


Poland: NATO’s New Bulwark

Commentary During the Cold War, the United States counted on a few key European allies to shore up the NATO alliance. West Germany was the Atlantic Alliance’s front line, hosting hundreds of thousands of troops from several NATO nations. Britain was America’s unsinkable aircraft carrier for medium-range bombers. Italy and Spain provided critical infrastructure for…


A Ticking Time Bomb: The Lethal Legacy of Wrecks From World War II

Scattered around the coasts of the world are ticking time bombs, so far virtually unknown to the public; 6,300 wrecks, sunk in World War II, have been rusting away in the sea for over 70 years. The threat they pose goes way beyond all the oil spill catastrophes ever experienced. In 1989, the tanker Exxon…


Poland Probes Emails From Hacked Account of Government Official

WARSAW, Poland—Prosecutors in Poland have opened an investigation into some emails from the hacked mailbox of a former government official on suspicion that classified information could have been leaked, opposition lawmakers said Wednesday. The investigation is connected to the private mailbox of an aide to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki that was hacked in 2021….