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US cyber commander warns countries to ‘wise up’ over the threat of cyber attacks

Alexander said each country had to work out its own means against cyber warfare, and stressed that such steps needed appropriate regulation. He also emphasised the need for response guidelines by organisations like NATO in case of a cyber attack on one of its members. Leszek Szymański/PAP

Ex security chief calls for rules of engagement to counter cyber threats.

Funeral Mass for late Gdańsk mayor at noon on Saturday

A funeral Mass for the late Gdańsk mayor will take place at the St Mary's Basilica in the Baltic city at noon on Saturday.

Police detain suspect for threatening to kill Donald Tusk

Police in the northern Polish city of Gdańsk have detained a 48-year-old local resident suspected of making telephone death threats against European Council President and former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

No-deal Brexit bad for UK, EU, Polish PM says after vote

A no-deal Brexit is a bad solution for both the United Kingdom and the European Union, Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki said on Tuesday after the British parliament rejected the UK-EU divorce deal brokered by British PM Theresa May.

Three held on hate crime charges after calling for ‘more murders’ following Gdańsk mayor killing

Writing on Twitter, Interior Minister Joachim Brudziński said: ‘Some are likely ordinary Internet trolls, naively counting on anonymity, others are mentally disturbed.’ Following the horror killing, thousands of people across Poland took to the streets to pay silent homage to the mayor.

Sound of silence: Thousands turn out to mourn death of Gdańsk mayor murdered at charity event

Following the news that Gdańsk mayor Paweł Adamowicz had died after been attacked by a schizophrenic with a knife during the closing stages of a fundraising event for children, people took to the streets to pay their respects.

Presidential couple, diplomats pay homage to late Gdańsk mayor

President Andrzej Duda, his wife and foreign diplomats in Poland paid homage to Monday-deceased Gdańsk Mayor Paweł Adamowicz, who died from knife wounds inflicted during a Sunday charity gala in Gdańsk.

Profile of a killer: Mayor murderer was schizophrenic bank robber, say officials

The man who knifed Gdańsk mayor Paweł Adamowicz to death in front of thousands of horrified spectators was released from prison last year after serving five years for armed robbery and was receiving psychiatric treatment.

Condolences pour in after death of Gdańsk Mayor

Condolences are coming in from around the world after the Monday death of Gdańsk, north Poland, Mayor Paweł Adamowicz. Adamowicz died of wounds inflicted by a knife attack on Sunday evening during a nationwide charity gala in Gdańsk.

Gdańsk mayor dies after ex-con plunges knife into his heart during children’s charity event

Knife-wielding assailant named as local man Stefan W. had a string of previous convictions for armed robbery.

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