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Polish firefighters preparing to leave for Greece

Wildfires continued to burn out of control on Tuesday to the north and west of Athens, including a blaze near the resort town of Loutraki, where more homes were damaged and evacuations were expanded. Kostas Tsironis/PAP/EPA

Poland will send firefighters to Greece to help it cope with wildfires burning on multiple fronts around Athens, with more extreme heat on the way, the Polish interior minister has announced on social media.

Hero dog who saved lives in Turkey being treated for injuries after returning home

The four-year-old Golden Retriever named Orion was one of eight dogs with the Polish HUSAR rescue team sent to the Turkish town of Besni just hours after the first quake hit.

Twelve people rescued by Polish firefighters in Turkey

Twelve people have been pulled alive from ruined buildings in Turkey by a Polish search and rescue team, a spokesman for Poland's State Fire Service has said.

Rescue services seek inclusion of Ukraine in EU protection scheme

Rescue services from Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic states have appealed to the EU to include Ukraine in the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

From Kyiv to Warsaw: Ukrainian firefighter completes ultramarathon to say thanks to Poland

Volodymyr Skovorek completed the 830-kilometer route in 14-days; dubbed the ‘Ultramarathon of Gratitude’, he entered Warsaw yesterday on Ukraine’s Independence Day.

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Polish WWII agent who Churchill called his favourite spy has luxurious hotel suite named in her honour

One of World War Two's most daring spies Krystyna Skarbek has received an opulent tribute with the naming of a lavish suite in her honour at the new Raffles Hotel in London opened its doors on Friday.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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