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Poland plans to strengthen armed forces - MoD

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Poland will enlarge its armed forces due to the threat posed by Russia, the country’s defence minister has said.

F-35 pilots to start training next year - ministry

Polish pilots will begin training next year on the F-35, the stealth, multi-role combat aircraft due to enter service in the Polish air force in 2024, the defence minister announced on Thursday.

Poland remembers those who died in service to nation abroad

Poland's defence minister has paid tribute to Poles killed serving their country in military operations outside Poland.

Europe’s alliance with US is the foundation of its security - minister

Poland's defence minister has said there “is no alternative to an alliance between Europe and US” and that Europe must get closer to its American ally.

US Army 5th Corps forward command officially established in Poznan

The defence minister has welcomed the establishment of a new US army headquarters in Poland, saying its presence will deter a “potential aggressor”.

US sees Poland as its main ally - defence minister

The US perceives Poland as its main ally, we have joined the most important allies of the US, Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak has told a congress of Gazeta Polska clubs (reader groups of the right-wing Gazeta Polska daily - PAP).

President ratifies Polish-US defence cooperation agreement

President Andrzej Duda on Monday ratified the Poland – United States Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement during a ceremony held at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw.

Defence ministry launches helpline for social support centres, NGOs

Poland's defence minister announced on Thursday the launch of a 24-hour helpline for social aid centres and NGOs which need support from the armed forces during the coronavirus pandemic.

Army deploys 2,000 soldiers to help at 600 hospitals

Two thousand Polish soldiers will be assigned to 600 hospitals where they will assist in administrative matters including reporting on free beds for COVID-19 patients, Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak tweeted on Wednesday.

Over one-third of beds in military hospitals for COVID-19 patients

As many as 35 percent of all beds in Polish military hospitals are to be designated for COVID-19 patients, the Defence Ministry wrote on Twitter on Monday.

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Art & Culture

Tokarczuk teams up with illustrator Joanna Concejo for latest book described as ‘an experiment with form’

The picture book which was first published in Polish in 2017 as ‘Zagubiona dusza’ has now been translated into English under the title ‘The Lost Soul’.

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Exclusive

‘I grew up in death camp house’: Extraordinary story of women born in Auschwitz and who has lived there ever since

Once asked to draw the view from her bedroom window for homework, Anna Odi couldn’t decide whether to draw the crematorium or the gallows where Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess was executed. She told TFN: “I think I am a hostage to the stories of people who experienced this hell. I am continuing what my parents started, to be a witness. Like my parents, I owe it to the victims.”

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