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Ukraine demands action after Polish politician damages UPA memorial

Politics

Kyiv asked Warsaw to assess Grzegorz Braun’s conduct and restore the border-region monument, reopening a sensitive dispute over wartime memory.

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Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski arrives in Kyiv for an unannounced visit

Politics

The wartime trip comes as Warsaw and Kyiv manage trade tensions, defence cooperation and Ukraine’s EU accession agenda.

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European survey finds energy costs are forcing households to skip healthcare and travel

Energy

A ten-country study links persistent fuel and utility pressure to cancelled medical visits and other sacrifices, despite improvement in one headline EU energy-poverty measure.

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Poland says it prevented a threat to a Ukraine border crossing

Security

Donald Tusk says Warsaw now expects more pressure on eastern trade routes, placing protection of EU frontier infrastructure higher on the security agenda.

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EU primary-school pupil-to-teacher ratio falls to 13.3

World affairs

New Eurostat data show teacher resources improving on average while enrolment and staffing trends diverge sharply across member states.

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Russia’s consular restrictions leave some exiles unable to renew passports abroad

World affairs

A new Russian restriction exposes critics convicted in absentia to document expiry, banking barriers and constrained movement, echoing an established Belarusian policy.

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US immigrant-visa interviews resume in Hungary and Poland while a wider appointment pause remains

World affairs

The selective restart follows a court-ordered end to an earlier 75-country issuance suspension but leaves applicants elsewhere facing continued uncertainty.

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TUC urges Burnham to rewrite UK migration reforms over social-care and workplace risks

Humanitarian

Britain’s trade-union leadership has opened a new political challenge to longer settlement waits as recent official data show steep falls in care-worker recruitment.

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Passenger dies after Polish train collides with truck and derails

World affairs

The crash south of Warsaw injured 20 people and prompted Poland's prime minister to call for tougher enforcement at level crossings.

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European gas benchmark climbs above €79 as governments reassess emergency reserves

Energy

Middle East supply disruption has pushed wholesale gas to its highest level since early 2023, although EU officials say there is no immediate shortage.

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New study finds Europeans want deeper unity but doubt the continent can deliver it

Politics

A six-country survey identifies a gap between support for European integration and confidence that political institutions can respond effectively to war, economic pressure and insecurity.

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NATO fighters scrambled three times in a week near Baltic states

Security

A newly published account of Lithuanian defence data details identification missions as allied air defences maintain their eastern-flank watch.

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