Poland reintroduced restrictions on movement along parts of the border with Belarus on Thursday because of increased migration pressure that has involved violence against security officials. The ban will be in force for 90 days and affects 37 miles (60km) of the land border between Nato member Poland and Belarus, an autocratic state aligned with […]
FILE – A Polish soldier patrols the border with Belarus, in Bialowieza Forest, on May 29, 2024, the day after a young soldier, Mateusz Sitek, was stabbed in the chest by a migrant who thrust a knife through a gap in the fence. He died of his wounds on June 6. The Polish parliament observed […]
Jan. 7—U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Moosic, this week reintroduced the Openness in Political Expenditures Now (OPEN) Act — legislation that would protect the integrity of U.S. elections by requiring corporations to be more transparent with their shareholders about political activities and prohibit organizations from abusing their tax-exempt status. The OPEN Act would require corporations to […]