Russia Summons Polish Diplomat over Embassy School ‘Seizure’

A person walks in front of the Polish embassy building in Moscow, Russia, 02 May 2023. (EPA)
A person walks in front of the Polish embassy building in Moscow, Russia, 02 May 2023. (EPA)
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Russia Summons Polish Diplomat over Embassy School ‘Seizure’

A person walks in front of the Polish embassy building in Moscow, Russia, 02 May 2023. (EPA)
A person walks in front of the Polish embassy building in Moscow, Russia, 02 May 2023. (EPA)

Russia said on Tuesday it had summoned Poland's chargé d'affaires to protest against what it called the "seizure" of its embassy school building in Warsaw last week.

Poland took over the building on Saturday, arguing that Russia was illegally occupying Polish state property. Russia called the move an "illegal seizure".

"These steps by Warsaw will certainly not go without a proper response from us, which will not take long," Moscow's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

Already hostile relations between Russia and Poland have worsened since the start of the war in Ukraine; Warsaw has positioned itself as one of Kyiv's staunchest allies.

Russia's ambassador to Poland said last week that Polish prosecutors had seized significant amounts of money from the frozen bank accounts of the Russian embassy and trade mission.



Two Highway Crashes in Southeastern Afghanistan Kill 50 People

People who were injured in a traffic accident receive treatment at a hospital in Ghazni, Afghanistan, 19 December 2024. EPA/SAMIULLAH POPAL
People who were injured in a traffic accident receive treatment at a hospital in Ghazni, Afghanistan, 19 December 2024. EPA/SAMIULLAH POPAL
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Two Highway Crashes in Southeastern Afghanistan Kill 50 People

People who were injured in a traffic accident receive treatment at a hospital in Ghazni, Afghanistan, 19 December 2024. EPA/SAMIULLAH POPAL
People who were injured in a traffic accident receive treatment at a hospital in Ghazni, Afghanistan, 19 December 2024. EPA/SAMIULLAH POPAL

Two highway crashes in southeastern Afghanistan have killed a combined total of 50 people and injured 76, a government spokesman said Thursday.
One was a collision between a passenger bus and an oil tanker on the Kabul-Kandahar highway late Wednesday, said Hafiz Omar, a spokesman for the governor of Ghazni province.
The other was in a different area of the same highway, which connects the Afghan capital with the south, The Associated Press reported.
“The injured have been taken to hospitals in Ghazni and authorities are in the process of handing over the bodies to families,” said Omar. Patients in a more serious condition were transferred to Kabul. Women and children are among the casualties, he added.
Traffic accidents are common in Afghanistan, mainly due to poor road conditions and driver carelessness.