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Russia fires drones into Poland days after Trump meeting with NATO ally

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Just one week after President Donald Trump met with Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the White House Russia fired some two dozen drones into the NATO nation on Wednesday.  

The assault prompted NATO allies to militarily respond to the apparent Russian attack, and for the first time brought Poland to the closest it has been to open conflict since World War II.

Soldiers patrol the street after a drone or similar object struck a residential building according to local authorities, following violations of Polish airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine, in Wyryki municipality, Poland Sept. 10, 2025.      (Agencja Wyborcza.pl/Jakub Orzechowski/via Reuters)

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The Kremlin on Wednesday claimed there is “no evidence” that the drones were of “Russian origin” after Andrei Ordash, Moscow’s chief diplomat in Poland who was summoned by Warsaw, told Russian state-owned media outlet RIA, “We see the accusations as groundless.”

“We know one thing – these drones were flying from the direction of Ukraine,” he added, according to a translation by a DW report. 

Ordash’s comments contradicted assessments by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said that “at least two Russian drones that entered Polish territory during the night used Belarusian airspace. 

“In total, at least several dozen Russian drones were moving along the Ukraine-Belarus border and in the western regions of Ukraine, approaching targets in Ukraine and, apparently, Poland,” he added. 

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Polish President Karol Nawrocki, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Washington.  (Evan Vucci/AP Photo )

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Neither NATO, the White House nor Poland’s defense ministry immediately responded to questions by Fox News Digital on whether drones that reportedly entered Polish airspace did so intentionally. 

However, a White House official told Fox News Digital that “President Trump and the White House are tracking the reports out of Poland, and there are plans for President Trump to speak with the President Nawrocki today.”

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told parliament on Wednesday that at least 19 Russian drones entered Poland’s airspace and eight crash sites were confirmed where they appear to have been shot down by NATO forces, though information on the exact figures is still being collected, reported the Associated Press. 

 An infographic shows a map of downed Russian drones in Poland that violated its airspace during strikes on Ukraine on Sept. 10, 2025.  (Photo by Yasin Demirci/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said in a statement on Wednesday that “A full assessment of the incident is ongoing.”

“What is clear is that the violation last night is not an isolated incident,” he added in reference to similar situations in which Russian drones have increasingly crossed NATO borders in recent months. 

Tusk called the incident “a large-scale provocation” and said “the situation is serious, and no-one doubts that we must prepare for various scenarios.”

Rutte said NATO leaders held a meeting this morning after Poland enacted Article 4, which triggers urgent talks “whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence, or security of any of the Parties is threatened.”

Rutte confirmed that the overnight drone attack not only scrambled Polish warplanes, but also Dutch F-35s, Italian Airborne Warning and Control Systems, NATO Multi Role Tanker Transport system for air-to-air refueling, and German Patriots were “activated” and “successfully ensured the defense of NATO territory.”

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A member of the Polish army inspects a damaged house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine and some were shot down by Poland, in Wyryki, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, Sept. 10, 2025.  (Kacper Pempel/Reuters)

“This is the first time NATO planes have engaged potential threats in Allied airspace,” spokesperson for the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, U.S. Army Col. Martin L. O’Donnell, said Wednesday. “NATO, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, and all of Allied Command Operations is committed to defending every kilometre of NATO territory, including our airspace.”

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Argentinian flight instructor jumps to death from plane, 22-year-old student forced to land alone

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A flight instructor jumped to his death out of a small aircraft over Argentina, forcing the student pilot he was teaching to land the plane herself.

Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, 42, was on board a two-seat Cessna 150G on Saturday when he made the decision to jump out over the province of Córdoba, according to CNN, which cited its Argentinian affiliate TN.

“He made this tragic decision on board an aircraft with another person by his side,” Eduardo Álvarez, director of the Flying Parrot Córdoba flying school where Bertazzo worked, told TN. “It’s impossible to think about it or understand it, but the human mind is so complex.”

An undated photo of Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, a 42-year-old pilot who jumped to his death from a plane on Saturday, July 4 in Argentina. (Instagram/Leandro Bertazzo)

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Rosario, the 22-year-old student, later told authorities that Bertazzo told her, “You know what you have to do, carry on,” before taking off his gear, opening the door and leaping out, according to Álvarez.

Opening the door of a plane midair is incredibly difficult. Álvarez said it would be akin to trying to open the door of a car traveling 124 miles per hour.

Cessna 150m FRA150M climbing out after take-off with flaps deployed and hills behind. (aviation-images.com/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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Álvarez said that Rosario managed to land the plane safely, despite being in “complete shock.” There was no damage to the plane, according to TN.

Álvarez noted that Bertazzo had gone on a flight with another student earlier in the day.

A view from the main road of the flight school Bertazzo worked at, Flying Parrot Córdoba. (Google Maps)

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Álvarez also told TN that Bertazzo had visited a psychiatric institute, something that was only known by his family prior to his death.

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Prosecutors in Córdoba will lead the investigation into Bertazzo’s death. The plane he jumped from is now in police custody.

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Former US Olympian pleads not guilty in DC reflecting pool vandalism case

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Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn denies damaging US President Donald Trump’s Washington, DC reflecting pool renovation.

A former US Olympian has pleaded not guilty to vandalising the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, in a case that has drawn national attention amid accusations that the administration of US President Donald Trump is trying to shift blame for a troubled renovation.

David “Davey” Hearn, a 67-year-old three-time Olympic canoe racer, entered his plea in federal court on Thursday after prosecutors accused him of “maliciously” damaging the “American flag blue” lining installed at the bottom of the reflecting pool at Trump’s request ahead of celebrations taking place at Washington’s National Mall for the 250th anniversary of the United States’ independence on July 4.

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Federal prosecutors allege Hearn pulled at the liner on June 19, causing more than $1,000 in damage. He has been charged with destruction of government property, an offence that carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years.

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Hearn denied the allegations. He admitted he stopped at the pool during a bike ride, reached inside and touched a section of lining that was already peeling away, but that he did not remove or damage it. He told The Associated Press he let go when a park employee told him to stop.

Hearn’s lawyers argue the prosecution is an attempt by the Trump administration to deflect attention from what they describe as a botched renovation project.

“This indictment reflects the administration’s effort to shift blame for their own failures,” they said in a statement. “The justice system exists to determine facts, not to provide political cover.”

The 620-metre (2,030-foot) reflecting pool reopened in June after Trump ordered the new liner to be installed across the bottom. He said he was compelled to go ahead with the $14.7m renovation after a friend visiting from Germany called the pool dark and disgusting.

But within days, algae began to spread across the surface, the water turned chartreuse green, and sections of the liner began peeling away.

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Experts have explained that the dark new coat of paint at the bottom of the pool would elevate the temperature and allow algae to grow, and that algae blooms in water are common at this time of year, especially in shallow, stagnant water like that of the pool.

Trump blamed the issues on vandals, claiming without evidence that “corrosive and destructive chemicals” were poured into the pool and that vandals “took some form of knife or blade” and put a long “gash into the beautiful facade”, although no one has been charged over those alleged acts.

The US president warned that anyone who allegedly damaged the pool could face long prison terms. “Please remember that there is a 10 year prison sentence for the destruction, or even the attempted destruction, of such things — Which will be fully enforced!” he wrote on Truth Social.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 02: U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia on July 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. Pirro announced that former Olympic canoeist David Hearn has been indicted by a grand jury on charges related to alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announces on July 2, 2026, that former Olympic canoeist David Hearn has been indicted by a grand jury on charges related to alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool [Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP]

Last week, US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced the indictment against Hearn, accusing him of intentionally damaging the liner.

The US Department of the Interior has said that at least six people were arrested on suspicion of vandalising the pool in the weeks after it reopened. National Guard troops and US Park Police were deployed to protect the site, which was fenced off during July 4 celebrations.

Thursday’s hearing drew a packed courtroom, with dozens of supporters waiting outside after Hearn entered his plea.

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The reflecting pool’s problems have continued, with Trump acknowledging it will need to be drained again so the damaged liner can be repaired.

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ANKARA, TURKEY, ⁠July ⁠8 (Reuters) – U.S. ⁠President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he thought ‌he would remove ‌Syria ⁠from ⁠the United States’ list of designated state sponsor of terrorism. “I think I will,” Trump told reporters in response ⁠to ⁠a question ⁠ahead of a meeting with Syrian …
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