Soldiers and volunteers in southwestern Poland laid sandbags Wednesday near swollen rivers around the city of Wroclaw to protect homes and businesses after days of flooding across Central Europe. Poland joins Austria,

By Barbara Erling WROCLAW, Poland (Reuters) -Flood defences in Poland's third-largest city Wroclaw looked to have held firm on Thursday, after the worst floods in at least two decades ravaged central Europe this week.

Poland's third-largest city Wroclaw was bracing for peaking flood waters on Thursday, with early indications its defences were holding firm, after the worst floods in at least two decades ravaged central Europe this week.

Heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk has been released after being briefly detained at Krakow airport in Poland

Undisputed heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk was released after being detained by law enforcement at Krakow Airport in Poland, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday.

World heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk was detained at Krakow Airport (Poland) yesterday evening. Later, the Ukrainian boxer was released, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to investigate the incident.

WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski said on Friday a pledge worth 5 billion euros ($5.6 billion) from the European Union to help the country cope with the fallout from its worst flooding in at least two decades may not be enough to cover its losses.

Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski said on Friday a pledge worth 5 billion euros ($5.6 billion) from the European Union to help the country cope with the fallout from its worst flooding in at least two decades may not be enough to cover its losses.

The leaders of four countries hit by Storm Boris will meet Thursday in Poland with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to discuss aid for the flood-hit region. The death toll from the storm which has hit central and eastern Europe in recent days rose to 24 on Wednesday and some areas are still under threat from rising waters.