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Poland sanctions 365 Belarusians over journalist's imprisonment

Poland has imposed sanctions on a further 365 Belarusian citizens over the imprisonment of a journalist of Polish origin in Belarus, the interior ministry said on Monday, amid rising tensions between Warsaw and Minsk.

Reuters

Bank holiday chaos as British Airways cancels more than 150 flights

Some Friday departures to Athens, Warsaw and Reykjavik have been grounded as BA struggles to recover its operation

The Independent UK

Chess: Carlsen loses to a Pole in Poland with Polish Defence before winning run

The world No 1 chose 1 d4 b5 as Black against Radoslaw Wojtaszek and was in trouble by move nine before resigning at move 38, but later won seven games in a row to take first prize in Warsaw

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Freedom House report on former Warsaw pact says Hungary's democracy ranking is sliding

Hungary's record on democracy slid further last year, US research group Freedom House said Wednesday, as it faulted the conduct of elections in which right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban again triumphed.

Radio France Internationale

Warsaw Slams Noa Kirel’s Shoah Comments

Israeli pop sensation Noa Kirel's remarks on the Holocaust drew an outspoken response from Poland.

Zenger

Russian parliament chief proposes Polish truck ban, says Warsaw owes Moscow billions

Russia's top lawmaker on Sunday called for a ban on Polish trucks transiting Russian territory and for Poland to compensate Moscow financially for what he said was the Soviet rebuilding of the east European country after World War Two.

Reuters

Poland urges China to pressure Russia to end war in Ukraine

Poland called on China to exert pressure on Russia to end its war in Ukraine during a meeting between two top officials in Warsaw, the Polish foreign ministry said on Friday.

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‘What did the pope know?’: Poles divided over John Paul II abuse cover-up claims

Legacy of Karol Wojtyła under scrutiny as Poland comes to terms with scale of sexual abuse in Catholic church

The Guardian - UK

Hunt for suspected spy balloon as mystery object flies into Polish airspace

Warsaw loses radar contact with object that entered its airspace from direction of Belarus

The Independent UK

Pole to Pole: 10 brilliant things to do in Poland

Buzzy cities offer museums of vodka, croissants or codebreaking, plus there are mountains, lakes and beaches – and piles of glorious food

The Guardian - UK

Speedway GP’s most successful rider ever admits record is on course to be broken

Warsaw hosts the second round of the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix season with home hero Bartosz Zmarzlik already storming to the top of the standings as he eyes another world title

Daily Mirror

How Russians end up in a far-right militia fighting in Ukraine

Danil Yugoslavsky had long hated Vladimir Putin. The tech worker says he protested for fair elections in Russia for several years before he left his homeland in despair in 2017 and eventually settled in Spain.

Reuters

Ukraine flags block Russian ambassador's path on Victory Day

A large installation representing Russian atrocities in Ukraine blocked the path of Russia’s ambassador to Poland as he sought to lay a wreath at a Warsaw memorial to Soviet soldiers

The Independent UK

Russian jet intercepts Polish plane over Black Sea

A Russian fighter jet intercepted a Polish plane patrolling for the EU's border agency over the Black Sea, causing the pilots to temporarily lose control of the aircraft, Warsaw said Sunday.

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Russia Summons Polish Diplomat over Embassy School ‘Seizure’

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".…

Reuters

Russia summons Polish diplomat over embassy school 'seizure'

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.

Reuters

Russia pledges harsh response after Polish 'seizure' of embassy school in Warsaw

Russia on Saturday promised it would respond harshly to what it said was Poland's illegal seizure of its embassy school in Warsaw, an act it called a flagrant violation of the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations.

The Independent UK

Chopin museum reopens in Warsaw with new original exhibits

A baroque Warsaw mansion hosting a museum dedicated to Polish pianist and composer Frederic Chopin reopens this week after months of renovations spurred by the pandemic

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Italian reporter shot in Kherson ambush, Russia says Poland seized money from Warsaw embassy

Reporter Corrado Zunino for the Italian newspaper La Repubblica is injured and his Ukrainian fixer killed in an ambush in southern Ukraine, most likely by Russian snipers, the paper writes on its website.

The Independent UK

Poland: prosecutors open probe into opposition leader Tusk

Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into alleged abuse of power by opposition leader Donald Tusk when he was prime minister a decade ago

Reuters

EU's top court halves daily fine on Poland in judiciary dispute

The European Union's top court has halved the daily fine imposed on Poland in a dispute over judicial reforms to 500,000 euros, it said on Friday, adding that Warsaw had largely implemented the reforms it required.

The Independent UK

Daffodils bloom as symbol of Warsaw ghetto uprising memory

Yellow daffodils are everywhere in Warsaw this week, a symbol of remembrance of the 1943 uprising by Jews in the city's ghetto against Nazi Germany

France 24

Holocaust survivors, descendants mark 80th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Descendants of the 400,000 Jews imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto marked the 80th anniversary of their doomed uprising against their Nazi occupiers on Wednesday with concerts, exhibitions and speeches given by Polish, German and Israeli leaders. Family members of the survivors gathered to share their ancestors’ stories and asked questions…

Reuters

Poland marks 80th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Eighty years on from the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising - the largest Jewish revolt against Nazi Germany during World War II - Poland marked the heroism of those who took part with a warning to the world against sowing hatred.

The Independent UK

Watch: German, Polish, and Israeli presidents mark 80th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Polish president Andrzej Duda, and Israeli president Isaac Herzog came together on Wednesday, 19 April, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

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