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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

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023

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.

Reuters · Apr 21, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

The world remembers the Warsaw ghetto uprising, 80 years on

On 19 April 1943, several hundred poorly armed inhabitants of the Warsaw ghetto began to resist Nazi Germany's efforts to deport Jews to the death camps. The civilian fighters resisted for 27 days. The Germans subsequently burned the ghetto to the ground.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 19, 2023

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: An act of desperate resistance by Polish Jews

It is one of the most emblematic events of World War II. On April 19, 1943 a handful of Jewish fighters revolted against Nazi barbarism that had methodically undertaken the deportation and extermination of 400,000 Jews crowded into the Warsaw ghetto since July 1942. Three weeks after the final uprising,…

France 24 · Apr 18, 2023

Ukraine grain import bans mount as Kyiv seeks transit deal

Slovakia on Monday joined Poland and Hungary in banning grain imports from Ukraine as even Kyiv's staunchest allies come under domestic pressure to shield their agriculture markets.

Reuters · Apr 17, 2023

Hungary and Poland provide model for Israel’s assault on judiciary

Benjamin Netanyahu’s actions remind many of first steps taken by ‘illiberal’ governments in Budapest and Warsaw

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023

Warsaw Ghetto uprising survivor honored on 80th anniversary

Tova Gutstein was 10 years old when the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto launched an uprising against the Nazis

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023

Ukrainian forces cling onto besieged city, China pressed to help end war

Ukrainian and Russian forces battled in Bakhmut, the devastated eastern city which has become a symbol of Kyiv's defiance, while seven civilians were reported killed by Ukrainian artillery strikes in Russian-controlled areas.

Reuters · Apr 6, 2023

Zelenskiy says Poland will help form coalition to supply warplanes to Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said during a trip to Warsaw on Wednesday that Poland would help form a coalition of Western powers to supply warplanes to Ukraine, as it did with battle tanks earlier this year.

Reuters · Apr 5, 2023