Warsaw Slams Noa Kirel’s Shoah Comments Israeli pop sensation Noa Kirel's remarks on the Holocaust drew an outspoken response from Poland. Zenger · May 22, 2023
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 · May 21, 2023
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. Reuters · May 19, 2023
‘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 · May 16, 2023
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 · May 13, 2023
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 · May 13, 2023
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 · May 13, 2023
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 · May 11, 2023
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 · May 9, 2023
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. Bangkok Post · May 7, 2023
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".… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 2, 2023
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 · May 2, 2023
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. Reuters · Apr 29, 2023
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 The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023
ABC News · Apr 27, 2023 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 · Apr 26, 2023 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 · Apr 21, 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.
The Independent UK · Apr 20, 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
France 24 · Apr 19, 2023 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 · Apr 19, 2023 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 · Apr 19, 2023 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.
The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising commemorated on 80th anniversary Presidents and Holocaust survivors and their descendants are marking the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Radio France Internationale · Apr 19, 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.
France 24 · Apr 18, 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,…
Reuters · Apr 17, 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.