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Russian spies blamed for sabotage of key railway line in Poland as Vladimir Putin tests Nato

‘This is the first act of sabotage of this scale on Polish tracks since the end of World War II,’ says Lukasz Wojdyga, director of the Centre for Strategic Studies at Warsaw’s Enterprise Institute

Evening Standard

Polish railway explosion was 'unprecedented act of sabotage', Prime Minister Donald Tusk says

The blast on a key railway line used to transport weapons to Ukraine follows a wave of attacks that have hit Poland and other European countries

Evening Standard

Poland's prime minister calls weekend rail line explosion near Warsaw act of 'sabotage'

Meanwhile, Poland's defence chief Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said that the army would examine 120 kilometres of the Warsaw-Lublin-Hrubieszów line, which links the capital to Ukraine by rail and road.

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Polish prime minister says weekend rail line explosion near Warsaw was act of 'sabotage'

Poland's prime minister says a railway line bringing passenger trains into Warsaw from southeastern Poland was an act of sabotage

The Independent UK

Home is where the Hansen is: Poland pays tribute to open form architecture pioneers

Just an hour away from Warsaw, along the River Bug, stands a wooden house, hiding layers of history, complexity and architectural innovation. The creation and residence of renowned Polish architects Oskar and Sofia Hansen is both a showcase and a moving tribute to the "Open Form" style.

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Polish tobacco producers protest as EU weighs up cutting funding to farms

Ahead of a meeting later this month where the EU will decide whether to adopt World Health Organization recommendations to cut funding to European tobacco farms, Polish producers are making their voices heard.

Radio France Internationale

Rosalía’s Warsaw wonderland: Can you unlock the hidden messages in 'Berghain' video?

Evocative, symbolic, and visually arresting - Rosalía’s latest release, 'Berghain' is no ordinary music video. Written in English, Spanish, and German, Marcelina Burzec says the operatic track and parade of avant-garde fashion invites viewers to unravel its intricate layers of meaning.

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Warsaw Stock Exchange seeks developed market status within 3-5 years

The Warsaw Stock Exchange has ambitious plans. According to Tomasz Bardziłowski, CEO of the WSE, it expects to rise to the rank of a developed market in the MSCI classification within the next three to five years. However, experts are tempering this enthusiasm.

Euronews

Michael Smuss, who fought Nazis with Molotov cocktails during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, dies at 99

Michael Smuss, a Holocaust survivor and painter, has died at 99

The Independent UK

A train tour of Europe’s cool northern capitals: from London to Vilnius, via Berlin and Warsaw

My epic rail journey to some of the continent’s most creative and edgy cities mimics a cruise – I hop on and off, eat too much and soak up the culture

The Guardian - UK

Flexing muscles: Is physical fitness becoming a must for politicians?

In times of uncertainty, a politician who displays physical strength can appeal to voters, says Professor Jacek Wasilewski, a media expert from the University of Warsaw.

Euronews

Mirosław Chojecki obituary

Dissident publisher who smuggled presses, dollars, broadcasting equipment, books and audio cassettes into communist Poland

The Guardian - UK

Polish court blocks extradition to Germany of suspect in Nord Stream pipeline attack

Undersea explosions on 26 September 2022, severely damaged the two pipelines. The incident added to tensions over the war in Ukraine as European countries moved to wean themselves off Russian energy sources.

Euronews

This underrated European capital excels in old-world glamour

With neoclassical architecture in ice-cream hues, candlelit Chopin concerts, and bygone confectioneries on every corner, Nicole Trilivas uncovers defiantly old-world side to this formerly drab and suppressed Eastern Bloc city once described as ‘the Paris of the North’

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War and Chopin: Inside the photographic worlds of Wojciech Grzędziński

For two decades now, a certain important pretext has drawn photojournalist Wojciech Grzędziński away from the front line and traditionally leads him to Warsaw - the Chopin International Piano Competition. But what does Chopin have to do with war and conflict?

Euronews

Poland charges former registry employee with providing false identities for Russian spies

Authorities allege the man provided Russia with intelligence from 2017 to 2022, while he was working in the archives of the Warsaw municipality’s civil registry.

The Independent UK

Poland charges former registry office employee with providing false identities for Russian spies

Polish authorities have charged a former Warsaw city council employee with espionage for allegedly providing Russia with fake identities for its spies

Euronews

Tusk says extraditing Nord Stream suspect to Germany is 'not in Poland's interest'

Volodymyr Z — a Ukrainian man wanted in Germany in connection with the Nord Stream blasts in September 2022 — was detained near Warsaw last month.

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'Violence unpunished': Kyiv Biennale examines the healing power of art after war and conflict

The 6th Kyiv Biennale at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw examines the effect of war and conflict and asks how society often allows violence to go unpunished. The idea behind the exhibition was inspired by the revolutionary events in Ukraine's Maidan Square a decade ago.

The Guardian - UK

The Pushkin job: unmasking the thieves behind an international rare books heist

The long read: Between 2022 and 2023, as many as 170 rare and valuable editions of Russian classics were stolen from libraries across Europe. Were the thieves merely low-level opportunists, or were bigger forces at work?

Louder

"I want to try your clothes on!" Toyah and Robert Fripp explore uncharted musical territory in new Sunday Lunch video

They're back! Again!

International Business Times

Poland Cools On Ukrainians Despite Their Economic Success

Warsaw's central business district is booming alongside Poland's economy, but those teaching yoga and taking coffee orders in bustling premises under glass and steel office towers are often Ukrainian.

International Business Times UK

Battlefield 6 Release Date Countdown Gets Louder With Official Theme and Soundtrack Drop

The wait for Battlefield 6 is officially nearing its end. The recent release of its official theme and full soundtrack has only intensified the hype, featuring the return of the iconic 'Warsaw' theme and surprising new tracks performed by Limp Bizkit.

Euronews

Polish rally video resurfaces as fake French protest footage

The video has previously been shared with other misleading captions related to an alleged 'anti-migrant' march in Warsaw.

Euronews

'Ancient ruins of the future' - Polish artist Igor Mitoraj's conversations between past and present

One of Igor Mitoraj's most spectacular works, the monumental sculpture "Tindaro", went under the hammer this week at the Polswiss Art Auction House in Warsaw and fetched a record-breaking €1.6 million. This historic return has sparked a renewed interest in the artist and his reflective works.

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