Iga Świątek advanced to the 3rd round of the WTA hard-court tournament in Cincinnati. The leader of the women's tennis ranking defeated American Sloane Stephens 6:4, 7:5 on Wednesday.

Three medals for three female representatives of Poland on Wednesday evening at the European Athletics Championships. The silver in the 400m run was won by Natalia Kaczmarek, and Anna Kiełbasińska reached for the bronze. A big surprise was the success of Ewa Różanska, who was second in the hammer throw.

The prosecutor's office is continuing to investigate the pollution in the River Odra. The case is being dealt with by a specially appointed team of investigators. Over 220 witnesses have already been heard. Today, parliamentary committees dealt with the ecological catastrophe of the Odra River.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wants to create a coalition of countries that limit the number of visas issued to Russian citizens, Deputy Minister Marcin Przydacz has announced. In turn, Finland has already limited the number of visas available to Russians to 500 a day. Yesterday, Estonia announced the end of issuing tourist visas to Russians. 

In the morning, Russian troops launched a missile attack on the Kharkiv region in northeast Ukraine. More than five missiles were fired from Belgorod,...

Robert Karaś continues to push the limits of human ability. The 33-year-old continues to fight his way through the 10xIronman course in beautiful style. He fights for the historic record.

“I make no secret of the fact that I have this impression that Russia is making various hybrid efforts and has an influence on certain European politicians. Unfortunately, you can see that it plays a role in the decision-making processes in these countries. However, I believe that fewer and fewer representatives of the political class will trust Russia if Russia can be trusted at all, and such mistakes will not be duplicated in the future," Vasyl Zvarych, Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Poland, says. The interview was conducted by Tomasz Sakiewicz for "Gazeta Polska."

Urszula Łoś won the silver medal in the European Track Cycling Championships in Keirin in Munich on Tuesday. Katarzyna Wasick, however, with a time of 24.20 won the silver medal in the 50m freestyle at the European Aquatics Championships in Rome.

Founded six years ago by an 18-year-old high school student and her father, SimFabric, a gaming company, has just debuted on the main floor of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW). After a two-year stay on the NewConnect market, the company was valued in the prospectus at PLN 68 million. It produces games, among other things, and a recently received grant of PLN 25 million will allow it to build a state-of-the-art research and development centre.

Surrounded by greenery, friendly to four-legged visitors and super eco. That’s how the 5th edition of the BNP Paribas Green Film Festival is organized. The festival takes place on Czerwieński Boulevard at the foothills of Wawel Castle in Kraków. The festival town, which hosts the largest environmental initiative in Poland, can be visited from August 14 to August 21.

“We emphasize all the time that if all democratic countries had reacted as Poland had done, this war would not have lasted long and there would not have been so many casualties. The attitude of the Poles, I mean, the speed of their reaction, the defence of international law, help for people in need. It illustrates what European solidarity should look like. Such behaviour should be the basis of the European Union because only this will ensure our security in the future," Vasyl Zvarych, Ambassador of Ukraine to Poland, says in an interview with “Gazeta Polska.”

For 173 days Russian forces have been attacking Ukraine. One person was killed and four injured on Monday as a result of Russian shelling in a residential area of Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine. Anton Listopad, one of the leading air force pilots in the Ukrainian army, died in the war with the Russian aggressor.

Jakub Majerski picked up the first Polish medal at the European Aquatics championships in Rome. The Pole in the 100-meter butterfly final lost only to Swiss Noe Ponti and Hungarian Kristof Milak.

Aleksandra Lisowska won the gold medal in the women’s marathon at the European Athletics Championships in Munich. The Pole reached the finish line at a time of 2:28:36. Lisowska is the first Pole ever to win a medal in a marathon at the European Championship!

Today, August 15, Poles celebrate Polish Army Day and the anniversary of the 1920 victory over Soviet Russia at the Battle of Warsaw during the Polish-Soviet War. The Ministry of Defense and the Polish Army have planned numerous state, patriotic and religious, cultural and entertainment events for the whole weekend (Aug 13-15).

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As the zucchini season has begun, it would be a sin not to eat it. A perfect pairing for fresh zucchini can be traditional Polish potato pancakes. Such a combination along with homemade garlic sauce is luscious and mouthwatering!

The Ukrainian intelligence officers intercepted a Russian soldier's conversation in Ukraine who complained about the number of people in Russian forces who refused to fight.