The ceremony of raising the flags of Poland and the UN started the 11th World Urban Forum in Katowice (WUF11) on Sunday. Sunday is treated as "day zero" of this several-day event, the official opening ceremony of WUF11 will take place on Monday morning.

A deal for Robert Lewandowski's transfer to FC Barcelona is still possible. The Catalans are preparing a third buyout offer for the Pole from Bayern Munich.

Russian authorities have removed the white and red flag from the Polish war cemetery in Katyn. Advisor to President Andrzej Duda, Minister Paweł Mucha said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had protested about this. “A Polish consul was at the site," Mucha informed.

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko during the latest negotiations were to agree on the creation of a Union State. In addition, Reuters reports that Russia is rearming Belarus with Iskander-M cruise missiles flying at around 400km.

It left Poland in November 1995 and arrived in Cyprus in March 1996. It "stayed" there for 26 years, until it was found by a Pole on holiday in Cyprus. Polonez Truck RHD with the steering wheel on the right side is slowly becoming one of the most famous cars in Poland. The Pole who bought it is its first owner.

Coming back from holiday instead of going to work can land you in jail! All you have to do is take with you a piece of the coral reef or a shell of a protected species.

The EU should accept Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and western Balkans country as members, if Europe is to remain a strategically strong region, the Polish prime minister has said.

Residents of Szabda near Brodnica are shocked after a child was found dead in one of the houses in the village. They know little about the family who was said to have rented the house. The investigation, in this case, is being conducted in the direction of murder. The father of the deceased two-year-old girl has been detained.

In eastern Ukraine, in the Zaporizhzhia oblast, an unusual event took place. Soldiers of the Russian Federation were neutralised by tripwires they set themselves. Information provided by the Central Intelligence Agency of Ukraine suggests that a stray goat was the perpetrator of the "attack".

A mallard duck in Rzeszów decided to build its nest in a hollow - more than 10 metres above the ground. When the chicks hatched, the mother called them from below to come down from the tree. Only one duckling decided to perform such a stunt. Fortunately, a team from the Department of Biology of the Institute of Biology and Biotechnology of the University of Rzeszów, the College of Natural Sciences of the University of Rzeszów and firefighters rushed to help.

At an EU summit scheduled for Thursday, the bloc's heads of government will discuss Poland's Suwalki Gap region as well as reinforcement of the eastern flank and the food crisis, Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has said.

Beachgoers in Mielno could have come across an unusual visitor today. A walrus was resting on one of the wild beaches. Its presence is surprising as this species may be found on Arctic coasts.

“A moment ago, I approved an agreement on acquiring 3500 missiles and 600 launch mechanisms of the PIORUN anti-aircraft set for the Polish Army equipment. We are consistently strengthening the Polish Army in order to deter an aggressor. So that the authorities of the Kremlin, the evil empire, which is being recreated before our eyes, would not dare to attack Poland,” said Mariusz Blaszczak, the Minister of National Defence, at a press conference.

Tadeusz Golębiewski, the founder of a hotel chain and a confectionery factory, has died. He died on Tuesday," said Agnieszka Gawinska, responsible for media relations at TAGO.

The District Attorney's Office in Sosnowiec has sent an indictment to the court against Tomasz M., who will be held accountable for, among others, abusing and killing 11-year-old Sebastian from Katowice. This notorious crime, which shocked public opinion across the country, took place in May last year.

Russian troops fired cluster shells on Tuesday at residents of the town of Tsentiv Yar, who were relaxing on a beach by a pond. The attack left one person dead and 11 wounded, Donetsk regional government head Pavlo Kyrylenko wrote on Telegram.

"The operation in Ukraine is being carried out with contract forces. There are a lot of volunteer soldiers who operate for pay and loot, for what they can steal. The main professional forces are still intact. Kaliningrad is a huge military garrison," said Witold Waszczykowski in an interview with Katarzyna Gójska on the programme "W punkt" (“On the point” – editor’s note) on Republika TV. "For Lithuania, it is a huge threat," he added.

During the debate "Perspectives for the development of nuclear energy in Poland" organised as part of the Forum Wizja Rozwoju in Gdynia, representatives of KGHM Polska Miedź discussed the project to build small modular nuclear power plants which will allow the production of clean, renewable and cost-effective energy. The first such reactor of the copper company is to be put into operation in 2029.