Russia's president Vladimir Putin has accused the Polish ambassador to Germany Józef Lipski (who served from 1933-1939) of anti-Semitism. The Niezalezna.pl portal has published an interview with his biographer, prof. Marcin Wołos, who considers this accusation baseless.
A Croatian court ruled yesterday that the head of Hungarian energy group MOL and Croatia's former prime minister were guilty in a corruption case. This event opens a new chapter in a legal saga that has dragged on for almost a decade.
Now over to world news. There has been a shootout in a Protestant church in the suburbs of Fort Worth, Texas. Two participants in the service were killed and several others were injured. Armed parishioners shot and killed the attacker.
Today, the journalist of the ‘Szczecin’ Radio, Tomasz Duklanowski revealed information about additional people who allegedly were to bribe professor Tomasz Grodzki in the past in exchange for speeding up a surgery at the time when he was the head of a hospital department in Szczecin. After becoming the Speaker of the Senate, the Civic Platform politician, Tomasz Grodzki announced that he was going to sue anyone who would slander his name. As Mr. Duklanowski claims, he still hasn’t received a letter from the Speaker of the Senate.
According to commentators, Putin’s propaganda war based on historical lies is a planned operation, calculated not only for political destabilization in Poland, but also for internal use. By attacking Poland at all costs, Putin is trying to maintain among Russians a sense of superpower of the state, whose founding myth is victory in the great patriotic war.
From January 1, Poland takes over the command of NATO "Spearhead Force", or very high readiness forces capable of responding in just a few days. Alliance General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg thanks for contribution to community defense.
The recently passed bill which plans to introduce disciplinary measures against judges will limit their independence, still it has slightly more supporters than opponents, shows a survey by IBRiS pollster .
A commemorative illumination was displayed on the facade of the Presidential Palace on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the restoration of the name of the state - the Republic of Poland and the restoration of the crowned eagle in the emblem of Poland - the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland said.
Holiday revelers and fans of the cold were welcomed to an icy winter wonderland built with two meter high high frozen ice walls in downtown Washington, D.C. Dozens braved the cold to walk through what organizers say is the largest maze made of clear ice in the U.S.
Almost 15 young Europeans, as well as youth from Hong Kong, Japan, Lebanon, or South Korea participate in the 42nd European Youth Meeting organised in Wrocław by the Taize Community. The meeting began before yesterday and will last until January 1st.
There will be a reaction to the lies spoken by the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, on the genesis of World War II, which are harmful to Poland. On Friday, President Andrzej Duda held a meeting during which an unambiguous decision was made. As the head of the Chancellery of the President Krzysztof Szczerski announced, in the near future we can expect a statement on this matter by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, written in agreement with President Andrzej Duda.
Australia is continuing to fight the fires caused by record high temperatures, exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, sometimes reaching up to 46 degrees. Authorities are saying they are currently focusing on protecting water infrastructure from the forest fires surrounding Sydney.
After the statement of Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski, the metropolitan of Krakow, about the ideology of ecology, which was broadcast by TV Republika, the hierarch became the target of brutal attacks from the Left and many celebrities. Attacks that have nothing to do with matter-of-fact criticism have all the characteristics of a personal hunt.
We must take care of our seniors who have laid the foundations for our future, said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during Saturday's meeting with seniors in Brennik near Legnica in southwest Poland.
On Saturday in Poznań, the capital of the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship, celebrations took place on the occasion of the 101st anniversary of the Wielkopolskie Uprising, in which Poles regained territory from Germany after World War I.
In 2019, for the first time in history, LOT airlines carried 10 million passengers per year - the carrier reported on Friday. In 2020, LOT plans to launch 16 new routes.
Robert Karaś, a prominent Polish athlete, finds himself at the centre of controversy as the International Ultra Triathlon Association (IUTA) imposes a harsh penalty for doping violations. Karaś's once-celebrated record in the 10xIronman distance has been tarnished, marking a significant setback in his career.
Few other Polish nuclear scientists have been as forgotten by the Polish general public as Joseph Rotblat. Known abroad as one the greatest champions of the global peace movement and one of the most influential proponents of nuclear disarmament, the memory of Rotblat in Poland has been fading away for years. Determined to do something to change that course, Warsaw officials have decided to name a centrally located square after him.
Poland will have new national identity cards, which will be issued to people whose current ID cards expire on August 2nd, 2021, or to those who turn 18 this year. It will take 10 years to replace all the IDs with new ones. The new national identity cards will include fingerprints and handwritten signatures of the owner.
Once a year the cemeteries in Poland light up with millions of candle lanterns and decorated with flowers. The cemetery aisles fill with relatives of the deceased who travel from around the country and sometimes the world to commemorate the life on earth of their dearly deceased. This unique occasion is called ‘All Saints Day’.
Colonel Ryszard Kuklinski was a Polish Cold War spy who divides opinions. He has been hailed as a hero by some and denounced as a traitor by others for leaking confidential plans about the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact alliance to the CIA.
