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Poland to close Belarus border crossing until further notice, Minsk unhappy

Poland will close a key border crossing with Belarus until further notice, the Polish interior minister said on Thursday, as relations between Warsaw and Minsk sink to new lows.

Reuters

Poland summons Belarusian envoy after journalist is jailed

Poland summoned the Belarusian charge d'affaires on Wednesday, a foreign ministry spokesman said, after a journalist of Polish origin was sentenced to eight years in prison in what Warsaw says was a politically motivated verdict.

Reuters

Ukrainian troops begin training on German Leopard tanks in Europe

Ukrainian forces begin training on German Leopard tanks on Monday, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said, ahead of their delivery to the front line. With Russian forces keeping Ukrainian troops tied down with fighting in the eastern Donbas region, Kyiv is urgently awaiting deliveries of the tanks from its Western…

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Poland redeploys Patriot missiles to capital city for drills

Poland's Defense Ministry says Patriot missile batteries acquired from the U.S. last year have been deployed to the capital city Warsaw as part of military exercise

The Independent UK

Poland expects global push against Russian, Belarusian athletes

Warsaw and the Baltic nations are calling for a ban, but the IOC has suggested Russians and Belarusians could compete.

Al Jazeera

Watch: Zelenksy and Lithuanian president speak with Warsaw students via video link

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and his Lithuanian counterpart spoke with students in Poland via video link.

The Independent UK

Poland requests German permission to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine

German defence minister says he expects quick response, as application increases pressure on chancellor Olaf Scholz

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Germany receives Polish request to give Ukraine tanks, says Poland

Germany has now received Poland's official request to re-export Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, the Polish defence minister said on Tuesday, as Warsaw cranks up the pressure on Berlin to give its approval.

Reuters

Explainer-How to correctly re-export German tanks

Poland and several other countries have said they want to supply Ukraine with German-made Leopard 2 tanks for its defence against Russia but German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has held back so far from sending them or allowing other NATO countries to do so.

Reuters

Lost photos from Warsaw Ghetto Uprising reveal horror of Jews’ last stand

Images found in attic taken by Polish firefighter who risked life to record how Jewish Poles fought the Nazis despite impossible odds

The Guardian - UK

A firefighter's 1943 photos of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising have been found

The photos were taken inside the Warsaw Ghetto by a 23-year-old Polish firefighter as the Nazis were brutally crushing the Jewish uprising of 1943. The photos were discovered in a family collection.

WEKU

New photographs of Warsaw Ghetto found in family collection

Warsaw’s Jewish history museum has presented a group of photographs taken in secret during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943, some of which have never been seen before, that were recently discovered in a family collection

The Independent UK

Months after a devastating crash, St. Ignatius hockey team gets back on the ice in 5-0 win

Sixteen St. Ignatius JV players were hurt in a bus crash in November. On Sunday, three sidelined players joined fans, a Good Samaritan and first-responders at Fifth Third Arena.

Chicago Sun-Times

Polish lawmakers approve judicial reform that could help unblock EU funds

Polish lawmakers adopted on Friday a judicial reform which would unblock billions of euros in European Union funds withheld over an ongoing row between Warsaw and Brussels over the rule of law in Poland.

Reuters

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Other countries may follow Poland's example on tanks, says Ukraine's Zelenskiy

The support offered to Ukraine by Poland and Lithuania may mean that other countries will follow their example, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday, after Poland's president said Warsaw would give Kyiv Leopard tanks.

Reuters

Poland says Germany refused talks on World War Two reparations

Germany has rebuffed the latest push by Poland's nationalist government for vast reparations over World War Two, saying in response to a diplomatic note that the issue was closed, the foreign ministry in Warsaw said on Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

Horror tattoo bungle leaves woman blind after eye-inking goes wrong

The district court in Warsaw, Poland, has found Piotr A. guilty of causing permanent disability to Aleksandra Sadowska, who got her eyes tattooed at his studio in 2017

The Independent UK

Surging prices imperil Polish govt ahead of vote next year

Prices are surging in Poland, making it among the European Union nations with the highest inflation rates

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Christmas comes early and bittersweet for Eastern Europe's Ukrainian refugees

Many of the millions of Ukrainian refugees in central and eastern Europe plan to mark Christmas early this year in solidarity with their hosts, learning carols in new languages to generate holiday cheer despite fears for relatives back home.

Reuters

Poland's top cop injured by exploding present, says ministry

Poland's most senior police officer was injured and hospitalised when a present he received during a visit to Ukraine exploded at police headquarters in Warsaw, Poland's interior ministry said on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

The best new European train journeys for 2023

Overnight trains between Stuttgart and Venice and between Munich and Genoa are among several new services that have launched in recent days

Daily Mirror

Mums slam city breaks including Amsterdam, Paris and Istanbul as 'overrated'

New York, Paris, Amsterdam, Istanbul, Dublin and Warsaw all came in for criticism from a group of well travelled mums who felt the major cities left something to be desired

The Independent UK

Scholz: German offer of air defense system to Poland remains

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says his country's offer to send Patriot anti-missile systems to Poland remains on the table despite Warsaw’s suggestion that they should go to Ukraine instead

Reuters

German Patriot air defence units intended for NATO territory, Berlin tells Warsaw

Berlin made it clear on Thursday that the Patriot air defence units it offered to Poland are intended for use on NATO territory, countering demands by Warsaw for the system to be sent to Ukraine.

Reuters

Germany to offer Poland Patriot system after stray missile crash

Germany has offered Warsaw the Patriot missile defence system to help it to secure its airspace after a stray missile crashed in Poland last week, Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht told a newspaper on Sunday.

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