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International outrage as Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it will expel diplomats from Sweden, Poland and Germany for attending a rally supporting Alexei Navalny Thousands took to streets in Russia during January in support of Alexei Navalny Diplomats from Germany, Poland and Sweden face expulsion from Russia World leaders criticise move by Russia’s Foreign Ministry, calling it … Read more
Poland will today implement a near-total ban on abortion following a ruling on the matter three months ago. ‘The ruling will be published today in the Journal of Laws,’ the government information centre said on Twitter. Under the new legislation, abortions are only permitted in cases of rape and incest, and when the mother’s life … Read more
A new annotated edition of Adolf Hitler’s hate-filled manifesto Mein Kampf is to be released today in Poland, after a ban on its publication lifted in 2016. Polish historian and political expert Professor Eugeniusz Krol spent three years translating and annotating the original version, which was published in 1925 and 1926, eight years before Hitler … Read more
Poland vows to stop social media tech giants censoring free speech in wake of Twitter’s Donald Trump ban Social media sites would only be allowed to ban accounts for breaking Polish law Five-member ‘freedom of speech council’ would consider censorship claims Several European governments have voiced concern over power of US firms By Afp Published: … Read more
Gay rights activists go on trial in Poland facing two years in jail for desecration and offending Catholics after replacing halos with rainbow flags on posters of iconic ‘Black Madonna and child’ Elzbieta Podlesna, Anna Prus and Joanna Gzyra-Iskandar are standing trial Altered images replaced the halos in the icon of Black Madonna and baby … Read more
Woman found dead in a suitcase at west London hostel is named by police as 41-year-old from Poland who was last seen a month ago – as residents say her boyfriend has gone missing Joanna Borucka, 41, was found dead at Pay And Sleep in Southall, west London Residents at the hostel in The Crescent … Read more
Two mystery monoliths, similar to those that have appeared in the US, Romania and the UK, have now shown up in Poland. The first was spotted in the southern city of Kielce at the site of a former quarry turned into a nature reserve, while the second was found on the banks of the Vistula … Read more
The world’s deepest swimming pool opened in Poland on Saturday, with a depth of 148 feet (45 metres) and a water volume equivalent to 27 Olympic-size swimming pools. DeepSpot opened its doors to the public in the central Polish town of Mszczonow, about 25 miles (40 kilometres) from the capital Warsaw, and includes a small … Read more
Poland has warned that an escalating funding row could cause ‘a break-up of the EU’ after it teamed up with ally Hungary to block the coronavirus rescue budget that ‘blackmailed countries into accepting migrants’. On Monday, the two countries blocked the EU’s 2021-2027 budget and the recovery plan, worth a combined 1.85 trillion euros (£1.65 trillion), … Read more
Hungary and Poland plunged the EU into political crisis by blocking a £1.65 trillion coronavirus rescue budget that they claimed ‘blackmailed countries into accepting migrants’. On Monday, the two countries blocked the 2021-2027 budget and the recovery plan, worth a combined 1.85 trillion euros (£1.65 trillion), because access to the funds would be conditional on respecting … Read more