Polish state rail operator PKP Intercity is launching a series of special "unhurried" weekend journeys along picturesque routes in restored 1980s carriages with historical locomotives to celebrate its anniversary.
Prosecutors have charged the former head of the charitable foundation of Polish state energy giant Orlen for allowing its funds to be used to support a political campaign of the former ruling PiS party in violation of the foundation's statute.
A team of Polish scientists have used modern scanning techniques to reveal some of the secrets of a mummified child from ancient Egypt, including his sex and age at death.
The research was carried out at the request of the local bishop, because the mummy is housed in the diocesan museum.
The United States would โstrenuously opposeโ Poland, Germany or the Scandinavian countries seeking to develop their own nuclear weapons, says a senior Pentagon official.
His comments come amid discussions in Poland and Europe over nuclear deterrence.
Poland has returned 91 Jewish religious objects to Greece that were stolen by the Germans from Greek Jews during the Holocaust.
It is the first time that Poland has returned historical items following a request from a foreign country under Polish restitution law.
Poland has launched a military operation to evacuate citizens stranded in the Middle East amid the fallout from the US and Israel's ongoing attacks on Iran.
The first two flights left this morning.
Polandโs president and central bank governor, both of whom are associated with the right-wing opposition, have proposed a โsovereign Polishโ alternative to the governmentโs plan to borrow โฌ44 billion for defence spending through the EU's SAFE programme.
Poland is sending a plane to Oman to bring a "seriously ill" Polish woman back home, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced.
"If there's also room on the plane for the healthy, we'll evacuate anyone who needs it, to the extent possible," he adds.
Polish public broadcaster TVP has announced that it will not air images of Russian and Belarusian athletes during the Winter Paralympics opening ceremony in protest against them being allowed to compete at the games under their national flags.
PM Donald Tusk has accused the opposition of โattempting to destabilise the situationโ in Poland by falsely suggesting the country may suffer energy shortages as a result of the government's inadequate response to the conflict in the Middle East.
An appeals court has upheld prison sentences given to doctors for negligence in treating a pregnant woman who died in hospital under their care
Her death in 2021 sparked mass protests against Poland's near-total abortion ban, which had been introduced earlier that year.
Poland is the "primary focus" of Russia's sabotage campaign in Europe, finds a new report by the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism.
Among 151 incidents identified since 2022, 31 of them took place in Poland - more than in any other country.
President Nawrocki has not been informed by the government about its talks on joining France's nuclear deterrence programme, says his chief foreign policy aide.
He cast doubt on whether France has sufficient capabilities and suggested it would be better to discuss nuclear sharing with the US.
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Poland has confirmed that it is in talks with France over joining its new nuclear deterrence programme, which would see Paris increase the size of its nuclear arsenal and cooperate with European allies, who would be able to host French nuclear assets.
Support for PiS has fallen to its lowest level in 14 years, as the party grapples with internal division, the rise of far-right challengers, living in the shadow of President Nawrocki, and the unpopularity in Poland of PiS ally Donald Trump, writes @danieltilles1.bsky.social.
Polandโs foreign ministry has ruled out sending military aircraft to evacuate Polish citizens from the Middle East amid the fallout from US and Israeli attacks on Iran.
However, it has set up a special helpline to provide information to those stuck in the region
The city of Lublin in eastern Poland welcomed a record 2.2 million visitors in 2025.
That included 506,000 from abroad, which was also the highest ever figure, with Brits, Israelis and Americans the most common foreign visitors.
Poland has asked the European Parliament to strip far-right leader Grzegorz Braun of immunity so that he can be charged with denying Nazi crimes, an offence carrying a potential three-year jail term.
The case relates to his claims that gas chambers were not used at the Auschwitz and Majdanek camps.
The governmentโs majority in parliament has adopted a resolution pledging to take into account the wishes of judges when selecting new members of a key judicial body.
The move is an attempt to get around President Nawrocki's veto last week of a bill reforming the National Council of the Judiciary.
The Supreme Court has elected five candidates to become its new chief justice, despite some judges boycotting the process amid Poland's rule-of-law crisis.
President Nawrocki will now decide which of the candidates will become the new head of the court.
Parliament has given final approval to a bill facilitating Polandโs receipt of almost โฌ44 billion in loans for defence spending from the EU's SAFE programme.
It remains unclear, however, whether President Nawroocki will sign the bill or veto it, as the opposition has urged him to do.
Boลผenka the one-eyes manul is now safely back at Poznaล Zoo, which says she is in good condition and "looks like she's just been on a weekend city break, not an unplanned escapade"
A court has rejected an attempt to overturn the Clean Transport Zone that was introduced at the start of this year in Krakรณw, Polandโs second-largest city, and which places restrictions on driving older, more polluting cars.
Two former heads of Polish security agencies have been charged over the use of Pegasus spyware under the former PiS government.
The pair, who deny wrongdoing, could be jailed for up to three years if found guilty of unlawfully allowing use of the spyware.
A Polish court has suspended the case against Russian-Spanish journalist Pavel Rubtsov, also known as Pablo Gonzรกlez, who is accused of spying for Moscow
It says the suspect, who was sent back to Russia in 2024 as part of a prisoner swap, cannot be located.
A new poll shows that the most distrusted world leaders in Poland are:
1. Putin
2. Lukashenko
3. Trump
And the most trusted are:
1. Zelensky
2. Macron
3. Meloni
For more, read our full report:
A one-eyed manul wild cat called Boลผenka has escaped from Poznaล Zoo, which suspects she was "deliberately released by an unknown perpetrator".
They urge anyone who spots Boลผenka - who "avoids contact with people but can defend herself in stressful situations" - to call the zoo and not approach her
The Polish speaker of parliamentโs announcement in Kyiv this week that Poland would help Ukraine join the EU โas soon as possibleโ has prompted a backlash back at home, including from some allies within the ruling coalition as well as the president's chief of staff.
Poland has charged six people โ four of them Belarusian and two Polish โ with attempting to smuggle equipment to Russia that could be used in the production of combat drones.
If found guilty of violating Polandโs sanctions law, they will be jailed for at least three years.
