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Ukraine's parliament approves the creation of a national pantheon in Kyiv for state ceremonies, reburials, and memorials to national figures, while eligibility rules and possible honorees prompt controversy over historical memory and relations with Poland.
2026-07-1

Russia orders Poland to close its consulate in Irkutsk in response to Poland's closure of the Russian consulate in Gdańsk following a railway explosion earlier this month that Poland attributes to Russian involvement.
2025-11-27

Polish authorities arrest a Ukrainian diver in Pruszków, Masovian Voivodeship, on a German warrant, suspecting his involvement in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions in the Baltic Sea.
2025-09-30

Five pro-Palestinian protesters are arrested by police during a World War II anniversary event in Wageningen, Netherlands, after throwing a smoke bomb onto the stage during a speech by Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof while Polish prime minister Donald Tusk was visiting, and holding up banners and flags.
2025-05-5

The European Commission formally approves, by a majority vote, Poland's plan for the usage of the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility funds. Although the money will not be immediately available for use, the plan must go through approval in the European Council, and any future funding requests in that mechanism will also be subject to the approval of other member states. The acceptance was previously withheld due to the Commission's concerns about the rule of law in the country, and in particular Poland's non-compliance with the ruling of the European Court of Justice that ordered the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court disbanded.
2022-06-1

The last Polish troops leave Afghanistan, thereby ending Poland's involvement in the war. Around 33,000 Polish troops have served in Afghanistan during the war, with 44 being killed in action.
2021-06-30

Poland reports a record 21,897 new cases, bringing the total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 362,731.
2020-10-31

Cardinal Angelo Amato, acting on behalf of Pope Francis, beatifies Hanna Chrzanowska in Kraków, Poland. Chrzanowska dedicated her life to helping the sick and homeless and had worked with Cardinal Karol Wojtyła, who led her funeral services before he became Pope John Paul II.
2018-04-28

Official results show Poland's conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, led by eurosceptic Jarosław Kaczyński and the new PM Beata Szydło, won more seats than any other party in today's general elections. Kaczyński is the twin brother of the late President Lech Kaczyński, who died in a 2010 jet crash. Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz has conceded defeat.
2015-10-25