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Poland’s populist president to pardon jailed ministers from former government

Move by Andrzej Duda, who is aligned with the populist PiS party ousted in last year’s elections, would defy supreme court ruling

The Guardian - UK

Poland’s president says he will not rest until ex-interior minister and deputy freed from prison

Andrzej Duda’s remarks escalate battle for rule of law with new government and come as politicians convicted of abuse of power begin hunger strike

The Guardian - UK

Poland ex-minister on hunger strike as row between PM and president deepens

The former interior minister and his deputy were arrested at the Presidential Palace for abuse of power.

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Afternoon update: inflation falls faster than predicted; Dutton parties with mining billionaires; and can magnesium help with anxiety?

Latest figures show the consumer price index at 4.3% in November – down from 4.9% in October

The Guardian - AU

Companies pull ads from TV station after comments on tattooing and sending migrants to Auschwitz

Commentators who joked on a Polish right-wing television station that migrants should be sent to Auschwitz or be tattooed or microchipped like dogs are facing widespread condemnation

The Independent UK

I’m a Euro-optimist. But crisis after crisis tested my hope – until I met these teenagers

From Ukraine to the climate and war in Gaza, Europe is struggling. But its young people remind me change is possible, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

The Guardian - UK

From Swift to Musk and Tusk: 10 figures who defined 2023

From Iran to Hollywood, in the domains of space travel, football and tech, 2023 was a year shaped by strong personalities. Some inspired us, most made us reflect, and others occasionally annoyed us. As the year comes to an end, FRANCE 24 has selected some of the personalities leaving a…

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Russia-Ukraine war: Poland says ‘everything indicates’ a Russian missile briefly entered its airspace on Friday morning – as it happened

Poland’s defence chief says unidentified object entered airspace on Friday then disappeared from radar

The Guardian - AU

Polish president defies new government in battle over control of state media

Poland's political battle over state media continued on Wednesday as the new pro-European Union government put them in a state of liquidation in response to the president's rejection of funding for them.

France 24

Russia-Ukraine war live: majority of Kherson without electricity due to shelling, says governor – as it happened

Oleksandr Prokudin said that 70% of subscribers’ had been left without electricity

The Guardian - AU

From Barbie to Cameron: the most memorable comebacks of 2023

Observer writers choose the outstanding returns of the year in the worlds of politics, fashion, sport and film

The Guardian - UK

West must rearm in the face of Russian threat, urges Poland’s foreign minister

Military production cannot remain on peacetime footing while war in Ukraine goes on, Radosław Sikorski says after visit to Kyiv

The Guardian - UK

Polish viewers await state TV's evening newscast for signs of new government's changes in the media

Viewers in Poland are waiting for the main evening newscast on the state television TVP to see first signs of change in state media under the country’s new, pro-European Union government

The Independent UK

New Polish justice minister will seek ‘any niche’ to undo rule of law breaches

Adam Bodnar is determined to reverse damage to judicial system inflicted by defeated PiS, which led to clashes with EU

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At least 15 dead, including shooter, and dozens injured in Prague university shooting, Czech police say – as it happened

Officials say gunman was a 24-year-old Charles University student

The Independent UK

Poland's new Cabinet moves to free state media from previous government's political control

Poland’s new pro-European Union government has begun wrestling control of the country’s state media and some other state agencies from the conservative party that consolidated its grip on them during eight years in power

International Business Times

Polish State Media Bosses Sacked, Populists Occupy TV Buildings

Poland's pro-EU government on Wednesday launched a reform of state media and sacked their management, as right-wing lawmakers staged a sit-in to protest the changes and public broadcasts were interrupted.

The Conversation

People love to vote in a new democracy – and then they rapidly lose interest

Poland’s recent election has been hailed as a great triumph of democracy in a global environment of democratic backsliding. It brought to power a coalition of pro-democratic forces led by Donald Tusk, the former president of the European Council.

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The Independent UK

Poland's new government appoints new chiefs for intelligence, security and anti-corruption agencies

Poland’s new prime minister, Donald Tusk, says his pro-European Union government has appointed new heads of state security, intelligence and anti-corruption offices

The Independent UK

EU releasing 5 billion euros to Poland by year's end as new government works to restore rule of law

The Polish prime minister and a top EU leader say that the European Union will by year’s end transfer to Poland the first 5 billion euros in funding that was frozen over democratic backsliding under the previous government in Warsaw

International Business Times

EU Leaders Wrestle With Orban Over Ukraine Support

EU leaders will face off against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday as he threatens to veto a massive aid package and a start to membership talks for Ukraine.

The Independent UK

New Polish PM calls ‘apathy on Ukraine unacceptable’ as EU braces for bitter tussle with Orban

EU fears Hungarian leader will singularly veto Kyiv’s accession to bloc and funding package at upcoming summit

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 659

As the war enters its 659th day, these are the main developments.

The Conversation

Why did a far-right MP take a fire extinguisher to a Jewish menorah just as Poland's new government was being voted into power?

In an attack caught on video, a member of the Polish parliament (Sejm) used a fire extinguisher to put out the Hanukkah candles on a menorah positioned in a public area of the building, filling the room with mist and covering bystanders with foam. Grzegorz Braun, an MP for the…

International Business Times

Donald Tusk Sworn In As Poland's New Prime Minister

Poland's president on Wednesday swore in Donald Tusk as the new pro-EU prime minister, putting an end to eight years of right-wing populist rule.

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