Tens of thousands of nationalist sympathizers gathered in the capital, Warsaw, on Wednesday to take part in a march marking Poland’s National Independence Day.
World politicsThe terrorist attack in Krakow has highlighted Poland's deep political divisions. The government and opposition are bickering over the country's top judge, while the rise of the far right is raising concerns about violence on the national holiday.
World politicsPoland warns that the threat from Russia will increase. “We can expect an escalation,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in Warsaw.
ConflictsAccording to media reports, a threat was made against an SAS flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw.
WorldProtests at Poland’s Constitutional Court continued on Saturday. President Karol Nawrocki’s emergency meeting on the court does not appear to have resolved the deadlock, and the EU is now urging Nawrocki to approve the judges nominated by parliament.
World politicsProtests broke out outside Poland’s Constitutional Court on Friday night after the chief judge was suspended. The court said a coup had taken place, while Prime Minister Donald Tusk defended the decision. President Karol Nawrocki called an emergency meeting on Saturday.
World politicsPolish police have secured the Constitutional Court building in Warsaw after people gathered to protest the suspension of the court’s president. Three people have been arrested for breaking through the court’s fence.
World politicsSeveral energy facilities in Ukraine were attacked overnight, despite Donald Trump’s claim that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to an energy ceasefire. “It is becoming increasingly obvious that Russia does not want a ceasefire,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X, responding to the US president’s claim.
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