Prime Minister Donald Tusk is sworn in and vows to try to invigorate flagging European support for Ukraine and push for “full mobilization” against Russia’s military assault.
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Who Is Donald Tusk, the Man Who Retook Power From Poland’s Right-Wing Leaders?
The opposition leader was endorsed by Parliament as the country’s next prime minister, unseating the right-wing Law and Justice party that had long denounced him as unfit to rule.
Donald Tusk Chosen as Poland’s Prime Minister After Rival Is Rejected
Parliament shot down a new government proposed by the caretaker prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, whose party, Law and Justice, lost its parliamentary majority in an October election.
Ukrainian Troops Feel the Bite of Polish Truckers’ Protest
A border blockade by haulers angry that the European Union has suspended a permit system for their Ukrainian counterparts has led to problems with deliveries of wartime supplies.
At COP28, More Than 20 Nations Pledge to Triple Nuclear Capacity
The group, including Britain, France and the United States, said the agreement was critical to meeting nations’ climate commitments.
Thousands Wait at Ukraine Border After Polish Truckers Blockade It
As drivers protested what they say is unfair competition from their Ukrainian counterparts, the waiting time at one checkpoint was estimated to be seven days.
Poland’s Ruling Party Casts Doubt on Election That Cost It Power
Loyalists of Poland’s Law and Justice party are questioning the legitimacy of the election won this month by an alliance of opposition parties.
Wanda Poltawska, 101, Who Forged a Friendship With a Future Pope, Dies
She survived gruesome medical experimentation at the Ravensbrück concentration camp to become a psychiatrist — counseled by the priest who would become John Paul II.
A Less Polarized Poland? Not Yet, Election Results Suggest.
On whatever side they stand, many voters say they yearn for a more united nation. But after a brutal campaign, divisions — between left and right, urban and rural, young and old — remain stark.
Polish Bishop Resigns After Reports of Priest Holding Orgy
A priest in the bishop’s diocese was accused of holding a sex party in his church apartment that involved a male prostitute who lost consciousness.