Top Polish officials have paid tribute to Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Pope Francis, pictured in 2013.Photo: EPA/ETTORE FERRARI Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, died at 7:35 a.m. at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican announced. In a tribute on social media, Polish President Andrzej Duda said: "Pope Francis has returned to
Polish parcel‑locker giant InPost says it has bought British parcel delivery firm Yodel, as it expands its presence on international markets. Illustrative photo.Kseniia Titova/Shutterstock The company said on Thursday it had agreed to acquire a 95.5-percent stake in Judge Logistics, the parent of Yodel, one of Britain’s largest parcel carriers. The deal, executed by converting £106 million in existing convertible‑bond financing into equity, will cement InPost's
A Polish-designed acoustic monitoring system will be tested aboard the International Space Station (ISS) later this year as part of a broader scientific and technological mission, officials have announced. Sławosz Uznański-WiśniewskiPAP/Radek Pietruszka The experiment will be carried out by Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski during the upcoming Ax-4 mission, scheduled for launch no earlier than May. Although space itself is silent due
Former Polish president Aleksander Kwaśniewski, speaking on TVN24, commented on Friday’s presidential debate in Końskie, where eight candidates answered questions from Poland’s main TV networks - public broadcaster TVP and commercial stations TVN and Polsat News. Former President of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski at the opening of the “Your Country First – Win With Us” exhibition at
Declassified documents regarding the purchase of the Pegasus surveillance system suggest that former Polish Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro, a member of the Law and Justice (PiS) government, played a central role in the deal, according to "Gazeta Wyborcza." Former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro speaks at a press conference in the Polish parliament in Warsaw
Bridget Brink, the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, has resigned from her position, with the State Department confirming that she will return to the United States. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, is seen in this archival photo from December 2, 2024, delivering a speech during the opening of
The European Council has given the go-ahead for negotiations with the European Parliament on a new gas storage regulation, extending current rules by two years. Illustrative photo(Patrick Federi/Unsplash.com/CC0) The updated regulation keeps the binding 90% storage target while allowing greater flexibility to respond to market conditions and potential manipulations. This extension is designed to bolster energy security within
According to RMF FM, poultry exports from specific regions of Poland will be halted beginning April 23. This follows reports from unofficial sources cited by the Polish daily "Gazeta Wyborcza", indicating that the European Commission is considering a potential ban on importing Polish poultry. RMF FM reported that starting April 23, poultry exports from certain regions of
Ursula von der Leyen announced the EU will suspend retaliatory tariffs for 90 days to allow for negotiations with President Trump, with further countermeasures prepared if talks fail. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gestures during her meeting with the Ukrainian prime minister in the EU Commission building in Brussels, Belgium, 10 April 2025. Photo:OLIVIER MATTHYS/PAP/EPA On
Poland is wrapping up preparations for its participation in this year's World Expo exhibition in Osaka, Japan. The Expo 2025 world exhibition will be held in Japan from April 13 to October 13.Photo: Sago350, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons The six-month event begins on Sunday and will run until October 13 on the artificial island of Yumeshima, in the port city of Osaka, in Japan's
