Jadwiga Żak-Stewart, believed to be Poland’s oldest living woman, has died at the age of 113, regional authorities said on Monday. Pixabay LicenseImage by Pro File from Pixabay Żak-Stewart died after spending her final years in the central city of Łódź, where she returned after nearly three decades in the United States. Her death was announced by the provincial
Poland's Jan Zieliński and Britain's Luke Johnson continue their so-far-successful 2026 Australian Open campaign - advancing to quarterfinals following Sunday's win. Poland's Jan Zieliński triumphs on Melbourne courtPhoto: REUTERS Poland's Jan Zieliński and Britain's Luke Johnson defeated Czech Adam Pavlasek and Australian John Patrick Smith 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday, progressing to the men's doubles quarterfinals of the
A delegation from the Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs recently visited Singapore - world's second-richest country in 2025 in terms of GDP per capita. A number of bilateral cooperation agreements' signatures is said to likely follow in the coming weeks. Polish delegation visits Singapore's quantum technology research center, seen as the world's best of its kindPhoto:
CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a secret visit to Poland this week, holding meetings with senior Polish officials, according to media reports. John RatcliffeEPA/SHAWN THEW Ratcliffe met with Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and with Tomasz Siemoniak, the government minister responsible for the security services, Polish state news agency PAP reported on Friday, citing sources
Police statistics for 2025 recorded 1,925 suicide attempts among children and young people in Poland, with 161 cases resulting in death, highlighting the urgent need for long-term mental health and prevention programmes in schools. Polish police release latest statistics showing suicide attempts and deaths among children and teenagers in 2025. Photo: Mohamad Azaam/Unsplash.com/CC0 According to police data, 83
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday announced plans for a major increase in European Union investment in Greenland, aimed at supporting the island’s economy, infrastructure and security amid growing tensions over US interest in the Arctic territory. European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen.Photo: EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET Speaking during a debate in the European Parliament, von
Poland is seeing a rise in legal abortions, almost exclusively those carried out on psychiatric grounds, according to the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita." Legal abortions in Poland are increasing as psychiatric indications have become the main legal basis for terminating pregnancies, reports the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita"Photo: Colin Lloyd/Unsplash.com/CC0 The newspaper’s latest findings, based on data from the National
Poland's President Karol Nawrocki has been invited by US President Donald Trump to join a proposed "Board of Peace," a Polish presidential aide said on Monday. Polish President Karol Nawrocki.Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański "President Nawrocki has received an invitation from President Trump to be part of this board," Marcin Przydacz, the Polish president's foreign policy adviser, told reporters. Karol Nawrocki
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday that Russia—not Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—is responsible for rejecting a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine. Tusk's comments followed a wave of Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure, which prompted Kyiv to declare a state of emergency in the energy sector on Wednesday. In the capital, electricity, heat
Eighty historic castles and palaces across Lower Silesia and Opole regions in south-western Poland, as well as on the Czech side of the border, have joined forces to form the European Route of Castles and Palaces. Poland and Czechia unveiled the European Route of Castles and Palaces in Prague during a meeting with the media on 16 January
