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Ukraine permits further searches for Polish victims of WWII massacres
The searches will take place in the former village of Huta Pieniacka, where around 850 Poles were killed by Ukrainians on on 28 February 1944.
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Polish divers discover 18th-century shipwrecks in Baltic Sea
The divers reported finding well-preserved ceramics and glass bottles originating from Germany between 1725 and 1740.
Poland accuses Italian newspaper of spreading “Russian disinformation” that Warsaw wants west Ukraine
The Polish embassy in Rome has written to Libero rejecting its report that that Warsaw “has long claimed parts of western Ukraine”.
Poland calls on German museum to return Polish royal ring looted in WWII
The diamond ring belonged to 16th-century Polish King Sigismund I.
Artefact discovered on Polish farm confirmed as 6,000-year-old Venus figurine
It has been described as the “find of the century” by the museum in the city of Kołobrzeg at which it will now be displayed.
Temporary memorial to Polish victims of Nazi-German occupation unveiled in Berlin
It will later be replaced by a permanent memorial known as the Polish-German House.
Ice Age mammoth remains found in Poland
A tusk and pelvis fragment were found during excavations related to the construction of the S17 expressway in southeastern Poland.
Ukraine and Poland grant each other consent for exhumations
Kyiv hailed the development as a further example of the “constructive work of Ukraine and Poland on historical issues”.
Auschwitz Museum criticises Musk’s AI for adding dreadlocks to Holocaust victim
“Memory must be protected, not ridiculed,” wrote the museum.
Warsaw to demolish and replace communist-era skyscraper
Opened in 1975, Intraco was once a symbol of modernity but its owners say it “no longer meets today’s technical standards and market expectations”.
Ukraine criticises Polish plans for “day of remembrance for victims of genocide” by Ukrainian nationalists
Kyiv says it “flies in the face of the spirit of good neighbourly relations”.
Poland protests after Israeli newspaper calls president-elect a “Holocaust revisionist”
The incoming US ambassador to Poland has also criticised the Times of Israel’s coverage of Nawrocki.
Conservative presidential candidate Nawrocki responds to demands of radical-right rival Braun
Braun asked whether Nawrocki would “reject Jewish claims” against Poland, oppose abortion, and “stop the Ukrainisation of Poland”.
