The Polish fashion designer loves vintage Rolexes, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, the Ritz Paris and travelling to the Maldives, while at home she eats pierogi and enjoys exploring her home city of Warsaw

Poland’s National Prosecutor said the man, arrested on Wednesday, was accused of being prepared to pass airport security information to Russian agents.

Abortion is a highly divisive issue in the traditionally Roman Catholic country, which has one of the most restrictive laws in Europe.

The priest was sentenced to 18 months in jail for sex and drug crimes, after an incident in which a man reportedly collapsed after taking too many erectile dysfunction pills during an orgy at his home.

The drone team who killed the aid workers made an ‘operational misjudgment’ after spotting a suspected Hamas gunman shooting from the top of one of the aid trucks.

A missile launched by Moscow at the Lviv region violated Poland’s airspace, officials said, while Ukraine’s capital Kyiv also came under assault and it said it had hit two Russian ships in Crimea.

Trade data shows total value of shipments at US$312 million compared with US$98 million just a year prior, led by Poland, Belgium and the Netherlands.

US President Joe Biden announced a US$300 million emergency weapons package to prop up Ukraine while Congress blocks further aid, as Poland’s leaders visited the White House.

The meeting comes as Biden presses to overcome Republican hardliners in Congress who are stalling US$95 billion for Ukraine weaponry and aid to Israel.

Ukraine has angrily rejected Pope Francis’s suggestion to negotiate with Russia two years after its invasion, vowing ‘never’ to surrender to Moscow

A man has been charged with assault for the attack on a 25-year-old migrant that has sparked outrage among women’s rights groups and fellow refugees.

France’s Emmanuel Macron raised the option of sending Western troops to Ukraine, but Germany, UK, Poland, others say they have no such plans The Kremlin says such a move would inevitably lead to conflict.

French President Emmanuel Macron opened the door to European nations sending troops to Ukraine, although he cautioned that there was no consensus at this stage.

Alexei Navalny’s unexpected death at the age of 47 at an Arctic penal colony has generated international outrage. But Trump has yet to say a word publicly.

Fears grow among European leaders that Donald Trump’s possible return to the White House might threaten Western solidarity against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Farmers angry about EU policies to tackle climate change and the impact of cheap food imports from neighbouring Ukraine are calling on fellow Pole Janusz Wojciechowski to quit.

Though the demonstrations have wound down in France after government concessions, the movement has taken hold in Germany, Greece, the Netherlands and elsewhere.

In his first visit to neighbouring Ukraine as prime minister, Poland’s Donald Tusk delivered a message of friendship to President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Polish President Andrzej Duda said he was shocked over the arrest of a former interior minister and his aide in a high-profile case that saw one of the detained men launch a hunger strike.

Poland demanded explanations from Moscow about an unknown object that travelled into the country’s airspace on Friday from the direction of Ukraine. The accusations were unsubstantiated, Russia said.

‘Tragically, 2023 is ending as it began – with devastating violence against the people of Ukraine,’ UN Assistant Secretary General Khaled Khiari said. China called for a ‘political solution’ to the Ukraine war.

At least 144 people were injured and an unknown number were buried under rubble when Russia launched 122 missiles and dozens of drones against Ukrainian targets on Friday, Ukrainian officials said.

Poland’s defence forces said the object penetrated about 40km into its airspace on Friday and left it after less than three minutes. Nato said it was monitoring the situation.

After dousing the Hannukah candles, Grzegorz Braun took to the podium to describe the Jewish festival as ‘satanic’ and said he was restoring ‘normality’.

Poland’s parliament backed Donald Tusk to become prime minister, ending eight years of nationalist rule and putting the country on track for a thawing of relations with the European Union.

Centre for Food Safety says it has instructed traders to suspend import of poultry meat and products from relevant areas with immediate effect.

Russia’s invasion has limited shipment routes from China to Europe and raised interest in alternative and nascent routes – including across the choppy Caspian Sea. But relevant governments need to get on board.

Border crossing closures follow a surge in migrants which Finland claims Russia is intentionally pushing.