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WorldOctober 22

Polish court ruling amounts to almost total ban on abortion

Protests gathered across Poland after the Constitutional Tribunal ruled that abortion due to foetal defects was unconstitutional, banning the most common of the few legal grounds for ending a pregnancy in the largely Catholic country.
Polish court ruling amounts to almost total ban on abortion
Polish court ruling amounts to almost total ban on abortion
WorldJanuary 6

Almost 130 Polish escape rooms not up to standard

Poland will close 'escape rooms' that do not meet safety standards, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Sunday (local time) after a fire killed five teenage girls.
Almost 130 Polish escape rooms not up to standard
Almost 130 Polish escape rooms not up to standard
WorldFebruary 6

Wave of criticism after Polish Holocaust bill signed

Poland's president signed into law a bill that imposes jail terms for suggesting the country was complicit in the Holocaust, prompting sharp criticism from Israel and the United States.
Wave of criticism after Polish Holocaust bill signed
Wave of criticism after Polish Holocaust bill signed
WorldFebruary 3

Pressure mounts on Poland to veto Holocaust bill

Poland is seeing a resurgence of anti-Semitism over pending legislation that would impose jail terms for suggestions that the nation was complicit in the Holocaust, local minority groups warned.
Pressure mounts on Poland to veto Holocaust bill
Pressure mounts on Poland to veto Holocaust bill
WorldNovember 17

US approves possible missile sale to Poland

The US State Department approved a possible $US10.5 billion sale of Raytheon Co's Patriot missile defence system to Poland, the Pentagon said.
WorldJuly 6

Trump criticises Russia, calls for defence of West

President Donald Trump affirmed the US commitment to the defence of NATO allies in a speech that gently criticised Russia, and he said Western civilisation must stand up to "those who would subvert and destroy it".
Trump criticises Russia, calls for defence of West
Trump criticises Russia, calls for defence of West
WorldJuly 6

Politician apologises for filming in Auschwitz

A US congressman who was criticised for filming a video inside a former gas chamber at the Auschwitz death camp apologised and removed it from social media, saying he had intended it as a tribute to those killed at the Nazi-run site.
Politician apologises for filming in Auschwitz
Politician apologises for filming in Auschwitz