Poland

Thanks to an international effort involving partners such as the Polish Cultural Institute, Cassandra, a classic Ukrainian epic about the Trojan War, is being staged at London's Omnibus Theatre until 16 October

Poland would deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for its support for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war, according to US Ambassador Brzezinski

The prime minister said the country is building a strong army, with "the most advanced weapons", to deter potential attacks, stressing that in peacetime the army's main goal is deterrence

Since 24 February, almost 5,65 million people have crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border into Poland according to data released by the Border Guard

The country is seeking help abroad to discover the source of toxic contamination in the Oder river, following a fish die-off that environmental groups have described as the country's biggest environmental disaster in recent years

At a meeting of the EU affairs committee of the Polish parliament, the plan to lease its nuclear power plants, which are due to close soon, from Germany was addressed, welcomed by most opposition parties

Tennis star Iga Swiatek, world number 1 of the WTA ranking, helped raise PLN 2 million, €425.000, for Ukraine during an exhibition tournament held in the southern Polish city of Kraków

More and more Poles are pawning their possessions when they urgently need money, and this often happens even to those with good jobs, on top of mothers with children, pensioners and office workers

Quality standards for burning coal for domestic heating have been suspended by the government; environmental groups, however, warn that the decision will cause serious damage in a country that already has the most polluted air in Europe

Prominent liberal opposition newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza published a survey on Polish refugee aid, stating that its own narrative of the country as xenophobic is false, with 73,5% of Poles having participated in some form of assistance to Ukrainian refugees

The Polish authorities' decision to end the state of emergency follows the completion of the border wall with Belarus, which aims to stop the illegal movement of migrants