NATO has put a defence plan for Poland and Baltic states into action after Turkey dropped its objections, officials from Lithuania, Poland and France have said.

A joint statement issued by TVN, TVN24, Onet and WP regarding the proposed presidential debate between Andrzej Duda and Rafał Trzaskowski ahead of the July 12 second round run-off.

The Ministry of Health informed on Wednesday about 382 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 14 deaths caused by the SARS-CoV-2. In total, 34,775 people have been infected so far, of which 1477 have died due to COVID-19.

On Tuesday at 6am, the National Electoral Commission (PKW) announced the final results of the first round of the 2020 presidential election. The incumbent president Andrzej Duda won 43.50 percent of votes, while his main rival - mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski - 30.46%. This means that both candidates will face each other in a presidential run-off on July 12. The voter turnout was 64.51%.

Polish presidential challenger Rafał Trzaskowski tried to rally supporters of other opposition candidates to his centrist cause on Monday, vowing to hold the nationalist government to account ahead of what looks set to be a knife-edge run-off vote. Incumbent president Andrzej Duda, an ally of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, led the first round of the presidential election on Sunday, but fell short of the 50% needed for outright victory, setting the stage for a run-off with Trzaskowski on July 12.

The National Electoral Commission (PKW) has published the results of the first round of presidential election from 99.78 percent of polling stations. Andrzej Duda has won 43.67 percent of votes, while Rafał Trzaskowski 30.34 percent - the PKW announced on Monday morning. This means the incumbent president and Civic Coalition's candidate will face each other in the second round. Independent candidate Szymon Hołownia has won 13.85 percent.

According to a late poll by Ipsos pollster, Poland's incumbent president Andrzej Duda has won 42.9 percent of votes in the first round of presidential election, while his main rival mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski - 30.3 percent. This means that both candidates will face each other in a second round run-off on July 12. The third result was secured by independent candidate Szymon Hołownia - 14 percent. The voter turnout, according to the poll, was 64.3 percent.

In the second round of presidential election 45.4 percent of respondents would vote president Andrzej Duda, whereas 44.7 percent would support Rafał Trzaskowski, according to the latest poll by Kantar for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24, conducted after exit polls have been released.

Poland's nationalist incumbent Andrzej Duda won the first round of a presidential election on Sunday but will have to face the centrist mayor of Warsaw in a run-off on July 12, in a race that could transform the nation's ties with the European Union.

Polish presidential election will have to be settled in a second round run-off between the incumbent president Andrzej Duda and mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski, according to exit polls released by Ipsos pollster. President Duda won the first round of the election on Sunday with xx percent of votes, whereas mayor Trzaskowski received xx percent.

Robert Lewandowski has been named Player of the Season of the 2019/2020 Bundesliga season. This is Poland's skipper's first such award. Bayern's star striker came ahead of Timo Werner, Jadon Sancho, Amine Harit, Erling Haaland, Kai Havertz and Serge Gnabry.

The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW) issued an alert on Friday warning against hailstorms across nearly whole of Poland. Storms aren't expected only in the northeastern parts of the country.

Tomasz U., a bus driver from Warsaw who caused a tragic accident resulting in the death of one person, has been charged by the prosecutor. Drug tests proved that the man was under the influence of amphetamine whilst driving.

The driver of the bus that crashed through safety barriers and fell off an overpass in Warsaw has been detained. The man is being hospitalised along with 3 other people injured in the accident. Investigators say that toxicological test will be a crucial piece of evidence.

Pope Francis appointed an administrator on Thursday to run the Polish diocese of Kalisz, whose bishop has been accused of shielding priests known to have sexually abused children.

Poles vote on Sunday in a closely-fought presidential election critical to the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) government's hopes of implementing its conservative agenda, including judicial reforms the European Union says undermine democracy.

In the latest poll by Kantar for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24, 40 percent of those asked declared they would vote for Andrzej Duda in the first round of presidential election this coming Sunday (June 28), whereas 27 percent would support his top rival Rafał Trzaskowski.

A city bus crashed through railings at an overpass in central Warsaw and fell off the road. One person died, at least 20 suffered injuries in the accident that happened on Thursday, June 25.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he looked forward to signing a defense cooperation agreement with Polish President Andrzej Duda, the first foreign leader to visit the White House since the coronavirus pandemic led to a global shutdown. Mr Duda welcomed the new agreement as very important to European security and to Poland's security in particular. He said there was a possibility more U.S. troops would be sent to Poland than agreed on previously.

Ahead of Poland's President Andrzej Duda's visit to Washington where he is to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, American Ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher and TVN24 BiS anchor Piotr Kraśko have discussed details of the visit, common investments in 5G and nuclear technology, fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as military security and the presence of American troops in Poland.

The first round of Poland's presidential election on Sunday (June 28) is widely expected to result in the incumbent and his main challenger facing off in a close second round in July.

Polish firefighters intervened over 2,000 times on Monday after heavy storms and torrential rains caused plenty of damage across the whole country - the spokesman for the chief of the Polish Fire Service (PSP), Krzysztof Batorski informed on Tuesday.

If the presidential election run-off took place on the coming Sunday (June 28), the incumbent president Andrzej Duda would beat his main rival, mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski, by a tenth of a percentage point, according to a poll by IBRiS for Wirtualna Polska portal (wp.pl). Another poll by the same pollster, carried out for RMF FM radio and "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna", showed Trzaskowski winning the second round of the vote.

With presidential election set to take place on Sunday (June 28), Poland's head of state Andrzej Duda is looking to mobilise his supporters by heading to Washington to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. According to Mr Duda's aide, Krzysztof Szczerski, both leaders will discuss health, investments and security.

According to the latest poll conducted by Kantar for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24, 40 percent of respondents declared support for the incumbent president Andrzej Duda in the election scheduled for June 28. His main opponent, mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski, would win the second place. Independent candidate Szymon Hołownia would secure the third result. A potential second round would be a really tough race as both candidates would secure 48 percent of votes, according to the survey.

Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday that cooperation between the United States and Poland over nuclear energy projects will be part of his talks with Donald Trump in Washington next week. The visit will take place four days before Poland's presidential election set for June 28. The presidents will also discuss relocation of U.S. troops to Poland, after 9,500 soldiers are soon to be withdrawn from Germany.

The mayors of Warsaw, Budapest, Prague and Bratislava have urged the European Union to set a more ambitious emissions reduction target for 2030, calling the escalating climate crisis a greater challenge than the coronavirus pandemic.

Turkey continues to block a NATO defence plan for Poland and Baltic states despite a deal last year between Turkey's president and allied leaders, three allied diplomats and a French defence official said on Wednesday.

Jewish community leaders in Warsaw on Tuesday voiced their opposition to the "dehumanising" language they say is being used against LGBT people in Poland's presidential election campaign.

Poland's president Andrzej Duda is likely to visit the White House soon to meet with American counterpart Donald Trump, "Politico" reported on Wednesday. A source in Trump administration was quoted as saying the visit could take place next week. The potential meeting of the two leaders is likely to coincide with announcing of the increase in the number of American troops stationed in Poland.