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U.S. seeks to increase pressure on Iran at Warsaw meeting

Foreign ministers and senior officials from 60 nations gather in the Polish capital Warsaw on Wednesday where the United States hopes to ratchet up pressure against Iran despite concerns among major European countries about heightened tensions with Tehran.

"Iran is the main problem in the Middle East". Watch full interview with Rudy Giuliani

"I'm sure that it will be a very good conference. This, of course, is a conference on peace in the Middle East. Major focus, according to our Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, is gonna be on Iran. I think that's a very appropriate focus because the major problem in the Middle East is Iran," said the former Mayor of New York City and current attorney to President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani. Watch the full interview for TVN24 BIS' anchorman Piotr Kraśko.

Poland to buy HIMARS rocket launchers for 414 million dollars

On Wednesday Poland will sign a contract with the United States for the HIMARS artillery rocket system. The deal is for 414 million dollars, which is more than 1,5 billion zlotys. HIMARS is a ground-to-ground system capable of hitting targets at a range of 300 kilometres.

Poland's justice minister: it's not about judiciary anymore; Poland's being played politically

"It’s not about dispute over judiciary anymore, but about drawing out the decision until the European elections, in order to play Poland politically," said Poland’s Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro regarding Tuesday’s proceedings in the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ). The Advocate General of the ECJ is expected to issue an opinion regarding the case on the 11th of April.

Adam Andruszkiewicz denies accusations on falsifying signatures for local elections

The investigation involving MP Adam Andruszkiewicz has mysteriously taken longer than expected. He is a recently appointed deputy minister by Law and Justice and former leader of the far-right All-Poland Youth. Going back 5 years he has been accused of falsifying signatures to get candidates from the All-Poland Youth on ballots for local elections.

Road contractor blames coal mine for cracks in the newly built road

A new express way in Lower Silesia is literally covered in patches. The S3 road between Legnica and Zielona Góra was opened only 5 months ago but it already needs some major fixing. It isn't clear, however, who will pay for it. The road contractor is blaming the nearby the local coal mine for the cracks and wants to issue an invoice.

Chairman Kaczyński's close ally collaborated with communist secret service

Kazimierz Kujda, the president of the National Environmental Protection Fund collaborated with Poland's communist era security service. Formerly, he was the head of the Srebrna firm and features in the latest recordings on building skyscrapers in the centre of Warsaw. In his file at the Institute of National Remembrance, he appears as a "clandestine collaborator" with a codename "Ryszard".

A body lay on a sidewalk for 4 hours as there was no coroner in town

Death in Gliwice. A man's body lay on the sidewalk for 4 hours because no one was able to pronounce death. Finally, the prosecutor's office agreed to take exceptional measures. The city hall is claiming that there are insufficient regulations for them to appoint a coroner's office, while the ministry of health has been working on that for years. But some local governments have found a solution.

"Gazeta Wyborcza" published invoice issued to Srebrna company by Birgfellner

Developing story on the twin towers and the Srebrna company. The "Gazeta Wyborcza" daily has published an invoice that was supposedly issued by the Austrian businessman Gerald Birgfellner for the so-called K-Towers. The prime minister had earlier urged for someone to present such a document. However, what was shown is still not good enough to convince the government.

Schoolchildren organised march for tolerance in Gdańsk

"We want to build bridges between Poles" - that was the message by the young people in Gdańsk. Thousands of high-schoolers marched the streets of the city to show that they can be above divisions. They protested against aggresion and hate speech. The motivation behind the march was the death of mayor Paweł Adamowicz.