Iga Świątek has learned how to cope with the pressure of being world number one and hopes a changed mindset will help her dominate women's tennis starting with the Australian Open after she closed off a challenging 2023 with a restful off season.

Poland's president posed next to two lawmakers as police were searching for them to put them in prison on Tuesday (Jan. 9) amid an standoff between the government and the head of state over their status.

The Polish government ordered a state-run company that manages more than 7 million hectares of the country's forests to curtail logging in 10 most cherished forest areas, delivering on a campaign promise following elections last October.

The speaker of the Polish parliament, Szymon Hołownia, has been holding a series of consultations with top legal experts regarding the situation of two MPs from the formerly ruling PiS party, Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik. Last week Hołownia had issued a decision regarding the termination of the two lawmakers' parliamentary mandates, which was later overruled by a contested chamber of the Supreme Court. Despite having his mandate terminated, Kamiński said in an interview on Monday that "only physical force" would prevent him from taking part in parliamentary sessions.

Thirty-four paintings by Polish renowned painter Jacek Malczewski, evacuated from Ukraine after the Russian attack launched in 2022, have returned to Lviv National Art Gallery. For over 12 months the paintings were on display at an exhibition in the National Museum in Poznań and attracted more than 100,000 visitors.

Poland's Justice Minister and Prosecutor General Adam Bodnar on Friday (Jan. 5) signed documents regarding the country's accession to the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO). The European Commission has now four months to approve Poland's bid. According to Bodnar, the Commission should not voice any objections regarding the move.

The Extraordinary Review and Public Affairs Chamber of Poland's Supreme Court overrode on Friday (Jan. 5) parliament speaker Szymon Hołownia's decision to end PiS MP Mariusz Kamiński's parliamentary mandate. The chamber, which has been deemed an unlawfully appointed body and not a court by the CJEU and the ECHR, among others, made the exactly same decision the previous day (Jan. 4) regarding Kamiński's colleague and fellow PiS member Maciej Wąsik. Last month, both lawmakers were sentenced to two years in prison for abuse of power while in public office years back.

We are dealing with an absolutely unprecedented situation - speaker of the Polish parliament Szymon Hołownia said on Thursday (Jan. 4), commenting on a decision made earlier that day by a contested chamber of Poland's Supreme Court. The Extraordinary Review and Public Affairs Chamber, created under the previous government led by the PiS party, overrode Hołownia's decision stripping PiS lawmaker Maciej Wąsik of his mandate. Wąsik, along with fellow PiS member and former interior minister Mariusz Kamiński, have been sentenced by the court to two years in prison for abuse of power.

Polish farmers blockaded the Medyka border crossing with Ukraine on Thursday (Jan. 4) resuming a protest intended to secure government subsidies for corn and prevent tax increases. "We want to sign a bilateral agreement," protest leader Roman Kondrów told a press conference.

In recent days, we have all been appalled witnesses to the use of the Auschwitz victims' tragedy in hideous, immoral, political comments regarding refugees. It has breached the boundaries of what is acceptable in the civilized world - Auschwitz Museum Director, Dr. Piotr M.A. Cywiński, said in a statement published on the X social media platform on Thursday (Jan. 4). This way Cywiński condemned the recent outrageous comments made by Jan Pietrzak and Marek Król in TV Republika.

It's hard to assume that a 40-kilometer breach of Polish airspace was a matter of accident, chief of Poland's National Security Bureau (BBN) Jacek Siewiera told TVN24 on Wednesday (Jan. 3). He added he could not rule out the incident could have been a provocation. "Our allies also haven't ruled that out," Siewiera stressed.

Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) party leader, Jarosław Kaczyński, has called for a protest march to demonstrate against what he called the present "problem with democracy" in Poland.

Poland beat China 2-0 to reach the semi-finals of the United Cup mixed team tournament on Wednesday after Hubert Hurkacz and Iga Świątek cruised through their singles matches in Perth. Novak Djokovic suffered his first defeat in Australia for six years as De Minaur put the hosts on course for a 2-0 win over Serbia in their United Cup quarter-final.

The West should tighten sanctions against Russia and provide Kyiv with long-range missiles in response to Moscow's latest shelling of Ukraine, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Wednesday (Jan. 3).

Polish farmers will resume their blockade of the Medyka border crossing with Ukraine from Thursday (Jan. 4), protest leaders told state-run news agency PAP, as Prime Minister Donald Tusk attempted to defuse the dispute.

Market confidence has increased in Poland following the election of its new government, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday (Jan. 3), adding that he had discussed with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak a possible trip to London. Tusk added that his government will try to gradually lower the country's public debt. "We need a consistent, but a long and peaceful march," he said.

Poland's Justice Minister Adam Bodnar, who also serves as prosecutor general, told TVN24 on Tuesday (Jan. 2) that a draft bill regulating the way the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS) members are appointed would soon be put forward. He also said that the resolution on the KRS, adopted by the parliament in December, has granted him the power to withhold the announcement of job openings for justices. "We're preparing for comprehensive solutions related with the Constitutional Tribunal," Bodnar announced.

Poland's former WBO cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Głowacki has been banned from all sport for four years for the use of an anabolic steroid, UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) said on Tuesday (Jan. 2).

"Search options, such as displaying of currency exchange rates, are based on data from external sources," Google Poland said in response to questions sent by tvn24.pl's business section. On Monday (Jan. 1) evening, indexes at a number of websites, including Google, indicated the euro exchange rate at 5.73 PLN. Shortly after, Poland's Finance Minister Andrzej Domański said this information was "fake" and caused by a date source error, reassuring that there was no reason to panic. Had the fake information been true, it would have meant there was a 32% increase compared to Friday's closing.

The Regional Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw has launched an inquiry into a comment made by Poland's famous satirist Jan Pietrzak. The inquiry has been launched into the incident itself and therefore no one has been charged as yet, a spokesperson for the prosecutor's office said. On Dec. 31, Pietrzak said: "We have barracks for immigrants: in Auschwitz, in Majdanek, in Treblinka, in Stutthof. We have plenty of barracks built by the Germans."

Poland said on Tuesday (Jan. 2) that planes protecting its airspace had returned to base after the threat level related to Russian strikes on Ukraine had reduced.

Ukraine and Poland said on Friday they were ready to try to resolve "problematic" issues in their relations, suffering especially by a Polish truckers' blockade of border crossings.

I am shocked by the tragic events that took place yesterday in Prague - Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on social media on Friday (Dec.22), offering condolences to the Czech nation after the deadly shooting that had taken place at Prague's Charles University.

Minister of the Interior and Administration Marcin Kierwiński has appointed Inspector Marek Boroń as acting chief of the Polish police. Boroń is an experienced officer who used to serve as deputy chief of the Central Investigation Bureau of Police (CBŚP), taking part in the investigation into the so-called wiretapping scandal of 2014. "A huge surprise for the whole police community. He's an officer who used to work in the shadows, he wasn't widely recognized," says Tomasz Zieliński, a tvn24.pl journalist.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski visited Kyiv on Friday (Dec.22) to present an aid package for Ukraine on his first official foreign visit, a ministry spokesman said.

Rector of the University of Warsaw Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak extended deepest sympathy and sincerest condolences to families and friends of the victims of the shooting that took place on Thursday (Dec.21) at Charles University in Prague. Poland's President Andrzej Duda and Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski also offered their condolences to the people of Prague and the Czech Republic.

Ukraine hopes to reach agreement with the new Polish government this week to end truck blockades at the countries' border crossings, Ukraine's deputy prime minister said on Thursday (Dec.21).

The Chief Rabbi of Poland Michael Schudrich on Thursday (Dec.21) relit a Hanukkah menorah damaged last week by a group of teenagers in Wrocław.