A Polish regional council voted on Thursday to remain an "LGBT-free zone" despite a warning from the European Union that it could lose funding, but its head said the declaration of the zone had been misunderstood and could be rewritten.

Evacuation of civilians from Afghanistan, in which Poland is also involved, is in progress. Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz said on Thursday that the last two Polish citizens left Kabul in the afternoon.

This was meant to be a cleanup effort. A farmer from the Lubusz province only wanted to remove rocks from his field. Suddenly, mysterious objects started to appear from underground. History experts have no doubt that his findings are "extremely rare".

A stork landed on top of a tall chimney and fell inside the 15-metre structure. Luckily for the bird, residents of the Marcinowice village saw the situation and called fire service for help.

Poland has sent more than 900 troops to help secure its border with Belarus, its defence minister said on Wednesday, after a surge in illegal border crossings.

Cezary Kulesza has been chosen as the new chairman of Poland's Football Association (PZPN). He has replaced Zbigniew Boniek, who after two terms in office has been named honorary chairman. In the vote, Kulesza won 92 votes, whereas his rival Marek Koźmiński - 23.

Poland has evacuated around 50 people from Afghanistan, a deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday, part of an international effort to get diplomats and other civilians out of the country after Taliban insurgents seized the capital.

During decluttering of a basement, employees of a cultural centre in Warsaw's Wola district have found a 1976 painting by Poland's eminent painter Edward Dwurnik. "Technical staff told us that these things were to be thrown out. Among them was a Dwurnik painting from the "Slawoszyno" series, and we stood dumbfounded," said the director of the facility. Now, together with the artist's daughter, the culture centre plans an exhibition of other works in the series of those painted in Kaszuby.

The chief of U.S. diplomacy Antony Blinken issued a statement in which he said the U.S. "deeply regret" that Poland's President Andrzej Duda had signed amendments to the Code of Administrative Procedure. He praised, on the other hand, the president's words about commitment to the freedom of speech.

"Two Polish women, one of them with her husband, were evacuated from Afghanistan in a flight organised by an allied country. One journalist refused to board the plane, but we will try to convince her to return in a Polish aircraft," Poland's Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz informed on Tuesday. PM Morawiecki said that Polish military aircraft were on route to Kabul to help in the evacuation.

Poland will dismantle a judges' disciplinary chamber as part of wider judiciary reforms in coming months, the government said on Tuesday after the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the disciplinary mechanism undercuts EU law.

Poland will send 650,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Ukraine on Tuesday, the minister in charge of the Polish vaccination drive told state news agency PAP.

In response to unjustified actions by the State of Israel, Poland's ambassador to Israel will remain in Poland until further notice. A decision regarding the permanent level of diplomatic representation in Israel will be made in the coming days - Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Monday.

Completely reckless behaviour at the Giewont peak in the Tatra Mountains. A video sent to us via Kontakt24 platform, shows a tourist who climbed on the top of the huge metal cross. "I will never go there again, precisely because of people behaving this way," says the author of the recording.

Poland will send its response to the European Commission about a contested disciplinary chamber for judges by the end of the day, the prime minister said on Monday, amid a deepening row over the rule of law.

TVN Management Board has issued a statement regarding the National Broadcasting Council's delay of the decision on the TVN24 license renewal.

A dispatch officer of Gliwice Police on Thursday received a call from a woman driving her 10-year-old son for a heart transplant. She said they needed to get to the hospital as soon as possible, but got stuck in a traffic jam on the A4 highway.

A hero of Warsaw Uprising and a renowned architect Professor Julian Eugeniusz Kulski has died at the age of 92, the Kulski Foundation informed on Friday. Having moved to the United States in 1949, Kulski became "an informal advocate of Polish affairs". He was

Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland, Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe and Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski have made UEFA's shortlist for the best men's forward in the Champions League last season, European soccer's governing body said on Friday.

Archeologists are examining Ledniczka - an island neighbouring the island of Ostrów Lednicki, where once stood a palatium, home of Duke Mieszko I. It has been confirmed that bridges once connected the two islands. The scientists hope to find abutments.

Poland's gross domestic product (GDP) in volume terms seasonally unadjusted was higher by 10.9% in the 2nd quarter of 2021 year-to-year against 8.3% decrease in the corresponding period of 2020 - according to a flash estimate issued by Statistics Poland (GUS).

Discovery, Inc. is to charge the government of Poland with violations to the US-Poland bilateral investment treaty.

"As of today, we are forming an Accord parliamentary group," the leader of the party and former deputy PM Jarosław Gowin announced on Thursday in the Sejm. "As of today, Accord goes its own way. There's fewer of us, but we know what unites us and it makes us stronger," he stressed.

Police dog named Carlos sniffed out boxes with heroin hidden in a truck

Poland's prime minister on Thursday rejected criticism of bills concerning media ownership and property restitution passed by parliament, after the United States, one of Warsaw's most important allies, denounced the legislation. The European Commission also criticised the bill saying it sent a negative signal.

In response to lower house of parliament's passing of the anti-TVN bill, TVN Management Board has issued a statement.

Polish lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favour of a bill that the opposition says aims to silence a U.S.-owned news channel TVN24 critical of the government, setting up a clash with one of Warsaw's most important allies.

No penalty for a priest for playing church music too loud. After he had refused to accept a fine, the case found its way to court. The court, however, refused to launch proceedings.

The Health Ministry informed on Wednesday about 198 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 4 deaths. Since the start of the pandemic, Poland has reported 2,884,577 COVID-19 infections and the death of 75,289 people.

During an off-duty ride a police officer from the Warmian-Masurian province spotted two stray dogs running next to the road. The freely-running animals were causing risk not only to their own safety, but also to the drivers. The officer stopped his car, secured the dogs and called a patrol car which took them to a local shelter in Tomaryny.