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Seeing red! Across Poland Soviet war memorials are being vandalised and defaced

Where once many would have sought to defend such landmarks as valuable historic relics, it is Russia’s own actions that have seen this resistance significantly diluted. Jakub Kaczmarczyk, Marcin Bielecki/PAP

Where once many would have sought to defend such landmarks as valuable historic relics, it is Russia’s own actions that have seen this resistance significantly diluted, says TFN’s Alex Webber.

Four Turkish F-16s land in Poland to join NATO Air Policing mission

Four Turkish Air Force F-16s landed at the northern Polish Malbork air base on Tuesday to join NATO's Air Policing mission in the region.

Set amid rolling fields and endless skies, Krzyżtopór is king of the castles

From afar, it looks truly monumental – the kind of place in which you’d expect to find a dragon in the moat and a trapped damsel up a tower. Built using 200,000 bricks and 11,000 tons of sandstone, such was the largesse that it was only beaten for size when the Palace of Versailles was completed.

Monumental effort: Poland’s historic monuments stand tall

As world marks International Monuments Day, TFN looks at some of Poland’s finest.

Parachuting pensioner makes history with 4,000-metre leap of faith

“The worst bit was falling head first at 240 km/h, but then the chute opens and you can just enjoy the view,” he said.

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  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Poland in COVID-19 LOCKDOWN! PM orders bars, restaurants, shopping centres and borders closed - and cancels ALL flights
Art & Culture | History | Life

16th century Wrocław coat of arms uncovered in school assembly hall after found hidden behind plaster

Dating from the turn of the 20th century when the school was founded, the city’s coat of arms was in use from 1530 to 1938 when the Nazis ordered that all the old coats of arms be replaced with a new two-field one.

The first report:

  • Poland to receive long-awaited EU funding in Sept says gov't spokesman
  • Poland expects Ukraine reconstruction fund, says president
  • Poland hopes Germany will replace tanks given to Ukraine
  • Poland's budget surplus at EUR 2.00 bln at end-April - FinMin
  • Over one-fourth of Ukrainian refugees want to stay in Poland after war

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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