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Warsaw Ghetto’s defiant Jewish doctors secretly documented the medical effects of Nazi starvation policies
A researcher at Tufts University near Boston discovered an old book full of research on starvation written by Jewish doctors imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto.
Poland has taken in more Ukrainian refugees than any other EU country. Local mayors say they’re running out of money.
Poland is feeling the pinch after cutting Russian energy imports
'Their lives collided with war': Ukrainian refugees in Poland open their own schools
‘Home is home’: Ukrainians in Poland consider options as Russia’s war enters new phase
This Polish activist sent abortion pills to a woman in need. Now she's on trial.
An abortion-rights activist charged with breaking Poland’s strict abortion laws goes on trial in Warsaw next week. The case is the first of its kind in Europe.
West remains divided on sanctions, weapons to Ukraine, former amb to Russia says
"The West, in order to help diplomacy, needs to help President [Volodomyr] Zelenskiy produce stalemate on the battlefield," former Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul said. He joined The World's host Marco Werman to discuss the West's diplomatic push to the end the war in Ukraine.
How an American pianist revived Chopin in Warsaw
In 2006, finding a live Fréderic Chopin concert in Warsaw was harder than expected. American pianist Pamela Howland made it her life’s mission to revive Chopin in Warsaw, Poland, the composer’s hometown.
Poland prepares to accept thousands of refugees from Ukraine
Agnieszka Kosowicz, president and founder of the Polish Migration Forum, spoke to The World's host Marco Werman from Warsaw about the influx of refugees from neighboring Ukraine amid the Russian invasion there.
A ‘deepening chill’ among historians over Holocaust revisionism in Poland
A growing number of Holocaust historians worry that Poland’s ruling far-right government is trying to cover up the darker side of the country’s past.
A new monument in Poland sparks concern about Holocaust revisionism
The new monument at the Treblinka railway station has raised concerns among Holocaust historians about how Poland's current far-right government is distorting history.
‘I had no life left here’: Iraqi Kurds are at the center of the migration crisis in Europe
Iraqi Kurds fleeing the semi-autonomous region in northern Iraq have made harrowing journeys to Western Europe. Now, many are being flown back to northern Iraq, often with little to restart their lives.
US, Germany seal deal on contentious Nord Stream 2 Russian gas pipeline
The United States and Germany have announced a deal to allow the completion of a controversial Russian gas pipeline to Europe without the imposition of further US sanctions.
Endangered corpse flower blooms in Warsaw, drawing crowds
The endangered Sumatran Titan arum, a giant foul-smelling blossom also known as the corpse flower, went into a rare, short bloom at a botanical garden in Poland's capital.
Near-total abortion ban takes effect in Poland amid protests
A near-total ban on abortion has taken effect in Poland and triggered a new round of nationwide protests three months after a top court ruled that the abortion of congenitally damaged fetuses is unconstitutional.