Poland

Polish citizens voiced their anger at officials they say have eroded democratic norms and created fears that the nation is going down the path to autocracy.
At first the tremors were thought to have been caused by earthquakes, but on Monday researchers said they were caused by pressure waves from "an unknown source."
The heir to the throne met with British and Polish troops in Rzeszow, a city that has become a hub for shipments of military and humanitarian aid bound for Ukraine.
Justyna Wydrzyńska, whose case has been closely followed by human rights groups, has been sentenced her to eight months of community service.
After a television report accused the former Pope of covering up clergy sex abuse cases in Poland, the country’s Catholic Church called him “one of the greatest Poles.”
A report by Polish channel TVN24 said the now-sainted former Pope sought to conceal reports of three priests who reportedly abused minors.
“Doesn’t matter what your race, your color, your creed, Norwegian, Polack, Somalian, you name it," said Minnesota state Sen. Mark Johnson (R) Wednesday.
The two boys and three girls were born through cesarean section Sunday, in the pregnancy’s 28th week, at the University Hospital in Krakow.
Poland needs the consent of Germany, which builds the tanks, to send them to a non-NATO country.
An election this fall will determine whether the crucial U.S. ally remains democratic or slides into autocracy, risking instability and more chaos in Europe.