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The Latest on the Middle East meeting taking place in Warsaw (all times local): 1:15 p.m.
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Pompeo says ‘confronting Iran’ key to Mideast peace
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the world "can't achieve peace and security in the Middle East without confronting Iran."
Faulty wiring likely cause of ‘Escape Room’ fire in Poland
Polish firefighters have blamed substandard electrical wiring and lax security procedures at an "Escape Room" for a fire that killed five teenage girls and injured a man.
Controversy around extreme-right member of Polish government
A new member of Poland's right-wing government has appealed on Facebook for public support amid a political storm over his previous far-right and anti-West statements.
Polish president signs bill reinstating Supreme Court judges
Poland's president signed legislation Monday that reinstates Supreme Court judges who were forced into early retirement despite the European Union condemning the removals as a violation of democratic standards.
Polish PM survives confidence vote that he called for
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's conservative government easily survived a confidence vote in parliament Wednesday that the leader had unexpectedly asked for earlier in the day.
Polish Church urged to check sex abuse claims against priest
The mayor of the Polish city of Gdansk has asked the local Roman Catholic archbishop to investigate allegations that a now-deceased priest who rose to prominence in the Solidarity pro-democracy movement sexually abused minors.
Poland’s Walesa must apologize to rival in slander case
A Polish court ruled Thursday that Lech Walesa, the anti-communist dissident and former president of Poland, must apologize to the head of Poland's ruling party in a slander case.
Poland latest country to withdraw from global migration pact
The Polish government said Tuesday that it will not support a global compact seeking international cooperation on migration, citing national sovereignty as it joins countries including Hungary, Austria and the United States in rejecting it.
The Latest: Crowds gather for Poland’s independence march
The Latest on events marking the centennial of Poland's independence (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Poland's president has addressed thousands of people ahead of an Independence Day march in Warsaw that has for the first time been jointly organized by state officials and nationalist organizations.
EU’s Tusk likens Polish govt to contemporary ‘Bolsheviks’
European Council head Donald Tusk, a former Polish prime minister, on Saturday denounced the euroskeptic populists governing Poland as "contemporary Bolsheviks" who threaten the nation's independence, but can be defeated.
The Latest: Polish leaders to hold Independence Day march
The Latest on independence commemorations planned in Poland (all times local): 6:15 p.m.
Polish president sends mixed signals on nationalist march
Poland's president won't take part in an Independence Day march in the capital organized by nationalist organizations, his spokesman said Monday in an announcement that follows the leader urging Poles to participate in the controversial event.
Polish ruling populists take majority in regional assemblies
Poland's ruling populist party, Law and Justice, won 254 of the 552 seats in regional assemblies in local elections last weekend, with 194 going to the key opposition coalition, the state electoral commission said Thursday.
Victims group in Poland maps 255 sex abuse cases by priests
A private foundation published a map Sunday showing where Catholic priests in Poland have been accused of child sexual abuse, adding pressure on the church in the predominantly Catholic country to respond.
Polish court orders Catholic order to pay sex abuse victim
An appeals court in Poland ruled Tuesday that a Roman Catholic order should pay damages to a woman who was abducted and sexually abused by one of its priests when she was 13.
Polish bishop apologizes to victims of clergy sex abuse
A Polish Catholic bishop apologized Thursday to those who were sexually abused by priests in his Warsaw diocese and vowed to take steps to win back their trust.
Polish leader slammed for saying EU has little relevance
Poland's president came under heavy criticism by political opponents on Wednesday after he called the European Union an "imaginary community" of little relevance to Poles.
Poland totals WWII occupation’s cost amid Germany claim talk
A parliamentary commission in Poland reported Friday that the country lost more than 5 million citizens and over $54 billion dollars (46.6 billion euros) worth of assets under Nazi German occupation during World War II.
Poland: Court vacancy disputed by chief justice holding seat
Polish President Andrzej Duda has announced that the country's Supreme Court needs a new president even though the justice holding the job insists her term is not over and her colleagues support her. Duda co-authored recent regulations that require the high court's judges to retire at age 65.