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Poland's lawmakers have approved the speedy construction of a $402 million barrier on the European Union member's border with Belarus to stop the increasing flow of migrants.

European Union founding member Belgium warned Poland on Wednesday not to treat the EU like “a cash machine” to boost its economic fortunes while disregarding its democratic and rule of law principles at will.

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has called for the global community to stop a “humanitarian catastrophe” which she said is being created by the Belarusian regime as it facilitates largescale migration into the European Union.

Unsurprisingly, the coronavirus pandemic was THE talking point at the United Nations General Assembly this week — serving as projection, promotional tool and proxy for other pressing issues put forward by world leaders in their signature annual addresses.

Warsaw’s Jewish community has buried an unidentified Holocaust victim whose remains were discovered in a building that was within the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II.

Polish political leaders have attended the beatification of two revered figures of the Catholic church in a Warsaw church.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she finds it unacceptable that refugees are being used to apply pressure to Poland and other European Union members on the border with Belarus.

Poland’s Senate voted has rejected a media bill seen as targeting a U.S.-owned television network’s ability to keep broadcasting independent news.

Polish President Andrzej Duda has declared a state of emergency in areas along Poland's border with Belarus.

Moldova’s pro-Western president has been joined in the capital Chisinau by her counterparts from Romania, Poland, and Ukraine to celebrate the country’s three decades of independence from Soviet rule.

Poland’s government says its ambassador to Israel will remain in Poland until further notice.

Israel is condemning Poland’s approval of a law that restricts the rights of former Polish property owners, including Holocaust survivors and their descendants, to reclaim property seized by the country’s former communist regime.

Germany's center-right candidate to replace Angela Merkel as chancellor in the country's September election says he feels “deep shame and humility” over Nazi Germany's “crimes” against the Poles during World War II.

Poland's president says he sees the need for changes to the law on disciplining judges that has been criticized by the European Union.

Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi get tougher treatment, while many of the former president’s favorites just get ignored.