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Explained: The fallout of US president Joe Biden’s Putin ‘cannot stay in power’ remark
Fp Explainers •US president Joe Biden has called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a thug and war criminal over the past one month. Now his unscripted remarks in Poland have further strained ties between Washington and Moscow
Poland-Belarus border crisis: Polish forces use water cannons on migrants who threw stones
•Poland's Defense Ministry said that Belarusian forces tried to destroy fencing along the countries' common border, while the Interior Ministry posted video apparently showing migrants trying to tear down a fence
Such a Landscape: Museum exhibits works by Polish artist Wilhelm Sasnal confronting Holocaust
•The dozens of paintings and drawings on display confront the Holocaust in the nation’s physical and mental landscape and the difficulty in addressing an unsettled past.
Endangered Sumatran Titan arum, also known as corpse flower, blooms for few hours at botanical gardens in Warsaw
•The plant only grows in the wild in the rainforests of Sumatra, but it is endangered there due to deforestation. Cultivation at botanical gardens, where they are a great visitor attraction, has helped its preservation.
WFI cancels camp for Olympic-bound wrestlers, finalises training-cum-competition trip to Europe
•The capital city of Poland will host the last Ranking Series event before the Tokyo Games from 8-13 June, giving a chance to all to earn some crucial ranking points that will help them get a better draw at the Olympics.
Poland: On International Women's Day, protestors take to the streets to condemn abortion ban
•This year’s Women’s Day, which was marked with protests, comes after a near total ban on abortion took effect in January in the mostly Roman Catholic country, a step that had long been been sought by the conservative ruling party, Law and Justice.
S Jaishankar meets Polish prime minister in Warsaw; reviews preparations for Modi's visit to Russia's Vladivostok
•External Affairs minister S Jaishankar met Poland's prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Wednesday and discussed ways in which mutual cooperation could benefit both the countries.
The Stories in My Life: Isaac Bashevis Singer's story set in Warsaw just before WWII explores complex ideas with simplicity
Neelum Saran Gour •The short story Pigeons was written by Isaac Bashevis Singer in Yiddish and later translated into English jointly by the author and Elizabeth Shub.
World leaders mark World War I centenary in Paris; French president Emmanuel Macron hosts ceremony
Fp Staff •Around 70 leaders including US and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin marked the World War I centenary of the 1918 Armistice in the French capital.
West Asia talks in Poland: Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu calls conference a union against Iran’s aggressive policy
•Iran took the spotlight at a Middle East security conference hosted by the US and Poland that highlighted deep divisions between the US and some of its allies