Historia

Egypt opened to visitors on Saturday the "Bent" Pyramid built for pharaoh Sneferu, a 101-metre structure just south of Cairo that marks a key step in the evolution of pyramid construction.more

German Deputy Government Spokesperson Ulrike Demmer on Wednesday ruled out WWII reparations from Germany to Greece. Responding to a question on a report by Bundestag, he said the matter has been "definitively settled, politically and legally."more

Thursday marks the 160th anniversary of when Big Ben began striking the hour, on 11 July 1859.more

The Nazis' Enigma machine, hand-written espionage documents, declassified files, and a century's worth of secret communications and never before seen artifacts can now be spied for the very first time at a London Science Museum exhibit co-sponsored by Avast. more

At the 43rd Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, being held in Baku, Azerbaijan, Poland's Krzemionki prehistoric striped flint mining region was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage Site List.more

On Tuesday, July 2, a debate took place in the British Parliament, which honored the contribution of Polish armed forces to the war effort during World War II.more

At least 10 unexploded bombs dropped by the allies during the second world war are hidden within the foundations of the archaeological site of Pompeii, Italian media have reported.more

Exclusive: New documents bring remarkable World War Two mission to light, in which dramatic operation spearheaded by Poland's consul in Switzerland helped rescue thousands.more

The Swiss daily Neue Zuercher Zeitung does not want to publish a replica of the Polish Ambassador in Switzerland to the interview in this newspaper, in which Poles were accused of mass murdering Jews - the Polish embassy said on Twitter.more

On Tuesday, July 2 at the Polish Embassy in London the British premiere of the biography of Captain Witold Pilecki took place "Volunteer", written by the British writer Jack Fairweather.more

Stanisława Paleolog, founder of the first women's police branch in Poland, whose fight against human trafficking and sexual exploitation gained global recognition, and she herself will be honored at the burial place in Manchester on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Polish police.more

The crew of the Naval Unit ORP Lech from Gdynia extracted the corpse found on June 6 in the wreck of "Wilhelm Gustloff", which she sailed on Monday. The body of the police unit is transported to Łeba - PAP prosecutor in Lębork, Patryk Wegner, announced on Tuesday.more

The portrait of Anna Walentynowicz appears on the latest stamp of Poczta Polska, which was released today.more

A WOMAN searching for her long-lost war veteran grandfather has appealed to Wee County residents to help her track him down. more

Jack Fairweather's new book "The Volunteer," the little-known story of Witold Pilecki, who spent nearly three years in Auschwitz clandestinely working to undermine the Germans and inform the Allies of Nazi crimes, will have its premiere on Thursday.more

Four World War One battleships sunk in Scapa Flow in Orkney in 1919 are being sold on eBay - with an asking price of just over £800,000.more

After finding the corpse in the wreck of the ship "Wilhelm Gustloff", the Navy is to set sail on Monday - the regional prosecutor in Lębork provided information. more

A presentation of the Polish Airlines LOT Bombardier Q400 aircraft with an anniversary graphic on the tail was held on Saturday at the Chopin Airport in Warsaw. The graphics were made on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Polish Aeroclub.more

During the night from Sunday to Monday there was a fire of the historic Mieszko I oak at ul. Nowoursynowska in Warsaw - the PSP's duty officer in Warsaw informed PAP.more

On the 75th anniversary of the landing of the Allied forces in Normandy, the monument commemorating the contribution of the Polish Air Force to the Norman campaign and the liberation of France took place.more

Polish art historian claims that he is a relative of Bonnie Prince Charlie, the last of the dynasty of the famous Stuart family.more

At lunch with the leaders of states as part of the D-Day anniversary celebrations in London, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki talked about the role of Poland during World War II - the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in London reported.more

The only words we can say to veterans are "thank you", Theresa May has told a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.more

The D-Day commemorations dominate the front pages, which feature a number of striking images. "On behalf of the free world... thank you", is the headline in the Daily Mirror.more

The Queen has paid tribute to the "heroism, courage and sacrifice" of those who died in the D-Day landings. She was joined by 16 world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, in Portsmouth to commemorate the 75th anniversary of history's largest combined land, air and naval operation.more