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News from USA

In Sunday, October 12, 2026, Pope Leo XIV announced that he would undergo surgery to remove a tumor from his lung, detected at an early stage.

In brief

  • The US President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.

  • In Sunday, concerts by Tre Voci took place, combining various musical styles and concert programs.

  • Pope Leo XIV announced that he would undergo surgery to remove a tumor from his lung, detected at an early stage.

Poland

The US President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.

In brief

  • In Sunday, concerts by Tre Voci took place, combining various musical styles and concert programs.

  • In the second round of the presidential elections in Krakow, Łukasz Gibała won with 62.12% of the votes, defeating Monika Piątkowska, who received 37.88% of the votes.

  • Former President Andrzej Duda commented on the arrest of a man planning to attack Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, describing it as 'making a big fuss'.

  • The results of the Lotto draw on October 11 revealed the lucky numbers in various numerical games conducted by Totalizator Sportowy.

  • The elections in Krakow were considered a local matter, not a mirror of nationwide polarization.

  • It was revealed what happened in Gibała's headquarters just before the announcement of the election results.

  • In the United States, midterm elections were held, which had a significant impact on shaping domestic politics.

  • The elections in Krakow triggered numerous comments from the right-wing, who considered them a failure of the current authorities.

World

The results of the Lotto draw on October 11 revealed the lucky numbers in various numerical games conducted by Totalizator Sportowy.

In brief

  • Nobel laureate wants to return to Venezuela, but the Rodriguez regime does not want her to.

  • A chemical tanker carrying 600 tons of vegetable oil anchored in Sunday on the Asian side of the Istanbul Strait in Istanbul, halting ship traffic.

  • American senators from both parties concluded that Donald Trump's decision to allow Russian diesel oil into the US violates the 2022 law banning the import of Russian energy raw materials.

  • French politician Raphael Glucksmann won the French social-democratic left's primaries ahead of next year's presidential elections.

  • A patient in a hospital in Skarżysko-Kamienna used a knife against a nurse.

  • Turkish authorities halted traffic in the Istanbul Strait due to a chemical tanker's malfunction.

  • After Łukasz Gibała's victory in the Kraków mayoral election, Zuzanna Piekarz, an assistant to MP Daria Gosek-Popiołek, will take over his seat on the city council.

  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to hold elections under the condition of a 60-day ceasefire with Russia.

  • A 60-year-old man was arrested for threatening to carry out an attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.

  • Łukasz Gibała won the Kraków mayoral by-elections with 61% of the votes.

  • Italian mafias are increasingly using artificial intelligence and hackers instead of traditional criminal methods.

  • Stan Borys celebrated his 85th birthday and 65 years of artistic work in New York.