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The European Commission is taking the Polish government to the EU's top court to stop alleged breaches of the independence of the country's supreme court. SOUNDBITE
The EU launches legal action against Poland over its controversial Supreme Court reforms, in the latest round of a bitter spat between Brussels and the right-wing government in Warsaw. SOUNDBITE
NATO forces cross the Vistula River at Korzeniewo in Poland as part of the US-led defence alliance's Exercise Dragon 24, involving around 4,500 soldiers and almost 1,000 vehicles. Dragon 24 is itself part of Exercise Steadfast Defender 24, NATO's largest military exercise since the Cold War, which is designed to test its defences in the face of Russia's war on Ukraine. IMAGES
Prince Harry's laywer, David Sherborne, arrives at the City Court House in London as a ruling is expected in Harry's unlawful information gathering claim against Mirror Group Newspapers. IMAGES
Polish President Andrzej Duda takes part in a ceremony in Warsaw to relight the Hannukah menorah in the parliament lobby that was extinguished on Tuesday by far-right lawmaker Grzegorz Braun. The stunt was condemned by all parties except for the Confederation, to which Braun belongs. IMAGES
Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg leaves a UK court after denying a public order offence, after she was arrested at a demonstration against the energy industry in central London. The 20-year-old activist -- a key face of the movement to fight climate change -- was among 26 people charged at the October 17 demonstration in the British capital. IMAGES