The White House has asked Congress for nearly $106 billion to fund ambitious plans for Ukraine, Israel and U.S. border security, but offered no strategy for securing the money from a broken Congress.

President Joe Biden’s request for the funding comes days after he visited Israel and pledged solidarity as the country bombards Gaza following an attack by Hamas militants that killed 1,400 people in southern Israel. The death toll in Gaza stands at 3,478 killed while 12,065 others have been wounded. By grouping Israel funding with Ukraine, border security, refugee assistance, measures to counter China and other hotly debated priorities, the Democratic president is hoping he has created a must-pass national security spending bill that can win support in a chaotic House of Representatives.

Source – Polskie Radio, Al Jazeera

Following Poland’s parliamentary elections, the Civic Platform (PO) has named Donald Tusk as its candidate for prime minister.

The ruling conservatives won Poland’s October 15 elections, but lost a parliamentary majority, making it more likely for the opposition to take power. A senior PO lawmaker told reporters on Thursday that Tusk, a former prime minister and former European Union president, would travel to Brussels next week in an effort to unblock EU funds frozen over rule-of-law concerns. He added that the visit would likely take place on Wednesday and Thursday, coinciding with an EU summit.

Source – Polskie Radio

World Rally Championship officials have announced that Rally Poland will return to the series after a seven-year absence.

The announcement follows a decision by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for the sport. The FIA World Motor Sport Council on Thursday approved the 2024 World Rally Championship calendar, featuring 13 events, including Rally Poland – one of the world’s oldest motor racing events. The 80th Rally Poland event will take place from June 27 to 30, 2024.

Source – Polskie Radio

And finally, Lechia Gdańsk return to the soccer pitch this weekend as the 2023-2024 football season kicks off.

Lechia will face Polonia Warszawa away on Sunday. The Warsaw team, although they are lower in the table than Lechia Gdańsk, have shown a solid level in recent matches, winning their last two matches. In recent developments for the team, Kevin Blackwell became the new technical director of the team. Blackwell comes from the UK and has worked with Ron Atkinson, Neil Warnock and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the Premier League and Championship League in the UK.

Source – Radio Gdańsk

Weather

Today will be a rainy day in a gentle breeze with temperatures of 11 degrees Celsius (52 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day and 5 degrees overnight. Tomorrow will continue rainy in light winds and temperatures of 15 degrees during the day and 7 degrees overnight.

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