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The mayors of the capitals of the Visegrad Four or V4 countries Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, from left, Zdenek Hrib of Prague, Gergely Karacsony of Budapest, Matus Vallo of Bratislava, and Rafal Trzaskowski of Warsaw pose after they signed the Pact of Free Cities as they announce the establishment of the Alliance of Free Cities of Europe during their meeting in the aditorium of the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)

Central Europe mayors against populism sign free cities pact

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Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, arrives at a closed door meeting on the ongoing House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: Top diplomat revises testimony on Ukraine

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In this Aug. 10, 2019, photo, people take part in a gay pride parade holding up an image of Madonna and Baby Jesus that has offended many Catholics in Plock, Poland. The image was made by an activist in protest. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Tension over gay rights moves to fore in Polish election

By VANESSA GERA - Associated Press

Janine Mazur, center, listens to speeches during an event to honor Polish people who saved Jews during WWII, in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019. A U.S.-based Jewish foundation held an event in Warsaw on Sunday to honor Polish gentiles who rescued Jews during the Holocaust, a number that grows smaller each year, with U.S. and Israeli diplomats also paying their respects to the elderly Poles who put their lives in danger to save others. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poles who saved Jews during Holocaust honored in Warsaw

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence rings the Bell of Memory and Warning during a memorial ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Mike Pence hails Poland, its people in World War II commemoration ceremony

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, arrives with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki for a memorial ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

The Latest: Russia tweets reminder of Soviet role in WWII

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Polish officials and war veterans pay tribute to a World War II-era underground force that collaborated with Nazi German forces toward the end of the war in their battle against the Communists, who were imposing control on the nation, in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. President Andrzej Duda's official patronage and the presence of ruling party officials underlined the right-wing government's rehabilitation of a partisan unit that fought both Germans and Soviets and which is celebrated by the far right .(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poland honors Holy Cross Mountains Brigade, wartime group that collaborated with Nazis

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In this file photo from July 26, 2019,A worker is washing a monument to the fighters of the 1944 Warsaw Rising against the occupying Nazi Germans ahead of ceremonies next week marking the 75th anniversary of the heroic struggle, in Warsaw, Poland.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Official: Germany has moral not monetary war debt to Poland

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In this Jan. 20, 2019, file photo, Bahrain's foreign minister, Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, attends the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit, in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

U.S., Bahrain tout maritime summit focused on Iran threat

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

People take part in a gay pride parade in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday, June 8, 2019. The Equality Parade is the largest gay pride parade in central and Eastern Europe. It brought thousands of people to the streets of Warsaw at a time when the LGBT rights movement in Poland is targeted by hate speeches and a government campaign depicting it as a threat to families and society. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Mayor joins pride parade amid Poland’s anti-LGBT campaign

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

Thousands of Polish nationalists march to the U.S. Embassy, in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, May 11, 2019. Thousands of Polish nationalists have marched to the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, protesting that the U.S. is putting pressure on Poland to compensate Jews whose families lost property during the Holocaust. The protesters included far-right groups and their supporters. They said the United States has no right to interfere in Polish affairs and that the U.S. government is putting "Jewish interests" over the interests of Poland. The T-shirts read in Polish "This is Poland not Polin" (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poland nationalists protest U.S. over Holocaust compensation

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

Teachers from across Poland gather in Warsaw, Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The teachers demand higher wages in a long-running dispute that is emerging as another fissure in a deeply divided society. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Polish teachers’ strike shines light on country’s divisions

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A woman walks through the corridor near an empty classroom at the Primary School number 68 in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday, April 8, 2019. Majority of Poland's school and kindergarten teachers went on strike after talks about their payment with the government failed. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Polish teachers go on indefinite strike at student exam time

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA - Associated Press

European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans, right, listens to questions during a media conference on strengthening the rule of law at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, April 3, 2019. The European Union is launching action against Poland over allegations that recent justice laws introduced by the government undermine the independence of judges. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU takes action against Poland over justice laws

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

Illustration on the continuing Israeli/Arab peace talks by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

An Arab-Israeli talk-fest for peace

By Clifford D. May

United States Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence, left, stand with Poland's President Andrzej Duda and his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda, right, in front of wreaths at a death wall during their visit at the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Mike Pence makes his 1st visit to Auschwitz

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts during a bilateral meeting with United States Vice President Mike Pence in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. The Polish capital is host for a two-day international conference on the Middle East, co-organized by Poland and the United States. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Netanyahu leaves Poland after plane mishap delayed departure

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a news conference with Polish Foreign Affairs Minister at Lazienki Palace, during his visit to Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Mike Pompeo says ‘confronting Iran’ key to Mideast peace

By Matthew Lee and Aron Heller - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts during a bilateral meeting with United States Vice President Mike Pence in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. The Polish capital is host for a two-day international conference on the Middle East, co-organized by Poland and the United States. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Israel’s Netanyahu denies agreeing to Holocaust distortion

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United States Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a conference on Peace and Security in the Middle East in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. The Polish capital is host for a two-day international conference, co-organized by Poland and the United States. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

The Latest: Russia says no ‘value added’ in Mideast meeting

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