The top of the Palace of Culture and Science is shrouded in smoke as people light flares during the Independence Day march in Warsaw, Poland, on November 11, 2026. Poland's Independence Day march, a major annual gathering of nationalists and the far right, takes place in the tense aftermath of an unprecedented mass shooting that rocked the country. Organisers expect a record attendance for the march, which commemorates the regaining of Polish independence in 1918, ending 123 years of partitions by Russia, Prussia, and Austria. It is a magnet for nationalists, conservatives and far-right activists from across the country, who converge on Warsaw for the rally. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP via Getty Images)