Participants burn flares during the Independence Day march in front of the Palace of Culture and Science (back C) 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) *** BESTPIX ***