<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Karolina Sekula - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Karolina Sekula - ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ATQBgt5TX0o/karolina-sekula</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Karolina Sekula - </title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ATQBgt5TX0o/karolina-sekula</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 18:48:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ATQBgt5TX0o/karolina-sekula.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Poland’s Tight Election Puts Europe on Alert for Another Jolt]]></title><description><![CDATA[The runoff vote for president has become a referendum on Poland’s role in Europe, women’s rights and support for neighboring Ukraine.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-05-30/poland-presidential-election-runoff-has-europe-on-alert-over-tight-race</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-05-30/poland-presidential-election-runoff-has-europe-on-alert-over-tight-race</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalia Ojewska]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 04:00:13 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inwQqlgCNfKA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inwQqlgCNfKA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Campaign banners for presidential candidates Karol Nawrocki and Rafal Trzaskowski in the Polish city of Opole.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions Meant for a National ID System Instead Benefited Congo’s Elites]]></title><description><![CDATA[An investigation suggests that money intended to create ID cards was leveraged via shell companies to benefit a handful of the country’s elite]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-09/millions-meant-for-national-ids-benefited-congo-elites-instead</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-09/millions-meant-for-national-ids-benefited-congo-elites-instead</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karolina Sekula]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 04:00:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZJPVtkud_TQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZJPVtkud_TQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Congo&apos;s President Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo receives the country&apos;s first national identity card, in Kinshasa on June 30, 2023.</media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>