Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.

So Russ Gordon raised a Bangladeshi flag, a Yemeni flag, a Polish one, too. He added the flags of Albania, Bosnia, Armenia, Mexico, ... Soon, the old Polish stores gave way to Bengali ones.

Greetings from Warsaw, Poland, where the flags are flying ahead of a key election By Rob Schmitz Published May 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM PDT ...

As I elbowed my way through the thousands of marchers, dozens of flags caressed my face and hair, and one managed to cover my head for several seconds, temporarily blinding me as the chanting crowd ...

Within an hour of touching down at Chopin Airport in mid-April, I found myself here along the centuries-old Krakowskie Przedmieście street, among the flag-waving supporters of Poland's ...