Poland's president and premier clash over Supreme Court as crisis deepens

Poland's constitutional crisis escalated dramatically as police surrounded the Supreme Court building following a clash between President Karol Nawrocki and Prime Minister Donald Tusk over court composition, forcing the president's plane to turn back from Senegal. The dispute stems from the right-wing PiS party's 2015 reshaping of the court, which Tusk's government calls illegitimate and seeks to reform, while PiS accuses the premier of attempting political control. A judge's suspension order against court leadership sparked accusations of a coup, with three protesters arrested. PiS leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski denounced an alleged "golpe" and warned of authoritarianism, while two ambassadors resigned. Nawrocki has called urgent crisis talks and demanded police withdrawal, but Tusk maintains restoring rule of law is his government's duty.