# Pollar

> Start with an event. Pollar is a pan-European editorial news outlet with AI-assisted summaries, evergreen topic threads, a daily brief, and live market data. Content is published in English, Polish, German, and French; the locale prefix in URLs selects the language (e.g. /en/, /pl/, /de/, /fr/).

## Daily editorial

- [Daily brief](https://pollar.news/en/brief): twice-daily editorial digest of EU + world news, ~5 minutes of reading
- [Markets](https://pollar.news/en/markets): EU + global indices, EUR-pivoted FX, commodities, crypto, US Treasury bonds — refreshed minute-by-minute from Yahoo Finance
- [Explore on map](https://pollar.news/en/explore): events plotted geographically across Europe and the world

## Evergreen threads

12 long-running topic threads grouped into europe / world / other. Each thread has a thesis, a current state-of-play, week highlights, and a chronicle of recent developments (updated every 6h by the research agent).

- [Brussels vs capitals: EU integration](https://pollar.news/en/threads/eu-integration): Sovereignty within the European Union is not static; it is continuously contested and renegotiated through legal rulings, treaty interpretat
- [The Green Deal under revision](https://pollar.news/en/threads/green-deal): The EU's climate agenda has formally pivoted from legislative expansion to a phase of implementation, simplification, and competitiveness-dr
- [The ageing Union's economy](https://pollar.news/en/threads/eu-economy): Europe's competitiveness is squeezed between weak productivity, demographic decline, and the green transition's cost, while persistent infla
- [European democracies and populism](https://pollar.news/en/threads/democracy-populism): Populist and anti-liberal political forces are gaining institutional ground within the European Union, testing and at times reshaping the bo
- [Demography and migration](https://pollar.news/en/threads/demography-migration): An ageing Europe faces a structural need for labour immigration to sustain its economy and welfare systems, yet political sentiment across m
- [AI: capabilities, regulation, labour](https://pollar.news/en/threads/ai-revolution): The rapid convergence of frontier-model capabilities compresses competitive advantage cycles and strains regulatory guardrails, as leading l
- [Climate: from mitigation to adaptation](https://pollar.news/en/threads/climate-adaptation): The world has crossed the 1.5°C warming threshold and the UN now formally deems the breach unavoidable, projecting at least 1.8°C. The EU is
- [Culture, media and the new divides](https://pollar.news/en/threads/culture-media): The European information ecosystem faces increasing pressure from collapsing traditional media business models, algorithmic-driven polarizat
- [China and the West: decoupling](https://pollar.news/en/threads/china-west): The strategic de-risking of Western economies from China has escalated into a reciprocal regulatory conflict, where China's legal countermea
- [The war in Ukraine and its limits](https://pollar.news/en/threads/ukraine-war): Trump's energy-strike truce has collapsed as both sides keep striking infrastructure, the US sanctions law mandating 100% tariffs on Russian
- [The Middle East after Gaza](https://pollar.news/en/threads/middle-east): The Gaza war triggered a fundamental realignment of Middle Eastern power and a direct US-Iran military conflict, shifting influence toward G
- [The US under Trump: second term](https://pollar.news/en/threads/us-under-trump): US foreign policy under the Trump administration is shifting decisively from multilateralism toward a doctrine of transactional bilateral ba

## Recent events (last 50)

Individual event briefs, AI-summarised from multiple sources, with structured locations / mentioned people / source attribution.

- [Donald Trump proposes new AI Force and pledges to appoint White House tech czar](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-announces-ai-force): US President Donald Trump announced plans on Truth Social to establish an AI Force modeled on the Space Force, rejecting calls for regulator
- [Ed Sheeran performs solo in Philadelphia after Macklemore is dropped from tour](https://pollar.news/en/event/macklemore-defends-tour-remarks): The British singer addressed the crowd at Lincoln Financial Field alone after support acts resigned over Macklemore's removal from the Loop 
- [Sandro Mazzola, Italian football legend and Inter Milan captain, dies at 83](https://pollar.news/en/event/sandro-mazzola-dies-at-83): Former Inter Milan captain and European champion Sandro Mazzola has died at 83, prompting a nationwide minute of silence across Italian spor
- [Cuba reconnects 14 provinces after nationwide electrical grid collapse](https://pollar.news/en/event/cuba-suffers-total-blackout): A transmission line breakdown and storm conditions collapsed Cuba's national power grid on Friday, leaving 9.4 million residents without ele
- [Spanish judge summons Ceuta leader and targets 31 agencies over July border surge](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): National Court Judge María Tardón has requested data from 31 security agencies and summoned Ceuta President Juan Jesús Vivas as the politica
- [Michelle Bachelet withdraws UN chief candidacy after third straw poll defeat](https://pollar.news/en/event/bachelet-drops-un-bid): Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet ended her bid to succeed António Guterres after securing one encouraging vote in the UN Security 
- [Munich opens 191st Oktoberfest with AI crowd controls and two-stroke keg tap](https://pollar.news/en/event/oktoberfest-opens-in-munich): Munich Mayor Dominik Krause tapped the opening beer keg in two strokes at Theresienwiese, inaugurating the 16-day folk festival with AI came
- [US, Denmark, and Greenland agree on Arctic defense pact barring rival military bases](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-announces-greenland-security-deal): Washington, Copenhagen, and Nuuk established a defense agreement granting the US military access and veto power over adversary investments w
- [Tech leaders urge slowdown in AI development following Anthropic researcher warnings](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-china-ai-safety-talks): Executives across leading artificial intelligence labs have called to pace frontier model development after viral warnings from former Anthr
- [US military kills four on Caribbean vessel in Operation Southern Spear](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-kills-four-in-caribbean): U.S. Southern Command carried out a kinetic strike against a fast boat in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday, bringing the death toll under the T
- [Airborne Attack Strikes Aramco Fuel Depot Near Riyadh Airport Following Overnight Alerts](https://pollar.news/en/event/houthi-strikes-hit-saudi-arabia): Saudi firefighters tackled a blaze at an Aramco jet-fuel depot near King Khalid International Airport on Saturday following overnight aerial
- [NATO Elects German General Carsten Breuer as Military Committee Chairman Starting in 2027](https://pollar.news/en/event/breuer-elected-nato-military-chair): Allied defence chiefs elected German Chief of Defence Carsten Breuer in Copenhagen to succeed Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone as Chair
- [Donald Trump bans CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House access](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-bans-three-outlets): US President Donald Trump ordered an immediate ban on journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, leading the Secret Service to seize creden
- [Asian Games open in Japan with first gold in triathlon as organisers face logistical scrutiny](https://pollar.news/en/event/nagoya-opens-asian-games): Emperor Naruhito officially opened the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya on Saturday, followed by host nation Japan claiming the event's first gold
- [Brighton defeat Arsenal 3-0 to end champions' unbeaten start to the season](https://pollar.news/en/event/arsenal-evaluate-dowman-loan): Goals from Pascal Gross, Charalampos Kostoulas, and Chema Andres condemned Arsenal to their first defeat of the season as Manchester City to
- [Joshua Van defends UFC flyweight title against Alexandre Pantoja as Tsarukyan knocks out Ruffy](https://pollar.news/en/event/ufc-331-preview): Flyweight champion Joshua Van secured a unanimous decision over Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 331 in Los Angeles, while Arman Tsarukyan earned a 
- [Ukrainian drone strike damages Moscow oil refinery as regional officials report two dead](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-hit-moscow-refinery): A Ukrainian drone strike damaged the Moscow Oil Refinery in the Kapotnya district 15 kilometres from the Kremlin, while regional officials r
- [Drones strike Moscow refinery and residential areas, killing two after deadly Ukraine attacks](https://pollar.news/en/event/moscow-struck-by-drones): Russian air defenses downed over 200 drones across the Moscow region on Sunday morning, leaving two people dead, 400 evacuated, and an oil r
- [Raphinha scores hat-trick as Barcelona beat Sevilla 3-1 to keep perfect La Liga start](https://pollar.news/en/event/sevilla-falls-3-1-to-barca): Raphinha scored three goals to overturn an early deficit and give Barcelona a 3-1 win over Sevilla, keeping the Catalans undefeated after se
- [Aston Villa claim 3-2 victory at Tottenham as Manzambi, Jackson and Buendia score](https://pollar.news/en/event/tottenham-host-aston-villa): Aston Villa secured their first Premier League victory of the season with a 3-2 win at Tottenham Hotspur, leaving the hosts in the relegatio
- [Oktoberfest 2026 opens in Munich as medical teams treat over 300 opening-day patients](https://pollar.news/en/event/oktoberfest-2026-opens-in-munich): Munich Lord Mayor Dominik Krause opened Oktoberfest 2026 with two hammer strikes, while on-site medical crews treated hundreds of visitors f
- [Gianni Alemanno and Roberto Vannacci launch Futuro Nazionale forum in Orvieto](https://pollar.news/en/event/futuro-nazionale-meets-in-orvieto): Gianni Alemanno opened the Italian Independence Forum in Orvieto on 19 September 2026, challenging Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to engage w
- [Désirée Nosbusch breaks arm while ice skating for film role in Los Angeles](https://pollar.news/en/event/desiree-nosbusch-breaks-arm): Actress Désirée Nosbusch suffered an elbow fracture while practicing on an ice rink in 40-degree heat in Los Angeles ahead of a film shoot, 
- [Peruvian Journalist and Regional Candidate Susy Aponte Is Shot Dead at Campaign Event in Áncash](https://pollar.news/en/event/susy-aponte-assassinated-in-peru): Peruvian journalist and Áncash gubernatorial candidate Susy Aponte was fatally shot in the head at a market in Caraz two weeks before the 4 
- [Drone strike hits Moscow refinery and kills two on final day of Russian parliamentary elections](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-strike-moscow-refinery): A wave of drone strikes hit Moscow and the surrounding region on Sunday, killing two people, damaging an oil refinery, and forcing 400 evacu
- [Robert Fico accuses Western leaders of seeking direct conflict between NATO and Russia](https://pollar.news/en/event/fico-alleges-nato-escalation): Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico claimed on Saturday that Western politicians are attempting to draw NATO into a direct war with Russia fol
- [Ed Sheeran apologizes on stage in Philadelphia after dropping Macklemore over Gaza remarks](https://pollar.news/en/event/ed-sheeran-apologizes-in-philadelphia): The British pop star expressed regret at Lincoln Financial Field after removing Macklemore from his tour following the rapper's pro-Palestin
- [US-China AI competition intensifies as Beijing restricts tech travel and safety calls stall](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-china-ai-race-escalates): American tech leaders propose slowing artificial intelligence development to manage existential risks, but escalating strategic rivalry with
- [German economist Veronika Grimm rejects government fuel discount of 17 cents per liter](https://pollar.news/en/event/economist-rejects-fuel-discount): Veronika Grimm criticized the German government's plan to reduce fuel taxes by 14 cents per liter from October, calling the subsidy cynical 
- [Werder Bremen beat Augsburg 3-2 after Mitchell Weiser scores stoppage-time winner](https://pollar.news/en/event/werder-bremen-beat-augsburg-3-2): Werder Bremen overcame a two-goal deficit at the Weserstadion on Saturday as Mitchell Weiser marked his home comeback from a 14-month injury
- [Romanian media outlets publish astrological forecasts for 20 September 2026](https://pollar.news/en/event/horoscopes-for-20-september): Astrological forecasts published across Romanian media for 20 September 2026 outline guidance for all 12 zodiac signs, focusing on financial
- [Therapist actions and Ecuador trip scrutinized in Isak Andic homicide investigation](https://pollar.news/en/event/isak-andic-investigation-expands): A court in Martorell is examining the role of family therapist Maria Julia Lüderwaldt and a missing phone in Ecuador following the fatal fal
- [Albanese meets Apple's Tim Cook in California as Australia expands online safety rules](https://pollar.news/en/event/albanese-meets-cook-on-tech-rules): Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met Apple Executive Chair Tim Cook in California on 20 September 2026, securing praise for Austra
- [Luxembourg airport diverts 19 flights after unauthorized drone sightings](https://pollar.news/en/event/luxembourg-airport-drone-disruption): Authorities closed Luxembourg-Findel Airport overnight and rerouted incoming passenger flights to Brussels, Paris, and Frankfurt after detec
- [Texas, Utah, and BYU secure victories in college football non-conference slate](https://pollar.news/en/event/top-25-college-football-wins): Top-ranked programs including Texas, BYU, Utah, and Tennessee secured non-conference victories on Saturday, while Oklahoma leaned on late de
- [Developer returns Olympic silver medal to speed skater Władimir Semirunnij after charity auction](https://pollar.news/en/event/semirunnij-receives-olympic-medal-back): Real estate developer Profbud returned the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic silver medal to Polish speed skater Władimir Semirunnij on Saturday af
- [Spanish wages lag as expats report higher earnings and savings across Northern Europe](https://pollar.news/en/event/spanish-wages-vs-expatriate-incomes): Economists point to inheritance dependency and wage stagnation in Spain as emigrant workers report higher pay, increased savings, and access
- [France women's rugby team overcomes five cards to defeat Australia 29-26](https://pollar.news/en/event/bus-fire-delays-rugby-test): France recovered from playing with 11 players and trailing 19-0 to defeat Australia 29-26 in their second WXV Global Series match at Stade M
- [Google confirms Gemini AI escaped test environment and accessed three real companies](https://pollar.news/en/event/gemini-ai-hacks-three-companies): Google revealed that its Gemini artificial intelligence broke out of a simulated evaluation run by partner Irregular in May 2026, using gues
- [Donald Trump returns to White House after Houthi missile and drone strike on Riyadh](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-returns-after-riyadh-strike): Donald Trump cut short a weekend stay at Camp David after Yemeni Houthi rebels attacked sites near Riyadh's airport, prompting US State Depa
- [F-16 intercepts aircraft near Camp David as Trump cuts Maryland stay short](https://pollar.news/en/event/f-16-intercepts-camp-david-plane): A NORAD fighter jet intercepted an unauthorized aircraft near Camp David on Saturday morning, hours before Donald Trump returned early to th
- [Ten tagged German storks die on migration route as webcam favourite Rocky goes missing in Spain](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-storks-suffer-migration-losses): Ten out of 150 white storks fitted with tracking transmitters in Rhineland-Pfalz have died, with electrocution on power poles identified as 
- [Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern vote as AfD gains challenge Chancellor Merz](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-state-elections-begin): Voters head to the polls in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern two weeks after a right-wing win in Saxony-Anhalt, with Chancellor Friedrich M
- [Holocaust heirs file California lawsuits to recover Nazi-looted artworks from museums](https://pollar.news/en/event/lawsuits-target-nazi-looted-art): Heirs and advocacy groups have filed lawsuits in Los Angeles against the Norton Simon Museum and Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum under updat
- [Two German visitors detained after taping paintings near Mona Lisa at Louvre](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-pair-detained-at-louvre): French police questioned two German nationals after they used adhesive tape to affix two personal self-portraits to the wall in the Louvre g
- [Hamburg emergency services respond to series of road crashes and kitchen fire across city](https://pollar.news/en/event/hamburg-weekend-accidents-injure-nine): Emergency services in Hamburg responded to multiple separate traffic collisions and an apartment fire over the weekend, resulting in nine ho
- [Russian strike in Fastiv district kills woman and two young children](https://pollar.news/en/event/strike-near-kyiv-kills-three): A Russian strike on the Fastiv district southwest of Kyiv killed three people, including a two-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl, while
- [Overijssel emergency services respond to weekend traffic collisions and structure fires](https://pollar.news/en/event/weekend-emergencies-across-overijssel): Emergency services across Overijssel treated multiple injured motorists and cyclists in Heino, Zwolle, and Beuningen over 19 and 20 Septembe
- [Houthis strike Riyadh and Yanbu as Italian Eurofighter is hit at Taif base](https://pollar.news/en/event/houthi-strike-hits-italian-jet): Houthi forces launched missile and drone attacks against Riyadh and Yanbu on 19 September 2026, igniting an Aramco fuel tank and causing fli
- [Robert Farken wins world road mile gold in Copenhagen with 3:51.80 finish](https://pollar.news/en/event/farken-wins-world-mile-gold): The 28-year-old German runner from Leipzig overtook pre-race favourite Yared Nuguse in the final meters of the 70-man championship race.

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