# 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 economic competitiveness is under pressure from low productivity, weak investment, demographic decline, and the cost of the green t - [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 is compressing competitive advantage cycles and testing regulatory guardrails, while th - [Climate: from mitigation to adaptation](https://pollar.news/en/threads/climate-adaptation): The world has crossed the 1.5°C warming threshold, forcing a pivotal narrative shift from solely preventing climate change to urgently adapt - [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 new legal counte - [The war in Ukraine and its limits](https://pollar.news/en/threads/ukraine-war): The war in Ukraine has entered a new phase defined by a rapid technological competition and a more mature Ukrainian strike doctrine, challen - [The Middle East after Gaza](https://pollar.news/en/threads/middle-east): The Gaza war has accelerated a fundamental realignment of Middle Eastern power, shifting influence from traditional centers like Egypt and S - [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. - [Morawiecki faction exits PiS after loyalty ultimatum; Kaczyński calls split 'very bad' for right-wing unity](https://pollar.news/en/event/pis-ultimatum-on-associations): Former PM Mateusz Morawiecki and about 40 MPs refused to sign a loyalty declaration, prompting PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński to announce the - [Trump threatens EU with tariffs and Section 301 probe over €890 million Google fine](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-threatens-eu-tariffs): The US president announced a Section 301 investigation and promised a 'substantial tariff' after Brussels fined Google for breaching the Dig - [LeBron James, 41, signs two-year, $8 million deal with Philadelphia 76ers to chase fifth NBA championship](https://pollar.news/en/event/lebron-james-joins-76ers): The 41-year-old superstar takes a massive pay cut to join Joel Embiid and Jaylen Brown in Philadelphia, aiming for his fifth NBA championshi - [ICC member states vote 82-13-15 to dismiss chief prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual misconduct claims](https://pollar.news/en/event/icc-fires-karim-khan): ICC member states voted 82-13-15 to dismiss chief prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual misconduct claims, the first removal of a prosecutor in - [Spain declares first-ever national emergency for wildfires as Madrid blazes merge, affecting 55,000](https://pollar.news/en/event/12000-ha-burned-in-guadalajara): Three wildfires in Madrid and Ávila have burned over 16,000 hectares, with two merging into a single front that officials call 'outside exti - [France evacuates 63,000 as wildfires consume 10,000 hectares on Atlantic coast](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-wildfire-evacuates-12000): Two major fires in Gironde have forced the evacuation of 63,000 people, with boats rescuing tourists from the Cap Ferret peninsula and EU fi - [Pogačar shatters Pantani's Alpe d'Huez record to extend Tour lead beyond seven minutes](https://pollar.news/en/event/pogaar-storms-alpe-dhuez): The Slovenian climbed the 13.8 km ascent in 35 minutes 26 seconds, beating Marco Pantani's 1997 mark, and now leads Remco Evenepoel by 7:11 - [Trump imposes forced labour tariffs on 60 nations as temporary 10% levy expires](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-tariffs-canada-50): The duties, ranging from 10% to 12.5%, took effect at midnight Eastern Time, replacing a 150-day stopgap levy and covering 99.4% of American - [Anthropic releases Claude Opus 5, a cheaper model that nearly matches Fable 5 at half the cost](https://pollar.news/en/event/anthropic-releases-opus-5): The new model costs $5 per million input tokens and approaches the capabilities of top-tier Fable 5, becoming the default for Claude Max sub - [Andrea Pirlo set to become Italy head coach after Guardiola rejection, four-year deal near](https://pollar.news/en/event/pirlo-new-italy-coach): The 2006 World Cup winner is expected to sign a four-year contract worth €1.5 million per season, with an official announcement possible at - [Einer Rubio collides with UAE team car on Alpe d'Huez, abandons Tour de France with facial injuries](https://pollar.news/en/event/rubio-out-after-car-crash): The Movistar climber hit the rear windscreen of a UAE Team Emirates-XRG vehicle that braked suddenly to avoid a spectator during Stage 19 on - [Merz reshuffles German cabinet: Warken becomes first female chancellery chief, transport minister in limbo after last-minute cancellation](https://pollar.news/en/event/merz-reshuffles-cabinet): Nina Warken moves from health minister to become the first woman to head the German chancellery, while the planned dismissal of transport mi - [Irish police intercept 'highly sophisticated' car bomb near Northern Ireland border, woman charged](https://pollar.news/en/event/car-bomb-intercepted-near-border): A woman in her 20s has been charged after Irish detectives intercepted a vehicle carrying a 'highly sophisticated' explosive device on the N - [Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over 2023 London nightclub bottle attack](https://pollar.news/en/event/brown-pleads-guilty-to-affray): The US singer entered the plea at Southwark Crown Court on Friday, with more serious assault charges dropped. Sentencing is set for 26 Octob - [Blade Runner 2099 teaser debuts at Comic-Con as Prime Video sets November 25 premiere](https://pollar.news/en/event/blade-runner-2099-revealed): Prime Video unveiled the first teaser for its live-action Blade Runner series at San Diego Comic-Con on July 24, with Michelle Yeoh and Hunt - [Pogacar shatters Pantani's Alpe d'Huez record as Seixas slips 24 seconds behind del Toro in Tour de France podium fight](https://pollar.news/en/event/pogacar-record-seixas-slips): Tadej Pogacar stormed to a record-breaking win on Alpe d'Huez, while Paul Seixas lost time in his bid to dislodge Isaac del Toro from the To - [20-year-old German held for murder after fatal knife attack in Regensburg bank](https://pollar.news/en/event/one-dead-in-regensburg-bank-attack): The 20-year-old German national had turned himself in to police less than 24 hours before the attack, but was released. He now faces murder - [Jürgen Klopp named Germany head coach, warns media he will quit if family harassed](https://pollar.news/en/event/klopp-to-coach-germany): The 59-year-old former Liverpool and Dortmund manager signed a four-year deal until the 2030 World Cup, with his first match against the Net - [Defense submits Delmastro-Caroccia chats to Rome prosecutors after parliamentary block](https://pollar.news/en/event/chats-bypass-parliamentary-block): The lawyer for restaurateur Mauro Caroccia filed a memo containing WhatsApp conversations with former justice undersecretary Andrea Delmastr - [Poland's Law and Justice party splits as over 30 MPs leave after power struggle between Kaczyński and Morawiecki](https://pollar.news/en/event/polish-conservatives-split): Jarosław Kaczyński announced the departure of more than 30 MPs from Poland's largest opposition party after former prime minister Mateusz Mo - [Meloni and Giorgetti discuss mobile excise duties as Italian fuel prices hit €1.97 for petrol, €2.16 for diesel](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-weighs-fuel-tax-cut): Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti on Friday to discuss possible measures, including the activation of a - [Radomiak Radom spoils Wieczysta Kraków's Ekstraklasa debut with 2-1 win in season opener](https://pollar.news/en/event/wieczysta-loses-ekstraklasa-debut): Wieczysta Kraków's first-ever Ekstraklasa match ended in a 2-1 defeat at Radomiak Radom on Friday evening, as the hosts used their top-fligh - [Trump threatens EU with tariffs and Section 301 probe after new $1 billion Google fine](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-warns-eu-tariffs): The US president announced a Section 301 investigation and promised 'significant tariffs' after the EU imposed a new $1 billion penalty on G - [India's 'Cockroach' protesters hold talks with government as activist ends 26-day hunger strike](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-rejects-activists-release-bid): Activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his 26-day hunger strike after ministers guaranteed no police repression, as Cockroach Janta Party leaders met - [Wildfires force 75,000 evacuations across France and Spain as EU sends firefighting planes](https://pollar.news/en/event/southern-europe-wildfires-rage): Fires in Gironde and Landes have burned over 15,000 hectares, while Madrid declares a national emergency as flames threaten to merge. - [Scaffolding collapses on delivery driver in Piraeus during storm; tram line damaged](https://pollar.news/en/event/piraeus-scaffolding-collapse-traps-driver): A scaffolding on Grigoriou Lambraki street collapsed onto a passing delivery driver on Friday afternoon, as severe weather swept through Att - [Trump says Xi and Putin assured him they won't arm Iran, warns of 'very bad' consequences if they do](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-warns-on-iran-arms): The US president posted on Truth Social that both leaders personally pledged not to supply weapons to Tehran, amid a renewed phase of daily - [Saarland hunters cull record 12,500 roe deer in past hunting year, wild boar numbers also rise](https://pollar.news/en/event/record-roe-deer-cull): The Saarland Hunting Association reported a record bag of over 12,500 roe deer for the hunting year ending 31 March, the sixth consecutive y - [Madrid wildfire 'at its peak' and impossible to control as 40,000 evacuated; France battles separate blaze](https://pollar.news/en/event/madrid-fire-peaks-mass-evacuations): A wildfire raging near Madrid has reached its most critical moment, overwhelming firefighting capacity and forcing 40,000 people to evacuate - [Ukrainian drones set Wildberries warehouse ablaze near St. Petersburg in third strike on Russia's e-commerce giant within a week](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-hit-russias-amazon-again): Ukrainian drones hit a Wildberries warehouse near St. Petersburg early Friday, injuring three and forcing a hours-long suspension of flights - [IL demands urgent parliamentary hearing for interior minister over Construbarcelos contracts](https://pollar.news/en/event/il-demands-minister-hearing): Iniciativa Liberal demands that Minister of Internal Administration Luís Neves appear before parliament's Permanent Commission urgently, as - [30-minute storm brings Athens suburban rail and tram to a halt, partial restoration by 20:06](https://pollar.news/en/event/storm-halts-athens-trains): A 30-minute summer downpour on 24 July caused power outages that stopped all Athens Suburban Railway services and damaged a tram line in Pir - [UK consumer confidence surges six points to -17 in July, largest gain since 2023, amid new PM and World Cup](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-bounce-lifts-uk-confidence): GfK index rises to -17, the largest monthly gain since November 2023, driven by optimism over new PM Andy Burnham, England's World Cup run, - [Israel orders settlement legalisation and 'vast operation' after West Bank clashes kill two Israelis, four Palestinians](https://pollar.news/en/event/west-bank-clashes-kill-six): Clashes near the settlement of Havat Gilad left two Israelis and four Palestinians dead on Friday, prompting Prime Minister Netanyahu to ord - [Olympiacos goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis returns to Athens to finalise Hull City transfer](https://pollar.news/en/event/tzolakis-nears-hull-move): The Greek international left Olympiacos' pre-season camp in the Netherlands after refusing to play friendlies, with the club's vice-presiden - [Macron requests EU aerial firefighting aid as three major wildfires burn across southern France](https://pollar.news/en/event/macron-requests-eu-fire-planes): Three major wildfires in southwestern and southeastern France have burned thousands of hectares and forced the evacuation of more than 43,00 - [Ireland’s 23-day drought triggers nationwide hosepipe ban until late August](https://pollar.news/en/event/nationwide-hosepipe-ban-imposed): A nationwide hosepipe ban begins as Met Éireann reports absolute drought at 17 of 25 stations, with Cork Airport and Johnstown Castle dry fo - [Madrid wildfire at 'worst level' as 40,000 affected and EU sends planes](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-wildfires-force-mass-evacuations): More than 40,000 people have been evacuated or confined as three fires merge into one front in the Madrid and Ávila regions, with authoritie - [German court rules mass cancellation of Afghan admission promises unconstitutional, orders case-by-case review](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-blocks-mass-afghan-visa-revocations): The Federal Constitutional Court ruled that the Interior Ministry's December 2025 order voiding about 640 promises without individual review - [Sassuolo's Cristian Volpato allegedly tests positive for cocaine after two speeding stops in Sydney](https://pollar.news/en/event/volpato-cocaine-test-positive): The 22-year-old Australia midfielder was stopped twice on the Anzac Bridge within two hours, first for driving up to 94 km/h and then 109 km - [France sends four decrees to cut state health reimbursements for dental care, drugs and transport](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-cuts-health-reimbursements): Health minister Stéphanie Rist announced on 24 July that four decrees have been sent to the health insurance council, aiming to lower the sh - [Bon Jovi halts Madison Square Garden concert after 90 minutes, blames sinus infection and vows to reschedule](https://pollar.news/en/event/bon-jovi-cuts-concert-short): The frontman apologised to the New York crowd after 90 minutes, saying he was 'hurt' and not giving his best, and asked fans to keep their t - [France evacuates Cap Ferret peninsula as wildfires rage, Macron activates EU civil protection mechanism](https://pollar.news/en/event/cap-ferret-evacuated-as-fires-rage): French authorities ordered the full evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula on Friday as two wildfires burned uncontrolled in the southwest, - [Volkswagen profit drops 32.9% in Q2 as China sales collapse; group cuts full-year revenue forecast and plans up to 50,000 more job cuts](https://pollar.news/en/event/vw-profit-plunges-33): Net income fell to €1.54 billion in the second quarter, down from €2.29 billion a year earlier, while deliveries in China tumbled more than - [King Charles III opens 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with Doctor Who TARDIS entrance](https://pollar.news/en/event/tardis-opens-commonwealth-games): The 23rd Commonwealth Games began in Glasgow with a ceremony featuring the King and Queen emerging from a Doctor Who TARDIS, as 3,000 athlet - [Russian drones detected 33 km from Romanian border; RO-Alert issued in Tulcea, helicopter scrambled](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-near-romanian-border): Romanian radar picked up a group of aerial targets at 00:10 on 24 July, about 33 km north of the Danube border, following Russian strikes on - [Zapatero's first interview since indictment adds no new facts, prosecutor seeks expanded jewelry report](https://pollar.news/en/event/zapatero-silent-on-jewels): Former Spanish PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero broke two months of silence on TVE but offered no new evidence, while Anticorruption prosecut - [Irish review finds no proof Aughinish alumina reaches Russian arms, but cannot rule it out](https://pollar.news/en/event/aughinish-review-inconclusive): Enterprise Minister Peter Burke said the investigation could not confirm or deny that alumina from the Limerick plant enters Russian militar - [President Nawrocki and PM Tusk mark Police Day in Warsaw, call for strong force serving citizens](https://pollar.news/en/event/nawrocki-tusk-at-police-day): Ceremony on Warsaw's Piłsudski Square saw promotions, tributes to 104,000 officers, and calls for a strong police force that serves citizens - [Venezuela marks one month since twin quakes: 5,398 dead, up to 44,000 missing, and a state accused of failure](https://pollar.news/en/event/thousands-missing-after-venezuela-quakes): A month after twin 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes devastated La Guaira and Caracas, the official death toll stands at 5,398, but citizen ## Search and discovery - [Search](https://pollar.news/en/search): full-text + semantic search across all events - [Sitemap](https://pollar.news/sitemap.xml): every public URL across the four locales - [News sitemap](https://pollar.news/sitemap-news.xml): Google News feed, last 48h of events - [Full content dump](https://pollar.news/llms-full.txt): all current event summaries + thread state-of-play in one markdown file (preferred when you want pollar context in a single fetch) ## About + policies - [What is Pollar](https://pollar.news/en/about): the service in plain terms — free, four languages, reader-funded, no ads, self-hosted cookieless analytics, every article lists its sources - 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