# 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 into reciprocal infrastructure escalation. Ukraine claims 45% of Russian refining capacity is disa - [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. - [CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue White House as TV networks boycott pool coverage](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-bans-three-outlets): CNN, MS NOW, and Politico filed a federal lawsuit after the Trump administration revoked press badges for three White House correspondents, - [German CDU falls below 5% in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and loses Berlin as Merz resists resignation calls](https://pollar.news/en/event/schwesig-and-holm-tv-debate): Following defeats in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has canceled a trip to the United Nations to - [Typhoon Dujuan kills at least two in Japan and cuts power to 46,000 homes](https://pollar.news/en/event/typhoon-dujuan-nears-tokyo): Typhoon Dujuan swept past eastern Japan on Tuesday, causing landslides that killed at least two people, leaving thousands without power, and - [Model Presley Gerber dies at 27 in Santa Monica rehabilitation facility](https://pollar.news/en/event/presley-gerber-dies-at-27): The model and son of Cindy Crawford passed away on Sunday morning at a Santa Monica facility, with investigators examining a suspected overd - [US, Denmark, and Greenland prepare to sign security pact reopening two military bases](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-announces-greenland-security-deal): Negotiators from Washington, Copenhagen, and Nuuk will sign a trilateral defense agreement at the United Nations General Assembly, expanding - [Trump proposes Belarus potash deal to undercut Canadian import prices](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-eyes-belarus-potash): President Donald Trump announced negotiations to purchase lower-cost potash from Belarus, seeking leverage in cross-border trade disputes wi - [UK Prime Minister Burnham meets Trump in New York and agrees AI defence partnership](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-backs-greenland-pact): British Prime Minister Andy Burnham attends the UN General Assembly for his first bilateral talks with Donald Trump, unveiling a joint milit - [Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE in Austin held in detention with bullet in back](https://pollar.news/en/event/ice-agent-shoots-austin-man): Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was transferred to a South Texas detention facility hours after being discharged from an Austin hospital with a b - [Spain deploys 200 Guardia Civil officers to Ceuta and Melilla ahead of Moroccan election](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): Spain has deployed 200 additional Guardia Civil officers to Ceuta and Melilla following online calls for a mass border crossing on 23 Septem - [Gianni Infantino proposes FIFA governance review after backlash over private investment plan](https://pollar.news/en/event/infantino-proposes-fifa-governance-review): FIFA President Gianni Infantino has written to all 211 member associations to propose an external review and structured consultations on ins - [Trump and NYC Mayor Mamdani meet at Gracie Mansion over Queens housing plan and immigration](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-agrees-to-zelenskyy-meeting): US President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani held an hourlong meeting at Gracie Mansion on Monday, discussing a 12,000-u - [Severed fiber line disrupts thousands of US East Coast flights during UN summit](https://pollar.news/en/event/east-coast-flights-grounded): An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut a Verizon fiber-optic cable in New Jersey on 21 September 2026, knocking out air traffic radar - [EU talks stall over French and Luxembourg push to delist Russian oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-stalls-on-oligarch-sanctions): European Union ambassadors failed to finalize a sanctions renewal package on Monday night after Latvia objected to exemptions for Alisher Us - [EuroVolley 2026 Quarterfinal Lineup Confirmed as Belgium and Slovenia Advance to Final Eight](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-defeats-finland-4-0): Belgium and Slovenia secured the final two quarterfinal spots at EuroVolley 2026, joining Poland, Germany, France, Romania, Finland, and Ita - [China expels top military leaders Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from Communist Party](https://pollar.news/en/event/china-purges-top-generals): The Chinese Communist Party Politburo expelled General Zhang Youxia and General Liu Zhenli over corruption and faction-building allegations, - [Ferran Torres recounts World Cup winning goal and PSG transfer on El Hormiguero](https://pollar.news/en/event/torres-reflects-on-world-cup): Appearing on Antena 3's El Hormiguero in Madrid, Spanish forward Ferran Torres detailed his extra-time winner against Argentina, his move to - [Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Ireland during tarmac refuelling](https://pollar.news/en/event/zelenskiy-meets-cia-chief): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held an unannounced discussion with CIA Director John Ratcliffe at Shannon Airport while their aircr - [Swimmer Sarah Rizea crowned Miss Italia 2026 during finale at Santa Severa](https://pollar.news/en/event/sarah-rizea-wins-miss-italia): Eighteen-year-old national artistic swimmer Sarah Rizea was crowned Miss Italia 2026 on Monday evening, finishing ahead of runner-up Michela - [US television networks suspend White House pool coverage following ban on three news outlets](https://pollar.news/en/event/networks-boycott-white-house): Five broadcasters halted pool coverage after the Trump administration barred CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House, prompting an im - [Macron and Trump discuss Ukraine energy strike moratorium and Red Sea security in New York](https://pollar.news/en/event/macron-and-trump-hold-talks): French President Emmanuel Macron described a 30-minute bilateral meeting with Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly as very constructive, - [Karol Nawrocki names Justyna Orłowska as technology envoy to the United States](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-names-special-tech-envoy): Polish President Karol Nawrocki appointed Justyna Orłowska as special representative for innovation and new technologies during a ceremony a - [French government prepares targeted aid as diesel prices reach 2.41 euros per litre](https://pollar.news/en/event/french-fuel-prices-hit-record): With 1,584 fuel stations reporting shortages and diesel averaging up to 2.41 euros per litre, French ministers will present targeted financi - [US denies visas to Iranian presidential media team ahead of UN General Assembly](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-denies-iranian-visas): The United States has refused entry visas to members of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's communications team ahead of his scheduled spe - [Paramount settles 12-state lawsuit to advance $110B Warner Bros takeover](https://pollar.news/en/event/paramount-pursues-warner-settlement): Paramount Skydance reached an agreement with California and 11 other states, pledging $1.5 billion in film spending and studio protections t - [British Columbia sues OpenAI in California over deadly Tumbler Ridge school shooting](https://pollar.news/en/event/bc-sues-openai-over-shooting): British Columbia and a local school board have filed a lawsuit in California federal court accusing OpenAI of negligence after the company d - [Houthi offensive at Bab al-Mandab prompts Gulf security reset with Iran as US halts strikes](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-warns-of-us-strikes): Houthi fighters have taken control of the Bab al-Mandab strait and Yemen's Red Sea coast, prompting Gulf leaders to seek direct security tal - [South Africa charges two women over murder among nine bodies found near Johannesburg](https://pollar.news/en/event/south-africa-murders-probe): Two women appeared in court on 21 September 2026 charged with the murder of Jabulile Ntimba, the ninth woman found dead in Ekurhuleni over a - [White House launches 24-hour Trump TV after television pool boycott](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-tv-launches-after-boycott): The White House introduced a 24-hour streaming network on Monday following a collective broadcast blackout by five television pool networks - [Hurricane Polo strengthens off Mexico Pacific coast with Category 5 winds forecast](https://pollar.news/en/event/hurricane-polo-threatens-mexico): Hurricane Polo formed off southwestern Mexico on Monday, with forecasters projecting maximum sustained winds could reach 259 km/h by midweek - [World leaders gather at UN General Assembly as US presses for budget reform](https://pollar.news/en/event/world-leaders-at-unga): World leaders are gathering in New York for the annual U.N. General Assembly session, facing geopolitical conflicts and acute U.N. financial - [World leaders convene in New York as Trump faces Iran war and Greenland talks](https://pollar.news/en/event/un-general-debate-opens): More than 140 world leaders will open the 81st UN General Assembly debate in New York on Tuesday, with US President Donald Trump slated to a - [Ireland fines Google €403 million over GDPR location tracking violations](https://pollar.news/en/event/google-fined-403m-in-ireland): The Irish Data Protection Commission ordered Google to pay 403 million euros and adjust its data processing within six months following a pr - [UK charges doctor Vincent Brown with genocide over 1994 Rwanda massacres](https://pollar.news/en/event/uk-files-rwanda-genocide-charges): British prosecutors charged 65-year-old Vincent Brown with genocide offences following a seven-year police investigation, with a court appea - [Trump and Zelensky prepare New York talks as Sikorski links peace to Nobel nomination](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-and-zelensky-schedule-talks): United States President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet at the 81st UN General Assembly to discuss refiner - [Oktoberfest worker dies after being struck by 85-meter free-fall ride in Munich](https://pollar.news/en/event/oktoberfest-ride-worker-dies): A 52-year-old employee died from severe injuries on Monday night after entering a restricted area beneath the Hangover Tower free-fall ride - [Berlin Left party faces backlash after clan leader Issa Remmo attends victory party](https://pollar.news/en/event/remmo-visits-left-party-event): Die Linke leadership disavowed clan chief Issa Remmo and PFLP activist Ibrahim Ibrahim after both appeared at the party's Berlin election ce - [UK and US Test-Fire Heavyweight Torpedo from Autonomous Subsea Drone](https://pollar.news/en/event/autonomous-drone-torpedo-test): The British and American navies launched a heavyweight torpedo from an uncrewed 12-metre vessel in British waters, demonstrating autonomous - [Spain Weather Forecast Shows Warm Conditions Across Madrid, Andalusia and the Canary Islands](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-thursday-weather-forecast): AEMET forecasts daytime highs between 33 and 34 degrees Celsius in Madrid on Tuesday, with sunny skies and warm temperatures prevailing acro - [Pentagon postpones defense talks with Poland as Polish deputy ministers travel to Washington](https://pollar.news/en/event/pentagon-delays-poland-defense-talks): A planned 23 September meeting between Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been resc - [Gunman opens fire outside Turgutlu high school in Turkey, injuring at least five](https://pollar.news/en/event/gunman-attacks-turkish-high-school): An armed assailant opened fire outside the İnci Üzmez High School in Manisa province on Tuesday morning before fleeing on foot, prompting an - [German cabinet approves 17-cent fuel tax reduction costing 2.485 billion euros](https://pollar.news/en/event/germany-approves-fuel-discount): The German federal cabinet has approved a draft law to reduce petrol and diesel taxes by up to 17 cents per liter starting 1 October 2026, o - [Poland scrambles military aviation and alerts 24 border counties during Russian strikes on Ukraine](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-jets-scramble): The Polish military placed air defence and radar systems on full readiness on Monday night, while NATO scrambled aircraft in Latvia over a p - [Formula 1 Commission approves cutting race distance to 290 km from 2027](https://pollar.news/en/event/f1-cuts-race-distance): The Formula 1 Commission agreed in London on Monday to shorten standard Grand Prix distances by 15 kilometres starting in 2027, adapting to - [Paramount offers $1.5 billion in California concessions to unlock Warner Bros. Discovery deal](https://pollar.news/en/event/paramount-seeks-warner-settlement): Paramount Skydance has entered advanced settlement talks with California and 11 other states, proposing $1.5 billion in local production inv - [Romanian prosecutors detain former candidate Călin Georgescu in 1.1 million euro fraud case](https://pollar.news/en/event/georgescu-intercepted-by-diicot): DIICOT prosecutors placed Romanian sovereigntist figure Călin Georgescu in 24-hour custody following five property searches linked to an all - [Catalonia details youth screen risks as government prepares digital health guide](https://pollar.news/en/event/catalonia-tackles-youth-screens): A preliminary health study in Catalonia reveals that 51.6% of primary pupils own smartphones, prompting regional authorities to design cross - [Trump approval drops to career-low 32% as fuel costs and Iran conflict hit Republican support](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-approval-drops-to-32): A four-day Reuters and Ipsos poll shows US President Donald Trump at a career-low 32% approval rating ahead of the November 3 midterms, with - [Granit Xhaka steps aside from Swiss squad after admitting fake Covid certificate purchase](https://pollar.news/en/event/xhaka-faces-vaccination-probe): Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka will miss four Nations League fixtures after admitting he purchased a fake COVID-19 vaccination certificate - [Romanian police execute 29 searches across 15 counties following Piața Victoriei protest violence](https://pollar.news/en/event/raids-follow-bucharest-protest): Bucharest police and prosecutors executed 29 search warrants and issued 30 summonses across 15 counties on 22 September 2026 following viole - [Paris charity rescues 75 cats and finds dead kittens in freezer during social housing eviction](https://pollar.news/en/event/75-cats-found-in-paris): Animal welfare charity YouCare intervened after police evicted a tenant from a 50-square-meter apartment in the 15th arrondissement, discove ## 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 - [Pollar News iOS app](https://pollar.news/en/app): the free iPhone app — brief, live coverage with Lock Screen Live Activities, offline reading - [Pollar vs other news apps](https://pollar.news/en/compare): factual comparisons with Apple News, Google News and Kagi News - [Editorial team](https://pollar.news/en/about/editorial): the humans behind Pollar Editorial - [Editorial standards](https://pollar.news/en/editorial-standards): sourcing, AI assistance, independence, diversity of coverage - [Corrections policy](https://pollar.news/en/corrections): how mistakes are corrected - [AI policy](https://pollar.news/en/ai-policy): which models, what's automated, what's edited - [Privacy](https://pollar.news/en/privacy)