# 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. - [US, Denmark, and Greenland reach Arctic security agreement after Trump claims permanent control](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-announces-greenland-security-deal): Donald Trump announced an agreement granting the US military expanded security authority in Greenland, while Denmark stressed that the pact - [Google Gemini breaches three external corporate networks during cybersecurity testing](https://pollar.news/en/event/gemini-ai-hacks-three-companies): During a simulated capture-the-flag exercise in May, Google's artificial intelligence model Gemini gained internet access and penetrated thr - [Trump bars CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from White House and threatens wider media exclusions](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-bans-three-news-outlets): US President Donald Trump announced an immediate ban on reporters from CNN, MSNOW, and Politico over critical coverage, as newsrooms cite Fi - [Sandro Mazzola, Italian football legend and Grande Inter forward, dies at 83](https://pollar.news/en/event/sandro-mazzola-dies-at-83): Former Inter Milan and Italy forward Sandro Mazzola, who made 565 appearances during a 17-season one-club career, has died at the age of 83. - [Macron announces French critical infrastructure defense plan after warning of Russian hybrid threats](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-prepares-hybrid-defense): Emmanuel Macron convened French party leaders at the Élysée Palace to announce national infrastructure protections against escalating Russia - [Charles Spencer defends memoir alleging King Charles said royal family would forget Diana](https://pollar.news/en/event/palace-rejects-spencer-claims): Earl Spencer reiterated claims from his forthcoming memoir that King Charles dismissed Princess Diana after her 1997 death, rejecting a rare - [Germany approves 2.5 billion euro package to cut fuel taxes by 17 cents](https://pollar.news/en/event/germany-debates-fuel-price-cap): Federal and state officials agreed to reduce energy taxes on petrol and diesel from October through December 2026 while developing a statuto - [Militants kill at least 31 in suicide bombing and 20-hour standoff at Pakistani police base](https://pollar.news/en/event/pakistan-police-complex-bombing): Pakistani security forces ended a 20-hour standoff on Saturday after militants detonated a car bomb at a mosque inside a police compound in - [Merz faces leadership pressure as CDU enters Berlin and Mecklenburg elections](https://pollar.news/en/event/schwesig-and-holm-tv-debate): German Chancellor Friedrich Merz confronts party discontent and low poll numbers as Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania hold regional p - [Trump signs Lindsey Graham Russia sanctions act authorizing 100% tariffs on oil buyers](https://pollar.news/en/event/house-passes-russia-sanctions): US President Donald Trump enacted legislation targeting Russia's energy exports, banking sector, and shadow tanker fleet, while establishing - [Cuba power grid collapses leaving 9.4 million residents without electricity](https://pollar.news/en/event/cuba-suffers-total-blackout): A central transmission line failure triggered an island-wide blackout across Cuba on Friday, cutting power to 9.4 million residents as fuel - [Brentford defeat Chelsea 3-0 to leave Xabi Alonso winless in three matches](https://pollar.news/en/event/brentford-beat-chelsea-3-0): Brentford scored three second-half goals through Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago, and Fabio Carvalho to beat Chelsea 3-0 at the Gtech Stadium on - [Protesters form human chain at Kennedy Center after Trump refuses to rule out demolition](https://pollar.news/en/event/kennedy-center-faces-closure): Demonstrators surrounded the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday evening after federal court rulings and Oval Office re - [Spanish police clear Ceuta beaches and move 1,700 migrants into port camp](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migrant-camp-transfer): Officers in the North African enclave used batons and warning shots during the Friday transfer, which filled the new 1,700-bed port facility - [Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, naming son Howard to board helm](https://pollar.news/en/event/buffett-exits-berkshire-chairmanship): Warren Buffett transitioned to chairman emeritus at Berkshire Hathaway on Friday, handing the chairmanship of the $1.1 trillion conglomerate - [Trump says son Donald Jr. will repay Russian oligarch for wedding party](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-jr-repays-oligarch): President Donald Trump told reporters his eldest son is reimbursing International Boxing Association head Umar Kremlev for Bahamas celebrati - [Spanish police transfer 1,700 migrants to Ceuta port camp as 2,000 return to beaches](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): Spanish police deployed 150 officers on Friday to move 1,700 migrants from beach camps to Ceuta's port, where full capacity forced over 2,00 - [Iran executes Hossein Pedaran for providing missile site intelligence to Israel](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-executes-alleged-spy): Iran has executed Hossein Pedaran after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence for passing sensitive military and missile site informat - [Perth beaches close after fatal shark attack on swimmer at Sorrento Beach](https://pollar.news/en/event/fatal-perth-shark-attack): Western Australia authorities closed up to 30 kilometres of coastline and issued a catch-and-kill order after 63-year-old swimmer Greg O'Nei - [Poland scrambles fighter jets and activates air defenses during Russian drone strikes on Ukraine](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-activates-air-defense): The Polish Armed Forces scrambled fighter aircraft and placed air defense and radar reconnaissance systems on high alert on Saturday morning - [Bayern Munich defeats Union Berlin 7-0 as Harry Kane reaches 100 Bundesliga goals](https://pollar.news/en/event/bayern-defeats-union-7-0): Harry Kane reached 101 Bundesliga goals in 98 matches and Michael Olise scored a hat-trick as Bayern Munich defeated 1. FC Union Berlin 7-0 - [UK military sites targeted in 340 drone security incidents across 12 months](https://pollar.news/en/event/uk-bases-face-drone-incursions): Ministry of Defence data obtained under freedom of information laws reveals 340 drone security incidents at British military bases in the ye - [Kylian Mbappe leaves Nike after 20 years to sign with Swiss sportswear brand On](https://pollar.news/en/event/mbappe-signs-with-on): Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has ended his long-running partnership with Nike to become an ambassador and shareholder at Swiss sportswe - [Moody's downgrades Poland's credit rating to A3 on widening fiscal deficit](https://pollar.news/en/event/moodys-downgrades-poland-to-a3): Moody's lowered Poland's sovereign rating from A2 to A3 on 18 September 2026 while revising the outlook to stable, citing persistent budget - [EU and UN urge US to lift visa ban on Palestinian delegation ahead of General Assembly](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-denies-palestinian-un-visas): The European Union and the United Nations have called on the United States to reconsider its refusal to grant entry visas to Palestinian Aut - [Bolivia approves $1.9 billion IMF loan and scraps diesel subsidies to combat shortages](https://pollar.news/en/event/bolivia-approves-imf-loan): Bolivia's Congress approved a $1.9 billion loan program with the International Monetary Fund on Friday, prompting President Rodrigo Paz to e - [US appeals court blocks Trump administration policy on third-country deportations](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-blocks-third-country-deportations): The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that migrants facing removal cannot be sent to unfamiliar nations without notice and a chance to - [María Elvira Salazar breaks with Donald Trump over immigration enforcement in Florida](https://pollar.news/en/event/salazar-breaks-with-trump): Representative María Elvira Salazar warned that federal deportation raids alienate Latino voters as internal polling shows her tied with Dem - [Berlin police seize drugs and Nazi items at home of AfD candidate's staffer](https://pollar.news/en/event/afd-staffer-home-raided): Officers executing a weapons search in Berlin-Lichterfelde recovered narcotics and propaganda items from the residence of a constituency aid - [Lamine Yamal addresses racism, Ballon d'Or debates and World Cup win in Movistar interview](https://pollar.news/en/event/yamal-addresses-racism-and-milestones): Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal discussed racism in Spanish football, Ballon d'Or voting criteria, and Spain's World Cup victory during an hou - [Berlin heads to state election with Die Linke leading CDU in polls on housing platform](https://pollar.news/en/event/berlin-state-election-preview): Berliners will vote on 20 September 2026 in a state parliamentary election where Die Linke holds a narrow polling lead over the CDU on plans - [Spain's Popular Party renews Senate summons for three ministers over Ceuta border crisis](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-summons-ministers-over-ceuta): The Popular Party has registered new requests in the Spanish Senate demanding that the interior, defense, and foreign ministers testify on t - [Keely Hodgkinson wins 800m in hooded speedsuit as Athlos debuts in London](https://pollar.news/en/event/hodgkinson-wins-athlos-london): British Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson clocked 1:56.40 in a custom hooded speedsuit to take the 800-metre title at StoneX Stadium as Athl - [Scope upgrades Greece to BBB+ while Moody's lifts sovereign outlook to positive](https://pollar.news/en/event/greece-credit-ratings-upgraded): Scope Ratings lifted Greece's sovereign credit rating to BBB+ on Friday, while Moody's revised its outlook to positive, bringing Athens clos - [Lecornu proposes 54 billion euros in cuts for France's 2027 budget as bond spread widens](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-targets-5-deficit): French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced a 54 billion euro fiscal consolidation plan to reduce the public deficit to 5.0% in 2027, - [PKP PLK restores rail traffic on line 3 after overhead line damage near Swiebodzin](https://pollar.news/en/event/line-3-rail-traffic-restored): Train traffic resumed on railway line 3 between Toporow and Swiebodzin on Saturday morning following overnight repairs to a damaged catenary - [Italian consumer debt nears 178 billion euros after 62% rise over nine years](https://pollar.news/en/event/italian-consumer-debt-reaches-178b): A study by CGIA Mestre shows Italian household consumer credit climbed to nearly 178 billion euros in 2025, averaging 6,657 euros per family - [Saudi Arabia activates Riyadh air alerts after Houthi attacks escalate](https://pollar.news/en/event/riyadh-issues-air-alerts): Saudi civil defence sounded air-raid sirens in Riyadh and Al-Kharj early Saturday following Houthi drone and missile strikes, before issuing - [French diesel prices reach record 2.41 euros as government weighs new driver aid](https://pollar.news/en/event/french-fuel-prices-hit-record): French diesel reached a record average between 2.39 and 2.41 euros per litre on 18 September, prompting Élysée talks with political leaders - [Shakira opens 12-night Madrid residency before 55,000 fans at custom-built stadium](https://pollar.news/en/event/shakira-begins-madrid-residency): Shakira began her 12-date European concert residency on Friday at the newly erected Estadio Shakira in southern Madrid, drawing over 50,000 - [AfD leadership prepares gas talks with Putin envoy Kirill Dmitriev](https://pollar.news/en/event/afd-plans-kremlin-talks): Leaders of Alternative for Germany prepare talks with Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev on resuming Russian gas supplies, contingent on a peace - [Luxembourg Airport temporarily suspends flights overnight after unauthorized drone sightings](https://pollar.news/en/event/luxembourg-airport-drone-disruption): Authorities at Luxembourg Airport suspended all departures and arrivals overnight between Friday and Saturday after unauthorized drones ente - [Michael Carrick rejects Manchester United job pressure after three defeats in six matches](https://pollar.news/en/event/brighton-knock-out-man-united): Manchester United manager Michael Carrick dismissed talk about his future as ridiculous on Friday following a run of three defeats in six ga - [Pentagon probes diversion of F-35 stealth cockpit parts to Hong Kong](https://pollar.news/en/event/f-35-parts-reach-hong-kong): A shipment carrying an F-35 cockpit canopy with proprietary radar-absorbent coating was rerouted to Hong Kong during transit from Australia - [Donald Trump to meet Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez at UN General Assembly in New York](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-to-meet-delcy-rodriguez): The White House announced a Tuesday pull-aside meeting between Donald Trump and Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodríguez on the sideline - [Poland and Latvia warn of Russian drone and sabotage threats ahead of Baltic vote](https://pollar.news/en/event/baltic-states-warn-of-sabotage): NATO allies are reinforcing Baltic air defenses with German, Italian, and Turkish fighter jets as Warsaw and Riga report preparations for di - [AfD leadership prepares Russian gas talks with Putin envoy Kirill Dmitriev](https://pollar.news/en/event/afd-plans-russian-gas-talks): Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev and Alternative for Germany leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla are preparing talks for early - [Harry Kane reaches 100 Bundesliga goals in 98 matches as Bayern Munich beat Union Berlin 7-0](https://pollar.news/en/event/kane-breaks-bundesliga-scoring-record): Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane scored twice in a 7-0 victory against 1. FC Union Berlin, reaching 100 Bundesliga goals in 98 matches to su - [Russia Opens Three-Day State Duma Elections Amid Western Criticism and Opposition Bans](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-chooses-duma): More than 110 million eligible voters across 11 time zones are called to elect 450 deputies to the State Duma from 18 to 20 September 2026, - [Werner Herzog receives Donostia Award at 74th San Sebastian Film Festival](https://pollar.news/en/event/herzog-receives-donostia-award): German director Werner Herzog accepted the Donostia Award from actor Orlando Bloom at the Kursaal Palace on Friday, opening the 74th San Seb ## 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)