# 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 continues to compress competitive advantage cycles and test regulatory guardrails, whil - [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 legal countermea - [The war in Ukraine and its limits](https://pollar.news/en/threads/ukraine-war): The war is defined by reciprocal long-range strikes on economic infrastructure, with Ukraine targeting Russian refineries and logistics whil - [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. - [Hawk Fire near Reno prompts evacuation of 42,000 residents and state of emergency](https://pollar.news/en/event/reno-wildfire-prompts-evacuations): A fast-moving wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills grew to 15,000 acres, threatening Reno neighborhoods and triggering 42,000 mandatory e - [Saudi Arabia pledges €6 billion for three theme parks near Paris featuring Dragon Ball](https://pollar.news/en/event/saudi-funds-paris-theme-parks): France and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement on 24 August 2026 to invest €6 billion in three theme parks in Val-d'Oise, including a Dragon Ba - [Dutch broadcaster Avrotros withdraws from Eurovision 2027 over Israel participation and neutrality rules](https://pollar.news/en/event/avrotros-exits-eurovision-2027): Dutch public broadcaster Avrotros has pulled out of the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest in Burgas, Bulgaria, returning its broadcast mandate to - [Severe hailstorm forces abandonment of Vuelta a España stage 3 in Pyrenees](https://pollar.news/en/event/vuelta-stage-3-cancelled): Race organisers halted the 174-kilometre stage from Gruissan to Font-Romeu with 15 kilometres remaining after ice covered the Col de Mont-Lo - [German logistics tycoon Klaus-Michael Kuehne dies in Switzerland at 89](https://pollar.news/en/event/klaus-michael-kuehne-dies-at-89): The controlling shareholder of logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel and major Lufthansa investor passed away overnight at his home in Schindellegi - [UK police arrest 12 in organized crime inquiry after A66 crash kills seven including two officers](https://pollar.news/en/event/multiple-killed-in-a66-crash): Cleveland Police have detained 12 people on firearms and organized crime charges following a head-on collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough - [Italy marks ten years since Amatrice earthquake as residents protest rebuilding delays](https://pollar.news/en/event/amatrice-marks-earthquake-decade): Ten years after the 2016 Central Italy earthquake killed 299 people, Italian leaders visited Amatrice while residents held an alternative ma - [US Treasury launches Operation Economic Outcast to isolate Iran with sanctions across five sectors](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-rejects-us-sanctions): Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced sanctions on nearly 60 entities and five economic sectors, warning third countries they risk losi - [US and Canada trade talks collapse as Trump threatens 50% vehicle tariffs](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-canada-tariff-talks): Negotiations between Washington and Ottawa ended without a deal, triggering 50% US duties on $20 billion in Canadian goods and planned Canad - [New Zealand proposes under-16 social media ban with fines up to 10% of tech revenue](https://pollar.news/en/event/nz-proposes-social-media-ban): Prime Minister Christopher Luxon introduced the Online Safety Bill to bar users under 16 from major platforms, though coalition resistance l - [Treasury Bond Buybacks Fail to Lower Yields as US National Debt Passes $40 Trillion](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-debt-tops-40-trillion): Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent doubled long-dated bond buybacks, but 10-year yields rebounded to 4.75% amid growing fiscal deficits and ri - [US launches Operation Economic Outcast against Iran, targeting five vital sectors and 60 entities](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-warns-against-us-sanctions): US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Operation Economic Outcast on 24 August 2026, threatening to cut third-party financial institu - [Humanoid robots surpass human sprint records at 2026 Beijing Games](https://pollar.news/en/event/unitree-launches-superman-robot): At the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China's Tiangong Ultra completed the 100-meter sprint in 9.39 seconds, surpassing Usain - [US launches Operation Economic Outcast against Iran and sanctions over 60 entities](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-isolates-iranian-economy): Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a sanctions campaign targeting Iran's global trade, banking ties, and oil shipments while warning - [UK authorizes SCALP missile blueprint transfer and signs AI defence pact with Ukraine](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-to-visit-kyiv): British Prime Minister Andy Burnham visited Kyiv on Ukraine's Independence Day, authorizing the release of SCALP missile blueprints and sign - [Houthi missile strikes Saudi crude supertanker Amzan off Yanbu in the Red Sea](https://pollar.news/en/event/saudi-tanker-hit-off-yanbu): A missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck the Saudi supertanker Amzan 63 nautical miles off Yanbu on Monday, causing a deck fire while - [Syria and Israel hold direct US-mediated talks in Jordan to ease military tensions](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-disputes-israeli-syria-strike): Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Israeli Mossad chief Roman Gofman met in Amman on 23 August 2026 for US-brokered talks to crea - [Trump announces 50% tariffs on Canadian vehicles and steel starting in 2027](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-targets-canadian-autos): US President Donald Trump announced that duties on Canadian cars, trucks, parts, and steel will rise to 50% on 1 January 2027, escalating tr - [Shein opens $1.77 billion Hong Kong IPO at $27 billion valuation and pledges $3.5 billion to early investors](https://pollar.news/en/event/shein-launches-hong-kong-ipo): The Singapore-based retailer is offering 280 million shares priced between HK$47.60 and HK$49.50 ahead of a September 1 trading debut, down - [Spain convenes National Security Council and approves 25,000 vaccines for Ceuta](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a National Security Council meeting for 25 August, while health authorities approved 25,000 vacc - [US announces economic D-Day sanctions targeting 60 Iran-linked entities](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-sanctions-hit-iran): US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced secondary sanctions targeting Iranian oil, nuclear, and cyber networks, warning global partner - [US removes Syria and HTS from terrorism lists to unlock reconstruction](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-removes-syria-terror-designation): Washington has ended its 47-year designation of Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism, lifting sanctions on arms exports and foreign aid whi - [EU approves €6.1 billion military aid for Ukraine as Western leaders gather in Kyiv](https://pollar.news/en/event/kyiv-attack-kills-30-russia-advances): The European Union released a €6.1 billion weapons package on Ukraine's 35th Independence Day as UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and European - [Singapore offers families 70,000 SGD per child to counter fertility decline](https://pollar.news/en/event/singapore-child-incentives): Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced up to 70,000 Singapore dollars per child in subsidies, parental leave, and housing support as the nat - [Spain opens police inquiry after clashes with Barcelona fans over Catalan flags in Elche](https://pollar.news/en/event/junts-protests-police-flag-seizure): Spain's National Police opened an internal investigation after officers confiscated Catalan independence flags and detained a supporter outs - [Kraków driver remanded in custody after fatal crash kills two parents on sidewalk](https://pollar.news/en/event/pedestrians-struck-in-krakow): A 26-year-old motorist driving a 333-horsepower Volkswagen at an estimated 70 km/h mounted a Kraków sidewalk on 22 August 2026, killing both - [Tornado strikes Aude in southern France, tearing roofs off homes in Pomas](https://pollar.news/en/event/tornado-hits-southern-france): A tornado touched down in the commune of Pomas near Carcassonne on Monday afternoon, tearing off roofs and blocking roads as severe storms s - [Samuel Eto'o Defends Gianni Infantino as Continental Divide Grows Over FIFA Leadership](https://pollar.news/en/event/etoo-backs-fifas-infantino): Cameroonian Football Federation president Samuel Eto'o has publicly defended FIFA president Gianni Infantino, dismissing governance criticis - [European leaders gather in Kyiv on 35th Independence Day as UK shares missile data](https://pollar.news/en/event/kyiv-marks-independence-day): Ukraine marked 35 years of independence on Monday as European leaders gathered in Kyiv and the UK agreed to share classified missile data, w - [Raphaël Glucksmann enters 2027 French presidential race and social-democratic primary](https://pollar.news/en/event/glucksmann-prepares-presidential-bid): Place publique leader Raphaël Glucksmann confirmed his 2027 presidential bid, securing an endorsement from ecologist Yannick Jadot ahead of - [Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen rejects unsolicited plastic surgery offer after Ukraine trip](https://pollar.news/en/event/frederiksen-rejects-beauty-advice): Returning from a diplomatic visit to Kyiv, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen criticized unsolicited advice from a plastic surgeon and - [US launches Operation Economic Outcast against Iran with sanctions across five sectors](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-expands-iran-sanctions): US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Operation Economic Outcast on 24 August 2026, expanding secondary sanctions to digital assets, - [Norway to proceed with Arctic oil and gas drilling despite European Union moratorium](https://pollar.news/en/event/norway-expands-arctic-drilling): Energy Minister Terje Aasland confirmed Oslo will develop Barents Sea hydrocarbons regardless of Brussels' policy, as Equinor secured a 14-y - [UK police arrest 12 suspects after Middlesbrough collision kills seven](https://pollar.news/en/event/twelve-arrested-after-fatal-crash): Cleveland Police detained nine men and three women across Teesside on firearms and organized crime offences after a wrong-way pursuit on the - [Édouard Philippe proposes 20% teacher pay raise and parental fines for 2027 presidential bid](https://pollar.news/en/event/philippe-plans-teacher-pay-raise): Horizons party presidential candidate Édouard Philippe outlined his education platform in an interview published on 24 August 2026, pledging - [Hungarian air force Gripen fighter jet crashes near Szolnok as pilot ejects safely](https://pollar.news/en/event/hungarian-gripen-jet-crashes): A Hungarian military pilot survived without injury after ejecting from a JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet that crashed on military grounds near Szo - [US military kills two in Pacific boat strike as maritime campaign expands](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-strikes-pacific-drug-boat): U.S. Southern Command conducted a kinetic strike on a low-profile vessel along eastern Pacific trafficking routes on 23 August 2026, bringin - [China orders recall of 4.27 million electric vehicles over door handle safety hazards](https://pollar.news/en/event/china-recalls-43m-vehicles): China's market regulator ordered nine automakers, including Tesla and Xiaomi, to recall roughly 4.27 million vehicles over interior emergenc - [Coco Gauff defeats Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 to secure second Cincinnati Open title](https://pollar.news/en/event/cincinnati-open-semifinals-set): The 22-year-old world number four secured her first trophy of the 2026 season in 75 minutes, heading into the US Open tied at 5-5 in career - [German school bus overturns on Dutch A28 motorway near Wezep, leaving eight hospitalized](https://pollar.news/en/event/dutch-bus-crash-injures-eight): A coach carrying 54 high school students from northern Germany struck a delivery van and overturned on the A28 motorway near Wezep early Mon - [Julian Alvarez faces hostility from Atletico Madrid fans as transfer window enters final week](https://pollar.news/en/event/arsenal-sign-ezri-konsa): Atletico Madrid forward Julian Alvarez was booed by home supporters during Sunday's 2-2 draw with Villarreal after expressing his desire for - [Annalena Baerbock to join Columbia University faculty following UN term](https://pollar.news/en/event/baerbock-joins-columbia-faculty): Former German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock will take up a professorship and program directorship at Columbia University in New York af - [La Promesa previews reveal secret paternity scandal, kitchen walkout, and patent clashes](https://pollar.news/en/event/la-promesa-episode-previews): Episodes 890 to 894 of the RTVE daily series La Promesa will depict Duke Máximo refusing to deny an illegitimate daughter while palace staff - [Trump administration proposes $103,265 fee on new H-1B worker visas](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-proposes-103265-h-1b-fee): The Department of Homeland Security released a draft regulation establishing a $103,265 fee on cap-subject H-1B visas, seeking a formal rule - [China postpones Chang'e-7 lunar south pole mission after launch window closes](https://pollar.news/en/event/china-delays-moon-mission): Chinese space authorities have postponed the Chang'e-7 robotic mission to the lunar south pole from the Wenchang launch site, missing the pl - [Zondacrypto Head Cooperates With Prosecutors Over 2.4 Billion Złoty Collapse](https://pollar.news/en/event/zondacrypto-head-turns-witness): Przemysław Kral, the head of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto, has agreed to cooperate with Polish prosecutors following charge - [Belgian satirist and pie thrower Noël Godin dies in Brussels at age 80](https://pollar.news/en/event/noel-godin-dies-at-80): Belgian writer, film critic, and anarchist humorist Noël Godin, widely known as 'l'Entarteur' for targeting public figures with cream pies, - [Maradona Hand of God match ball sells for $3.355 million at Heritage Auctions](https://pollar.news/en/event/maradona-match-ball-auctioned): The Adidas Azteca ball from Argentina's 1986 World Cup victory over England was bought in Dallas below its $10 million estimate after four d - [Two Ethiopian UN peacekeepers killed and seven injured in South Sudan ambush](https://pollar.news/en/event/un-peacekeepers-killed-in-ambush): Unidentified gunmen ambushed a United Nations patrol travelling to Pajut in Jonglei State on Monday, killing two Ethiopian peacekeepers and - [US imposes sanctions on 60 Iran-linked targets and sets deadlines for foreign partners](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-tightens-iran-sanctions): US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent designated nearly 60 entities and vessels tied to Tehran while establishing timelines for foreign govern ## 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 - 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