# 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. - [Trump threatens EU with new tariffs, Section 301 probe over $1 billion Google fine](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-threatens-eu-tariffs): The US president announced a Section 301 investigation and warned of 'substantial' duties after Brussels fined Google €890 million for breac - [France deploys 1,000 troops as wildfires force 141,000 evacuations in Gironde and Landes](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-wildfire-evacuates-12000): Fires that started near Saumos on July 22 have burned up to 22,000 hectares, destroyed 100 buildings, and prompted the evacuation of the ent - [LeBron James picks Philadelphia 76ers for final NBA chapter, signing two-year, $8 million deal](https://pollar.news/en/event/lebron-james-joins-76ers): LeBron James will finish his career with the Philadelphia 76ers after signing a two-year, $8 million deal on Friday, a move that instantly r - [Paramount agrees to delay $110bn Warner Bros. merger until 2027 as states' lawsuit proceeds](https://pollar.news/en/event/paramount-warner-merger-blocked): The agreement, filed Friday, halts the $110 billion deal until a court rules on antitrust claims brought by 12 states and the Writers Guild - [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 - [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 - [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 - [Legia Warszawa beats Pogoń Szczecin 1-0 on 96th-minute goal by Zoran Arsenić in Ekstraklasa opener](https://pollar.news/en/event/arsenics-96th-minute-winner): Substitute Zoran Arsenić scored the only goal in the sixth minute of added time as Legia Warszawa opened the 2026/27 Ekstraklasa season with - [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 - [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. - [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 - [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 - [Canada marks Gordie Howe bridge opening alone after Trump tariff threats scuttle joint ceremony](https://pollar.news/en/event/canada-opens-bridge-without-us): Canada marked the completion of the Gordie Howe International Bridge on Friday without US officials, cancelling a planned cross-border cerem - [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 - [Josep Pons bids farewell to Liceu with Mahler's Eighth after 14-year tenure that rebuilt the orchestra](https://pollar.news/en/event/pons-bids-liceu-farewell): The Catalan conductor led the Gran Teatre del Liceu orchestra through Mahler's monumental Eighth Symphony before a full house, closing a cha - [Two US small businesses file lawsuit against Trump's new 10-12.5% tariffs on 60 nations, claiming Section 301 overreach](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-tariffs-face-new-lawsuit): Two small businesses, represented by the Liberty Justice Center, filed suit Friday in the US Court of International Trade, arguing the admin - [France records 274 drowning deaths since May, 79% during heatwaves, as inland fatalities double](https://pollar.news/en/event/274-drownings-in-france-heatwaves): Santé publique France reports 925 total drownings between May 1 and July 15, with 274 fatalities. Four in five deaths occurred on heatwave a - [Plus Ultra president and CEO resign after admitting 1% bailout fee went to Zapatero's friend](https://pollar.news/en/event/plus-ultra-chiefs-quit): Julio Martínez Sola and Roberto Roselli quit the Spanish airline they led, days after admitting in court that the company paid a 1% commissi - [HBO's 'Lanterns' trailer reveals Sinestro, Manhunters, and a murder mystery in Nebraska at Comic-Con](https://pollar.news/en/event/lanterns-trailer-reveals-sinestro): The HBO series from DC Studios, starring Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre, premieres August 16 and follows two Green Lanterns investigating a - [Four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers killed in West Bank clashes, Netanyahu orders new settler outposts](https://pollar.news/en/event/west-bank-violence-kills-six): Israeli forces killed four Palestinians in the village of Tell after settlers entered the area, sparking clashes that also left two Israeli - [Iran launches drone attacks on Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait after 13th consecutive night of US strikes](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-strikes-three-gulf-states): Tehran claimed kamikaze drone strikes on fuel depots, hangars and barracks at US-linked facilities, while Saudi Arabia bombed Houthi-held Ho - [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 - [Andalusia confirms fifth West Nile fever case, extends alert to 15 municipalities as new areas declared](https://pollar.news/en/event/fifth-west-nile-case-in-andalusia): A man in Coria del Río tested positive, bringing the season total to five. Health authorities also declared new alert areas in Bollullos de - [ICC Assembly votes 82-13 to remove prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual assault allegations](https://pollar.news/en/event/icc-prosecutor-karim-khan-removed): The 125-member Assembly of States Parties voted 82-13 with 15 abstentions to end Khan's mandate for 'serious misconduct' following allegatio - [PiS vice-chair Terlecki slams 'maślarze' faction, warns of defeat as Morawiecki's group exits party](https://pollar.news/en/event/pis-split-deepens): Ryszard Terlecki, a longtime ally of Jarosław Kaczyński, sided with former PM Mateusz Morawiecki after an ultimatum forced dozens of MPs to - [Mark van Bommel appointed Belgium head coach until Euro 2028, brings Zenden and Martens as assistants](https://pollar.news/en/event/van-bommel-to-coach-belgium): The 49-year-old Dutchman succeeds Rudi Garcia just over a week after Belgium's World Cup quarterfinal exit, signing a contract through the 2 - [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 - [US strikes Iran for 13th night, Houthis hit Saudi tankers as oil surges past $100](https://pollar.news/en/event/oil-tops-100-amid-strikes): US Central Command said the 13th night of strikes aimed to degrade Iran's ability to threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran l - [1,200 drones form 200-metre images over Düsseldorf as Rheinkirmes fireworks return with new safety measures](https://pollar.news/en/event/drone-and-fireworks-spectacle-in-duesseldorf): The Friday evening show featured 1,200 drones painting 200-metre-high city motifs before a 20-minute fireworks display, with a new safety co - [Andrea Mabellini wins Rally Poland's Katowice opener by 0.1s over Mikołaj Marczyk](https://pollar.news/en/event/mabellini-wins-rally-poland-opener): Italian driver Andrea Mabellini and co-driver Virginia Lenzi set the fastest time on the 2.2 km street stage in Katowice, beating reigning E - [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 - [Forest fire breaks out on Samos island, 32 firefighters deployed to remote Mount Karvouni area](https://pollar.news/en/event/samos-forest-fire-erupts): A forest fire broke out on Friday evening in a remote area of Mount Karvouni on Samos island, Greece. No homes or infrastructure are threate - [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 - [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 - [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 - [Tyson Fury stops Mariusz Wach in seven rounds, then calls out Anthony Joshua as 'great coward'](https://pollar.news/en/event/fury-tkos-wach-taunts-joshua): The former world champion dominated the 46-year-old Pole at a small Pattaya venue before his corner pulled him out after the seventh round. - [Rick and Morty spinoff President Curtis gets season 2 renewal two days before its July 26 premiere](https://pollar.news/en/event/president-curtis-renewed-early): Adult Swim announced the season two pickup at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, two days before the animated series debuts on July 26. - [St Pat's held by Dundalk as Hoare header cancels Horgan penalty, Saints go second but trail Rovers by seven](https://pollar.news/en/event/st-pats-held-go-second): A 57th-minute Seán Hoare header cancelled out Daryl Horgan's first-half penalty as St Patrick's Athletic drew 1-1 with Dundalk at Richmond P - [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 - [ICC member states vote overwhelmingly to remove prosecutor Karim Khan after sexual misconduct allegations](https://pollar.news/en/event/icc-removes-prosecutor-karim-khan): In a secret ballot at UN headquarters, 82 member states voted to dismiss the British prosecutor, who denies allegations of sexual assault by - [France and Spain battle record wildfires as EU sends firefighting planes; over 40,000 evacuated](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-spain-wildfires-prompt-eu-aid): Over 40,000 people have been evacuated across southern Europe as record wildfires burn in France and Spain, with the EU dispatching firefigh - [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 - [Nicolás Otamendi retires from Argentina duty at 38 after World Cup final defeat to Spain](https://pollar.news/en/event/otamendi-retires-from-argentina): The 38-year-old central defender, with 139 caps and a World Cup title, steps down four days after the 1-0 extra-time loss to Spain in East R - [Andalusia records Spain's highest temperature at 43.3°C amid third summer heatwave](https://pollar.news/en/event/andalusia-heatwave-peaks-at-433c): Albox in Almería province registered 43.3°C at 18:00 on Friday, the highest temperature in Spain during the third heatwave of the summer, ac - [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 - [Mother, 39, and lover, 57, detained for coercing daughter into sexual acts from age 15 in Albufeira](https://pollar.news/en/event/mother-and-lover-detained-for-abuse): The victim, now 18, reported the three-year ordeal to the GNR on Thursday, leading to the immediate arrest of the pair by the Polícia Judici - [Hidemasa Morita signs for Hull City on free transfer; Florentino Luís set to join on loan from Burnley](https://pollar.news/en/event/morita-joins-hull-city): Japanese midfielder Hidemasa Morita, 31, has signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Hull City after leaving Sporting CP on a free tr - [Jean Montero sets sights on EuroLeague and domestic titles after joining Olympiacos, praises Bartzokas and Fournier](https://pollar.news/en/event/montero-targets-titles-at-olympiacos): The 23-year-old Dominican guard, speaking to Spanish outlet Marega Deportes, outlined his ambitions for the upcoming season and credited coa - [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 ## 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)