# 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
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## 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): US shuttle diplomacy and parallel Chinese-Indian mediation offers frame a tentative October trilateral track, but Moscow rejects a G20 meeti
- [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 rejects AI slowdown as OpenAI delays IPO and tech leaders back safety framework](https://pollar.news/en/event/anthropic-researcher-quits-over-ai): US President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected calls to pause artificial intelligence development on Sunday, even as Open
- [Celine Dion opens 26-concert Paris residency with first full show in six years](https://pollar.news/en/event/celine-dion-lands-in-paris): The Canadian singer performed a 25-song set at Nanterre's Plenitude Arena on Saturday, marking her first full concert since March 2020 follo
- [Trump demands Ukraine halt strikes on Russian refineries as diesel tops $6](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-urges-ukraine-refinery-truce): Speaking in Ireland, US President Donald Trump called on Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel refineries, linking Ukrainian
- [Russian drone strikes hit near Polish border as Warsaw warns of escalation](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-alerts-eastern-border): Russian jet-powered drones struck targets within kilometers of Poland on 13 September 2026, hitting a Kyiv-Warsaw train and prompting emerge
- [Lithuania scrambles NATO fighter jets and halts Vilnius flights over flock of birds](https://pollar.news/en/event/nato-jets-scramble-in-lithuania): Lithuanian authorities shut Vilnius airport for 38 minutes and scrambled Italian fighter jets after radar operators mistook a flock of birds
- [Russian drone strikes Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train two kilometres from Polish border](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-strike-border-train): A Russian drone struck a Kyiv-to-Warsaw passenger train carrying 206 people near the Yahodyn crossing, prompting Polish fighter jet patrols 
- [Team Europe defeats United States 15-13 to reclaim Solheim Cup in Netherlands](https://pollar.news/en/event/alexander-leads-irish-open): Team Europe secured the Solheim Cup on Sunday at Bernardus Golf in Cromvoirt, Netherlands, after singles victories from Charley Hull, Lottie
- [Indonesian passenger ferry sinks in Java Sea with 243 on board, leaving six dead](https://pollar.news/en/event/indonesian-passenger-ship-sinks): A search operation is underway in the Java Sea after the Virgo Transport 8 sank en route from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, with over 100 rescued
- [French investigators examine Normandy train derailment after track piece injures 44](https://pollar.news/en/event/french-train-derails-near-rouen): A regional train carrying 186 passengers derailed near Cléon in Normandy on 11 September after striking a loose rail section, injuring 44 pe
- [Formula 1: Kimi Antonelli wins inaugural Madrid Grand Prix as Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton retire](https://pollar.news/en/event/madrid-readies-madring-circuit): Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli secured his eighth victory of the season at the newly opened Madring circuit around IFEMA, finishing ahead of
- [Valencia sack manager Carlos Corberan and CEO Ron Gourlay after winless start](https://pollar.news/en/event/valencia-sacks-carlos-corberan): Valencia dismissed head coach Carlos Corberan and CEO Ron Gourlay on Sunday after taking one point from their opening five league matches.
- [Kimi Antonelli wins inaugural Madrid Grand Prix as pit strategy hands Mercedes victory](https://pollar.news/en/event/norris-takes-madrid-pole): The Mercedes driver claimed his eighth win of 2026 after a mid-race Virtual Safety Car disrupted pole-sitter Lando Norris, with Max Verstapp
- [Turkish police raid LGBTQ+ groups and venues across 15 provinces in operation targeting 162 suspects](https://pollar.news/en/event/turkey-raids-lgbtq-venues): Police launched simultaneous midnight raids across 15 Turkish provinces on Sunday, searching association offices and bars under a government
- [Alexander Zverev faces Ben Shelton in 2026 US Open final in New York](https://pollar.news/en/event/zverev-reaches-us-open-final): Top seed Alexander Zverev and eighth seed Ben Shelton meet in the US Open men's final on Sunday, with Shelton seeking to become the first Am
- [May el-Toukhy wins Golden Lion at 83rd Venice Film Festival for Woman Unknown](https://pollar.news/en/event/woman-unknown-wins-golden-lion): Danish director May el-Toukhy received the Golden Lion for Woman Unknown at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, while lead actress 
- [BRICS leaders adopt New Delhi Declaration on Middle East restraint and unveil AI initiatives](https://pollar.news/en/event/brics-leaders-meet-in-delhi): At their annual summit in New Delhi, leaders from the 11-nation BRICS bloc unanimously approved a joint statement addressing Gulf hostilitie
- [Reform UK receives £72m from crypto donors as government plans retrospective donation cap](https://pollar.news/en/event/delo-gives-36m-for-reform): Reform UK has received £72 million from cryptocurrency investors Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo, prompting ministers to threaten retrospe
- [Barcelona defeat Levante 4-2 to secure fifth straight LaLiga victory](https://pollar.news/en/event/barcelona-beat-levante-4-2): Hansi Flick's side maintained a perfect start to the LaLiga season with 15 points from five matches, surviving a late two-goal rally from Le
- [Sweden votes in general election as right-wing bloc and centre-left face tight race](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-delays-tobacco-tax-vote): Approximately eight million Swedish voters head to the polls on 13 September 2026 in a tight parliamentary election that will determine whet
- [Elena Rybakina defeats Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 5-7 6-2 to win US Open and claim world number one](https://pollar.news/en/event/rybakina-secures-world-number-one): Elena Rybakina secured her first US Open title and the world number one ranking on Saturday, beating two-time defending champion Aryna Sabal
- [Spain beats Germany 81-58 in Berlin to secure FIBA World Cup bronze](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-beats-australia-89-66): Led by 22 points from 20-year-old Iyana Martín, Spain defeated tournament hosts Germany 81-58 at Berlin's Uber Arena to claim third place.
- [Saudi Arabia halts East-West pipeline after drone strikes from Iraq, threatening 4% of global oil supply](https://pollar.news/en/event/saudi-pipeline-hit): Saudi Arabia suspended operations on its 1,200-kilometre East-West pipeline after drone strikes from Iraq hit sites in Riyadh and Medina, le
- [Houthis claim strike on Saudi military base as Red Sea offensive displaces thousands](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-hits-iran-oil-ships): Houthi forces launched drones and missiles at Saudi Arabia's Sharurah base after seizing strategic Red Sea islands, causing regional displac
- [Devolved leaders of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to sign joint independence pact in Cardiff](https://pollar.news/en/event/devolved-leaders-plan-independence-pact): First ministers John Swinney, Rhun ap Iorwerth, and Michelle O'Neill will meet on Monday at the St David's Hotel in Cardiff to sign a memora
- [Karol Nawrocki Pledges Support for Farmers at Presidential Harvest Festival in Tryńcza](https://pollar.news/en/event/nawrocki-attends-harvest-festival): President Karol Nawrocki attended the Presidential Harvest Festival in Tryńcza on Sunday, promising to advocate for rural communities while 
- [Marine Le Pen places national priority and housing reform at center of 2027 presidential bid](https://pollar.news/en/event/le-pen-unveils-housing-plan): National Rally presidential candidate Marine Le Pen proposed restricting social housing and housing allowances to French nationals during a 
- [Phil Foden receives straight red card in 23rd minute of 199th Manchester derby](https://pollar.news/en/event/phil-foden-sent-off): Manchester City forward Phil Foden was dismissed in the first half at Old Trafford after kicking Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes i
- [Kimi Antonelli wins Spanish Grand Prix as pit-stop timing costs Lando Norris](https://pollar.news/en/event/norris-grabs-madrid-pole): Kimi Antonelli claimed his eighth victory of 2026 at the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, extending his Formula One championship lead
- [Marc Marquez wins San Marino GP at Misano ahead of Alex Marquez to tie Jorge Martin](https://pollar.news/en/event/marquez-wins-misano-gp): Ducati rider Marc Marquez won Sunday's San Marino Grand Prix at Misano after taking Saturday's sprint, finishing ahead of his brother Alex M
- [Emma Bonino lying-in-state opens at Rome's Campidoglio ahead of secular state funeral](https://pollar.news/en/event/emma-bonino-lying-in-state-in-rome): Hundreds gathered at Palazzo Senatorio on Sunday as political leaders and citizens paid final respects to the 78-year-old former minister, w
- [Spain defeats Germany 81-58 to win bronze at 2026 Women's Basketball World Cup](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-wins-world-cup-bronze): Spain secured third place at the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Berlin on Sunday, defeating host nation Germany 81-58 behind 22 p
- [Donald Trump calls Irish unification inevitable during weekend visit to Dublin and Doonbeg](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-travels-to-ireland): US President Donald Trump stated that a unified Ireland would be fantastic and is bound to happen, speaking alongside Taoiseach Micheál Mart
- [Russian drones strike passenger train and truck near Polish border at Yahodyn](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-strike-near-polish-border): Russian drones hit a Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train and a truck near the Yahodyn-Dorohusk crossing on 13 September 2026, causing a 370-minute r
- [Kosovo parliament approves Kurti cabinet by 62 votes as presidential deadlock persists](https://pollar.news/en/event/kosovo-approves-new-kurti-government): Lawmakers in Pristina voted 62 to 8 to install Prime Minister Albin Kurti's new 20-minister cabinet following three months of political para
- [Borussia Moenchengladbach sack coach Eugen Polanski after three straight Bundesliga defeats](https://pollar.news/en/event/gladbach-sack-eugen-polanski): Borussia Moenchengladbach parted ways with head coach Eugen Polanski on Sunday after a 5-0 loss at SC Freiburg left the team in last place w
- [Al-Taawoun fans target Rúben Neves with chants referencing late teammate Diogo Jota](https://pollar.news/en/event/ruben-neves-targeted-by-chants): Al Hilal midfielder Rúben Neves faced chants from Al-Taawoun supporters referencing the death of his former teammate Diogo Jota during a 6-0
- [Polish tourist dies in fall near Gerlach peak in Slovak High Tatras](https://pollar.news/en/event/fatal-tatras-mountain-accident): A 36-year-old Polish hiker died after falling from the Batizovska proba rock face below Gerlach, while rescuers evacuated his stranded compa
- [Russian drone strikes Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train 2 km from Polish border](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-drone-hits-kyiv-warsaw-train): A Russian drone struck the locomotive of a passenger train carrying 206 people from Kyiv to Warsaw near the Polish border on Sunday, prompti
- [Shane Lowry takes four-shot Irish Open lead at Doonbeg as Donald Trump visits](https://pollar.news/en/event/irish-open-at-doonbeg): Shane Lowry carded a 5-under 65 with nine consecutive back-nine one-putts to take a four-shot lead at the Irish Open in Doonbeg, where Donal
- [Wildfire near Benahavís forces confinement of 9,500 residents in Málaga](https://pollar.news/en/event/benahavis-wildfire-prompts-confinement): Andalusian authorities ordered the preventive confinement of Benahavís and deployed 15 aircraft on Sunday after a wildfire broke out near th
- [Spain transfers 864 migrants to Los Rosales camp in Ceuta as returns to Morocco continue](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-relocates-ceuta-migrants): Spanish police moved 864 migrants from outdoor encampments at Loma Colmenar into a newly built tent facility in Los Rosales on Sunday, expan
- [Sigfrido Ranucci plans legal action against Rai and seeks reinstatement as Report host](https://pollar.news/en/event/ranucci-seeks-rai-reinstatement): Former Report host Sigfrido Ranucci announced emergency legal action against Italian state broadcaster Rai to regain his position, rejecting
- [Oklahoma State beats sixth-ranked Oregon 39-31 to snap 21-game FBS losing streak](https://pollar.news/en/event/oklahoma-state-upsets-oregon-39-31): Quarterback Drew Mestemaker totaled 426 yards and three touchdowns as the Cowboys generated 554 yards of offense in Stillwater, ending Orego
- [Iranian merchant vessel struck in Strait of Hormuz, killing one crew member](https://pollar.news/en/event/ship-struck-in-hormuz): An Iranian commercial ship was hit by a projectile near Qeshm Island on Sunday, leaving one dead and three injured as regional oil transit r
- [Brighton beats Coventry 5-0 as Babis Kostoulas scores first Premier League goal](https://pollar.news/en/event/brighton-defeats-coventry-5-0): Babis Kostoulas scored the opening goal and won a penalty as Brighton defeated ten-man Coventry City 5-0, lifting Fabian Hürzeler's side to 
- [Canada explores associate EU membership following $20 billion trade clash with US](https://pollar.news/en/event/canada-eyes-eu-associate-status): Prime Minister Mark Carney is holding talks with European leaders to integrate Canada into strategic EU sectors, aiming to ease economic rel
- [Russian drone strikes hit train and border sites as European diplomats evacuated near Poland](https://pollar.news/en/event/diplomats-evacuated-near-border): A chartered train carrying former British prime minister Boris Johnson and European security advisers halted two kilometres from Poland on 1
- [Russian drone strikes hit train and border fuel station near Poland](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-strikes-near-polish-border): Russian drone attacks struck a passenger train locomotive and a Yahodyn fuel station within two kilometres of Poland on Sunday, prompting Ky
- [ABBA Composer Benny Andersson Reworks 'Mamma Mia' as Sweden Votes in Tight Election](https://pollar.news/en/event/abba-star-backs-andersson): ABBA composer Benny Andersson performed a modified version of 'Mamma Mia' at Social Democratic Party headquarters in Stockholm on Sunday as 
- [Chris Rock premieres fourth directorial feature Misty Green starring Rosalind Eleazar at TIFF](https://pollar.news/en/event/rock-premieres-misty-green): The drama follows a former Emmy-winning television actress confronting financial distress, substance issues, and industry barriers in Los An

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