# 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 is characterized by a reciprocal escalation of long-range strikes, with Ukraine systematically targeting Russian logistics and energ - [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 secretly flown from Turkey on military plane after Iranian threat, leaving journalists on decoy Air Force One](https://pollar.news/en/event/trumps-secret-turkey-escape): U.S. President Donald Trump was covertly transferred from Air Force One to a military aircraft in Ankara on 8 July 2026, using a catering tr - [Colombia's strongest earthquake in decades kills at least 164, national emergency declared](https://pollar.news/en/event/strong-quake-hits-colombia): A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on August 10, killing at least 164 people, collapsing buildings and hospitals across the - [Trump signs executive order splitting childhood vaccines and cutting covered diseases from 18 to 11](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-reshapes-vaccine-schedule): President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 10 calling for the MMR vaccine to be split into three separate shots and all chil - [Trump defends FIFA's Infantino as UEFA, CONCACAF and AFC demand his removal over failed private investment plan](https://pollar.news/en/event/confederations-turn-on-infantino): US President Donald Trump warned that replacing FIFA President Gianni Infantino would be a 'terrible mistake,' as UEFA, CONCACAF and the AFC - [Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes and crimes against humanity](https://pollar.news/en/event/assad-sentenced-to-death-in-absentia): A Damascus criminal court sentenced ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia on 11 August 2026, convicting him of war cr - [Russian aerial attacks kill 9 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns Moscow is using North Korean ballistic missiles](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-missiles-hit-kyiv-zaporizhzhia): Russian forces killed at least nine civilians in overnight missile and drone attacks on Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk, as President - [Turkish parliament passes PKK reintegration law after 12-hour debate](https://pollar.news/en/event/parliament-passes-pkk-amnesty-law): The Turkish Parliament approved a framework law on 10 August to reintegrate former PKK fighters into civilian life, the first legislative st - [Romania's Cernavodă nuclear plant prepares to shut down last reactor as Danube hits record low](https://pollar.news/en/event/danube-low-forces-cernavod-shutdown): Romania's Cernavodă nuclear plant is preparing to shut down its last operating reactor on August 13 as the Danube falls to minus 230 cm, a l - [Nvidia partners with six Wall Street giants on $500 billion AI infrastructure financing deal](https://pollar.news/en/event/nvidias-500b-ai-financing-deal): Nvidia has signed memorandums of understanding with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to mobilize over $500 b - [Netanyahu rejects Trump's Gaza roadmap as both leaders face elections](https://pollar.news/en/event/netanyahu-rejects-trump-plan): Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu rejected Trump's 15-point Gaza roadmap on Sunday, refusing to withdraw forces until Hamas disarms, as the B - [Total solar eclipse to cross Spain on 12 August, first in over a century](https://pollar.news/en/event/44c-heatwave-to-hit-spain): On 12 August 2026, a total solar eclipse will cross Spain from west to east, with totality lasting up to 1 minute 50 seconds across nearly 4 - [Rhine water levels hit record lows, halting cargo sailings and threatening German industry](https://pollar.news/en/event/rhine-shipping-faces-shutdown): Water levels at Kaub, a key Rhine shipping chokepoint, have fallen a third below the previous 2018 all-time low, forcing cargo vessels to st - [Lavitola arrested for ordering attack on journalist Ranucci to boost his political career](https://pollar.news/en/event/lavitola-arrested-over-ranucci-bombing): Former editor Valter Lavitola was arrested on August 10 for ordering an explosive attack on RAI journalist Sigfrido Ranucci, allegedly to in - [Ebola deaths in DR Congo surpass 2,000 in fastest-spreading outbreak on record](https://pollar.news/en/event/ebola-deaths-exceed-2000-in-congo): Confirmed Ebola deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo have reached 2,011 among 4,381 cases, with the WHO saying the virus likely circul - [Oil climbs as US-Iran Hormuz talks stall, shipping traffic drops to six vessels](https://pollar.news/en/event/hormuz-standoff-lifts-oil-prices): Brent crude hit $88 a barrel on Tuesday as President Donald Trump countered Iran's peace-deal conditions with his own compensation demands, - [US judge dismisses criminal fraud and bribery case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani](https://pollar.news/en/event/judge-dismisses-adani-criminal-case): Brooklyn-based US District Judge Nicholas Garaufis dismissed fraud and bribery charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani on August 10, - [Spain's Albares visits Ceuta, pledges all irregular migrants will be returned to Morocco](https://pollar.news/en/event/albares-vows-ceuta-migrant-returns): Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares visited Ceuta on August 11, 2026, pledging that every migrant who entered irregularly on July 30 will b - [At least 14 miners dead after disused mine collapse near Rustenburg, South Africa](https://pollar.news/en/event/14-dead-in-south-africa-mine): At least 14 artisanal miners died and eight were seriously injured when a disused mine collapsed near Rustenburg in South Africa's North Wes - [Léon Marchand posts sixth-fastest 200m freestyle ever as France takes relay silver at European Championships](https://pollar.news/en/event/marchand-out-of-medley-events): Léon Marchand clocked 1:43.76 in the 4x200m freestyle relay lead-off at the European Swimming Championships in Paris, the fastest 200m frees - [Spain prepares for total solar eclipse on 12 August with up to 1.5 million extra road trips and €342M in tourism spending](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-readies-for-total-solar-eclipse): Spain prepares for a total solar eclipse on 12 August 2026, with authorities forecasting up to 1.5 million additional road trips, 164,000 fo - [Typhoon Dolphin floods eastern China after landfall in Zhejiang, over one million evacuated](https://pollar.news/en/event/71-quake-hits-southern-japan): Typhoon Dolphin, the strongest storm to hit China this year, made landfall in Zhejiang province with winds exceeding 150 km/h, flooding Shan - [Ukrainian drone strike on Russian oil refinery in Tatarstan kills 13, including seven Uzbek citizens](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-kill-13-in-russian-oil-city): A Ukrainian drone attack on the industrial city of Nizhnekamsk in Russia's Tatarstan region killed at least 13 people, including seven Uzbek - [Two Toulouse municipal police officers stabbed by man shouting 'Allahu Akbar'](https://pollar.news/en/event/toulouse-police-stabbed-in-attack): Two municipal police officers were stabbed on Rue d'Austerlitz in central Toulouse on 10 August by a man armed with several knives who shout - [Beach Buggy engulfed in flames triggers wildfire in Marathia, Zakynthos](https://pollar.news/en/event/wildfire-hits-zakynthos): A Beach Buggy vehicle that caught fire in unclear circumstances triggered a wildfire in the forested area of Marathia on the island of Zakyn - [Forest fire in Hessen burns 55 hectares near Rodenbach, residents urged to conserve water](https://pollar.news/en/event/wildfires-strike-hesse-and-bavaria): A forest fire near Rodenbach in Hessen burned 55 hectares of mixed woodland and prompted a water conservation call to thousands of residents - [Russian Supreme Court bars anti-war party Yabloko from September Duma election](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-bars-yabloko-from-election): Russia's Supreme Court removed the liberal, anti-war party Yabloko from the September Duma ballot after a lawsuit by the Kremlin-loyal party - [Study shows dogs can distinguish between human emotions including fear, anger and sadness](https://pollar.news/en/event/dogs-read-human-emotions): Researchers using fMRI brain scans have found that dogs can distinguish between specific negative human facial expressions such as fear, ang - [Trump demands Iran pay war compensation as Hormuz negotiations stall and oil prices climb](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-pauses-iran-strikes): Trump's demand for Iranian war reparations, issued in response to Iran's own compensation claims, dims hopes for a deal to reopen the Strait - [France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls with fines up to €375,000 per call](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-bans-telemarketing-calls): A new French law in force from 11 August 2026 prohibits businesses from calling consumers without prior consent, with fines up to €375,000 p - [Man arrested after transgender woman stabbed to death in Marbella, Spain's gender violence toll hits 36](https://pollar.news/en/event/arrest-after-marbella-stabbing): A 59-year-old man was arrested in San Pedro Alcántara, Marbella, after his 36-year-old transgender partner was found with fatal stab wounds - [China's Long March 7A rocket explodes 85 seconds after launch, losing ChinaSat-4B satellite](https://pollar.news/en/event/chinese-rocket-explodes-after-launch): A Long March 7A rocket exploded approximately 85 seconds after liftoff from Wenchang Space Launch Site on Hainan, destroying the ChinaSat-4B - [France prepares for first solar eclipse since 1999, with 95% obscuration expected on 12 August](https://pollar.news/en/event/solar-eclipse-looms-over-europe-august-12): On Wednesday 12 August, France will experience a partial solar eclipse with up to 99.4% obscuration in Biarritz, the most significant since - [Trump Media posts $238 million Q2 loss, pivots from crypto to social media and Truth API](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-media-posts-238m-loss): Trump Media & Technology Group reported a $238 million second-quarter loss, more than ten times a year earlier, as falling bitcoin values dr - [Iga Świątek crushes Diana Sznajder 6:2, 6:1 to reach Toronto WTA 1000 semifinal](https://pollar.news/en/event/swiatek-into-toronto-semifinal): Seventh seed Iga Świątek needed just 64 minutes to beat Diana Sznajder 6:2, 6:1 in the Toronto quarterfinal, setting up a semifinal with Eli - [Istanbul airport overtakes Heathrow as Europe's busiest with 8.15 million July passengers](https://pollar.news/en/event/istanbul-overtakes-heathrow-in-europe): Istanbul airport recorded 8.15 million passengers in July, surpassing Heathrow's 7.86 million to claim the title of Europe's busiest airport - [Russia accuses Romania of military support for Ukraine via Moldova's Giurgiulești port; Bucharest calls it 'Stalinist propaganda'](https://pollar.news/en/event/romania-rebukes-russia-over-port): Russian diplomat Iuri Pilipson told TASS that Romania provides direct military support to Ukraine through the Giurgiulești port in Moldova, - [Wildfire in Huesca burns 2,500 hectares and forces evacuation of five villages](https://pollar.news/en/event/huesca-wildfire-forces-170-evacuations): A forest fire that started at 12:37 on Monday in Las Peñas de Riglos (Huesca) has burned 2,500 hectares and forced the evacuation of five vi - [Hungarian parliament set to elect Orbán critic András Baka as president](https://pollar.news/en/event/hungary-to-elect-new-president): Hungary's parliament will vote on Tuesday to elect 73-year-old former Supreme Court president András Baka as head of state, a symbolic rever - [Spanish lottery results: Primitiva and Bonoloto roll over with no top winners on 10 August 2026](https://pollar.news/en/event/no-top-lottery-winners-monday): No tickets matched the top categories in Spain's Primitiva or Bonoloto draws on Monday 10 August 2026, sending both jackpots forward. The ne - [Meta's Zuckerberg publishes AI manifesto, launches open-source Muse Glimmer, pledges $1B community fund](https://pollar.news/en/event/zuckerberg-unveils-open-ai-model): Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word manifesto on August 10 advocating open-source AI over centralized control, launched the Muse - [Ingebrigtsen wins 5,000m gold on injury return as Hunt takes 100m title at European Athletics Championships](https://pollar.news/en/event/ingebrigtsen-and-hunt-strike-gold): Jakob Ingebrigtsen returned from Achilles surgery to win 5,000m gold at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, while Britain's - [Partial solar eclipse to obscure up to 95% of sun across UK on 12 August](https://pollar.news/en/event/uk-solar-eclipse-on-12-august): Up to 95% of the sun will be obscured across the UK on Wednesday 12 August, the most extensive eclipse since 1999, with parts of Spain and P - [Liverpool loan Barcelona's Ronald Araujo as defensive injuries leave Van Dijk alone](https://pollar.news/en/event/araujo-loan-to-liverpool-agreed): Liverpool signed Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo on a season-long loan on August 10, addressing a defensive crisis that leaves 35-year-old - [Germany moves to return 11,745 asylum seekers to Italy under new EU migration pact](https://pollar.news/en/event/germany-resumes-migrant-transfers-to-italy): Berlin wants to send back 11,745 asylum seekers who entered the EU through Italy, invoking the pact in force since June 12, but Rome rejects - [Russia's Supreme Court bars anti-war Yabloko party from September parliamentary elections](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-bans-russias-anti-war-party): Russia's Supreme Court on 10 August stripped Yabloko, the only registered party opposing Moscow's war in Ukraine, from contesting September' - [Tupac murder trial opens in Las Vegas as Keffe D Davis faces jury nearly 30 years after rapper's killing](https://pollar.news/en/event/tupac-murder-trial-begins): The only person ever charged in the 1996 drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur went on trial in Las Vegas on 10 August 2026, with jury se - [Tentoglou clears 8.26m to reach European long jump final in Birmingham](https://pollar.news/en/event/tentoglou-into-long-jump-final): Greek long jumper Miltos Tentoglou secured his place in the European Athletics Championships final with an 8.26m qualifying jump in Birmingh - [David Popovici posts fastest heat time (47.13s) to reach 100m freestyle semifinals at European Swimming Championships in Paris](https://pollar.news/en/event/popovici-tops-100m-freestyle-heats): David Popovici posted the fastest heat time of 47.13 seconds in the 100m freestyle at the European Swimming Championships in Paris, advancin - [71.3% of England declared in drought as fifth heatwave approaches and wildfires strain emergency services](https://pollar.news/en/event/england-drought-hits-713): The National Drought Group declared 71.3% of England in drought on 10 August after the driest July on record, as firefighters battled blazes - [Judge temporarily blocks Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax on NYC second homes](https://pollar.news/en/event/nyc-second-home-tax-blocked): A Staten Island judge issued a temporary restraining order halting New York City's pied-à-terre tax on second homes, after homeowners sued o ## 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)