# 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): US shuttle diplomacy has produced temporary strike pauses and pledges of further talks but no breakthrough, as both sides hold maximalist po - [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 proposes $5,000 dividend checks tied to Republican midterm victory](https://pollar.news/en/event/gop-opens-dallas-convention): Donald Trump announced a plan to distribute $5,000 cash payments to American adults if Republicans retain Congress in November, drawing push - [Sabalenka and Rybakina sweep past American rivals to reach US Open final](https://pollar.news/en/event/sabalenka-reaches-us-open-final): Top seed Aryna Sabalenka defeated Jessica Pegula and Elena Rybakina eliminated Coco Gauff on Thursday, ending American title hopes to book a - [Fenerbahce coach Ismail Kartal resigns after Roma draw but club president Aziz Yildirim rejects exit](https://pollar.news/en/event/fenerbahce-coach-resignation-rejected): Ismail Kartal announced his departure following a 1-1 Champions League draw with Roma in Istanbul, but Fenerbahce president Aziz Yildirim im - [UAE pledges €40 billion in German investments and secures Berlin flights](https://pollar.news/en/event/uae-pledges-40-billion-euros): UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, agreeing to €40 billion in industrial fundi - [Twenty-five years after September 11 attacks, commemorations mark security shift and global war toll](https://pollar.news/en/event/25-years-since-911): Twenty-five years after the September 11, 2001 attacks killed 2,977 people in the United States, memorial ceremonies in New York mark the mi - [Israel destroys Hezbollah underground base at Ali al-Taher ridge, triggering 4.1-magnitude tremor](https://pollar.news/en/event/israel-destroys-hezbollah-tunnels): Israeli forces detonated a two-kilometre Hezbollah tunnel complex on the Ali al-Taher ridge on Thursday, triggering a magnitude 4.1 seismic - [Spanish government releases 40 intelligence files on Ceuta border crisis amid political backlash](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): The Spanish government has published 40 declassified intelligence documents from late July, confirming early warnings about the mass border - [Hong Kong court sentences three Tiananmen vigil leaders to up to seven years in prison](https://pollar.news/en/event/hong-kong-activists-jailed): A Hong Kong court sentenced three prominent democracy activists from the disbanded Hong Kong Alliance to between five and seven years in pri - [Dutch tour bus carrying 49 people crashes in Swiss Alps, killing several passengers](https://pollar.news/en/event/swiss-bus-crash-kills-several): A Dutch holiday coach carrying 49 people overturned along a mountain road in eastern Switzerland on Thursday afternoon, leaving several dead - [Police intervene at Academy of Justice in Warsaw after rector dismissal dispute](https://pollar.news/en/event/academy-of-justice-leadership-dispute): Officers escorted acting rector Sławomir Cudak into the Academy of Justice in Warsaw after politicians and activists blocked his access foll - [Twenty-five years after 9/11 attacks, retrospective accounts and data map lasting global shifts](https://pollar.news/en/event/25th-anniversary-of-911): Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks killed 2,977 people in the United States, newly compiled oral histories and policy records - [Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi for BRICS summit as regional wars test bloc](https://pollar.news/en/event/brics-leaders-meet-in-delhi): Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi for a two-day BRICS summit hosted by Indian Prime Minist - [San Francisco 49ers defeat Los Angeles Rams 27-7 in Melbourne season opener](https://pollar.news/en/event/nfl-debut-in-australia): Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes as the San Francisco 49ers beat the Los Angeles Rams 27-7 in front of 100,021 fans at the Melbourne - [Anthropic details illicit bioweapon research, state espionage, and query diversion across Claude AI](https://pollar.news/en/event/anthropic-blocks-bioweapons-attempts): Anthropic released a 154-page threat report detailing illicit attempts by scientists, foreign actors, and rival tech firms to harness its Cl - [Turning Point USA expands following Charlie Kirk assassination as youth support for Trump declines](https://pollar.news/en/event/kirk-assassination-anniversary-marked): One year after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at Utah Valley University, his organization has added thousands of campus - [US diesel prices cross $6 a gallon as crude oil climbs past $107 and bonds slide](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-debt-tops-40-trillion): The US national average diesel price reached $6 a gallon on Thursday, driven by refinery disruptions and Middle East shipping conflicts that - [Venice Film Festival screens Israeli whistleblower documentary NAZA detailing Gaza air campaign](https://pollar.news/en/event/whistleblowers-detail-gaza-strikes): Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor presented NAZA at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on Thursday, using testimony from 24 I - [UK gross domestic product grew 0.4% in July 2026, beating stagnation forecasts](https://pollar.news/en/event/uk-gdp-grows-04): Official data shows the British economy expanded 0.4% in July 2026 following gains in services and production, outperforming consensus forec - [Reflections and Security Legacy Mark 25th Anniversary of September 11 Attacks](https://pollar.news/en/event/september-11-marks-25-years): Twenty-five years after the 2001 terrorist attacks killed 2,977 people in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, international retrospectives - [Spain's Supreme Court freezes voting rights for descendants naturalised under Democratic Memory Law](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-suspends-diaspora-voting): The Supreme Court in Madrid issued an interim injunction freezing the registration of newly naturalised citizens on the foreign electoral ro - [Como beats RB Leipzig 4-1 in Champions League debut at Stadio Sinigaglia](https://pollar.news/en/event/como-defeats-leipzig-4-1): Cesc Fabregas's side earned three points on 10 September 2026 through goals from Martin Baturina, Tasos Douvikas, Assane Diao, and Máximo Pe - [Lens beat Slavia Prague 3-2 with two stoppage-time goals in Champions League opener](https://pollar.news/en/event/lens-win-3-2-in-prague): Florian Thauvin and Ruben Aguilar scored in added time as RC Lens overcame a late deficit to defeat ten-man Slavia Prague 3-2 in Czechia. - [Krakow election commissioner rejects mayoral appeals from Bochenczak and Banas](https://pollar.news/en/event/krakow-rejects-mayoral-appeals): Election commissioner Dagmara Daniec-Cislo confirmed the disqualification of four candidates for the 27 September snap election after recoun - [Houthi forces capture Mokha and Red Sea islands as Brent crude nears $107](https://pollar.news/en/event/houthis-capture-port): Houthi fighters seized the strategic Yemeni port city of Mokha and advanced to the Hanish archipelago on Thursday, threatening navigation th - [Jamal Musiala scores on starting return as Bayern Munich defeat Bodo/Glimt 5-0](https://pollar.news/en/event/bayern-defeat-bodoglimt-5-0): Jamal Musiala scored 76 seconds into the second half of his first start since suffering preseason absence seizures, leading Bayern Munich to - [French Football Federation withdraws support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino ahead of 2027 election](https://pollar.news/en/event/saudi-arabia-backs-infantino): The French Football Federation's executive committee voted unanimously in Paris to revoke its backing for Gianni Infantino, citing broken tr - [Céline Dion begins 26-date Paris concert residency at Plenitude Arena](https://pollar.news/en/event/celine-dion-opens-paris-residency): Céline Dion kicks off a 16-concert run at the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre on September 12, opening a 26-date residency that runs into May 20 - [Republicans conclude Dallas convention as Trump and Vance rally midterm voters](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-launches-midterm-campaign): President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance headlined a two-day Republican convention in Dallas, promising cash dividends and attacki - [Edgar Grospiron resigns as head of 2030 French Alps Winter Olympics](https://pollar.news/en/event/2030-winter-olympics-chief-quits): The former Olympic champion stepped down following an executive board meeting in Décines-Charpieu on Thursday, concluding 18 months marked b - [Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with United Arab Emirates and shuts airspace](https://pollar.news/en/event/algeria-cuts-uae-ties): Algiers summoned UAE Ambassador Yousef Saif Khamis Subaa Al-Ali, ordering him to leave within 48 hours and banning Emirati aircraft from Alg - [Tooro Royal Family Rejects Clan Choice for Ugandan Throne Following King Oyo Death](https://pollar.news/en/event/king-oyo-dies-at-34): The royal family of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom rejected the selection of television anchor Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as monarch, citing a - [Catalonia marks 2026 Diada with 50th Sant Boi anniversary and decentralized rallies](https://pollar.news/en/event/catalonia-marks-2026-diada): Institutional events commemorate 50 years since the 1976 Sant Boi rally, while decentralized demonstrations take place across Catalonia amid - [Russian Orthodox Church sends relics of medieval prince Dmitry Donskoy to Ukraine frontline](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-deploys-medieval-relics): The Russian Orthodox Church has transported bone fragments from the right sword hand of 14th-century Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy to troops i - [Moldova clarifies drone alert delayed Zelensky plane on tarmac after Norwegian claim](https://pollar.news/en/event/drone-nears-zelensky-plane): Moldovan authorities confirmed that a Russian drone prompted a temporary airspace closure in Chișinău on 8 September, grounding President Vo - [Polish train drivers cut Friday speed protest to 12 hours after fatal collision](https://pollar.news/en/event/train-derails-in-mazovia): Drivers will reduce speeds to 20 km/h across rail crossings from midnight to noon on Friday following a fatal train crash in Sokolniki Suche - [Stefan Küng wins Vuelta stage 18 as Enric Mas keeps 1:37 lead over Primož Roglič](https://pollar.news/en/event/kueng-wins-vuelta-stage-18): Stefan Küng took victory in the 32.1-kilometer individual time trial in Jerez de la Frontera, while race leader Enric Mas limited his losses - [Apple unveils $1,999 iPhone Duo foldable smartphone with 7.6-inch display at Cupertino event](https://pollar.news/en/event/apple-readies-foldable-iphone): The titanium-framed handset features a 7.6-inch folding display and an A20 Pro processor, with sales beginning in October. - [Elon Musk threatens legal action against Alex Gibney over four-hour documentary](https://pollar.news/en/event/alex-gibney-premieres-musk-documentary): Lawyers for Elon Musk have issued a legal warning to director Alex Gibney and production company Jigsaw Productions following the Venice Fil - [Noah Okafor steps down from Swiss national team after dispute with manager Murat Yakin](https://pollar.news/en/event/okafor-leaves-swiss-squad): Leeds United forward Noah Okafor announced he will not play for Switzerland under head coach Murat Yakin, citing broken trust and friction d - [United States and international allies mark 25 years since 11 September attacks](https://pollar.news/en/event/911-25-years-on): Ceremonies across New York, the Pentagon, and Shanksville commemorate the 2,977 victims killed in the 2001 hijackings as international bodie - [ECB raises deposit rate to 2.50% following inflation acceleration](https://pollar.news/en/event/interest-rates-rise): The European Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rates by 25 basis points on 10 September 2026, setting the deposit rate at 2.50% aft - [AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt triggers government deadlock and renewed party ban calls](https://pollar.news/en/event/saxony-anhalt-election-preview): After winning 43.8% of the vote and 39 of 83 parliament seats in Magdeburg, the AfD is seeking to form a government as German state leaders - [Magnitude 3.4 earthquake strikes German Upper Rhine border region near Worms](https://pollar.news/en/event/earthquake-shakes-southwest-germany): A light earthquake measuring magnitude 3.3 to 3.4 struck the border between Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg on Thursday afternoon - [Prosecutors investigate Berlin SPD candidate Steffen Krach over 9,900 euro donation](https://pollar.news/en/event/police-search-steffen-krach-properties): Hannover prosecutors opened proceedings against Berlin lead candidate Steffen Krach over suspected bribery and breach of trade secrets in a - [ECB raises key interest rates by 25 basis points to 2.5% as energy prices surge](https://pollar.news/en/event/ecb-lifts-rates-to-250): The European Central Bank delivered its second rate hike of 2026 in Berlin, warning that consumer price pressures will remain elevated until - [Manchester United beat Sabah 4-0 in Champions League return at Old Trafford](https://pollar.news/en/event/united-host-sabah-fk): Manchester United marked their 300th European Cup match with a 4-0 win over Azerbaijan's Sabah at Old Trafford, scoring through Matheus Cunh - [Princess Diana's 1994 revenge dress heads to Sotheby's auction in New York with a $300,000 estimate](https://pollar.news/en/event/diana-revenge-dress-auctioned): The black silk gown worn by Princess Diana in 1994 will go up for auction at Sotheby's in New York on 9 December 2026, following a four-city - [Insee cuts France 2026 GDP growth forecast to 0.4% as European peers outpace domestic economy](https://pollar.news/en/event/insee-cuts-french-growth): France faces slowing growth after Insee downgraded its 2026 GDP forecast to 0.4%, citing weak domestic demand, summer heatwaves, and declini - [British Museum opens 1,000-year-old Bayeux Tapestry exhibition in London](https://pollar.news/en/event/macron-visits-london-for-exhibition): The British Museum opened its 10-month exhibition of the 70-metre medieval embroidery on Thursday, displaying the 11th-century artifact in t - [Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigns to warn of superintelligence risks](https://pollar.news/en/event/anthropic-researcher-quits-over-ai): Former OpenAI and Anthropic engineer Jacob Coxon forfeited company equity to alert lawmakers and researchers about uncontrolled superintelli ## 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 - 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