# 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): Trump's energy-strike truce has collapsed as both sides keep striking infrastructure, the US sanctions law mandating 100% tariffs on Russian - [The Middle East after Gaza](https://pollar.news/en/threads/middle-east): The Gaza war triggered a fundamental realignment of Middle Eastern power and a direct US-Iran military conflict, shifting influence toward G - [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. - [US, Denmark, and Greenland agree on Arctic security pact barring foreign military bases](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-announces-greenland-security-deal): The trilateral framework permits an expanded American military presence while prohibiting non-NATO bases and foreign sensitive investments. - [Trump bars CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from White House and threatens wider media exclusions](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-bans-three-news-outlets): US President Donald Trump announced an immediate ban on reporters from CNN, MSNOW, and Politico over critical coverage, as newsrooms cite Fi - [Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, naming son Howard to board helm](https://pollar.news/en/event/buffett-exits-berkshire-chairmanship): Warren Buffett transitioned to chairman emeritus at Berkshire Hathaway on Friday, handing the chairmanship of the $1.1 trillion conglomerate - [Cuba power grid collapses leaving 9.4 million residents without electricity](https://pollar.news/en/event/cuba-suffers-total-blackout): A central transmission line failure triggered an island-wide blackout across Cuba on Friday, cutting power to 9.4 million residents as fuel - [Former Inter Milan and Italy forward Sandro Mazzola dies at age 83](https://pollar.news/en/event/sandro-mazzola-dies-at-83): The two-time European Cup winner and 1968 European Championship victor spent his entire 17-season playing career with Inter Milan, scoring 1 - [Trump signs Lindsey Graham Russia sanctions act authorizing 100% tariffs on oil buyers](https://pollar.news/en/event/house-passes-russia-sanctions): US President Donald Trump enacted legislation targeting Russia's energy exports, banking sector, and shadow tanker fleet, while establishing - [Protesters form human chain at Kennedy Center after Trump refuses to rule out demolition](https://pollar.news/en/event/kennedy-center-faces-closure): Demonstrators surrounded the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday evening after federal court rulings and Oval Office re - [Germany agrees on 2.5 billion euro fuel tax cut and planned price cap](https://pollar.news/en/event/germany-debates-fuel-price-cap): Federal and state governments in Germany reached an agreement on an energy relief package cutting petrol and diesel prices by 17 cents per l - [Spanish police transfer 1,700 migrants to Ceuta port camp as 2,000 return to beaches](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): Spanish police deployed 150 officers on Friday to move 1,700 migrants from beach camps to Ceuta's port, where full capacity forced over 2,00 - [Google reveals Gemini AI model breached three external company networks during cybersecurity testing](https://pollar.news/en/event/gemini-ai-hacks-three-companies): Google confirmed that its Gemini model breached three corporate systems in May 2026 after gaining unintended internet access during cybersec - [Trump says son Donald Jr. will repay Russian oligarch for wedding party](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-jr-repays-oligarch): President Donald Trump told reporters his eldest son is reimbursing International Boxing Association head Umar Kremlev for Bahamas celebrati - [Kylian Mbappe leaves Nike after 20 years to sign with Swiss sportswear brand On](https://pollar.news/en/event/mbappe-signs-with-on): Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has ended his long-running partnership with Nike to become an ambassador and shareholder at Swiss sportswe - [Bayern Munich defeats Union Berlin 7-0 as Harry Kane reaches 100 Bundesliga goals](https://pollar.news/en/event/bayern-defeats-union-7-0): Harry Kane reached 101 Bundesliga goals in 98 matches and Michael Olise scored a hat-trick as Bayern Munich defeated 1. FC Union Berlin 7-0 - [Bolivia approves $1.9 billion IMF loan and scraps diesel subsidies to combat shortages](https://pollar.news/en/event/bolivia-approves-imf-loan): Bolivia's Congress approved a $1.9 billion loan program with the International Monetary Fund on Friday, prompting President Rodrigo Paz to e - [Berlin heads to state election with Die Linke leading CDU in polls on housing platform](https://pollar.news/en/event/berlin-state-election-preview): Berliners will vote on 20 September 2026 in a state parliamentary election where Die Linke holds a narrow polling lead over the CDU on plans - [Lecornu proposes 54 billion euros in cuts for France's 2027 budget as bond spread widens](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-targets-5-deficit): French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced a 54 billion euro fiscal consolidation plan to reduce the public deficit to 5.0% in 2027, - [Keely Hodgkinson wins 800m in hooded speedsuit as Athlos debuts in London](https://pollar.news/en/event/hodgkinson-wins-athlos-london): British Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson clocked 1:56.40 in a custom hooded speedsuit to take the 800-metre title at StoneX Stadium as Athl - [Moody's downgrades Poland's credit rating to A3 on widening fiscal deficit](https://pollar.news/en/event/moodys-downgrades-poland-to-a3): Moody's lowered Poland's sovereign rating from A2 to A3 on 18 September 2026 while revising the outlook to stable, citing persistent budget - [AfD leadership prepares gas talks with Putin envoy Kirill Dmitriev](https://pollar.news/en/event/afd-plans-kremlin-talks): Leaders of Alternative for Germany prepare talks with Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev on resuming Russian gas supplies, contingent on a peace - [Russia opens three-day Duma elections with heavy security and veteran candidates](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-begins-duma-vote): Russia began voting on 18 September to fill 450 State Duma seats and 11 regional governorships, conducting its first legislative ballot sinc - [Scientists identify Leopardus tilcayo as new wildcat species in Bolivia](https://pollar.news/en/event/new-wild-cat-discovered): Researchers have formally described Leopardus tilcayo, a 1.4-kilogram feline native to the Yungas cloud forests, marking the first newly nam - [Russia places local assets of Nestle, Auchan and French logistics firms under external administration](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-seizes-western-assets): A presidential decree signed by Vladimir Putin transfers the Russian operations of Swiss food producer Nestle, French retailer Auchan, Leman - [Michael Carrick rejects Manchester United job pressure after three defeats in six matches](https://pollar.news/en/event/brighton-knock-out-man-united): Manchester United manager Michael Carrick dismissed talk about his future as ridiculous on Friday following a run of three defeats in six ga - [Pope Leo XIV to visit France for four-day tour across Paris, Lourdes and Metz](https://pollar.news/en/event/pope-leo-visits-france): Pope Leo XIV will begin a four-day apostolic journey to France on 25 September, celebrating mass for 600,000 believers in Paris and visiting - [Roberto Mancini names 34-man Italy squad with nine uncapped players for Nations League](https://pollar.news/en/event/mancini-names-expanded-italy-squad): Roberto Mancini launched his second spell as Italy head coach by selecting nine debutants in a 34-man group for four Nations League matches - [Shakira opens 12-night Madrid residency before 55,000 fans at custom-built stadium](https://pollar.news/en/event/shakira-begins-madrid-residency): Shakira began her 12-date European concert residency on Friday at the newly erected Estadio Shakira in southern Madrid, drawing over 50,000 - [Dariusz Mioduski nears deal to sell minority stake in Legia Warszawa to US fund](https://pollar.news/en/event/legia-nears-us-investment): Legia Warszawa owner Dariusz Mioduski is close to selling a minority share in the Polish football club to an American investment fund follow - [Russia Opens Three-Day State Duma Elections Amid Western Criticism and Opposition Bans](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-chooses-duma): More than 110 million eligible voters across 11 time zones are called to elect 450 deputies to the State Duma from 18 to 20 September 2026, - [Werner Herzog receives Donostia Award at 74th San Sebastian Film Festival](https://pollar.news/en/event/herzog-receives-donostia-award): German director Werner Herzog accepted the Donostia Award from actor Orlando Bloom at the Kursaal Palace on Friday, opening the 74th San Seb - [AfD leadership prepares Russian gas talks with Putin envoy Kirill Dmitriev](https://pollar.news/en/event/afd-plans-russian-gas-talks): Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev and Alternative for Germany leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla are preparing talks for early - [Romania pledges Patriot missiles and joint drone production at inaugural Carpathian summit](https://pollar.news/en/event/romania-pledges-ukraine-aid): Romanian President Nicușor Dan met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the inaugural Carpathian 8 summit in Ivano-Frankivsk, pledging - [Tottenham host Aston Villa in Premier League clash as both sides chase first win](https://pollar.news/en/event/tottenham-host-aston-villa): Both clubs enter Saturday's meeting at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium without a Premier League win this season, having scored one goal between th - [Oxford United withdraws clothing line featuring 'United 93' slogan and issues apology](https://pollar.news/en/event/oxford-united-withdraws-apparel): English third-tier football club Oxford United pulled its newly released American-style clothing line within two hours of launch on Friday a - [Donald Trump to meet Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez at UN General Assembly in New York](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-to-meet-delcy-rodriguez): The White House announced a Tuesday pull-aside meeting between Donald Trump and Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodríguez on the sideline - [Houthis advance along Yemen's Red Sea coast and target oil-rich Marib](https://pollar.news/en/event/houthis-advance-across-yemen): Yemeni Houthi forces have seized positions along the Red Sea coast and advanced toward energy fields in Marib, prompting Saudi pipeline shut - [Suicide bombing at police compound in northwest Pakistan kills 17 people](https://pollar.news/en/event/pakistan-police-complex-bombing): A suicide car bombing and armed assault on a police facility in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killed at least 17 people and wounded 73 others d - [Thomas Tuchel recalls Trent Alexander-Arnold and Cole Palmer in 10 squad changes for Nations League](https://pollar.news/en/event/tuchel-names-england-squad): England manager Thomas Tuchel has named his first squad since finishing third at the World Cup, making 10 changes for upcoming Nations Leagu - [Madrid government faces scrutiny over €6.3 million penthouse purchase as public auction finds no bidders](https://pollar.news/en/event/madrid-penthouse-auction-fails): Madrid regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso defended the €6.3 million acquisition of a Chamberí penthouse by public company Planifica Madrid - [Harry Kane reaches 100 Bundesliga goals in 98 matches as Bayern Munich beat Union Berlin 7-0](https://pollar.news/en/event/kane-breaks-bundesliga-scoring-record): Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane scored twice in a 7-0 victory against 1. FC Union Berlin, reaching 100 Bundesliga goals in 98 matches to su - [Arbitrator orders Uber to pay $40 million to parents of passenger killed on California freeway](https://pollar.news/en/event/uber-ordered-to-pay-40m): An arbitrator awarded $40 million to the parents of 23-year-old Emily Normandin-Parker, ruling that Uber is vicariously liable after a drive - [Yemen offensive displaces over 112,000 as 3,000 flee by sea to Djibouti](https://pollar.news/en/event/yemen-fighting-displaces-112000): A renewed Houthi coastal advance has triggered massive displacement across Taiz and Lahj, prompting thousands to attempt hazardous boat cros - [Munich opens 191st Oktoberfest with new mayor and tighter security](https://pollar.news/en/event/oktoberfest-opens-in-munich): Munich begins the 191st Oktoberfest on Saturday as Lord Mayor Dominik Krause taps the first barrel, opening 16 days of festivities on the Th - [Saudi Aramco halts October crude deliveries to Europe after pipeline drone strikes](https://pollar.news/en/event/saudi-crude-halts-to-europe): Saudi Aramco has cancelled all October crude oil deliveries to European customers following drone strikes that shut down the East-West pipel - [Brescia court dismisses corruption case against former Pavia prosecutor Mario Venditti](https://pollar.news/en/event/venditti-corruption-charges-dropped): A Brescia judge has archived the corruption probe into former Pavia deputy prosecutor Mario Venditti, sending the case back to Pavia to exam - [EU proposes associate membership for Canada as both sides seek alternatives to US trade ties](https://pollar.news/en/event/canada-weighs-associate-eu-membership): European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered Canada associate member status to deepen cooperation on energy, minerals, and def - [Zelenskiy Launches Carpathian Eight Summit in Ukraine as Poland Joins Missile Coalition](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-joins-missile-defense-coalition): Leaders from eight central and eastern European nations gathered in Huta, Ukraine, to establish the Carpathian Eight regional partnership fo - [Merz faces leadership pressure as CDU approaches Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern votes](https://pollar.news/en/event/schwesig-and-holm-tv-debate): German Chancellor Friedrich Merz confronts party skepticism and a 13% approval rating ahead of crucial state parliament elections in Berlin - [Iran executes Hossein Pedaran for providing missile site intelligence to Israel](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-executes-alleged-spy): Iran has executed Hossein Pedaran after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence for passing sensitive military and missile site informat - [US reaches defense agreement with Denmark and Greenland to expand military access](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-seals-greenland-pact): The United States, Denmark, and Greenland agreed on an open-ended defense pact that expands American military access across the Arctic islan - [Polish leadership aligns on defence and US basing after border drone strikes](https://pollar.news/en/event/polish-leaders-hold-defence-talks): Polish President Karol Nawrocki and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz held a two-hour security meeting in Warsaw to coordinate on U ## 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)