# 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 into reciprocal infrastructure escalation. Ukraine claims 45% of Russian refining capacity is disa - [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 and Iran hold sideline talks at UN as aviation sanctions take effect](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-iran-hold-un-talks): US and Iranian envoys held three hours of talks in New York mediated by Qatar, as Tehran offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and Washingt - [US, Denmark, and Greenland sign security pact to expand Arctic military bases](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-announces-greenland-security-deal): Signed at the United Nations in New York, the trilateral deal enables the United States to establish military installations at Narsarsuaq an - [Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose involving fentanyl, coroner rules](https://pollar.news/en/event/hayden-panettiere-autopsy-results): Greenville County authorities confirmed that the 36-year-old actor died on 16 August 2026 from a lethal mixture of fentanyl, anxiety medicat - [US television networks boycott White House coverage after Trump bans three news outlets](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-bans-three-outlets): Television networks ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox News halted White House pool coverage after Donald Trump barred CNN, MSNOW, and Politico, prompti - [US Air Force F-16 crashes near Spangdahlem base in Germany with pilot safe](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-f-16-crashes-in-germany): An American F-16 fighter jet crashed during approach near Spangdahlem Air Base on Tuesday, with the pilot ejecting safely before emergency t - [Hurricane Polo strengthens to Category 5 off Mexico with 270 km/h winds](https://pollar.news/en/event/hurricane-polo-threatens-mexico): Hurricane Polo intensified into a Category 5 system off Mexico's southwestern coast on Tuesday, generating sustained winds of up to 270 km/h - [EU extends Russia sanctions for three years while removing billionaires Usmanov and Fridman](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-sanctions-talks-halt): European Union member states agreed to extend sanctions on nearly 3,000 Russian entities for three years after France and Luxembourg secured - [Zelensky proposes energy truce and Patriot production license in Trump meeting at UN](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-and-zelensky-schedule-talks): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a mutual energy ceasefire and sought a Patriot missile manufacturing license during talks wi - [Federal judge blocks deportation of Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Austin](https://pollar.news/en/event/ice-agent-shoots-austin-man): U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia temporarily blocked the deportation of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, who remains in detention with a bullet - [Trump Threatens Iran with Annihilation and Signs Greenland Defence Pact at UN](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-speaks-at-un): US President Donald Trump issued ultimatums to Iran and Cuba during a 30-minute United Nations address while concluding a 10-page Arctic def - [Looksmaxxing influencer Clavicular charged with rape and drugging in Massachusetts](https://pollar.news/en/event/clavicular-charged-with-rape): Online influencer Braden Peters, known as Clavicular, faces felony rape and drugging charges in Massachusetts stemming from an alleged May 2 - [Typhoon Dujuan hits eastern Japan with 194 km/h winds, leaving five dead and six missing](https://pollar.news/en/event/typhoon-dujuan-nears-tokyo): Heavy rainfall and mudslides triggered by Typhoon Dujuan left five people dead and six missing across Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures, cuttin - [Earl Spencer publishes Diana memoir alleging King Charles made callous remarks after 1997 crash](https://pollar.news/en/event/palace-rejects-spencer-claims): Charles Spencer released his memoir 'Swan Song: Diana, My Sister' on Tuesday, prompting an official rebuttal from Buckingham Palace and a la - [Trump pursues Belarus potash deal amid Canada trade dispute as Minsk cites supply limits](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-eyes-belarus-potash): US President Donald Trump announced negotiations to import lower-cost potash from Belarus to reduce reliance on Canadian supplies, though Mi - [Taoiseach rejects Israel FA attack as Amnesty urges UEFA suspension ahead of Nations League matches](https://pollar.news/en/event/ireland-to-play-israel-fixtures): Taoiseach Micheál Martin called on the Israel Football Association to withdraw insults directed at Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson, as A - [Isack Hadjar returns to Red Bull for Azerbaijan Grand Prix after wrist injury](https://pollar.news/en/event/hadjar-returns-for-baku): Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar will return to racing at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend after recovering from a left wrist injury that - [Saudi Arabia restarts East-West oil pipeline as Brent crude drops to $97 a barrel](https://pollar.news/en/event/saudi-oil-pipeline-restarts): Saudi Arabia began pumping crude at a reduced rate through its 1,200-kilometer East-West Pipeline on Tuesday, easing global supply concerns - [Donald Trump issues deal-or-annihilation ultimatum to Iran in address to UN General Assembly](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-threatens-iran-at-un): US President Donald Trump told the UN General Assembly that Washington will choose between a post-election agreement and the rapid annihilat - [Paramount settles 12-state antitrust lawsuit over $110B takeover of Warner Bros](https://pollar.news/en/event/paramount-pursues-warner-settlement): Paramount Skydance reached an agreement with 12 US states to resolve antitrust challenges against its Warner Bros Discovery acquisition, com - [UN warns Yemen displacement could exceed 230,000 as Houthi offensive drives cross-border exodus](https://pollar.news/en/event/yemen-displacement-crisis-widens): A military offensive launched in early September has displaced more than 130,000 people across Yemen, with aid agencies warning that the tot - [Gianni Infantino proposes FIFA governance review as German FA labels move re-election ploy](https://pollar.news/en/event/infantino-proposes-fifa-governance-review): FIFA President Gianni Infantino sent a letter to 211 member associations offering consultations on decision-making processes, drawing swift - [Macron, Trump and Guterres present rival visions at 81st UN General Assembly](https://pollar.news/en/event/81st-un-general-assembly-opens): Heads of state opened the high-level debate at the 81st UN General Assembly in New York, delivering addresses focused on conflicts in Ukrain - [Police investigate suspected overdose death of 27-year-old model Presley Gerber in Santa Monica](https://pollar.news/en/event/presley-gerber-dies-at-27): Presley Gerber, the eldest son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, died Sunday at a Santa Monica rehabilitation center hours after admission - [Lula and Trump clash over Latin American sovereignty and US power at UN](https://pollar.news/en/event/lula-trump-clash-at-un): Speaking at the 81st UN General Assembly on 22 September 2026, Brazilian President Lula rejected US regional dominance ahead of Brazil's 4 O - [Moldova approves 60-day state of emergency over energy costs and water shortages](https://pollar.news/en/event/moldova-declares-energy-emergency): Moldova's parliament approved a 60-day state of emergency on Tuesday to manage rising fuel costs and severe river drought ahead of winter. - [Benjamin Netanyahu Accuses New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani of Supporting Hamas](https://pollar.news/en/event/netanyahu-clashes-with-mamdani): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video attacking New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani after the mayor reiterated calls to arres - [Trump renames AI to super intelligence and rejects UN oversight plan](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-china-ai-race-escalates): Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump rejected international regulatory bodies and ordered US agencies to - [Morocco prepares for parliamentary election as 7,288 candidates seek 395 house seats](https://pollar.news/en/event/morocco-votes-for-parliament): Voters in Morocco will cast ballots on 23 September 2026 across 92 local constituencies, deciding the balance of power among 27 parties ahea - [Republican Senator John Curtis urges subpoena of Donald Trump Jr. over oligarch-funded wedding](https://pollar.news/en/event/senator-seeks-trump-jr-probe): Utah Senator John Curtis called on the Senate Judiciary Committee to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden over business dealings and f - [Microbiologists discover fire amoeba reproducing at 63 degrees Celsius](https://pollar.news/en/event/fire-amoeba-survives-extreme-heat): Researchers at Syracuse University identified Incendiamoeba cascadensis in California hot springs, an amoeba that divides at 63°C and surviv - [French police investigate suspected infanticide in Blois after five-year-old found dead](https://pollar.news/en/event/suspected-infanticide-in-blois): A five-year-old girl was found dead on 21 September 2026 at her father's home in Blois, France, while her 42-year-old father was hospitalize - [DoorDash agrees to pay $131.5 million to settle New York City delivery worker wage probe](https://pollar.news/en/event/doordash-settles-nyc-wage-probe): DoorDash will disburse $115 million to 264,000 couriers and pay $16.7 million in civil fines after New York City regulators found the platfo - [Amateur detectorist unearths 934 Roman silver coins near Wesseling in Germany](https://pollar.news/en/event/roman-silver-coin-hoard-found): Specialists excavated 3.1 kilograms of Roman silver denarii dating from 148 BC to AD 125 after Oliver Riedl located the first coins in a far - [TOPR issues first avalanche alert of the season as early snow blankets High Tatras](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-issues-storm-warnings): The Tatra Volunteer Search and Rescue service declared a level-one avalanche warning above 1,800 metres on Tuesday after early snowfall brou - [Meloni defends 30% cap on non-Italian speaking pupils following presidential remarks](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-plans-foreign-student-caps): Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stated that her proposed 30% cap on foreign pupils who do not speak Italian aims to prevent segregated classes - [Ella Langley's Choosin' Texas spends 23rd week at Number One, breaking Billboard Hot 100 record](https://pollar.news/en/event/choosin-texas-breaks-chart-record): Ella Langley's single 'Choosin' Texas' reached its 23rd week at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing Mariah Carey to become the l - [Taylor Swift announces new single Patient Zero ahead of MTV Video Music Awards](https://pollar.news/en/event/taylor-swift-announces-single): The track is scheduled for release on September 25 with a 24-hour webstore pre-order, leading into Swift's appearance at Sunday's VMAs. - [Booker Prize shortlist names six authors including past winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart](https://pollar.news/en/event/2026-booker-prize-shortlist-revealed): Judges selected six finalists from 163 submissions at London's Southbank Centre, positioning past winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart al - [Donald Trump addresses UN General Assembly, warning Iran and demanding ICC exit](https://pollar.news/en/event/leaders-gather-for-un-assembly): In a 38-minute address at the 81st UN General Assembly, US President Donald Trump delivered an ultimatum to Iran, demanded members withdraw - [France asks EU to delay methane rules and ease fuel standards to counter energy crunch](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-urges-eu-energy-flexibility): President Emmanuel Macron proposed a one-year delay to EU methane reporting requirements and temporary adjustments to diesel quality standar - [France prepares fuel relief and supply measures as European pump prices climb](https://pollar.news/en/event/french-fuel-prices-hit-record): Six French ministers prepare sector-specific aid and extend summer diesel sales to 15 November as domestic diesel averages 2.41 euros per li - [Merz faces resignation calls after CDU falls out of parliament in regional elections](https://pollar.news/en/event/schwesig-and-holm-tv-debate): A Forsa poll shows 55% of German voters want Chancellor Friedrich Merz to resign after the CDU failed to cross the 5% threshold in Mecklenbu - [Delcy Rodríguez approaches Pedro Sánchez for brief exchange at UN General Assembly](https://pollar.news/en/event/snchez-meets-rodriguez-at-un): Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodríguez walked across the plenary floor at the 81st UN General Assembly in New York to greet Spanish Pri - [Converse pulls Chuck 70 X sneaker ad and apologizes over Ku Klux Klan imagery backlash](https://pollar.news/en/event/converse-pulls-controversial-ad): Nike subsidiary Converse withdrew an international campaign featuring K-pop star Karina and issued an apology after social media users noted - [Trump weighs ban on US diesel exports as fuel prices hit $6.53 a gallon](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-weighs-diesel-export-ban): President Donald Trump said his administration is reviewing a ban on American diesel exports after nationwide prices rose to $6.53 a gallon - [Brigitte Bardot personal items fetch 953,531 euros at Paris auction](https://pollar.news/en/event/bardot-belongings-auctioned): A Paris auction of 285 personal items belonging to the late Brigitte Bardot raised 953,531 euros for her animal welfare foundation and her s - [Andy Burnham to meet Donald Trump in New York and unveil UK-US AI defence partnership](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-backs-greenland-pact): British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will hold his first face-to-face talks with US President Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly in New - [Austrian court extends René Benko prison sentence to 30 months in Signa retrial](https://pollar.news/en/event/benko-receives-30-month-sentence): The Innsbruck Regional Court convicted Austrian property investor René Benko on an additional insolvency fraud count, raising his prison sen - [EU extends Russia sanctions by three years to 2029 while delisting Usmanov and Fridman](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-extends-russia-sanctions): The European Union agreed to prolong individual sanctions over the war in Ukraine until September 2029, removing Russian billionaires Alishe - [Cuban delegation walks out of UN General Assembly as Donald Trump predicts fall of Havana regime](https://pollar.news/en/event/cuba-walks-out-on-trump): Cuban diplomats exited the UN General Assembly in New York after US President Donald Trump labelled Cuba a failed state, while Havana condem ## Search and discovery - 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