# 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 escalate reciprocal infrastructure strikes, the US sanctions law mandating 100% tari - [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. - [AfD takes first place in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as Merz suffers state election losses](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-state-elections-open): The far-right party secured 37.9% in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and advanced in Berlin, pushing Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU down to 4 - [Ukraine launches over 1,000 drones at Russia and hits Moscow refinery during election](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-strike-moscow-refinery): Ukrainian forces launched over 1,000 drones across Russia overnight, striking Moscow's Kapotnya oil refinery and residential areas as the th - [Atlético Madrid defeat Real Madrid 2-1 as Mourinho protests officiating](https://pollar.news/en/event/simeone-faces-mourinho-derby): Diego Simeone's side secured a 2-1 victory at the Metropolitano after Dean Huijsen received a second-half red card, dropping Real Madrid to - [Trump announces plan to convert proposed Washington arch into military complex](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-repurposes-planned-arch): The 250-foot monument planned at Memorial Circle will house drones, snipers, and ammunition storage under national security justifications c - [Marlen Reusser defends world time trial title in Montreal on 35th birthday](https://pollar.news/en/event/reusser-retains-world-title): Switzerland's Marlen Reusser won the women's individual time trial at the 2026 Road World Championships in Montreal, finishing 40 seconds ah - [Ed Sheeran expresses regret in Philadelphia following Macklemore tour removal](https://pollar.news/en/event/macklemore-defends-tour-remarks): Ed Sheeran addressed his Philadelphia audience on September 19, calling the situation in Gaza catastrophic and acknowledging mistakes after - [Giorgia Meloni plans school veil ban and classroom caps for foreign students in Italy](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-plans-school-integration-rules): Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced upcoming draft legislation to ban face coverings in schools, cap foreign student ratios in c - [AfD Wins Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Die Linke Takes Berlin as CDU Drops to 5%](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-state-elections-begin): Exit polls from 20 September 2026 show the AfD taking 38% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Die Linke securing 26% in Berlin, with the CDU falli - [United Russia leads parliamentary election with 57.5% of early votes as drone strikes hit Moscow](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-chooses-duma): Early official counts give the ruling United Russia party 57.5% of the vote in the three-day State Duma election, which took place alongside - [Macron and Carney meet in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon to assert sovereignty and energy ties](https://pollar.news/en/event/macron-visits-saint-pierre-archipelago): French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon for talks on European Union ties, e - [Paris prosecutors investigate PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi over Ligue 1 television rights deal](https://pollar.news/en/event/al-khelaifi-facing-french-probe): French authorities opened a preliminary conflict of interest inquiry into Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi following a compl - [United Russia secures 57% of vote in Duma elections as drone strikes hit Moscow](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-begins-duma-vote): Russia's ruling United Russia party secured over 57% of the vote in three-day legislative elections, maintaining its parliamentary majority - [AfD leads in Mecklenburg and Die Linke takes Berlin as CDU suffers regional losses](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-regional-elections-underway): Alternative for Germany placed first in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania while Die Linke led in Berlin, prompting Chancellor Friedrich Merz to - [Over 1,000 Ceuta residents march to Tarajal border as port tensions and election fears mount](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): More than 1,000 demonstrators and 120 motorcyclists rallied at the Tarajal crossing to demand border reinforcement, while counter-protests m - [Manchester City beat Sunderland 5-3 to move three points clear at top of Premier League](https://pollar.news/en/event/manchester-city-beats-sunderland-5-3): Manchester City secured their fifth consecutive Premier League victory with a 5-3 win over Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium, moving three po - [Zelensky and Trump agree to New York meeting following bilateral phone call](https://pollar.news/en/event/zelensky-and-trump-to-meet): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump agreed on Sunday to meet in New York during the UN General Assembly, following diplo - [Manchester United salvage 1-1 draw at Fulham through late Matheus Cunha strike](https://pollar.news/en/event/brighton-knock-out-man-united): Matheus Cunha scored an 89th-minute equaliser via a David Affengruber deflection to earn Manchester United a 1-1 draw against Fulham at Crav - [Feijóo pledges tighter citizenship rules and tax cuts at Badalona rally](https://pollar.news/en/event/feijoo-outlines-badalona-platform): Speaking in Badalona on 20 September 2026, People's Party leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo proposed revoking nationality for serious criminals an - [AC Milan defeats Lecce 3-0 at San Siro to move within two points of Serie A summit](https://pollar.news/en/event/milan-beat-lecce-3-0): Christian Pulisic, Adrien Rabiot, and Diego Moreira scored at San Siro as AC Milan beat Lecce 3-0, climbing to 11 points in Serie A. - [Zelenskyy says Donald Trump agreed to meet in New York for peace talks](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-agrees-to-zelenskyy-meeting): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Donald Trump agreed to meet him in New York to discuss efforts to end the war between - [France and Canada agree to joint space and energy initiatives in Saint-Pierre summit](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-canada-expand-ties): French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to deepen cooperation on energy, defense, and space launch i - [La Bola Negra wins top People's Choice prize at 51st Toronto Film Festival](https://pollar.news/en/event/la-bola-negra-wins-tiff): Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi's queer period film La Bola Negra won the People's Choice Award as the 51st Toronto International Film Fest - [Haiti transfers 18 suspects in Jovenel Moïse assassination to US federal custody in Florida](https://pollar.news/en/event/haiti-extradites-18-moise-suspects): A US military plane transported 18 suspects in the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse from Haiti to Florida to face federal prose - [U.S. military strike kills four on suspected Caribbean drug vessel, bringing campaign toll to 231](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-kills-four-in-caribbean): U.S. Southern Command executed a lethal kinetic strike against a speedboat in the Caribbean Sea on September 19, killing four people as tota - [US AI Leaders Urge Development Limits as Rivalry with China Complicates Global Safety Rules](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-china-ai-race-escalates): Technology executives in the United States have called for international limits on frontier artificial intelligence, but strategic competiti - [Spain beats Chile 3-0 to secure place in Davis Cup Final 8 in Bologna](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-leads-chile-2-0): Pedro Martínez and Jaume Munar won Sunday's doubles rubber in Santiago to give Spain an unassailable 3-0 lead over Chile and book a berth in - [Juventus defeats Atalanta 2-0 in Serie A with goals from Conceicao and Bremer](https://pollar.news/en/event/juventus-beats-atalanta-2-0): Goals from Francisco Conceicao and Gleison Bremer gave Juventus a 2-0 victory over Atalanta in Turin, taking Luciano Spalletti's side to 10 - [Bayer Leverkusen beat RB Leipzig 2-0 following tribute to Peter Hermann](https://pollar.news/en/event/leverkusen-beat-leipzig-2-0): Patrik Schick and Miguel Gutiérrez scored as Bayer Leverkusen secured a 2-0 home victory against RB Leipzig, moving to seven points in the B - [Juventus ultras disrupt minute of silence for Italian football legend Sandro Mazzola](https://pollar.news/en/event/juventus-fans-disrupt-mazzola-tribute): Portions of the Juventus Curva Sud turned away and chanted during a pre-match tribute for former Inter Milan forward Sandro Mazzola at Allia - [Israeli civilian and Palestinian motorist killed in West Bank violence on eve of Yom Kippur](https://pollar.news/en/event/west-bank-violence-kills-two): An Israeli civilian died in a vehicle shooting near Neve Tzuf and Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian motorist near Ganim on Sunday hours - [Issa Remmo attends Berlin Left Party election event, prompting political backlash](https://pollar.news/en/event/remmo-visits-left-party-event): The appearance of clan leader Issa Remmo at a Berlin-Neukölln election party on 20 September 2026 prompted immediate disavowals from Die Lin - [Protesters in Ceuta attack car carrying local deputy and human rights activists](https://pollar.news/en/event/unrest-at-ceuta-port): Police fired warning shots and escorted Ceuta Ya! deputy Julia Villegas after dozens of demonstrators attacked her vehicle with stones and e - [AfD wins Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Die Linke takes Berlin as CDU slumps to 5.5%](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-elections-pressure-merz): Exit polls in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin place AfD and Die Linke in first place, leaving Chancellor Friedrich Merz facing internal pa - [Earl Spencer stands by claims King Charles said Diana would be forgotten](https://pollar.news/en/event/palace-rejects-spencer-claims): Earl Charles Spencer has accused Buckingham Palace of attempting to gaslight him after royal officials suggested grief had distorted his mem - [AfD leads SPD in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern election as CDU drops near 5% threshold](https://pollar.news/en/event/afd-leads-state-vote): Initial projections from the 2026 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election place the AfD slightly ahead of the SPD at 37% to 38%, while the CDU - [United Russia leads State Duma election with 57.5% after three-day vote](https://pollar.news/en/event/united-russia-leads-duma-election): Preliminary results from Russia's Central Election Commission give the ruling United Russia party 57.54% of the vote following three days of - [Paris Saint-Germain beats Marseille 2-1 at the Vélodrome with goals from Ferran Torres and Marquinhos](https://pollar.news/en/event/psg-edges-marseille): Paris Saint-Germain claimed a 2-1 victory away against Olympique de Marseille in the 113th Classique on Sunday, moving up to sixth place whi - [Michelle Bachelet withdraws from race for UN secretary-general after straw poll drop](https://pollar.news/en/event/bachelet-drops-un-bid): Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet has dropped out of the contest to succeed António Guterres after falling to penultimate place in - [JJ Spaun Wins BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth as Manuel Elvira Falters on 18th](https://pollar.news/en/event/spaun-wins-at-wentworth): American JJ Spaun claimed the BMW PGA Championship at 17 under par after Manuel Elvira suffered an 18th-hole double bogey, edging a four-way - [Police investigate after woman found dead and injured man located in Igoumenitsa](https://pollar.news/en/event/woman-found-dead-in-igoumenitsa): Greek police launched an investigation on Sunday night after finding the body of a young woman at a kiosk on the Igoumenitsa bike path and l - [AfD wins Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election with 37% but faces coalition blockade](https://pollar.news/en/event/afd-wins-mecklenburg-vorpommern-election): The party doubled its result in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to finish first ahead of the SPD, but candidate Leif-Erik Holm faces internal critici - [AfD wins Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as Die Linke takes Berlin in German state votes](https://pollar.news/en/event/regional-vote-results-in-germany): Exit polls and projections show the AfD winning Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with up to 38 percent while Die Linke took Berlin with 26 percent, ha - [Tech leaders and scientists urge AI slowdown as extinction warnings divide researchers](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-china-ai-safety-talks): Researchers and tech executives including Sam Altman and Elon Musk call for a deceleration in artificial intelligence development following - [Portugal finance minister warns fuel and food VAT cuts would cause €2B deficit](https://pollar.news/en/event/portugal-rejects-vat-cuts): Joaquim Miranda Sarmento said proposals by PS and Chega to reduce fuel and food taxes would drain €2 billion annually, threatening a return - [Agnes Ngetich sets women-only half marathon world record in Copenhagen](https://pollar.news/en/event/ngetich-sets-half-marathon-record): Kenya's Agnes Ngetich won the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen in 1:05:15, lowering the women-only half marathon wor - [Police detain 52-year-old suspect after shooting in Bukowno leaves two men injured](https://pollar.news/en/event/bukowno-shooting-suspect-detained): Officers in Lesser Poland captured a 52-year-old man following an evening manhunt in Bukowno, where two men were shot and one was airlifted - [Los Javis present La bola negra in San Sebastian after winning the Toronto audience award](https://pollar.news/en/event/la-bola-negra-wins-toronto): Spanish directing duo Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi brought their Lorca-inspired feature La bola negra to the San Sebastian Film Festival - [Resident Evil leads box office with $108.3M global and $60M domestic debut](https://pollar.news/en/event/resident-evil-tops-box-office): Zach Cregger's reboot generated $108.3 million worldwide in its opening weekend, surpassing all prior domestic debuts in the video game adap - [Mathieu van der Poel wins Tour de Luxembourg stage five with 175-kilometre solo break](https://pollar.news/en/event/van-der-poel-solos-luxembourg): Mathieu van der Poel attacked from the opening kilometres of stage five between Mersch and Luxembourg-Limpertsberg, riding solo for 175 kilo - [Donald Trump proposes new AI Force and pledges to appoint White House tech czar](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-announces-ai-force): US President Donald Trump announced plans on Truth Social to establish an AI Force modeled on the Space Force, rejecting calls for regulator ## 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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