# 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 in Ukraine has entered a new phase defined by a rapid technological competition and a more mature Ukrainian strike doctrine, challen - [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 imposes forced labour tariffs on 60 nations as temporary 10% levy expires](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-tariffs-canada-50): The duties, ranging from 10% to 12.5%, took effect at midnight Eastern Time, replacing a 150-day stopgap levy and covering 99.4% of American - [France evacuates 63,000 as wildfires consume 10,000 hectares on Atlantic coast](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-wildfire-evacuates-12000): Two major fires in Gironde have forced the evacuation of 63,000 people, with boats rescuing tourists from the Cap Ferret peninsula and EU fi - [PiS split: Morawiecki says 40 MPs, one senator, three MEPs stand with him after loyalty ultimatum](https://pollar.news/en/event/pis-ultimatum-on-associations): Former PM Mateusz Morawiecki announced that 40 MPs, one senator and three MEPs are leaving PiS after refusing to sign a loyalty pledge regar - [India's 'Cockroach' protesters hold talks with government as activist ends 26-day hunger strike](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-rejects-activists-release-bid): Activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his 26-day hunger strike after ministers guaranteed no police repression, as Cockroach Janta Party leaders met - [Merz reshuffles German cabinet: Warken becomes first female chancellery chief, transport minister in limbo after last-minute cancellation](https://pollar.news/en/event/merz-reshuffles-cabinet): Nina Warken moves from health minister to become the first woman to head the German chancellery, while the planned dismissal of transport mi - [Jürgen Klopp named Germany head coach, warns media he will quit if family harassed](https://pollar.news/en/event/klopp-to-coach-germany): The 59-year-old former Liverpool and Dortmund manager signed a four-year deal until the 2030 World Cup, with his first match against the Net - [20-year-old German arrested after fatal knife attack on bank manager in Regensburg cashless branch](https://pollar.news/en/event/one-dead-in-regensburg-bank-attack): A 20-year-old German man stabbed a 58-year-old branch manager to death in a cashless Hypovereinsbank branch in Regensburg on Thursday. The s - [Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over 2023 London nightclub bottle attack](https://pollar.news/en/event/brown-pleads-guilty-to-affray): The US singer entered the plea at Southwark Crown Court on Friday, with more serious assault charges dropped. Sentencing is set for 26 Octob - [Spain wildfires: Madrid faces 'worst fire in history' as 20,000 evacuated and national emergency declared](https://pollar.news/en/event/12000-ha-burned-in-guadalajara): Over 25,600 people have been evacuated and 63,500 confined across Spain this summer, with the Madrid region facing its most severe fire on r - [Venezuela marks one month since twin quakes: 5,398 dead, up to 44,000 missing, and a state accused of failure](https://pollar.news/en/event/thousands-missing-after-venezuela-quakes): A month after twin 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes devastated La Guaira and Caracas, the official death toll stands at 5,398, but citizen - [NYPD investigates double stabbing near Central Park as possible hate crime; suspect yelled 'Allahu Akbar'](https://pollar.news/en/event/hate-crime-probe-after-stabbings): A 51-year-old man was arrested after allegedly stabbing an Asian man and a Jewish man on Manhattan's Upper West Side, yelling 'Allahu Akbar' - [US imposes 10-12.5% tariffs on 60 nations over forced labor, replacing struck-down global levy](https://pollar.news/en/event/new-us-tariffs-take-effect): The tariffs, ranging from 10% to 12.5%, took effect at midnight Eastern Time on July 24, replacing a temporary 10% global tariff that the Su - [Sassuolo's Cristian Volpato allegedly tests positive for cocaine after two speeding stops in Sydney](https://pollar.news/en/event/volpato-cocaine-test-positive): The 22-year-old Australia midfielder was stopped twice on the Anzac Bridge within two hours, first for driving up to 94 km/h and then 109 km - [Ukraine hits Wildberries warehouses in St. Petersburg and Crimea in third major drone strike this week](https://pollar.news/en/event/ukraine-strikes-wildberries-again): Drone attacks set logistics centres ablaze in Novosaratovka, Shushary and Simferopol, killing at least two and injuring eight, as Kyiv targe - [Houthis attack Saudi tankers in Red Sea, opening new front in US-Iran war as oil surges past $100](https://pollar.news/en/event/opec-boosts-august-output): Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis declared a blockade on Saudi ports and struck two oil tankers in the Red Sea, drawing threats of 'major military - [El Corte Inglés shareholders ratify Javier Catena as CEO and preview ambitious strategic plan](https://pollar.news/en/event/el-corte-ingles-names-ceo): Shareholders of Spain's largest department store group unanimously approved Javier Catena as CEO on Friday, while president Cristina Álvarez - [Zapatero's first interview since indictment adds no new facts, prosecutor seeks expanded jewelry report](https://pollar.news/en/event/zapatero-silent-on-jewels): Former Spanish PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero broke two months of silence on TVE but offered no new evidence, while Anticorruption prosecut - [Bangladesh President Shahabuddin resigns under pressure, weeks after Hasina announces return to face death sentence](https://pollar.news/en/event/bangladesh-president-resigns): President Mohammed Shahabuddin, a close ally of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, stepped down Friday citing illness, weeks after Hasina - [Andy Burnham's first week: £1.5bn in pledges, a northern office, and a housing mission](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-to-become-uk-pm): The new prime minister capped bus fares, cut VAT on electricity, and opened a Manchester No10, while facing questions over housebuilding tar - [Three German hikers die in separate Alpine falls on same day](https://pollar.news/en/event/three-dead-in-alps-falls): Three German nationals died in separate mountain accidents in the Alps on Thursday, authorities said. The incidents occurred in the Karwende - [RTVE confirms Spain's participation in Junior Eurovision 2026 after adult contest boycott](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-back-in-junior-eurovision): RTVE will send a representative to the 24th edition of the junior song contest on 24 October in Ta' Qali, Malta, alongside 15 other countrie - [Volkswagen profit drops 32.9% in Q2 as China sales collapse; group cuts full-year revenue forecast and plans up to 50,000 more job cuts](https://pollar.news/en/event/vw-profit-plunges-33): Net income fell to €1.54 billion in the second quarter, down from €2.29 billion a year earlier, while deliveries in China tumbled more than - [ZUS president Liwiusz Laska: Society not ready for retirement age hike, but women's average exit age hits 61.5](https://pollar.news/en/event/poles-not-ready-for-age-hike): ZUS president Liwiusz Laska told Rzeczpospolita that Polish society is not ready for a debate on raising the retirement age, citing polls. H - [US imposes 10%–12.5% tariffs on over 60 trading partners using forced-labour law, just as Supreme Court-blocked levy expires](https://pollar.news/en/event/trumps-new-tariff-offensive): Washington imposes new tariffs on more than 60 trading partners today, just as the temporary 10% global levy expires. Rates reach 12.5% for - [Greek agricultural figure 'Frapes' to stand trial for false testimony in OPEKEPE scandal, hearing set for February 2027](https://pollar.news/en/event/frapes-trial-set-for-february): Giorgos Xylouris, known as 'Frapes', will appear before an Athens misdemeanor court on 16 February 2027, charged with false testimony after - [Jürgen Klopp appointed Germany head coach until 2030, vows pressing style and World Cup ambition](https://pollar.news/en/event/klopp-named-germany-coach): The 59-year-old former Liverpool and Dortmund manager replaces Julian Nagelsmann after Germany's round-of-16 penalty shootout loss to Paragu - [EU issues preliminary findings that TikTok breached child safety rules, risking fine of up to 6% of global turnover](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-charges-tiktok): Brussels issued preliminary findings that TikTok's default settings left minors' profiles visible to strangers, potentially exposing them to - [19,000 evacuated as merged wildfires become 'worst in history' near Madrid, 6,000 hectares burned](https://pollar.news/en/event/madrids-worst-wildfires-merge): Two of three wildfires west of Madrid merged into a single blaze on Friday, forcing at least 19,000 people to evacuate or shelter in place a - [French left and greens challenge emergency farm law before Constitutional Council over pesticide and water provisions](https://pollar.news/en/event/farm-law-appeal-filed): La France insoumise and Les Écologistes asked the Constitutional Council on Friday to strike down the emergency agricultural law adopted Tue - [Spain declares first national wildfire emergency as 10,000 flee Madrid blazes](https://pollar.news/en/event/wildfires-ravage-southern-europe): More than 10,000 people evacuated near Madrid as Spain activates a national emergency for the first time over a wildfire. France calls for E - [Johnny Depp surprises Comic-Con as Ebenezer Scrooge, unveils first trailer for 'Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol'](https://pollar.news/en/event/depp-returns-as-scrooge): In full Victorian costume, the actor emerged from a replica shop in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter to promote his first major Hollywood film si - [Spain declares state of emergency in Madrid region as wildfires force 10,000 evacuations](https://pollar.news/en/event/wildfires-force-madrid-state-of-emergency): Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska announced the measure overnight as three large fires burn near the capital, with high-speed rail - [SAP cloud revenue beats estimates, but profit miss and acquisition costs trim 2026 outlook](https://pollar.news/en/event/sap-cloud-beats-profit-trimmed): Cloud revenue rose 24% to €6.28 billion, while operating profit fell short of analyst forecasts and the 2026 profit target was lowered after - [France battles multiple wildfires as 60,000 evacuated; EU sends aircraft after two firefighters killed](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-fires-prompt-eu-aid): Wildfires in southwestern France have forced the evacuation of more than 60,000 people from the Bordeaux region, as temperatures near 40°C a - [Russian drones detected 33 km from Romanian border; RO-Alert issued in Tulcea, helicopter scrambled](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-near-romanian-border): Romanian radar picked up a group of aerial targets at 00:10 on 24 July, about 33 km north of the Danube border, following Russian strikes on - [Driver dressed as Spider-Man pushes wheelchair user across six-lane road in Jonesboro, Arkansas](https://pollar.news/en/event/spider-mans-roadside-rescue): Christopher Hellenthal, 20, was driving home from a superhero event when he saw a man in a wheelchair struggling to cross a six-lane road in - [Ukrainian drones hit Wildberries logistics centres in Saint Petersburg and Crimea, as week-long attacks kill 9 and injure over 75](https://pollar.news/en/event/drone-strikes-hit-russian-amazon): Overnight Ukrainian drone attacks ignited fires at Wildberries warehouses in Saint Petersburg's outskirts and Crimea, marking the fifth stri - [Trump ties Saudi nuclear deal to Israel recognition, throwing agreement into doubt](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-ties-saudi-nuclear-deal-to-israel): A day after signing a multibillion-dollar civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Riyadh, President Trump declared it 'totally subject' - [Gloria-Sophie Burkandt, daughter of Bavaria's Markus Söder, details school beatings and anorexia in ProSieben documentary](https://pollar.news/en/event/soeders-daughter-on-bullying-ordeal): In the ProSieben series 'Born Famous', 27-year-old Gloria-Sophie Burkandt describes being beaten by classmates and buying shin guards for pr - [Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz celebrate Spain's World Cup win as Franco Colapinto slams Spanish fans' celebrations](https://pollar.news/en/event/f1-drivers-spar-over-world-cup): Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz expressed pride in Spain's 2026 World Cup victory over Argentina, while Argentine driver Franco Colapinto a - [Seoul court orders SK Group's Chey Tae-won to pay ex-wife $644m in record divorce settlement](https://pollar.news/en/event/sk-chiefs-644m-divorce-ruling): Seoul High Court orders Chey Tae-won to pay Roh Soh-yeong 944bn won after a decade-long legal battle over assets including SK Hynix shares. - [Brazil report blames icing, pilot distraction, and Voepass safety failures for 2024 crash that killed 62](https://pollar.news/en/event/icing-blamed-for-2024-crash): Brazilian investigators cite severe icing, de-icing system failures, and crew distraction in the August 2024 Voepass crash that killed all 6 - [US Justice Department withdraws subpoenas against New York Times journalists over Air Force One security reports](https://pollar.news/en/event/nyt-subpoenas-withdrawn): Federal prosecutors agreed to withdraw subpoenas seeking phone records and testimony from three New York Times journalists during a Manhatta - [Mapfre acquires US insurer Safety for $1.54bn as H1 profit climbs 9.4%](https://pollar.news/en/event/mapfres-154bn-us-buy): Spanish insurer Mapfre agreed to acquire Massachusetts-based Safety Insurance for $1.54 billion in cash, a 44% premium, while reporting a 9. - [Phone scammers steal €310,000 in cash, gold and jewellery in Birkenfeld district](https://pollar.news/en/event/310k-phone-scam-spree): Four victims handed over valuables after fraudsters posed as police and demanded bail for fictitious accidents. - [France wildfires: 8,500 hectares burned, up to 29,000 evacuated, EU sends firefighting planes](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-wildfires-eu-sends-planes): Multiple fires in Gironde, Landes and Var have burned more than 8,500 hectares, prompting the evacuation of up to 29,000 people. President M - [Volkswagen profit plunges 30.7% as China sales collapse and restructuring costs bite](https://pollar.news/en/event/vw-profit-slumps-30): The German automaker reported net profit of €3.1 billion for the first half of 2026, down from €4.5 billion a year earlier, while Spanish su - [Commercial ship carrying US coal to Ukraine damaged by possible drone or mine off Romanian coast](https://pollar.news/en/event/black-sea-ship-damaged): The Christiana B, a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier, was en route from Norfolk, Virginia to Ukraine when it sustained damage to its No. 6 hold - [Merz reshuffles German cabinet after Spahn resignation, signals further changes before state votes](https://pollar.news/en/event/merz-reshuffles-german-cabinet): Chancellor Friedrich Merz replaced his chancellery chief and health minister on Friday, with the transport minister also expected to depart, - [Three directors of Romanian state-owned armament plants detained by anti-corruption prosecutors on bribery charges](https://pollar.news/en/event/romanian-armament-directors-detained): Mihai Rafiu, Tiberiu Alexandru Pîrvu and Liliana Sorescu were taken into custody overnight and face a court hearing on Friday, 24 July, over ## 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)