# 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 a more mature Ukrainian strike doctrine, chall - [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. - [India's education minister resigns after weeks of student protests over exam paper leaks](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-rejects-activists-release-bid): Dharmendra Pradhan stepped down on Saturday, July 25, handing a victory to the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party movement that had demanded ac - [LeBron James signs with Philadelphia 76ers for two-year, $8 million deal in bid for fifth NBA title](https://pollar.news/en/event/lebron-james-joins-76ers): The NBA's all-time scoring leader says he chose Philadelphia over Cleveland, Miami and Golden State, prioritizing a shot at winning a champi - [Canadian intern of Chinese origin arrested at NATO's SHAPE headquarters on espionage charges](https://pollar.news/en/event/nato-intern-arrested-for-espionage): A Canadian woman of Chinese ancestry, doing an internship at NATO's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, was taken into custod - [Carapaz wins Tour de France Queen stage, Pogacar on brink of record fifth title](https://pollar.news/en/event/pogaar-storms-alpe-dhuez): Tadej Pogacar effectively secured his record-equalling fifth Tour de France title on Saturday after Richard Carapaz won the Queen stage to A - [Wildfires in Madrid and Ávila force nearly 30,000 evacuations as flames merge into a 20,000-hectare front](https://pollar.news/en/event/12000-ha-burned-in-guadalajara): The first level-3 emergency for wildfires in the Madrid region brings more than 2,100 personnel and European aid as two blazes merge into a - [Trump hurls insults at journalists and Democrats, teases third term at rescheduled correspondents’ dinner](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-skewers-press-at-dinner): The president used the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Friday night to mock political rivals and reporters, joke about a c - [Nearly 100,000 hectares burned and 200,000 evacuated as wildfire threatens Bordeaux, France's worst season on record](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-wildfire-evacuates-12000): The Gironde fire has consumed 40,000 hectares, destroyed at least 100 buildings, and forced the evacuation of 167,000 people in the departme - [Tour de France final stage cut to 89 km as security forces diverted to wildfires in Gironde](https://pollar.news/en/event/tour-stage-cut-for-fires): Sunday's final stage from Thoiry to Paris will be reduced from 133 km to 89 km, with riders bussed to the Champs-Elysees start, after the in - [Morawiecki breaks with Kaczyński's PiS, vows to build broader right-wing alliance to oust Tusk](https://pollar.news/en/event/pis-ultimatum-on-associations): Mateusz Morawiecki and around 40 parliamentarians left Law and Justice after refusing to disband his Rozwój Plus association, calling the pa - [Kazakhstan's Tokayev proposes freezing Ukraine war during face-to-face Omsk summit with Putin](https://pollar.news/en/event/kazakh-leader-urges-freeze): In a rare direct rebuke, President Tokayev told Vladimir Putin that the fighting in Ukraine must be frozen and proposed returning to the Ist - [Small plane strikes house in Ganderkesee, Germany: one dead, search on for second occupant](https://pollar.news/en/event/plane-hits-house-pilot-dead): A single-engine Tecnam aircraft departing Bremen lost altitude and plunged into a residential roof in Ganderkesee around 11 a.m. on Saturday - [Merz's bid to fire transport minister backfires after chosen successor withdraws, triggering open CDU revolt](https://pollar.news/en/event/merz-reshuffles-cabinet): Chancellor Friedrich Merz told Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder on Thursday he would be dismissed, but his handpicked successor Fritz Gü - [Deadly bus collision on Syria's 'road of death' kills 35, injures 30](https://pollar.news/en/event/35-dead-in-syria-bus-crash): A bus carrying security forces and a civilian bus collided on the Damascus-Deir al-Zour highway near Palmyra on Saturday, leaving at least 3 - [No Tav protest in Val di Susa turns violent: stones, paper bombs and tear gas at San Didero and Chiomonte construction sites](https://pollar.news/en/event/no-tav-march-turns-violent): Several hundred hooded activists broke away from a march of thousands in Italy's Susa Valley on 25 July, attacking police with stones and pa - [Eight found dead in Michigan house fire, including six children; authorities suspect intentional blaze](https://pollar.news/en/event/eight-dead-in-michigan-arson): Firefighters responding to a Friday blaze in Grand Haven Township discovered two adults and six children dead inside a home, some with gunsh - [Ibai Llanos brings La Velada del Año VI to Seville with 10 bouts and a 9.3-million viewer record in its sights](https://pollar.news/en/event/velada-del-ano-6-kicks-off): Twenty content creators step into the ring at La Cartuja stadium, with the event streaming across Twitch, YouTube and TikTok and aiming to s - [Dutch tourist, 45, missing in Lake Como after diving to save son; boat drifts away, son rescued, search underway](https://pollar.news/en/event/father-missing-after-lake-como-dive): A 45-year-old Dutch tourist disappeared in Lake Como near Menaggio around 12:30 on 25 July 2026 after jumping from a rented boat to rescue h - [Nawrocki sends fuel windfall tax to constitutional review, Tusk calls move ‘shocking’](https://pollar.news/en/event/fuel-tax-clash): President Karol Nawrocki referred the government’s windfall tax on fuel companies to the Constitutional Tribunal on 24 July 2026, preventing - [Ukrainian drones strike edge of Siberia, 16 killed as deep attacks intensify](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-hit-siberias-edge): Over 300 drones were launched overnight into Saturday, reaching Ekaterinburg and a Siberian refinery 1,700 km east of Moscow. At least 16 pe - [Two-year-old German boy pulled from pool in Crete, revived but condition remains critical after intubation](https://pollar.news/en/event/toddler-pulled-from-pool-in-crete): A two-year-old German boy was found unconscious in a villa pool in Georgioupoli, Crete on Saturday. Rescuers revived him, but his condition - [Carapaz wins Tour de France queen stage as Kuss crashes twice; Pogacar seals fifth overall title](https://pollar.news/en/event/carapaz-wins-after-kuss-crash): Richard Carapaz won the Tour de France's 20th stage atop Alpe d'Huez on Saturday after Sepp Kuss crashed twice on the final descent. Tadej P - [Wildfire forces evacuation of NASA and ESA deep-space antennas in Madrid, operations shifted to California](https://pollar.news/en/event/fire-nears-nasas-madrid-antennas): The wildfire sweeping through the Sierra Oeste of Madrid crossed the NASA Deep Space Communications Complex in Robledo de Chavela on 24 July - [Vannacci targets President Mattarella in AI video seeking pardon for jailed jeweller Roggero](https://pollar.news/en/event/vannacci-ai-video-targets-mattarella): The leader of Futuro Nazionale posted an AI-generated clip showing him as a Roman general delivering a pardon request to the president, who - [Berlin CSD parade with 80 floats denounces rising anti-LGBTQ hate: 'We'll only get louder'](https://pollar.news/en/event/berlin-csd-well-only-get-louder): A two-day Christopher Street Day event culminates with a central Berlin parade and a Sarah Connor concert at Brandenburger Tor, while organi - [Japan forward Daizen Maeda leaves Celtic for Ipswich Town in £10 million deal as promoted club builds for Premier League return](https://pollar.news/en/event/maeda-joins-ipswich-from-celtic): The 28-year-old World Cup scorer has signed a three-year contract at Portman Road, becoming Ipswich's first Japanese player. - [Barbara Brych, 25, wins épée bronze at World Fencing Championships, Poland's first individual women's medal since 2017](https://pollar.news/en/event/brych-wins-epee-bronze): The 25-year-old from Krakow, ranked 78th in the world, beat Olympic bronze medallist Eszter Muhari and world No.6 Hadley Husisian before fal - [Andy Burnham caps bus fares at £2, slashes VAT on electricity in first week as UK prime minister](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-to-become-uk-pm): The new Labour leader used social media and a flurry of cost-of-living measures to stamp his authority, while launching a northern ministeri - [UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres begins three-day Syria visit, first by a UN chief in 17 years](https://pollar.news/en/event/un-chief-visits-syria): António Guterres arrived in Damascus on Saturday for a three-day trip aimed at supporting the country's political transition, more than a ye - [Greece sinks Italy 10-9 to reach World Cup water polo final behind Tzortzatos's 21 saves](https://pollar.news/en/event/greece-into-water-polo-final): A 21-save masterclass by goalkeeper Panagiotis Tzortzatos carried Greece past Italy 10-9 in Sydney, setting up a gold-medal match against Hu - [Fakir autopsy finds blood in lungs and chest compression, lawyers clash over whether force or drugs caused Bologna death](https://pollar.news/en/event/bologna-police-custody-death): A preliminary autopsy on Abderrahim Fakir, the 42-year-old who died after being restrained by police in Bologna's Pilastro district on 19 Ju - [Trump calls LeBron James 'maybe a racist', picks Michael Jordan as basketball's greatest](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-on-lebron-maybe-racist): Speaking from the Oval Office, President Trump questioned whether NBA star LeBron James is a racist, saying he prefers friend Michael Jordan - [Saudi airstrikes hit Hodeidah, Houthis launch missile on Jizan after Red Sea blockade](https://pollar.news/en/event/opec-boosts-august-output): Saudi Arabia struck Houthi military targets in Yemen's Hodeidah on Friday, and the rebels claimed a retaliatory missile attack on Jizan on S - [Health minister tells Madrid to stay indoors as wildfire smoke pushes PM2.5 far above WHO limits](https://pollar.news/en/event/madrid-air-quality-warning): Spain's Health Minister Mónica García warned Madrid residents on Saturday to avoid the outdoors after PM2.5 levels from ongoing wildfires co - [Paramount freezes $110bn Warner Bros. Discovery merger until 2027 after state antitrust suits](https://pollar.news/en/event/paramount-warner-merger-blocked): Paramount Skydance agreed on Friday to pause its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery until at least June 2027, sidestepping a - [Lou Koller, Sick of It All Frontman and Co-Founder, Dies at 59 After Cancer Battle](https://pollar.news/en/event/lou-koller-dies-at-59): Lou Koller, the singer and co-founder of New York hardcore band Sick of It All, has died at 59 after a nearly two-year battle with esophagea - [Marie-Paule Belle, voice of 'La Parisienne', dies at 80 after a half-century stage career](https://pollar.news/en/event/marie-paule-belle-dies-at-80): The singer and pianist, best known for the 1976 hit 'La Parisienne', died on 25 July 2026 in Neuilly-sur-Seine after a long illness, her pre - [Aston Martin brings 16 upgrades to Hungary as Newey targets 'at least a point and some dignity'](https://pollar.news/en/event/aston-martins-hungary-rescue-bid): Aston Martin arrived at the Hungaroring with a B-spec car carrying 16 new components, the first major update of a dismal season. Adrian Newe - [Forest fire burns near Mola Kalyva in Halkidiki; 60 firefighters, one helicopter deployed](https://pollar.news/en/event/fire-in-halkidiki-forest): A forest fire broke out on Saturday afternoon in the Mola Kalyva area of the Kassandra peninsula. Ground crews assisted by a helicopter and - [Ukraine hits targets deep in Russia and the Caspian Sea as civilian toll mounts on both sides](https://pollar.news/en/event/deep-strikes-civilian-deaths-on-both-sides): Ukrainian forces struck targets as far as Ekaterinburg and the Caspian Sea overnight, while Russian bombardment killed six in the east and a - [Trump orders Section 301 probe of the EU and threatens tariffs over $1 billion Google fine](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-threatens-eu-tariffs): The US president ordered a Section 301 investigation and warned of 'substantial' duties after Brussels fined Google €890 million for breachi - [ICC member states vote 82-13 to remove prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual misconduct claims](https://pollar.news/en/event/icc-fires-karim-khan): The 82-13 secret ballot at UN headquarters in New York follows a two-year scandal over allegations he sexually assaulted a female aide. Khan - [Adeleke qualifies for Europeans with 22.80 200m at Irish National Championships](https://pollar.news/en/event/adeleke-secures-european-spot): Rhasidat Adeleke ran 22.80 seconds in the 200m final at Morton Stadium, Santry, beating the European Championships A-standard by 0.05s and b - [Crete mafia probe widens: three police officers, a forensic pathologist and a toxicologist among 20 newly identified suspects](https://pollar.news/en/event/crete-mafia-corruption-web): Greek police have named 20 additional suspects in the ongoing investigation into a criminal network dismantled in Chania last year, includin - [Adif finishes filling 17-metre sinkhole in Barcelona after rail works, water partially restored; train service still disrupted](https://pollar.news/en/event/vallbona-sinkhole-filled-trains-remain-cut): Adif filled the 17-metre cavity with 365 m3 of concrete and 1,930 m3 of mortar, then partially restored water to the Rec Comtal irrigation c - [Military A400M with 20-tonne retardant kit to join Gironde firefight on Saturday afternoon](https://pollar.news/en/event/a400m-deployed-to-gironde-fires): A military transport aircraft fitted with a prototype retardant-dropping kit will begin operating over the Gironde fires on Saturday afterno - [Carsten Linnemann appointed German health minister, requests patience after video of self-doubt resurfaces](https://pollar.news/en/event/linnemann-seeks-time): Carsten Linnemann, who once said being a minister was not 'his thing', will now lead Germany's health ministry and has asked for a grace per - [Trump defends free speech, jokes about third term at correspondents' dinner rescheduled after shooting](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-insults-third-term-tease): President Donald Trump, 80, spoke on July 24 at the Waldorf Astoria, three months after a gunman interrupted the original event. He gave rep - [Bavarian fishing chief resigns to avoid removal over autocratic style claims](https://pollar.news/en/event/fishing-chief-resigns): Axel Bartelt stepped down immediately as president of the Landesfischereiverband Bayern after seven district associations accused him of aut - [France and Spain order 250,000 evacuations as fires rage across Bordeaux and Madrid](https://pollar.news/en/event/250000-flee-france-spain-wildfires): Gironde and Landes in France, Madrid and Avila in Spain are fighting multiple blazes that have destroyed over 19,000 hectares and prompted a - [Indian education minister resigns after leaked exam scandal sparks youth-led protests across the country](https://pollar.news/en/event/india-minister-quits-after-youth-protests): Onderwijsminister Dharmendra Pradhan trad zaterdag af na wekenlange protesten van de 'Kakkerlakkenpartij', die de fraude bij het medische to ## 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)