# 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. - [Iran strikes US base in Jordan, US and Saudi Arabia hit pro-Iran militias in Iraq in sharp escalation](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-saudi-strikes-on-iraq-militias): Late on July 28, Iranian Revolutionary Guards fired ballistic missiles at a US base in Jordan, all intercepted. Hours later, US and Saudi wa - [Russia issues international arrest warrant for Telegram founder Pavel Durov on terrorism charges](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-wants-telegrams-durov-arrested): The FSB accuses Telegram of failing to remove channels used by Ukrainian intelligence to recruit young Russians for sabotage, citing over 15 - [French DJ Kavinsky, known for 'Nightcall' and Olympic performance, found dead at 50 in Paris home](https://pollar.news/en/event/dj-kavinsky-dead-at-50): The body of Vincent Belorgey, the electronic musician who performed at the 2024 Olympic closing ceremony, was discovered Tuesday evening; pr - [US bans import of foreign humanoid robots, targeting China's 85% market dominance](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-bans-foreign-robots): The FCC added advanced humanoid and quadruped robots to a restricted import list on Tuesday, blocking new foreign-made models from the Ameri - [FIFA's $20bn World Cup sale plan with Kushner ties sparks UEFA fury and boycott threat](https://pollar.news/en/event/uefa-threatens-world-cup-boycott): FIFA president Gianni Infantino's plan to create a $20 billion subsidiary running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner - [France's largest wildfire since 1949 stabilises as heatwave returns, 220,000 evacuated](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-wildfire-evacuates-12000): Firefighters in southwestern France kept the 42,000-hectare blaze west of Bordeaux from spreading overnight, but forecast temperatures of up - [Trump grants Ukraine Patriot missile licences while publicly cooling on Netanyahu's Iran agenda](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-questions-israels-survival): The White House hosted back-to-back meetings with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, yielding a Patrio - [Jared Leto Accused of Sexual Assault by Four Women in BBC Documentary](https://pollar.news/en/event/jared-leto-accused-of-sexual-assault): Four women have accused Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct in a BBC documentary p - [Morawiecki launches 40-MP parliamentary club as Kaczyński says he 'had his own plan'](https://pollar.news/en/event/kurski-silenced-after-rant): The former Polish PM announced the Rozwój Plus club on 29 July, days after Jarosław Kaczyński declared that MPs who refused to sign an anti- - [Japan earthquake: 13 dead, dozens trapped after 7.1 magnitude tremor hits Kumamoto](https://pollar.news/en/event/71-quake-hits-southern-japan): A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday afternoon, collapsing buildings, triggering a mall explosion, and leaving r - [Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning 'Once' musician, dies in Dublin motorcycle crash at 56](https://pollar.news/en/event/glen-hansard-dies-at-56): The Irish singer-songwriter, best known for the film Once and its Oscar-winning song 'Falling Slowly', was killed in a single-vehicle collis - [BMW to cut 8,000 jobs worldwide by end 2027, offering voluntary redundancy to 40,000 German staff](https://pollar.news/en/event/bmw-cuts-8000-jobs): The Munich carmaker will offer voluntary redundancy to about 40,000 German desk-based staff from October, aiming to reduce its global workfo - [Burnham pledges social care fix before assisted dying debate, signals tax rises possible](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-to-become-uk-pm): Prime Minister Andy Burnham has made reforming England's adult social care funding his personal test, signalling a willingness to raise taxe - [Germany faces 39°C heat peak on Thursday as storms and hurricane-force gusts loom](https://pollar.news/en/event/germany-heatwave-to-hit-39c): A new heatwave will push temperatures to 39°C in parts of Germany on Thursday, July 30, while severe thunderstorms with hurricane-force gust - [Italy's fourth heatwave of 2026 brings 11 cities under red alert, peaks of 44°C](https://pollar.news/en/event/fourth-heatwave-hits-italy): The health ministry warns of maximum risk in 11 Italian cities by 31 July as an African anticyclone pushes temperatures 7–8°C above seasonal - [EU and UEFA lead backlash as FIFA seeks 10 billion dollars from private investors for new commercial entity](https://pollar.news/en/event/fifa-investment-plan-sparks-fury): FIFA's proposal to create FIFA Forward Enterprise and raise 10 billion dollars from private investors provoked sharp criticism from the Euro - [Nine villages evacuated on Greek island of Paros as wildfire forces tourists and residents to beaches](https://pollar.news/en/event/paros-wildfire-forces-evacuations): A wildfire fuelled by gale-force winds roared across the Greek holiday island of Paros overnight, forcing thousands of tourists and resident - [Kospi slides as much as 12.6% as AI chip rout deepens on SK Hynix miss and China fears](https://pollar.news/en/event/asia-chip-selloff-deepens): South Korea's benchmark index fell as much as 12.6% on Wednesday, extending a record two-day slump, after SK Hynix's earnings missed lofty e - [Beppe Grillo attacks his own Five Star Movement: 'It was born to change politics, politics changed it'](https://pollar.news/en/event/grillo-blasts-m5s-leadership): The co-founder and former guarantor of Italy's Movimento 5 Stelle returned to his blog after a long silence to accuse the party now led by G - [Japan stays perfect, defeats China 3-1 to reach Volleyball Nations League semifinals in Ningbo](https://pollar.news/en/event/japan-advances-unbeaten): Japan extended its perfect record to 13 wins, overcoming a first-set loss to eliminate host China in the Volleyball Nations League quarterfi - [Manuel Neuer signals retirement after 2026-27 season: 'It looks very much like I'll stop'](https://pollar.news/en/event/neuer-to-retire-in-2027): Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, 40, told reporters at the Tegernsee training camp that he is likely to end his playing career next su - [Wildfire in Plomari, Lesbos triggers 112 evacuation order amid strong winds](https://pollar.news/en/event/plomari-fire-forces-evacuations): A fire that began in rubbish and dry grass near the old landfill of Plomari on Lesbos island spread quickly on Wednesday afternoon. Strong w - [Lindsey Graham remembered at Washington National Cathedral with Trump, Netanyahu, and Zelensky among mourners](https://pollar.news/en/event/graham-memorial-draws-leaders): President Donald Trump eulogized Senator Lindsey Graham on Tuesday at Washington National Cathedral after a Capitol Rotunda ceremony, with I - [Brandenburg's environment minister calls for higher water prices as Spree reaches historic lows](https://pollar.news/en/event/spree-water-crisis-deepens): Minister Hanka Mittelstädt says water is too cheap while most Brandenburg rivers run at low water, groundwater-fed lakes hit all-time lows, - [US and Saudi Arabia Launch Joint Strikes on Iran-Backed Militias in Iraq as Regional War Widens](https://pollar.news/en/event/saudi-joins-us-iraq-strikes): A joint US-Saudi operation struck logistics and weapons centers of Iran-aligned Popular Mobilization Forces in eastern Iraq, killing 20 and - [Berlin CSD attacker swore allegiance to Islamic State in video found on his phone](https://pollar.news/en/event/berlin-csd-well-only-get-louder): A 21-year-old man drove a van into a crowd at Berlin's Christopher Street Day, killing a 65-year-old Polish woman and injuring 31 others, be - [Cruz Hewitt, 17, earns first ATP Tour win at Washington Open where father Lleyton won the 2004 title](https://pollar.news/en/event/hewitts-son-wins-atp-debut): The Australian qualifier beat American Marcos Giron 6-3, 6-4 in 74 minutes to reach the second round, becoming the fourth man born in 2008 o - [Relatives of Germanwings victims sue Germany over pilot oversight a decade after Alps crash](https://pollar.news/en/event/germanwings-relatives-sue-the-state): A group of 30 to 32 relatives argues the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt failed to properly monitor the mental fitness of co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who d - [Zinedine Zidane named France head coach on four-year deal, vows attacking football](https://pollar.news/en/event/zidane-takes-france-job): The 1998 World Cup winner succeeds Didier Deschamps after 14 years, telling his first press conference he is 'driven by the game' and wants - [CaixaBank posts record H1 profit of €3.2 billion, up 8.5%, driven by loan and fee growth](https://pollar.news/en/event/caixabank-profit-up-85): Spain's largest bank added 1.1 million customers and grew its loan book across all segments, while setting aside up to €1.28 billion for a N - [Vall d'Uixó wildfire still out of control on day five as thermal inversions ground planes, 10,000 hectares burned](https://pollar.news/en/event/8500-hectares-burned-in-castellon): Five days after ignition near the Valencian town of Vall d'Uixó, the fire remains out of control, with crews focused on the Eslida, Betxí an - [Merz's eight-way reshuffle backfires as CDU rebels over Schnieder sacking](https://pollar.news/en/event/merz-reshuffles-cabinet): Chancellor Friedrich Merz's attempt to turn Jens Spahn's resignation into a government relaunch has instead ignited a party rebellion, with - [Wrocław court jails two men over brutal attack on Ukrainian couple; third suspect still at large](https://pollar.news/en/event/wroclaw-attack-third-man-hunted): A 45-year-old bare-knuckle fighter and a 27-year-old man were remanded in custody for three months on Wednesday after a Sunday assault on a - [Fourth heatwave of 2026 hits France: 23 départements on orange alert as fires burn in Landes and Gironde](https://pollar.news/en/event/fourth-heatwave-scorches-france): Temperatures reached 42°C in Bordeaux and 40°C in Lyon on Wednesday as Météo France placed 16 départements under orange heatwave alert. On T - [García-Page slams government corruption pardons as 'chantaje independentista', PP cries double standards](https://pollar.news/en/event/page-slams-borras-pardon): Castilla-La Mancha president Emiliano García-Page broke with the Sánchez government on Wednesday, saying the partial pardon of former Catala - [Kenya investigates toxin link after 15 elephants die from paralysis in Amboseli ecosystem over one month](https://pollar.news/en/event/mysterious-elephant-deaths-in-amboseli): Between 24 June and 24 July, 15 elephants died across the Amboseli ecosystem in southern Kenya, with 10 showing partial paralysis before suc - [Tusk appoints Barbara Mróz-Gorgoń as government plenipotentiary for Poland brand promotion](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-gets-brand-chief): Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the appointment of Prof. Barbara Mróz-Gorgoń to coordinate a fragmented promotional landscape, aiming t - [FIFA's plan to sell minority stake in World Cup to private investors triggers UEFA boycott threat](https://pollar.news/en/event/uefa-threatens-boycott): FIFA's proposal to create a new commercial entity and sell a minority stake to investors including Joshua Kushner has drawn a furious respon - [FIFA's $10bn private investment plan triggers EU competition warning and football-wide backlash](https://pollar.news/en/event/fifa-investment-backlash): FIFA announced a plan to create a new company, FIFA Forward Enterprise, to attract up to $4.2bn from minority investors this year and unlock - [Ávila fire becomes Spain's largest on record as 77,000 hectares burn across three provinces](https://pollar.news/en/event/12000-ha-burned-in-guadalajara): Over 77,000 hectares have burned across Madrid, Ávila and Toledo, and the Ávila blaze alone, at some 50,000 hectares, is now the largest sin - [Teen lifeguard Ryder Williams saves boy from California surf, Trump invites him to White House](https://pollar.news/en/event/teen-lifeguards-heroic-rescue): A 16-year-old rookie lifeguard pulled a 10-year-old boy from powerful waves at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz, California, on Saturday. - [Brazilian sports court suspends Victor Gabriel until Gabriel Pec recovers from broken leg](https://pollar.news/en/event/ban-tied-to-rivals-recovery): Brazil's Superior Court of Sports Justice ruled that Internacional defender Victor Gabriel will remain suspended until Cruzeiro forward Gabr - [Romanian parliament adopts fuel crisis law, cutting diesel excise and limiting exports to bring down pump prices](https://pollar.news/en/event/romania-cuts-diesel-tax): The Chamber of Deputies voted 293-2 to approve a law enabling temporary cuts in diesel excise duty, export restrictions and a solidarity lev - [UBS posts $2.8 billion Q2 profit, beats estimates and launches $3 billion buyback](https://pollar.news/en/event/ubs-profit-surges-17): Switzerland's largest bank reported net income of $2.80 billion for the second quarter, up 17% from a year earlier, and announced a new shar - [Romania scrambles F-16s after drone group detected near Ukraine border](https://pollar.news/en/event/romania-scrambles-jets-for-drones): Two F-16s took off from Borcea Air Base after radar detected aerial targets near the Danube border with Ukraine on Wednesday morning; no air - [Deutsche Bank Q2 profit nears 2007 record as investment bank jumps 60%](https://pollar.news/en/event/deutsche-bank-profit-nears-record): Deutsche Bank's second-quarter pre-tax profit of €2.68 billion beat analyst forecasts, driven by a nearly 60% jump in investment banking ear - [Keiko Fujimori takes office as Peru's first popularly elected female president, vows military-led crackdown on crime](https://pollar.news/en/event/fujimori-takes-presidency): The right-wing leader, daughter of ex-president Alberto Fujimori, won June's runoff by fewer than 50,000 votes and immediately ordered the m - [AI employees urge US to back international effort to pace frontier AI development](https://pollar.news/en/event/ai-staff-demand-pacing): Employees from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta signed a petition on Tuesday calling for technical and governance tools that would give th - [Man arrested after partner, 34, stabbed to death in Barcelona flat as child looks on](https://pollar.news/en/event/femicide-in-barcelona): A man was arrested early Wednesday after his 34-year-old partner was stabbed to death in a Barcelona flat on Tuesday evening, with at least - [Fire breaks out near Artemida town hall, burns garbage and vegetation](https://pollar.news/en/event/fire-in-artemida): Fire service mobilized after flames ignited near the OTE building in Artemida, Attica, on Wednesday afternoon. 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