# 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 is characterized by a reciprocal escalation of long-range strikes, with Ukraine systematically targeting Russian logistics and energ - [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. - [EU ministers back Spain after Ceuta border crisis, Italy demands offshore migrant centres](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): EU interior ministers closed ranks behind Spain on Tuesday after last week's mass crossing into Ceuta left at least 83 dead, while Italy pus - [Trump claims Iran negotiations are 'going on right now', Tehran denies as Hormuz vessel struck](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-pauses-iran-strikes): Conflicting statements from Washington and Tehran on Monday deepened uncertainty over the five-month-old war, while a cargo vessel was hit n - [Wenger breaks with Infantino over abandoned World Cup stake sale as three confederations reportedly seek to force FIFA president out](https://pollar.news/en/event/uefa-threatens-world-cup-boycott): FIFA executive Arsène Wenger said it was "absolutely necessary" to drop Gianni Infantino's plan to sell World Cup stakes to private investor - [Spokane wildfires destroy at least 700 buildings, force 64,000 to evacuate; arson suspect arrested](https://pollar.news/en/event/spokane-wildfire-forces-mass-evacuations): Three wind-driven wildfires have scorched more than 10,000 acres on the northern fringe of Spokane, Washington, destroying at least 700 stru - [157 migrants rescued from burning boat in English Channel, one of the largest operations since 2018](https://pollar.news/en/event/channel-boat-fire-rescue): French and British coastguard vessels took 152 people off an overloaded migrant boat whose engine caught fire, after five others had been ev - [US has used 'virtually all' long-range precision missiles in Iran war, sources say](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-missile-stocks-depleted): Five months into the conflict, the Pentagon has exhausted its land-based ATACMS and PrSM missiles, while Patriot interceptor stocks are down - [Ter Stegen loaned to Ajax after injury nightmare, eyes Germany return under Klopp](https://pollar.news/en/event/ter-stegen-joins-ajax): The 34-year-old German goalkeeper moves to Amsterdam after losing his place at Barcelona and missing the 2026 World Cup, aiming to revive hi - [UFC flyweight Allan Nascimento dies at 34 after apparent heart attack in his sleep](https://pollar.news/en/event/ufcs-allan-nascimento-dies): The Brazilian flyweight, a UFC competitor since 2021, was found unresponsive on Monday and could not be revived by medical personnel. He com - [Ariana Grande tells Chicago crowd her public retreat was planned 'a long time ago', not a reaction to scrutiny](https://pollar.news/en/event/grande-steps-back-from-spotlight): Speaking from the United Center stage on Monday night, the 33-year-old singer read from notes to explain a decision her spokesperson had ann - [Turkey urges Russia and Ukraine to secure Black Sea shipping after drone attack on two Turkish cargo vessels injures crew](https://pollar.news/en/event/turkey-demands-black-sea-safety): Two Turkish-owned cargo vessels, Nadezhda and Yasar, were struck by drones near Russia's Novorossiysk port on August 3, injuring multiple cr - [Senate panel advances Todd Blanche as attorney general after he kills $1.8bn Trump fund](https://pollar.news/en/event/cornyn-blocks-blanche-vote): Todd Blanche's nomination to be attorney general cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday after he pledged in writing to rescind a - [Trump's Gaza disarmament deal stalls as Israel demands full Hamas disarmament before withdrawal](https://pollar.news/en/event/gaza-strikes-defy-ceasefire-deal): Days after Trump hailed a 'major milestone', Israel says it will not withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed, and airstrikes have killed at l - [Padded bra checks introduced at Tour de France Femmes time trial amid aerodynamic concerns](https://pollar.news/en/event/tour-femmes-2026-begins): Riders face additional inspections before Tuesday's 21km time trial after teams raised concerns that artificial chest padding could provide - [Ukrainian drones hit Moscow region industrial zone, killing five; Wildberries warehouses targeted across Russia](https://pollar.news/en/event/ukraine-hits-deep-inside-russia): A Ukrainian drone attack on an industrial zone in Chekhov, south of Moscow, killed five people and injured 10 early Tuesday, while simultane - [Japan's 2026 defence white paper calls China its greatest strategic challenge and frames rearmament as economic prosperity](https://pollar.news/en/event/japan-warns-on-china-threat): Japan's cabinet adopted its annual defence review on Tuesday, identifying China as the country's greatest strategic challenge and warning th - [Ukraine accuses Russia of 'human safari' after drone chases and wounds vegetable seller in Kherson](https://pollar.news/en/event/drone-hunts-civilian-in-kherson): Ukrainian police released video of a Russian FPV drone chasing a 52-year-old vegetable seller around his stall in Kherson before detonating. - [Three lions die of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo zoo; ten more fell critically ill during Japan's record heatwave](https://pollar.news/en/event/lions-die-in-tokyo-heat): Three lionesses born at the facility died in under a week after temperatures soared into the high 30s and humidity stifled their ability to - [Franco Baresi laid to rest in Milan as thousands of fans and football greats say goodbye](https://pollar.news/en/event/milan-bids-farewell-to-baresi): Thousands of fans, former teammates, and Italian football officials filled Milan's Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio on 4 August 2026 for the funera - [President Nawrocki pardons Legia Warsaw fan 'Staruch', drawing sharp criticism from Tusk and government](https://pollar.news/en/event/nawrocki-issues-three-pardons): President Karol Nawrocki lifted a stadium ban for Legia Warsaw ultra Piotr 'Staruch' Staruchowicz, one of three clemency grants announced Mo - [Andrzej Morozowski, TVN24 journalist and host of 'Tak jest', dies at 69 after cancer battle](https://pollar.news/en/event/andrzej-morozowski-dies-at-69): The Polish television journalist, known for political interviews and the groundbreaking 'Teraz my!' programme, had revealed his cancer diagn - [Drone hits crowded Russian beach in Gelendzhik, killing seven including three children](https://pollar.news/en/event/kyiv-rocket-strike-9-dead): A drone slammed into a crowded beach in the Russian Black Sea resort of Gelendzhik on Monday, killing at least seven civilians and wounding - [Russian soldier kills colleague and three civilians in Crimea shooting rampage](https://pollar.news/en/event/soldier-kills-four-in-crimea): A Russian soldier opened fire on his unit and then on civilians in the village of Khmelnytske near Sevastopol, killing one fellow soldier an - [Ceuta border crisis exposes EU migration pact flaws as 60,000 attempt crossing, at least 72 dead](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-crisis-kills-88): A mass attempt by 60,000 people to enter the Spanish exclave of Ceuta from Morocco left at least 72 dead and exposed deep divisions over mig - [Michigan primary tests progressive strength as El-Sayed and Stevens clash in bitter Senate race](https://pollar.news/en/event/el-sayed-defies-aipac-spending): Voters in Michigan and four other states head to the polls Tuesday in primaries that will measure the reach of the Democratic Party's progre - [Rhine hits record lows, threatening German economy as drought grips Europe](https://pollar.news/en/event/europes-rivers-run-dry): Water levels on the Rhine fell to historic lows this week, with the Kaub bottleneck dropping to 24 cm and Cologne to 67 cm, as heat and drou - [Greek wildfires near Athens enter fifth day as firefighters battle scattered hotspots](https://pollar.news/en/event/athens-wildfire-kills-five): Over 575 firefighters and 30 aircraft are deployed northwest of Athens, where a wildfire that started July 31 has burned 13,000 hectares, ki - [Danube drought pushes Hungary's Paks nuclear plant to brink of first-ever full shutdown](https://pollar.news/en/event/danube-drought-shuts-cernavod): Hungary's sole nuclear plant came within millimetres of a complete shutdown early Tuesday after the Danube fell to record lows, while Romani - [Messi donates €80,000 to Madrid wildfire reconstruction as Ayuso thanks him publicly](https://pollar.news/en/event/messi-donates-80k-to-madrid): The Argentine footballer's contribution will go toward rebuilding 17 municipalities in the Sierra Oeste region, where fires burned over 27,0 - [Trump tells Exxon and Chevron to return profits and cut prices after record Q2 earnings](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-vs-big-oil): President Trump on Monday accused ExxonMobil and Chevron of profiting from war-driven oil shortages and demanded they return money to the pu - [Hervé Renard returns as Ivory Coast coach, 11 years after Africa Cup of Nations win](https://pollar.news/en/event/renard-returns-to-ivory-coast): The French coach, who led the Elephants to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations title, replaces Emerse Fae after the Ivorian federation declined t - [Body of Italian family minister's husband found in Lake Vico after five-week search](https://pollar.news/en/event/ministers-husband-found-in-lake): Luigi Cavallari, 84, disappeared on June 27 after diving from a boat to cool off. His body was recovered Tuesday about 1km from where he wen - [Oostrum wildfire explodes to 100 hectares overnight, 300 evacuated as smoke drifts into Germany](https://pollar.news/en/event/dutch-wildfire-crosses-100-hectares): A wildfire in the Boschhuizerbergen nature reserve near Oostrum, just kilometres from the German border, spread to 100 hectares overnight, f - [Stars and fans pack Dublin cathedral for funeral of Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard](https://pollar.news/en/event/glen-hansard-laid-to-rest): Bono, Eddie Vedder, Markéta Irglová and hundreds of mourners filled St. Patrick's Cathedral on Tuesday for the funeral of the Frames frontma - [Georgina Rodríguez hits back at body critics with Ronaldo's support: 'Who decides what the right body is?'](https://pollar.news/en/event/georgina-slams-body-critics): The model and influencer, 32, posted a defiant message on Instagram on 4 August after vacation photos from a yacht in Palma de Mallorca drew - [France records its hottest month ever as July 2026 hits 24.9°C average, surpassing the deadly 2003 heatwave](https://pollar.news/en/event/frances-hottest-month-ever): Météo-France confirmed July 2026 reached an average temperature of 24.9°C, edging past August 2003 and leaving surface soils as dry as they - [Taddeucci wins European 10km open water gold in Seine, Caponi takes bronze](https://pollar.news/en/event/taddeucci-wins-european-10km): Ginevra Taddeucci sprinted away from the field with a lap and a half to go to claim the women's 10km open water title at the European Champi - [Frei rules out negotiation on 'Rente mit 63' as seven state premiers, including five from the east, vow to block abolition](https://pollar.news/en/event/east-german-pension-revolt): Union parliamentary leader Thorsten Frei insists there is no room for negotiation, while seven of Germany's 16 state premiers, led by easter - [25 US states sue to block Trump's new 10–12.5% tariffs on 60 trading partners, calling forced-labour justification a pretext](https://pollar.news/en/event/states-challenge-trumps-new-tariffs): The lawsuit, filed Monday at the Court of International Trade in New York, argues the administration is using forced-labour concerns as a co - [Vinicius Jr embraces Mourinho's 'happy football' as Real Madrid contract talks stall and Arsenal circle](https://pollar.news/en/event/vinicius-happy-under-mourinho): The Brazilian forward spoke after his second day of pre-season training, revealing Mourinho's demand for joy and his own focus on physical p - [Żabka confirms cyberattack on franchise system; hackers sell data for €5,000](https://pollar.news/en/event/zabka-cyberattack-confirmed): Poland's largest convenience chain detected unauthorized access to its franchise communication platform late last week. The attackers used a - [France approves EU's largest land-based salmon farm in Gironde despite fierce opposition](https://pollar.news/en/event/giant-salmon-farm-approved): The 280-million-euro Pure Salmon project will produce 10,000 tonnes of salmon annually at Verdon-sur-Mer, creating 250 direct jobs while imp - [EU says Ceuta border test passed, reviews Italy's Schengen suspension after 70,000 cross in hours](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-vows-tougher-returns): EU interior ministers held an emergency videoconference after over 70,000 people crossed into Ceuta in hours. Brunner put the death toll at - [Trump blasts Jeanine Pirro for dropping Reflecting Pool case, says she 'choked' under judge's pressure](https://pollar.news/en/event/doj-drops-reflecting-pool-case): President Trump publicly rebuked his own U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, after she dismissed charges against an O - [Spain's July jobless claims rise by 19,517 as migrant regularisation pushes Social Security affiliation past 22.5 million](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-jobless-claims-rise-in-july): Registered unemployment across Spain climbed by 19,517 people in July (+0.85%) to 2.31 million, while Social Security affiliation surged pas - [Polish fighters intercept Russian Il-20M spy plane 56 km off Koszalin, second incident in two days](https://pollar.news/en/event/f-16s-intercept-russian-il-20): A Polish pair of fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20M electronic reconnaissance aircraft 56 km northwest of Koszalin on Tuesday morning - [Berlin's Hotel Adlon up for sale at €280 million minimum as 4,000 investors vote on exit](https://pollar.news/en/event/adlon-hotel-for-sale): The Jagdfeld Group is seeking to sell the landmark Hotel Adlon on Pariser Platz in Berlin, with a minimum price of €280 million. More than 4 - [Marlen Reusser wins Tour de France time trial, becomes first Swiss woman in yellow](https://pollar.news/en/event/reusser-takes-yellow-jersey): The Swiss time trial world champion edged Lieke Nooijen by four seconds on the 21-kilometre course from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon, overcomi - [Germany prepares for possible return of civilian service as conscription debate simmers](https://pollar.news/en/event/zivildienst-plans-advance): The Family Ministry has surveyed 23 major social organisations about their capacity to host conscientious objectors, with 22 signalling read - [Italy heatwave peaks Thursday with red alert across all 27 monitored cities for the first time](https://pollar.news/en/event/fourth-heatwave-hits-italy): The health ministry's heatwave surveillance system will place every monitored city under Level 3 emergency warning on 6 August, with tempera - [Neo-Nazi group tries to storm Sofia hotel housing Italian Jewish teens, shouting 'Sieg Heil'](https://pollar.news/en/event/neo-nazis-target-jewish-teens-in-sofia): A group of neo-Nazis in black shirts attempted to force their way into a Sofia hotel on 2 August, targeting dozens of Italian Jewish adolesc ## 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)