# 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): Models are learning faster than the institutions behind them can adapt, with this thread tracking frontier-model capability jumps, the AI Ac - [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. - [Ryanair passenger pulled half out of window after engine debris shatters glass at 9,000 feet](https://pollar.news/en/event/passenger-nearly-sucked-from-plane): A 61-year-old Serbian man was pulled head-first out of a cabin window on a Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki to Memmingen on 10 July, after w - [Bipartisan US senators unveil revised Russia sanctions bill Lindsey Graham championed before his death](https://pollar.news/en/event/new-russia-sanctions-bill-unveiled): A bipartisan group of 26 senators proposed a reworked bill on Tuesday that would impose tariffs of up to 100% on the top five importers of R - [Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in 10 days as US fuel blockade deepens energy crisis](https://pollar.news/en/event/cuba-blackout-crisis-deepens): The island's entire power grid went offline at 11:05 local time on Tuesday, the fifth nationwide collapse in 2026, leaving 9.6 million resid - [China expels former Xinjiang chief and space programme veteran Ma Xingrui from Communist Party in deepening Politburo purge](https://pollar.news/en/event/xi-purge-claims-third-politburo-member): Ma Xingrui, the 66-year-old who led China's space programme before running Xinjiang, was expelled from the party and stripped of all posts o - [Six dead in Brussels construction site fire after elevator collapses, authorities confirm](https://pollar.news/en/event/brussels-oxy-fire-kills-two): Two hundred and fifty workers were evacuated from the Oxy Tower renovation site after a small fire on the second floor spread into lift shaf - [IBM shares crash 25% after CEO warns the company 'faltered' in adapting to AI spending shift](https://pollar.news/en/event/ibm-shares-crash-25): International Business Machines lost $69 billion in market value on Tuesday after preliminary second-quarter revenue of $17.2 billion missed - [Tour de France stage 11 preview: flat 161 km sprint stage from Vichy to Nevers on 15 July](https://pollar.news/en/event/sprinters-day-in-tour-stage-11): After the first rest day, the 113th Tour de France resumes on Wednesday 15 July with a 161.3 km flat stage from Vichy to Nevers, where the p - [Trump threatens to strike Iran's power plants and bridges, reverses 20% Hormuz toll after Gulf protests](https://pollar.news/en/event/hormuz-toll-dropped-strikes-escalate): After Gulf leaders protested, Trump scrapped a proposed 20% fee on Hormuz shipping and instead demanded investment deals, while vowing to es - [Bulgaria refuses to join Macron's Coalition of the Willing, halts military aid to Ukraine](https://pollar.news/en/event/bulgaria-quits-ukraine-coalition): Prime Minister Rumen Radev confirmed in Paris on 14 July that Bulgaria will not join the French-led coalition supporting Ukraine, arguing th - [UK plans default midnight social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds, with opt-out available](https://pollar.news/en/event/uk-teen-social-media-curfew): The UK government will require platforms like Instagram, TikTok and YouTube to block 16- and 17-year-olds by default between midnight and 6 - [Infantino faces IOC complaint over five 'manifest breaches' of neutrality tied to Trump support and Balogun case](https://pollar.news/en/event/ioc-complaint-targets-infantino): Human rights group FairSquare submitted a formal complaint to the IOC on 14 July 2026, alleging repeated political neutrality violations by - [US cyclosporiasis outbreak tops 1,600 confirmed cases as Taco Bell pulls fresh ingredients in Michigan](https://pollar.news/en/event/cyclospora-outbreak-spreads-in-us): Federal and state health officials are investigating whether lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants is linked to a surge in cyclosporiasis - [England and Argentina face off in World Cup semi-final laden with Falklands echoes and six decades of controversy](https://pollar.news/en/event/england-vs-argentina-semi-final): The sixth World Cup meeting between England and Argentina takes place in Atlanta on Wednesday, carrying a rivalry defined by the Hand of God - [Spain sweeps France 2-0 to reach first World Cup final since 2010, Deschamps questions referee](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-reaches-wc-final): Goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro in Dallas sent Spain to a World Cup final against England or Argentina, while Didier Deschamps en - [Gibraltar removes border fence with Spain at midnight, bringing territory into EU free travel area after four-year post-Brexit negotiations](https://pollar.news/en/event/gibraltar-fence-comes-down-tonight): The physical barrier separating the British territory of Gibraltar from Spain was dismantled at midnight on 15 July 2026, allowing passport- - [Argentina and England meet for the first time in a World Cup semi-final, with Messi facing the Three Lions at last](https://pollar.news/en/event/messi-meets-england-at-last): The two nations renew a rivalry shaped by the 1986 Maradona match and the Falklands war, meeting on Wednesday at Atlanta's stadium for a pla - [E. Jean Carroll collects $5.63 million from Trump in sex abuse verdict, first payout after years of appeals](https://pollar.news/en/event/carroll-receives-56m-payment): The writer received the funds on Monday after a federal judge ordered the release from a court-supervised account, marking the first time th - [Trump reverses 20% Strait of Hormuz toll, demands Gulf investment deals as US-Iran fighting resumes](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-scraps-hormuz-toll): After announcing a 20% levy on ships passing the Strait of Hormuz, the US president now says Gulf states will invest in America instead, whi - [Polish Constitutional Tribunal assembly collapses after judges barred and police called](https://pollar.news/en/event/tk-assembly-collapses-amid-conflict): The Constitutional Tribunal’s General Assembly failed on 14 July 2026 after two recently elected judges were refused entry, two others admit - [One dead, two missing after pleasure boat sinks near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay](https://pollar.news/en/event/pleasure-boat-sinks-near-alcatraz): A fire broke out on a pontoon boat carrying 19 people about 600 yards from the former prison island, triggering a multi-agency rescue operat - [Bonoloto, Triplex and ONCE cupón results for 14 July 2026 announced; Euromillones draw awaited in Paris](https://pollar.news/en/event/weekly-lottery-draw-results): The ONCE Triplex morning and evening sessions paid up to 150 euros, while the daily cupón awarded 35,000 euros. The pan-European Euromillone - [Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump officials and pro-Israel groups, alleging a 'public-private' conspiracy to crush Palestine advocacy](https://pollar.news/en/event/khalil-sues-trump-officials): The former Columbia University graduate student, detained for 104 days in 2025, filed a federal lawsuit in Manhattan on Tuesday accusing sen - [France's PM Lecornu to refer assisted dying law to Constitutional Council on eve of final vote](https://pollar.news/en/event/lecornu-to-challenge-assisted-dying-law): Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced he will ask the Constitutional Council to review three contested provisions of the bill creating - [Soyuz MS-29 lifts off with US-Russian crew, NASA chief visits Baikonur for first time in eight years](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-russian-crew-reaches-iss): Anil Menon becomes the first American astronaut to fly on a Russian Soyuz since the Ukraine war deepened, as NASA Administrator Jared Isaacm - [Spanish PM’s brother banned from public office for nine years over tailored cultural post in Badajoz](https://pollar.news/en/event/snchezs-brother-banned-from-office): A court in Badajoz ruled that David Sánchez’s 2017 appointment as a conservatory coordinator was an arbitrary favour, handing him a nine-yea - [House passes Sunshine Protection Act to make daylight saving time permanent, but Senate path uncertain](https://pollar.news/en/event/house-passes-daylight-saving-bill): The US House voted 308-117 on Tuesday to make daylight saving time year-round, a move President Trump backs, but the bill faces an uncertain - [Meta sued by 26 employees who claim AI layoff tools penalised workers on medical and family leave](https://pollar.news/en/event/meta-sued-over-ai-layoffs): A group of 26 current and former Meta employees filed a federal lawsuit in Oakland, California, alleging the company used internal AI system - [Raids at Rheinbach prison uncover cocaine, pistol; NRW orders bag checks for all staff](https://pollar.news/en/event/prison-staff-bribed-for-drugs): Police raided JVA Rheinbach and multiple homes across two German states early Tuesday, seizing drugs and a weapon while eight prison employe - [Anya Taylor-Joy plays a con woman on the run in Apple TV+ thriller 'Lucky', a seven-episode adaptation that struggles to find its own identity](https://pollar.news/en/event/taylor-joys-lucky-premieres-on-apple-tv): The limited series, adapted from Marissa Stapley's novel by Jonathan Tropper, follows a grifter chasing a stolen $10 million while pursued b - [20-year-old delivery rider killed in overnight collision on Athens' Mesogeion Avenue](https://pollar.news/en/event/rider-killed-in-athens-crash): A 20-year-old delivery rider died early Wednesday when his motorcycle collided with a car on Mesogeion Avenue in the Agia Paraskevi district - [Valencia's PP government writes Vox's 'national priority' into 2026 budget, redirects Red Cross aid to immigration crime study](https://pollar.news/en/event/voxs-national-priority-enters-valencias-budget): The budget of the Valencian Community for 2026 will for the first time in any Spanish region explicitly make preferential treatment of resid - [Couple found dead in car inside closed Piraeus garage; exhaust fumes suspected](https://pollar.news/en/event/couple-dies-in-piraeus-garage): A 28-year-old lawyer and his 24-year-old trainee partner were discovered lifeless inside a running vehicle in a closed residential garage on - [EU population to peak at 453 million in 2029 before entering sustained decline, leaving one in three over 65 by 2050](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-nears-demographic-peak): The European Union's population will reach 453.3 million by 2029 before a historic peacetime decline begins, with the median age climbing fr - [Trump scraps 20% Hormuz fee in favour of Gulf trade deals as US strikes hit Iran's nuclear port city](https://pollar.news/en/event/hormuz-fee-replaced-by-deals): Hours after a third wave of US airstrikes hit targets near Iran's sole nuclear plant and its oldest refinery, President Trump abandoned a pl - [Ebola outbreak in DR Congo may be two to four times larger than reported, WHO says](https://pollar.news/en/event/ebola-four-times-larger): The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo could be up to four times larger - [American League blanks National League 4-0 in All-Star shutout, Cody Bellinger wins MVP; Jordan Walker captures Home Run Derby in walk-off finish](https://pollar.news/en/event/al-shutout-walker-derby-win): The American League pitching staff combined on a three-hitter to blank the National League 4-0 in the 96th MLB All-Star Game, while Jordan W - [T-Rex skeleton 'Gus' sells for $50.1 million at Sotheby's, smashing fossil auction record](https://pollar.news/en/event/t-rex-gus-record-501m-sale): A 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton named 'Gus' sold at Sotheby's in New York on Tuesday for $50.1 million, including fees, ecl - [Fed's Warsh calls June inflation data 'positive' but says 'mission not accomplished' on prices](https://pollar.news/en/event/warsh-not-yet-mission-accomplished): Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh told lawmakers on Tuesday that the 3.5% June CPI reading was encouraging but not enough to declare vict - [Lewandowski's Chicago Fire unveiling: Barcelona memories, 'soccer' joke, and Poland future](https://pollar.news/en/event/lewandowskis-chicago-fire-unveiling): The 37-year-old Polish striker reflected on his four seasons at FC Barcelona, joked about American 'soccer' terminology, and left open his f - [Israel and Lebanon hold 'fruitful' Rome talks on pilot-zone withdrawal, Hezbollah stays out](https://pollar.news/en/event/israel-lebanon-talks-advance-in-rome): Delegations from Israel, Lebanon and the United States met at the US embassy in Rome on Tuesday, with Israel signalling readiness to pull ba - [Balogun says overturned red card 'caused a lot of controversy' and rattled US team before Belgium rout](https://pollar.news/en/event/balogun-on-red-card-controversy): US striker Folarin Balogun admitted the political intervention that cleared him to play in the World Cup last 16 added 'enormous pressure' t - [Princess Leonor closes Girona awards for the first time, calling young winners her 'Inteligentes Naturales'](https://pollar.news/en/event/leonors-first-ceremony-close): King Felipe VI ceded the closing speech to his daughter at Barcelona’s Liceu, where six young researchers, creators and social activists rec - [Spain issues red alert for Valencia and Zaragoza as temperatures set to exceed 42 °C on Wednesday](https://pollar.news/en/event/red-alert-for-42-c-heat): Aemet has activated an extraordinary-danger red warning for Wednesday 15 July across parts of Valencia province and the Ribera del Ebro in Z - [Turkey's 2016 coup attempt, 10 years on: the failed revolt that handed Erdogan total control and silenced Europe](https://pollar.news/en/event/erdogans-decade-since-the-coup): The night of 15 July 2016 saw tanks on the Bosphorus Bridge and jets bombing Ankara's parliament. A decade later, President Recep Tayyip Erd - [UK Covid inquiry: £9.9bn wasted on PPE in 'catastrophic failure' of planning as staff wore bin bags](https://pollar.news/en/event/10bn-ppe-waste-exposed): Baroness Heather Hallett's fifth report found two-thirds of the £14.9bn spent on protective equipment was lost to waste, while a 'VIP lane' - [England and Argentina set for politically charged World Cup semi-final in Atlanta on Wednesday](https://pollar.news/en/event/world-cup-semi-final-tonight): The defending champion Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, faces England in a World Cup 2026 semi-final at 9 p.m. local time in Atlanta. High se - [Pogacar avenges 2024 defeat with dominant stage 10 win at Le Lioran, Seixas claims first Tour podium](https://pollar.news/en/event/pogacar-crushes-lioran-rivals): Tadej Pogacar attacked 16 km from the finish on the Col de Pertus to win stage 10 of the Tour de France on 14 July, erasing the memory of hi - [Italy passes security bill extending preventive detention to minors, targeting nightlife violence and youth gangs](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-expands-preventive-detention-powers): A 20-minute Cabinet meeting on 14 July 2026 approved a package of measures giving police broader authority to detain minors deemed dangerous - [Wall Street banks post record profits as AI infrastructure boom drives dealmaking and trading](https://pollar.news/en/event/banks-post-record-profits): Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citigroup posted a combined $42.7 billion in net income, as the SpaceX $86 billion IPO and a ru - [Spain crushes France 2-0 in Dallas to reach World Cup final, extending unbeaten run to 37 matches](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-into-world-cup-final): A dominant Spain side overwhelmed France 2-0 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, controlling possession and neutralizing Kylian Mbappé to book a plac ## 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)