# 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 competitiveness is squeezed between weak productivity, demographic decline, and the green transition's cost, while persistent infla - [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 compresses competitive advantage cycles and strains regulatory guardrails, as leading l - [Climate: from mitigation to adaptation](https://pollar.news/en/threads/climate-adaptation): The world has crossed the 1.5°C warming threshold and the UN now formally deems the breach unavoidable, projecting at least 1.8°C. The EU is - [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 legal countermea - [The war in Ukraine and its limits](https://pollar.news/en/threads/ukraine-war): US shuttle diplomacy and parallel Chinese-Indian mediation offers frame a tentative October trilateral track, but Moscow rejects a G20 meeti - [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. - [Swedish centre-left bloc leads exit polls with 51.3% as Sweden Democrats drop to third](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-delays-tobacco-tax-vote): Exit polls from broadcaster SVT give Magdalena Andersson's centre-left opposition 51.3% of the vote, placing the bloc ahead of Prime Ministe - [Celine Dion opens 26-date Paris residency with first full concert in six years following neurological illness](https://pollar.news/en/event/celine-dion-lands-in-paris): The Canadian singer performed a 25-song set at Nanterre's Plenitude Arena on Saturday night, launching a 26-concert residency after recoveri - [Indonesian passenger ferry capsizes in Java Sea with 243 on board, leaving six dead and 129 missing](https://pollar.news/en/event/indonesian-passenger-ship-sinks): A passenger vessel carrying 243 people capsized during bad weather between Java and Borneo, prompting a search operation that has rescued 10 - [Trump asks Zelensky to halt strikes on Russian refineries as US diesel hits six dollars](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-urges-ukraine-refinery-truce): Speaking from Ireland, US President Donald Trump stated he asked Volodymyr Zelensky to avoid Russian diesel facilities, attributing high fue - [Kimi Antonelli wins inaugural Madrid Grand Prix as pit stop timing thwarts Lando Norris](https://pollar.news/en/event/norris-takes-madrid-pole): Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli claimed his eighth victory of the season at the inaugural Madrid Grand Prix, extending his championship lead - [Trump rejects AI slowdown as OpenAI delays IPO and tech leaders back safety framework](https://pollar.news/en/event/anthropic-researcher-quits-over-ai): US President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected calls to pause artificial intelligence development on Sunday, even as Open - [Trump pledges to lift Irish whiskey tariffs and reaffirms support for unified Ireland](https://pollar.news/en/event/irish-open-at-doonbeg): Speaking in Doonbeg, US President Donald Trump announced the removal of 15% import tariffs on Irish whiskey while reiterating calls for Nort - [CDU leads Lower Saxony local elections as AfD surges to 16.5% and SPD drops](https://pollar.news/en/event/cdu-leads-lower-saxony-vote): Projections in Lower Saxony place the CDU first at 27.7% and the SPD second at 24.5%, while voter turnout rose above 50% across more than 29 - [Bednarek and Jefferson-Wooden win 200m titles to seal $300,000 sprint doubles in Budapest](https://pollar.news/en/event/budapest-ultimate-championship-begins): Kenny Bednarek and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden completed 100m-200m sprint doubles in Budapest on Sunday, collecting $300,000 each as the inaugu - [Israel culture minister seeks to revoke citizenship of NAZA directors after Venice win](https://pollar.news/en/event/naza-wins-venice-prize): Culture Minister Miki Zohar announced plans to strip Israeli citizenship from Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor following their Special Jury Pri - [Russian drones strike near Polish border as Dorohusk checkpoint evacuates](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-alerts-eastern-border): Russian drone strikes near the Ukrainian-Polish border forced the evacuation of the Dorohusk checkpoint and delayed the Kyiv-Warsaw train af - [Russian drone strikes Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train two kilometres from Polish border](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-strike-border-train): A Russian drone struck a Kyiv-to-Warsaw passenger train carrying 206 people near the Yahodyn crossing, prompting Polish fighter jet patrols - [Alexander Zverev faces Ben Shelton in 2026 US Open men's singles final](https://pollar.news/en/event/zverev-reaches-us-open-final): Top seed Alexander Zverev seeks his second Grand Slam title of 2026 as he takes on 23-year-old American Ben Shelton in Sunday's championship - [Enric Mas wins 2026 Vuelta a España as Tobias Johannessen takes final stage in Granada](https://pollar.news/en/event/mas-wins-vuelta-title): The 31-year-old Mallorcan rider secured Movistar's first Grand Tour victory since 2019 after race officials neutralized general classificati - [Canada explores associate EU membership following US trade disputes](https://pollar.news/en/event/canada-weighs-associate-eu-membership): Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is in talks with European Union officials over a potential associate membership status, seeking to estab - [Lithuania scrambles NATO fighter jets and halts Vilnius flights over flock of birds](https://pollar.news/en/event/nato-jets-scramble-in-lithuania): Lithuanian authorities shut Vilnius airport for 38 minutes and scrambled Italian fighter jets after radar operators mistook a flock of birds - [Europe Reclaims Solheim Cup With 15-13 Victory Over United States in the Netherlands](https://pollar.news/en/event/alexander-leads-irish-open): Team Europe defeated the United States 15-13 at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands on Sunday, taking six of the first eight singles matches t - [Sofia Goggia leaves Argentina training camp early due to fatigue for medical tests in Milan](https://pollar.news/en/event/goggia-leaves-argentina-camp): Italian Olympic skier Sofia Goggia returned from Ushuaia two weeks ahead of schedule after suffering persistent exhaustion, undergoing medic - [China proposes open-source AI zone for BRICS members at New Delhi summit](https://pollar.news/en/event/china-pitches-brics-ai-zone): Chinese President Xi Jinping announced plans for a shared AI platform, large language model cooperation, and new trade initiatives at the su - [Enric Mas wins 2026 Vuelta a España to end 12-year Spanish Grand Tour drought](https://pollar.news/en/event/pogacar-wins-vuelta-stage-six): Movistar Team rider Enric Mas sealed general classification victory at the 2026 Vuelta a España in Granada, becoming Spain's first Grand Tou - [Venice lagoon boat crash kills 25-year-old fisherman as search continues for missing wife](https://pollar.news/en/event/venice-lagoon-boat-collision): A 25-year-old clam fisherman died in hospital on 13 September following a pre-dawn collision between his boat and a water taxi in the Venice - [Isaac del Toro outsprints Paul Seixas to win Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal](https://pollar.news/en/event/del-toro-wins-in-montreal): The 22-year-old Mexican rider launched a late sprint from 250 metres out to claim his 12th victory of the season ahead of French teenager Pa - [Moose on tracks halts trains at Warszawa Centralna for over 80 minutes](https://pollar.news/en/event/moose-halts-warsaw-trains): A wandering moose disrupted rail traffic between Warszawa Zachodnia and Warszawa Centralna on Sunday evening, halting service on two platfor - [Ten-man Manchester City beat Manchester United 1-0 after Phil Foden red card and Erling Haaland goal](https://pollar.news/en/event/phil-foden-sent-off): Erling Haaland scored a second-half winner following a lengthy VAR review as Manchester City overcame Phil Foden's 23rd-minute red card to d - [Atlético Madrid beat Real Sociedad 3-0 with three goals in final ten minutes](https://pollar.news/en/event/atletico-beat-real-sociedad-3-0): Diego Simeone's side ended a two-match losing streak at the Reale Arena as Alejandro Grimaldo scored a penalty before Jonathan David and Giu - [Valencia sack manager Carlos Corberan and CEO Ron Gourlay after winless start](https://pollar.news/en/event/valencia-sacks-carlos-corberan): Valencia dismissed head coach Carlos Corberan and CEO Ron Gourlay on Sunday after taking one point from their opening five league matches. - [Trump rejects calls to slow AI development, citing competition with China](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-opposes-ai-pause): Speaking from his golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland, US President Donald Trump dismissed warnings from Anthropic and OpenAI executives about a - [Formula 1: Kimi Antonelli wins inaugural Madrid Grand Prix as Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton retire](https://pollar.news/en/event/madrid-readies-madring-circuit): Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli secured his eighth victory of the season at the newly opened Madring circuit around IFEMA, finishing ahead of - [Bayern Munich secures 2-1 win at SV Elversberg with goals from Karl and Kane](https://pollar.news/en/event/bayern-beats-elversberg-2-1): Bayern Munich defeated SV Elversberg 2-1 on matchday 3 of the Bundesliga, with goals from Lennart Karl and Harry Kane securing three points - [Marine Le Pen opens 2027 presidential bid in Hénin-Beaumont with national priority housing plan](https://pollar.news/en/event/le-pen-unveils-housing-plan): Rallying supporters in Hénin-Beaumont on Sunday, Rassemblement National leader Marine Le Pen unveiled a housing programme anchored on nation - [Barcelona beat Levante 4-2 in Valencia to keep perfect La Liga start](https://pollar.news/en/event/barcelona-defeat-levante-4-2): Lamine Yamal scored twice as Barcelona secured a 4-2 victory against Levante in Valencia, moving three points clear of Real Madrid at the to - [French investigators examine Normandy train derailment after track piece injures 44](https://pollar.news/en/event/french-train-derails-near-rouen): A regional train carrying 186 passengers derailed near Cléon in Normandy on 11 September after striking a loose rail section, injuring 44 pe - [Wildfire in Benahavís triggers Level 1 emergency and town confinement in Málaga](https://pollar.news/en/event/benahavis-wildfire-prompts-confinement): A forest blaze in the Ermita del Rosario area led authorities to issue an ES-Alert, confine 9,500 residents, and deploy 21 aircraft across M - [Reform UK receives £72m from crypto donors as government plans retrospective donation cap](https://pollar.news/en/event/delo-gives-36m-for-reform): Reform UK has received £72 million from cryptocurrency investors Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo, prompting ministers to threaten retrospe - [BRICS leaders adopt New Delhi Declaration on Middle East restraint and unveil AI initiatives](https://pollar.news/en/event/brics-leaders-meet-in-delhi): At their annual summit in New Delhi, leaders from the 11-nation BRICS bloc unanimously approved a joint statement addressing Gulf hostilitie - [Spain beats Germany 81-58 in Berlin to secure FIBA World Cup bronze](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-beats-australia-89-66): Led by 22 points from 20-year-old Iyana Martín, Spain defeated tournament hosts Germany 81-58 at Berlin's Uber Arena to claim third place. - [France faces United States in World Cup basketball final as Spain takes bronze](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-reaches-world-cup-quarters): The French women's basketball team plays the four-time defending champion United States in Berlin on Sunday, seeking its first world title a - [Turkish police raid LGBTQ+ groups and venues across 15 provinces in operation targeting 162 suspects](https://pollar.news/en/event/turkey-raids-lgbtq-venues): Police launched simultaneous midnight raids across 15 Turkish provinces on Sunday, searching association offices and bars under a government - [Donald Trump pledges to scrap 10% US tariff on Irish whiskey during visit to Doonbeg golf resort](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-scraps-irish-whiskey-tariff): US President Donald Trump announced the removal of the 10% import tariff on Irish whiskey at the conclusion of his two-day visit to Ireland, - [Radio France staff strike over appointment of Valeurs Actuelles editor Charles Sapin](https://pollar.news/en/event/radio-france-workers-strike): Employees at French public broadcaster Radio France launched a two-day walkout on 13 September 2026, disrupting France Inter programming to - [Barcelona defeat Levante 4-2 to secure fifth straight LaLiga victory](https://pollar.news/en/event/barcelona-beat-levante-4-2): Hansi Flick's side maintained a perfect start to the LaLiga season with 15 points from five matches, surviving a late two-goal rally from Le - [Spain defeats Germany 81-58 to win bronze at 2026 Women's Basketball World Cup](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-wins-world-cup-bronze): Spain secured third place at the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Berlin on Sunday, defeating host nation Germany 81-58 behind 22 p - [Russian drones strike passenger train and fuel site near Polish border after diplomatic transit](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-strike-train-near-poland): Russian drones struck the locomotive of a Warsaw-bound passenger train and a fuel depot in Yahodyn, minutes after a diplomatic train carryin - [PAOK beats Aris 2-0 at Toumba through Ndiaye and Zivkovic goals](https://pollar.news/en/event/paok-defeats-aris-2-0): PAOK secured a 2-0 victory over city rivals Aris in matchday 4 of the Greek Super League, moving into second place with goals from Cherif Nd - [Devolved leaders of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to sign joint independence pact in Cardiff](https://pollar.news/en/event/devolved-leaders-plan-independence-pact): First ministers John Swinney, Rhun ap Iorwerth, and Michelle O'Neill will meet on Monday at the St David's Hotel in Cardiff to sign a memora - [Sainz and Alonso clash at inaugural Madring race after lap 13 collision](https://pollar.news/en/event/alonso-and-sainz-clash): Carlos Sainz Jr. received a five-second time penalty following a lap 13 collision with Fernando Alonso at the inaugural Madrid race, leaving - [Panathinaikos beats Panetolikos 3-0 to secure sole lead in Super League](https://pollar.news/en/event/panathinaikos-beats-panetolikos-3-0): Goals from Vicente Taborda, Azzedine Ounahi, and Davide Calabria earned Panathinaikos a 3-0 win over Panetolikos at OAKA, extending their wi - [Saudi Arabia halts East-West pipeline after drone strikes from Iraq, threatening 4% of global oil supply](https://pollar.news/en/event/saudi-pipeline-hit): Saudi Arabia suspended operations on its 1,200-kilometre East-West pipeline after drone strikes from Iraq hit sites in Riyadh and Medina, le - [Nicușor Dan meets Friedrich Merz in Finland to discuss NATO flank security, defense cooperation, and EU budget](https://pollar.news/en/event/dan-meets-merz-in-finland): Romanian President Nicușor Dan met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Rovaniemi during the European Arctic Summit to address Russian drone - [Brussels Police Investigate Swastika Painted on El Mouahidine Mosque in Laeken](https://pollar.news/en/event/brussels-mosque-defaced): Belgian authorities opened an investigation after a swastika was discovered on the facade of the El Mouahidine mosque in Laeken early Sunday ## 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 - 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