# 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. - [Gironde megafire holds stable as temperatures rise; Landes fire fixed, Spain battles blazes](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-wildfire-evacuates-12000): The Gironde megafire near Bordeaux remained stable overnight after burning 42,000 hectares, but rising temperatures threaten to reignite it. - [Global chip stocks fall as China's DUV breakthrough and AI funding fears trigger selloff](https://pollar.news/en/event/asia-chip-selloff-deepens): South Korea's KOSPI fell nearly 10% and trading was briefly halted after reports that a Chinese state-backed firm began mass-producing advan - [Spain battles its largest wildfires on record: 77,000 hectares burn and 100,000 people evacuated ahead of new heat wave](https://pollar.news/en/event/12000-ha-burned-in-guadalajara): Fires in Ávila, Madrid, Toledo and Castellón have forced more than 100,000 people from their homes, with 77,000 hectares already burned and - [Trump hails 'good talks' with Iran as Oman floats Strait of Hormuz plan, but drone strikes test pause](https://pollar.news/en/event/opec-boosts-august-output): A third day of calm between US and Iranian forces gave way to diplomatic maneuvering on Tuesday, as Oman presented a proposal for joint mana - [Berlin Pride attacker was known Islamist threat on probation; minister demands preventive detention](https://pollar.news/en/event/berlin-csd-well-only-get-louder): A 21-year-old German-Lebanese man with a prior terror conviction drove a van into a crowd at Berlin's CSD, then attacked with a machete, kil - [Pirlo withdraws from Italy coach race over Russian betting ties, Maldini and Leonardo quit FIGC](https://pollar.news/en/event/pirlo-new-italy-coach): Andrea Pirlo's candidacy to lead the Italian national team collapsed after scrutiny of his ambassador role with Russian bookmaker Fonbet, tr - [House Democrat opens investigation into FIFA president Gianni Infantino over Trump ties](https://pollar.news/en/event/infantino-faces-congress-probe): Jamie Raskin demands documents, visitor logs, and a transcribed interview by 9 August, citing a peace prize, a Trump Tower office, and the l - [Johnson & Johnson offers $5.5 billion to settle 76,000 talc cancer lawsuits, ending decade-long battle](https://pollar.news/en/event/jj-55bn-talc-settlement): The pharmaceutical giant aims to end a decade-long legal battle with a $5.5 billion offer that covers nearly all remaining talc claims in th - [CXMT shares surge 466% in Shanghai debut, handing Hefei a $148bn windfall](https://pollar.news/en/event/cxmt-shares-jump-535): The Chinese memory-chip maker briefly became China's most valuable listed company, while the city of Hefei's early investment delivered pape - [Spain's jobless rate drops below 10% for first time since 2008, reaching 9.87% with record 22.78 million employed](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-jobless-rate-below-10): Spain's unemployment rate fell to 9.87% in the second quarter of 2026, the lowest since 2008, with employment reaching a record 22.78 millio - [France and Spain battle worst wildfires in living memory as new 42°C heatwave looms](https://pollar.news/en/event/wildfires-rage-ahead-of-heatwave): Firefighters in France and Spain are racing to contain the worst wildfires in living memory, with over 330,000 people evacuated, as meteorol - [Mercedes profit rises 13.5% but China car sales slump 30%, dragging down 2026 outlook](https://pollar.news/en/event/mercedes-china-slump-hits-outlook): Group net profit climbed to 1.09 billion euros in the second quarter, the first year-on-year gain since Q2 2023, yet a 30% drop in China pas - [Barclays H1 profit rises 17% to £6.1bn on equities strength; bank lifts income target and buyback](https://pollar.news/en/event/barclays-profit-up-17): Equities trading revenue rose 45% in the second quarter, pushing half-year pre-tax profit to £6.1 billion, above estimates. The bank raised - [India's Cockroach movement wins minister's resignation, now demands release of detained protesters](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-rejects-activists-release-bid): The Cockroach Janta Party says at least 100 people were arrested during protests that forced Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign - [Three women stabbed in Paris knife attack; suspect arrested by off-duty police officer](https://pollar.news/en/event/three-women-stabbed-in-paris): The attack at Porte de Clichy left two victims seriously injured, one of them pregnant according to Le Parisien. The attacker was subdued by - [Second shooting at US consulate in Toronto this year: police chase white Honda at 140 km/h, no injuries](https://pollar.news/en/event/toronto-consulate-shot-again): A single shot struck the US consulate in downtown Toronto early Monday, the second such attack in four months. Police chased a white Honda s - [Singer D4vd ordered to stand trial for stabbing and dismembering 14-year-old girl in Los Angeles](https://pollar.news/en/event/d4vd-murder-trial-to-proceed): A Los Angeles judge has ordered singer D4vd to stand trial on charges of murdering and dismembering 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who - [Spain issues heat alerts as temperatures set to hit 40°C across multiple regions](https://pollar.news/en/event/44c-heatwave-to-hit-spain): Spain's meteorological agency AEMET has issued yellow and orange warnings for extreme heat on Tuesday, with temperatures forecast to reach 4 - [15-year-old arrested after shooting at Seattle food festival kills three, injures five](https://pollar.news/en/event/seattle-festival-shooting): A 15-year-old is in custody and a second shooter is being sought after gunfire erupted Sunday evening at the Bite of Seattle food festival n - [Morawiecki to form new parliamentary club if expelled from PiS, resigns from ECR leadership](https://pollar.news/en/event/kurski-silenced-after-rant): Former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki said he will form a new parliamentary club if his faction is expelled from Law and Justice, as the - [Early morning fire at Novate Milanese recycling plant injures custodian, black smoke visible for miles](https://pollar.news/en/event/milan-waste-plant-fire): A fire broke out before dawn at the A2A-managed ecological platform in Novate Milanese, sending a dense column of black smoke visible for te - [Kaczyński leads poll on right-wing leadership after PiS split, but 42% undecided](https://pollar.news/en/event/kaczynski-leads-right-wing-poll): A new survey shows 20% see Jarosław Kaczyński as the main right-wing leader after the PiS fracture, with President Karol Nawrocki at 18%. Th - [Trump administration files emergency Supreme Court appeal to enforce mail-in voting restrictions](https://pollar.news/en/event/scotus-plea-on-mail-voting): The Justice Department filed an emergency application Monday after a federal appeals court upheld a block on the March executive order in 23 - [Spanish lottery results for Monday 27 July 2026: La Primitiva, Bonoloto, ONCE, and EuroDreams winning numbers](https://pollar.news/en/event/monday-lottery-results): The winning combinations for La Primitiva, Bonoloto, ONCE Cupón Diario, and EuroDreams draws held on 27 July 2026, including a 24.5-million- - [Six Months After Abduction, Savannah Guthrie Pleads: 'Tell Us Where to Look'](https://pollar.news/en/event/guthrie-pleads-for-mothers-return): Nearly six months after her mother's disappearance, Savannah Guthrie recorded a new Instagram video pleading directly with the kidnappers: ' - [Favaretto beats Errigo in all-Italian final to win women's foil world title in Hong Kong](https://pollar.news/en/event/favaretto-takes-world-foil-gold): The 24-year-old Italian beat teammate Arianna Errigo 15-7 for her first individual world title, as Italy topped the medals table after the i - [Trump and Netanyahu to hold tense White House meeting as Iran war strains alliance](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-netanyahu-iran-rift): The Israeli prime minister's seventh visit since Trump's return comes as the two leaders diverge on how to end the conflict with Tehran. - [Unilever posts best volume growth in 16 years, upgrades full-year outlook](https://pollar.news/en/event/unilever-upgrades-guidance): The Dove and Domestos maker reported 5.5% volume growth in Q2, its strongest since 2010, driven by Latin America and India, and now expects - [Attica authorities seize 6.2 tons of unsafe meat, uncover illegal plant in Ilion](https://pollar.news/en/event/attica-meat-seizure): An unlicensed meat processing facility in Ilion was raided, leading to the seizure of 6,047 kg of unlabeled products and a trace-back to 20 - [17-year-old dies after collapsing in Lamia square; post-mortem ordered](https://pollar.news/en/event/teen-dies-in-lamia-square): A 17-year-old student suddenly collapsed while with friends in a North Lamia square late Monday. Resuscitation attempts by relatives and par - [Northern Ireland's Olympic champions miss out on medals as England claim first athletics golds at Commonwealth Games](https://pollar.news/en/event/tardis-opens-commonwealth-games): Olympic champions Daniel Wiffen and Rhys McClenaghan missed out on medals for Northern Ireland, while England's Thomas Young and Sophie Hahn - [Milan court orders Ilva steel plant's hot-area shutdown within 90 days, throwing sale into doubt](https://pollar.news/en/event/ilva-hot-area-shutdown-ordered): The Milan Court of Appeal ruled that the former Ilva steelworks in Taranto must suspend hot-area operations within 90 days unless asbestos i - [France stabilises Bordeaux blaze as Germany deploys helicopters before new heat wave strikes](https://pollar.news/en/event/bordeaux-fire-steadies): French authorities stabilised a wildfire near Bordeaux early Monday after it burned 42,000 hectares, as German military helicopters arrived - [Nvidia in talks for $250bn guarantee to back OpenAI's Ohio data center lease](https://pollar.news/en/event/nvidias-250bn-openai-guarantee): The chip giant is in talks to provide a financial guarantee that would allow OpenAI to lease a 10-gigawatt facility being built by SoftBank' - [Burnham pledges '100%' support for Ukraine, unveils Stone Cloak jammer in first meeting as PM](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-to-become-uk-pm): UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham welcomed Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Portsmouth on Monday, promising the Stone Cloak electronic warfare system and - [France launches national museum security plan after Celtic gold torque heist in Burgundy](https://pollar.news/en/event/torque-theft-prompts-security-plan): Thieves posing as tourists stole a 2,500-year-old gold necklace from a small museum in Châtillon-sur-Seine on Friday, July 24. Hours later, - [Italy cuts diesel excise duty by 17 cents per litre until August 6, opposition brands it 'alms'](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-weighs-fuel-tax-cut): Italy's cabinet approved a 17-cent-per-litre cut in diesel excise and VAT, running from midnight 27–28 July to 6 August. The €125 million me - [Polish woman killed in Berlin Pride ramming; suspect shot dead, release from custody under fire](https://pollar.news/en/event/polish-victim-in-berlin-attack): A 65-year-old Polish woman was killed and 29 others injured when an Islamist attacker drove a van into Berlin's Christopher Street Day parad - [Tebas calls Infantino's World Cup defence 'pathetic' as FIFA president hits back at critics](https://pollar.news/en/event/tebas-vs-infantino-over-world-cup): LaLiga president Javier Tebas has branded a social media post by FIFA president Gianni Infantino 'pathetic', after Infantino dismissed criti - [UNAIDS warns HIV epidemic could resurge as global funding drops 18% to $7.3 billion, lowest in two decades](https://pollar.news/en/event/unaids-warns-of-hiv-resurgence): Global HIV funding fell 18% to $7.3 billion in 2025, the lowest level in nearly two decades, driven largely by US cuts, UNAIDS said at the I - [Carly Simon, 83, reveals Parkinson's diagnosis; new album 'Comes in Waves' due August 14](https://pollar.news/en/event/simon-reveals-parkinsons-new-album): The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter ended years of public silence on Monday, disclosing she has been living with the degenerative disease a - [Berlin Pride attacker was under police surveillance an hour before the rampage, had been freed in May despite terror risk](https://pollar.news/en/event/police-filmed-berlin-attacker-beforehand): Abdul Ballout, 21, killed a 65-year-old Polish woman and injured 29 others at Berlin's Christopher Street Day parade on Saturday night. Secu - [Spain’s government shelves flagship housing decree until September after Junts and Podemos balk](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-housing-decree-delayed-to-september): The Spanish government postponed the approval of its sweeping real decree-law on housing from the final cabinet session before the summer br - [Pentagon reclassifies Iran war dead as 'Overseas Operations', sparking outcry](https://pollar.news/en/event/pentagon-changes-iran-war-toll): Four US soldiers killed in July after the Iran ceasefire collapsed are now listed under a separate 'Overseas Operations' category, not the o - [Juventus coach Luciano Spalletti mourns mother Ilva, dead at 93](https://pollar.news/en/event/spallettis-mother-ilva-dies): The Juventus manager's mother, who famously sewed a giant Italian flag for the 1970 World Cup, passed away on Monday at 93. - [Egyptian man remanded for murder of criminal lawyer Stavros Georgiou in Athens](https://pollar.news/en/event/suspect-remanded-in-lawyers-murder): The 28-year-old Egyptian confessed to beating 73-year-old Stavros Georgiou to death in his Athens office on 20 July, then selling his laptop - [Fourth heatwave of 2026 to push Italy temperatures to 41°C from mid-week](https://pollar.news/en/event/fourth-heatwave-hits-italy): An African anticyclone will drive temperatures to 40-41°C in Tuscany and the Po Valley, with minima staying above 25°C, as the country's fou - [Germany prepares for heatwave up to 39°C with storms and fire danger this week](https://pollar.news/en/event/germany-heatwave-to-hit-39c): Temperatures will climb from Tuesday, peak on Thursday at 39°C in the Upper Rhine and Franconia, and bring severe thunderstorms and heighten - [US walks out of UN Security Council meeting after France compares it to North Korea and Russia over human rights vote](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-walks-out-on-france): The US walked out of a Security Council session on Ukraine after France's UN mission in Geneva posted that America now stands 'alongside Nor - [Remains of two soldiers missing since 2022 and 2023 identified: mother and sons indicted for murder in Var, France](https://pollar.news/en/event/family-charged-in-soldiers-deaths): Bones found in Bouches-du-Rhône belong to Jacques Pakeso and Mike Gineste, who vanished after being hosted by a clan suspected of preying on ## 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)