# 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 has produced temporary strike pauses and pledges of further talks but no breakthrough, as both sides hold maximalist po - [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. - [US marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks with memorials across New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania](https://pollar.news/en/event/new-york-releases-911-files): President Donald Trump and former commanders-in-chief led ceremonies at the Pentagon and Ground Zero on Friday, honoring the 2,977 people ki - [Norway's Princess Astrid dies at 94, two days after King Harald's funeral](https://pollar.news/en/event/princess-astrid-dies-at-94): Norway's Princess Astrid has died at age 94, just two days after attending the state funeral of her brother, King Harald V, in Oslo. - [Antonelli and Russell Top Practice Sessions at Debut Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid](https://pollar.news/en/event/madrid-readies-madring-circuit): Mercedes drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli topped Friday practice sessions at the new 5.416-kilometre Madring circuit in Madrid, whi - [Emma Bonino dies at Rome clinic as Italian and European leaders pay tribute](https://pollar.news/en/event/emma-bonino-dies-at-78): Former Italian foreign minister and European commissioner Emma Bonino died in a Rome clinic on Friday morning, drawing tributes across the p - [Houthis seize Perim Island and Dhubab to tighten grip on Bab el-Mandeb](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-hits-iran-oil-ships): Houthi forces have taken control of Perim Island and the town of Dhubab, securing Yemen's entire Red Sea coastline as oil prices trade above - [Anthropic report details blocked bioweapons research and state cyberattacks](https://pollar.news/en/event/anthropic-blocks-bioweapons-attempts): A threat intelligence report from Anthropic reveals that scientists and state-backed hackers attempted to use Claude models for bioweapons p - [US consumer prices rise 0.4% in August as oil escalation lifts rate hike bets](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-debt-tops-40-trillion): Consumer prices in the United States increased 0.4% in August, matching annual inflation of 3.4%, as Middle East military clashes drove crud - [Narendra Modi opens BRICS summit in New Delhi with Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian](https://pollar.news/en/event/brics-leaders-meet-in-delhi): Leaders from 11 member and partner nations gathered at Bharat Mandapam for the 18th BRICS summit to discuss Gulf hostilities, crude oil flow - [Eddie Dunbar wins Vuelta Stage 19 as Enric Mas defends lead on Penas Blancas](https://pollar.news/en/event/dunbar-wins-vuelta-stage-19): Irish cyclist Eddie Dunbar overtook Santiago Buitrago in the final 500 meters of the climb to Peñas Blancas to secure victory on Stage 19 of - [Venice Film Festival doc 'NAZA' draws 25-minute ovation as Israeli whistleblowers detail Gaza air campaign](https://pollar.news/en/event/whistleblowers-detail-gaza-strikes): Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor premiered their Gaza documentary at the 83rd Venice Film Festival on 10 September 2026, featuring accounts fro - [Germany charges seven suspected Hamas operatives over planned attack on Jewish targets](https://pollar.news/en/event/hamas-suspects-charged-in-berlin): German federal prosecutors have indicted seven suspected Hamas operatives in Berlin for procuring automatic weapons and plotting attacks aga - [Hong Kong court sentences three Tiananmen vigil leaders to up to seven years](https://pollar.news/en/event/hong-kong-activists-jailed): A Hong Kong court sentenced Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung, and Albert Ho to prison terms between five and seven-plus years for inciting subv - [Dutch tour bus overturns in eastern Switzerland, leaving five dead and 40 injured](https://pollar.news/en/event/swiss-bus-crash-kills-several): A coach carrying 45 Dutch tourists overturned into a construction zone between Susch and Zernez on Thursday, prompting a large air and groun - [Donald Trump promises 5,000-dollar dividend at Republican midterm convention in Dallas](https://pollar.news/en/event/gop-opens-dallas-convention): President Donald Trump closed a two-day Republican midterm convention in Dallas after proposing a 5,000-dollar payout to adult citizens if h - [Philippine coast guard recovers 30 bodies from charred MV June Aster ferry, raising death toll to 35](https://pollar.news/en/event/philippine-ferry-fire-kills-five): Coast guard teams boarded the gutted MV June Aster ferry off Palawan on Friday, finding 30 bodies inside the hull as 54 people remain missin - [UK MPs reject assisted dying bill for England and Wales in 286 to 270 vote](https://pollar.news/en/event/uk-rejects-assisted-dying-bill): The House of Commons rejected the Terminally Ill Adults Bill by a 16-vote margin following a four-hour debate, leaving Britain's ban on assi - [US marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 as Trump attends Pentagon and former leaders gather in New York](https://pollar.news/en/event/25th-anniversary-of-911-marked): Commemorations across New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania marked 25 years since the 2001 attacks, with four former presidents gathering at - [Polish train drivers conclude 12-hour speed protest over crossing safety](https://pollar.news/en/event/train-derails-in-mazovia): Train operators face delays into Friday evening after rail drivers restricted speeds to 20 km/h at level crossings following a fatal Mazovia - [Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina reach US Open final with semi-final wins](https://pollar.news/en/event/sabalenka-reaches-us-open-final): Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina advanced to the US Open women's singles final on Thursday, eliminating American contenders Jessica Pegula - [FIFA and Moroccan prime minister reject claims that 2030 World Cup final is decided](https://pollar.news/en/event/morocco-claims-2030-final): FIFA and Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch pushed back after Moroccan federation chief Fouzi Lekjaa claimed the 2030 World Cup final w - [United States and NATO allies commemorate 25th anniversary of September 11 attacks](https://pollar.news/en/event/25th-911-anniversary-observed): Ceremonies at the Pentagon, Ground Zero, and Brussels marked 25 years since the 2001 attacks, as leaders honored 2,977 victims and addressed - [Standoff erupts at Poland's Academy of Justice over disputed dismissal of rector](https://pollar.news/en/event/academy-of-justice-leadership-dispute): Police assisted interim rector Sławomir Cudak in entering the Academy of Justice in Warsaw after Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek dismissed M - [Ceuta Government Delegate Under Fire After Chief of Staff Resigns Over Prior Intelligence Warnings](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): Gonzalo Sanz resigned as chief of staff to Ceuta's government delegate on Friday, confirming he briefed his superior on intelligence alerts - [AfD files criminal defamation complaint against German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over remigration comments](https://pollar.news/en/event/afd-files-complaint-against-merz): Alternative for Germany submitted a criminal complaint against Chancellor Friedrich Merz after he described the party's remigration platform - [Polish courts suspend detention of former dissident Piotr Niemczyk after climate protest arrest](https://pollar.news/en/event/piotr-niemczyk-detained-in-warsaw): The Supreme Court and a Warsaw district court halted the 15-day substitute arrest of former intelligence official Piotr Niemczyk on Friday, - [Milan appeals court confirms closure of ex-ILVA hot area by 28 October](https://pollar.news/en/event/ex-ilva-hot-area-shutdown-confirmed): The Milan Court of Appeal rejected an appeal to suspend the closure of the ex-ILVA steelworks hot area in Taranto, ordering operations to ce - [US and global leaders mark 25th anniversary of 11 September terrorist attacks](https://pollar.news/en/event/september-11-25th-anniversary): Ceremonies across New York, the Pentagon, and European capitals commemorated the 2001 attacks, as President Donald Trump addressed service m - [AfD leader in Saxony-Anhalt links arms manufacturing to deportation operations](https://pollar.news/en/event/afd-links-arms-to-deportations): Ulrich Siegmund said military equipment is needed for future deportation and remigration campaigns, prompting backlash from the SPD and BSW - [Expert report finds artificial heart gave toddler 70% survival chance after Naples transplant failure](https://pollar.news/en/event/naples-hospital-report-filed): A 553-page forensic report submitted to a Naples judge concluded that two-year-old Domenico Caliendo had a survival chance above 70% if conn - [Spanish doctors call nationwide indefinite strike for 28 October over health statute](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-advances-health-reform): Medical unions across Spain will launch an open-ended national strike on 28 October 2026 to demand a dedicated professional statute as the g - [Poland's National Security Bureau demands answers over reported police plans at Constitutional Tribunal](https://pollar.news/en/event/standoff-over-polish-tribunal): BBN head Bartosz Grodecki asked Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński to clarify reports of potential police action at the Constitutional Trib - [Fleet of 2,977 drones recreates Twin Towers over New York for 25th anniversary of 9/11](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-recreate-twin-towers): An aerial installation of 2,977 lights traced the World Trade Center skyline over New York Harbor as memorial ceremonies opened across Manha - [France lowers 2026 growth forecast to 0.5% as budget deficit exceeds 5%](https://pollar.news/en/event/insee-cuts-french-growth): Economy Minister Roland Lescure announced a cut in France's 2026 GDP growth target to 0.5%, projecting 1% growth in 2027 while warning that - [OpenAI considers slowing model development as safety concerns mount across industry](https://pollar.news/en/event/openai-weighs-ai-slowdown): OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman told employees the firm is open to moderating the development of advanced models, proposing voluntary coor - [World Athletics launches $10M Ultimate Championship in Budapest with $150,000 winner payouts](https://pollar.news/en/event/budapest-ultimate-championship-begins): The inaugural three-day competition gathers 26 Olympic champions and 26 world champions from 11 to 13 September, replacing traditional medal - [Romanian court grants conditional release to Omar Hayssam after 13 years in custody](https://pollar.news/en/event/omar-hayssam-released-in-romania): The Ilfov Tribunal ordered the conditional release of Syrian businessman Omar Hayssam from Jilava Prison, placing him in immigration custody - [Catalonia marks 50 years since democratic Diada amid political tensions and party divisions](https://pollar.news/en/event/catalonia-marks-2026-diada): Institutional leaders in Barcelona appealed for civic unity on Friday during official Diada events, following clashes between rival pro-inde - [Polish cybercrime police seize equipment of former CBA agent in Zondacrypto probe](https://pollar.news/en/event/cybercrime-police-raid-former-agent): Officers from Poland's Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime searched properties in Wrocław on 11 September 2026, seizing hardware linked - [Germany plans mandatory digital payment options for retailers and restaurants by 2027](https://pollar.news/en/event/germany-mandates-card-payments): The German Finance Ministry has presented draft plans requiring physical stores and restaurants to accept at least one digital payment optio - [Princess Diana's 1994 revenge dress goes to auction at Sotheby's with $300,000 estimate](https://pollar.news/en/event/diana-revenge-dress-auctioned): Sotheby's will auction Princess Diana's 1994 Christina Stambolian dress in New York on 9 December 2026, following a multi-city exhibition to - [Tree falls in Kalamaria playground, injuring mother and two-year-old child](https://pollar.news/en/event/tree-collapses-in-kalamaria-playground): A mother and her two-year-old daughter sustained head and body abrasions after a tree collapsed in Aigaiou Park in Kalamaria, prompting emer - [Former Italian Foreign Minister and EU Commissioner Emma Bonino Dies at 78](https://pollar.news/en/event/emma-bonino-dies): Former Italian Foreign Minister and European Commissioner Emma Bonino died in Rome at age 78 following respiratory illness, her party Più Eu - [Céline Dion opens 16-concert Paris residency at Plenitude Arena after six-year hiatus](https://pollar.news/en/event/celine-dion-opens-paris-residency): Céline Dion launches a 16-show residency at Paris's Plenitude Arena on 12 September 2026, marking her first live performance series since 20 - [Anthropic researcher resignation spurs calls in Congress for AI kill switches and safety legislation](https://pollar.news/en/event/anthropic-researcher-quits-over-ai): Federal lawmakers are proposing AI safety bills, including mandatory kill switches and bans on superintelligence, following warnings from de - [José Mourinho backs Vinicius and Mbappé ahead of Real Madrid clash with Rayo Vallecano](https://pollar.news/en/event/mourinho-previews-rayo-fixture): Real Madrid manager José Mourinho addressed player form, squad rotation, and refereeing decisions during a press conference at the Santiago - [German prosecutors investigate Berlin SPD mayoral candidate Steffen Krach over Hannover tender](https://pollar.news/en/event/police-search-steffen-krach-properties): Hannover prosecutors are investigating Berlin mayoral candidate Steffen Krach over suspected advantage-taking and secret disclosure tied to - [Widzew Łódź appoints Mateusz Stolarski as manager following dismissal of Aleksandar Vuković](https://pollar.news/en/event/widzew-appoints-mateusz-stolarski): Polish Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź named 33-year-old Mateusz Stolarski as head coach on Friday, signing him through the 2027/28 season afte - [Greek government spokesman draws backlash after proposing two-month cap on unemployment benefits](https://pollar.news/en/event/greek-jobless-benefit-row): Pavlos Marinakis described his proposal to limit unemployment allowances to two months as a personal stance, prompting criticism from opposi - [Madrid assembly clashes over public penthouse purchase and wildfire response during regional debate](https://pollar.news/en/event/madrid-assembly-clashes-over-housing): Opposition parties in Madrid demanded the declassification of files regarding a 6.7 million euro penthouse purchase, while regional presiden - [Elon Musk threatens legal action against director Alex Gibney over Venice documentary](https://pollar.news/en/event/alex-gibney-premieres-musk-documentary): Lawyers for Elon Musk have warned filmmaker Alex Gibney, HBO, and Universal of potential defamation lawsuits following the Venice Film Festi ## 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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