# 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. - [Suspected explosive drone found near munitions-laden Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport](https://pollar.news/en/event/leipzig-airport-security-alert): A drone carrying military-grade explosives was discovered near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane loaded with ammunition at Leipzig/Halle Airpo - [FIFA apologizes for private investment plan as Infantino clings to presidency](https://pollar.news/en/event/uefa-threatens-world-cup-boycott): FIFA's leadership apologized for a secret plan to sell World Cup stakes to private investors and withdrew the proposal after three confedera - [El-Sayed wins Michigan Democratic Senate primary, Republicans pounce on progressive victory](https://pollar.news/en/event/el-sayed-defies-aipac-spending): Progressive Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated centrist Representative Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, setting up a Nov - [Iran and Oman near deal on Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes as Trump says agreement could come within days](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-pauses-iran-strikes): Iran and Oman have agreed on geographic coordinates for new shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz, with a joint statement in its final - [Afghan man sentenced to life in prison for Munich car-ramming attack that killed mother and toddler](https://pollar.news/en/event/munich-car-attacker-gets-life): A German court sentenced 25-year-old Afghan national Farhad N. to life in prison for deliberately driving his car into a Munich trade union - [Francesco Guccini dies at 86: Italy mourns the 'Maestrone' of cantautori](https://pollar.news/en/event/guccini-dies-at-86): Francesco Guccini, the Italian cantautore who soundtracked over 50 years of the country's social and political transformation, died on 6 Aug - [Google reorganizes AI leadership: Hassabis leaves DeepMind operations, Dean departs for startup](https://pollar.news/en/event/google-ai-leadership-shakeup): Alphabet reorganized its AI leadership on Wednesday: Nobel laureate Demis Hassabis leaves day-to-day management of Google DeepMind to become - [Mohamed Salah signs two-year Trabzonspor contract after Liverpool exit](https://pollar.news/en/event/salah-to-trabzonspor): Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah has signed a two-year contract with Trabzonspor, the Turkish club confirmed on Thursday, ending his nine-year - [Cambridge's youngest Black professor Jason Arday resigns amid plagiarism investigation](https://pollar.news/en/event/cambridge-professor-arday-resigns): Jason Arday, who in 2023 became the youngest Black professor ever appointed at Cambridge, resigned on 5 August after the university opened a - [Poland marks one year of President Nawrocki as right wing unites and ruling coalition attacks](https://pollar.news/en/event/nawrockis-first-year-in-review): On the first anniversary of Karol Nawrocki's swearing-in as Polish president, an IBRiS poll shows 56% positive ratings, the entire right win - [Senate panel votes 8-7 to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after Fifth Amendment refusal](https://pollar.news/en/event/senate-panel-holds-fauci-in-contempt): The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 8-7 along party lines on August 6 to hold former NIAID director Dr. An - [SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage crashes into Moon near Einstein Crater as predicted](https://pollar.news/en/event/spacex-rocket-heading-for-moon-impact): A four-ton Falcon 9 upper stage struck the lunar surface near Einstein Crater on 5 August at 8,700 km/h, confirmed by ESO spectral data and - [Scientists capture highest-resolution images of Sun's surface, revealing plasma vortices](https://pollar.news/en/event/suns-surface-in-new-detail): Astronomers using the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii have captured the sharpest images yet of the Sun's photosphere, revealing v - [Australia grants citizenship to two Iranian women's footballers who sought asylum after anthem protest](https://pollar.news/en/event/iranian-footballers-get-citizenship): Two Iranian women's soccer players who sought asylum in Australia after refusing to sing their national anthem at the Women's Asia Cup were - [Romania gives Transelectrica power to disconnect industrial consumers as Danube drought threatens Cernavoda nuclear plant](https://pollar.news/en/event/romania-energy-crisis-measures-adopted): Romania's government adopted a Risk Preparedness Plan on 6 August allowing grid operator Transelectrica to disconnect large industrial consu - [Rockstar partners with Netflix for GTA VI extended look premiere on August 27](https://pollar.news/en/event/gta-vi-preview-hits-netflix): Rockstar Games will premiere an extended look at Grand Theft Auto VI on Netflix on August 27, 2026, with a six-hour exclusivity window befor - [Russian ballistic missiles kill 17 across Kyiv region as Ukraine fails to intercept any incoming missiles](https://pollar.news/en/event/17-dead-in-kyiv-missile-barrage): Russia fired 28 high-speed missiles and 115 drones at Kyiv and its region overnight on 4-5 August, killing at least 17 people. Ukraine's air - [Rhine falls to record lows, threatening shipping and fuel prices across Germany](https://pollar.news/en/event/europes-rivers-run-dry): Water levels at the Kaub gauge on the Rhine have dropped to 24 centimetres, the lowest since records began in 1880, with projections of 17 c - [US Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director in 51-44 vote, ending yearlong vacancy](https://pollar.news/en/event/schwartz-confirmed-as-cdc-director): The US Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director in a 51-44 vote on August 5, 2026, ending a near yearlong vacancy after two previ - [Spain clears all 75 eclipse glass brands as safe ahead of August 12 solar eclipse](https://pollar.news/en/event/century-long-eclipse-drought-ends-in-spain): Spain's Ministry of Consumer Affairs has concluded a weeks-long inspection of 75 brands of solar eclipse glasses sold across the country, fi - [Newcastle appoints German coach Matthias Jaissle on four-year deal after Howe exit](https://pollar.news/en/event/jaissle-named-newcastle-head-coach): Newcastle United appointed 38-year-old German coach Matthias Jaissle on a four-year contract, paying around €11 million to Al-Ahli, as Eddie - [Ayuso's government under fire over €6.3M luxury penthouse bought by Madrid public company](https://pollar.news/en/event/ayuso-penthouse-purchase-criticised): Madrid's regional government faces scrutiny after a public company bought a €6.3M luxury penthouse allegedly for President Ayuso's temporary - [French anti-terror prosecutors investigate FLNC-UC after armed separatists reject Corsican autonomy and threaten non-Corsicans](https://pollar.news/en/event/flnc-threats-spark-terror-probe): French anti-terror prosecutors opened a preliminary investigation on 6 August after armed, masked members of the Corsican separatist group F - [Four men stabbed with scissors in Covent Garden, London; 47-year-old woman arrested](https://pollar.news/en/event/covent-garden-scissors-attack): A 47-year-old woman was arrested after four men aged 34 to 52 were stabbed with scissors on Endell Street in Covent Garden, central London, - [Bose announces QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen) at $359 with Ultra features trickling down](https://pollar.news/en/event/bose-unveils-quietcomfort-2nd-gen): Bose's second-generation QuietComfort Headphones bring Immersive Audio, USB-C lossless playback, and glasses-friendly ANC to the midrange li - [RKI reports 9,600 heat deaths in single June week, 11,900 total for 2026](https://pollar.news/en/event/nearly-12000-heat-deaths-in-germany): Germany's Robert Koch Institute estimates 9,600 heat-related deaths in the week of June 22-28 alone, raising the 2026 total to 11,900 and su - [Italy hits record as all 27 cities go red in fourth heatwave of summer 2026](https://pollar.news/en/event/fourth-heatwave-hits-italy): All 27 Italian cities monitored by the health ministry reached red alert on 6 August, a first for 2026, as the fourth heatwave of the summer - [Armed drone with explosives found at Leipzig airport near Ukrainian cargo plane, Germany warns of hybrid attack](https://pollar.news/en/event/leipzig-airport-shut-overnight): A drone carrying military-grade explosives was found on the apron at Leipzig/Halle airport next to a Ukrainian An-124 cargo plane on the nig - [Messi scores twice in Leagues Cup return, claims all-time scoring record](https://pollar.news/en/event/messi-scores-twice-in-leagues-cup-win): Lionel Messi scored twice and assisted once in Inter Miami's 4-2 Leagues Cup win over Atlético San Luis, bringing his tournament total to 14 - [Israeli strikes hit south Lebanon after bomb kills two soldiers, disrupting Rome ceasefire talks](https://pollar.news/en/event/israel-hits-lebanon): An improvised bomb killed two Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon on August 5, prompting Israeli strikes that killed one Lebanese civilian - [Warner Bros. Discovery Q2 revenue misses estimates as NBA loss and weak films drag results, Paramount merger stuck in court](https://pollar.news/en/event/wbd-q2-earnings-miss-estimates): Warner Bros. Discovery reported Q2 revenue of $8.72 billion, an 11% decline missing Wall Street estimates, as the loss of NBA broadcasts and - [Brazil downgrades Argentina ties and clashes with US over visas weeks before elections](https://pollar.news/en/event/mileis-world-cup-conspiracy-claim): Brazil cut diplomatic ties with Argentina to charge d'affaires level after Milei's repeated insults to Lula, while the US revoked the Brazil - [Wahl-O-Mat launches for Saxony-Anhalt election as AfD polls above 40% and CDU incumbent struggles](https://pollar.news/en/event/saxony-anhalt-election-tool-goes-live): The Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung launched its Wahl-O-Mat on 6 August 2026 ahead of the Saxony-Anhalt state election on 6 September, - [Heatwave across Poland and Europe forces power plant cuts and water restrictions](https://pollar.news/en/event/extreme-heatwave-hits-poland): Poland's second heatwave of 2026 has pushed temperatures to 40°C, forcing power plant reductions, while Hungary, Slovenia and Italy face nuc - [Siemens AG and Siemens Energy post record quarterly profits on AI-driven data center demand](https://pollar.news/en/event/siemens-companies-post-record-profits): Both Siemens AG and separately listed Siemens Energy reported record quarterly results for the three months ended June 30, driven by surging - [Man with active restraining order arrested after stabbing ex-partner to death in Murcia shopping center](https://pollar.news/en/event/murcia-mall-murder-suspect-arrested): A 38-year-old man with an active restraining order was arrested after midnight for stabbing his 44-year-old ex-partner to death in a Murcia - [Dutch duo Griekspoor and Van de Zandschulp knock out Zverev and Medvedev at Canadian Open](https://pollar.news/en/event/dutch-stun-top-seeds-in-montreal): Dutch pair Tallon Griekspoor and Botic van de Zandschulp knocked out top seed Alexander Zverev and fourth seed Daniil Medvedev in the Canadi - [Romania under red, orange and yellow weather alerts as heatwave peaks at 41°C before storms sweep in](https://pollar.news/en/event/red-code-heatwave-sweeps-romania): Romania's National Meteorology Administration issued red, orange and yellow alerts on Thursday as a heatwave pushed temperatures to 41°C in - [LIV Golf secures new lead investor as Saudi PIF withdraws over $5bn in backing](https://pollar.news/en/event/liv-golf-lands-new-investor): LIV Golf has signed a term sheet with a lead investor, reported as BC Partners' credit division, with a deal expected to close in September - [Ceuta migration crisis: 80 bodies recovered, 1,100 minors stranded as Spanish regions resist redistribution](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): After 72,000 people crossed from Morocco to Ceuta on 30 July, Spanish authorities have received 80 bodies and some 1,100 unaccompanied minor - [Taiwan launches 10-day Han Kuang drills with record reservists and first-ever internet throttling](https://pollar.news/en/event/taiwan-starts-han-kuang-drills): Taiwan kicked off its annual Han Kuang military and civil defense exercises on Wednesday, running 10 days through August 14 with more than 2 - [Iranian president says contact with unseen supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is 'very difficult'](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-president-supreme-leader-contact-difficult): President Masoud Pezeshkian said communication with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not appeared in public since his March appointm - [Ukrainian intelligence says North Korea deploys ballistic missile unit to Russia with 120 missiles for strikes on Ukraine](https://pollar.news/en/event/north-korea-sends-missile-unit-to-russia): Ukrainian military intelligence says North Korea is deploying a ballistic missile unit of roughly 90 soldiers to Russia's Voronezh region, e - [Netanyahu says Israel did not agree to Trump-backed Gaza plan, sent counter-comments](https://pollar.news/en/event/gaza-strikes-defy-ceasefire-deal): Israel's prime minister publicly rebuffed the US-backed Board of Peace draft for Gaza, insisting Tel Aviv sent counter-proposals and will no - [Lisbon's Ponte 25 de Abril marks 60 years with drone show and EUR 1.6M annual upkeep](https://pollar.news/en/event/lisbon-bridge-turns-60): The Ponte 25 de Abril, linking Lisbon and Almada across the Tagus, celebrates six decades on August 6, 2026, with a 500-drone show as Infrae - [Mexican influencer César Gastélum shot dead during livestream in Culiacán](https://pollar.news/en/event/influencer-shot-dead-on-tiktok-live): César Gastélum, a 24-year-old Mexican comedy influencer with about 577,000 TikTok followers, was fatally shot by a motorcycle gunman on Augu - [Total solar eclipse on August 12 will test Europe's power grid and Spain's hotel prices](https://pollar.news/en/event/solar-eclipse-looms-over-europe-august-12): A rare total solar eclipse on Wednesday, August 12, will obscure up to 99% of the sun across France and totality in northern Spain between 1 - [French chef Jean Imbert placed under assisted witness status as domestic violence inquiry opens](https://pollar.news/en/event/chef-imbert-faces-violence-inquiry): Paris prosecutors opened a judicial investigation into celebrity chef Jean Imbert after six ex-companions described habitual violence, but a - [Italian Chamber votes 206-133 to block prosecutors from using Delmastro chats with Senese clan-linked restaurateur](https://pollar.news/en/event/chamber-shields-delmastro-chats-from-prosecutors): Italy's Chamber of Deputies voted 206 to 133 in a secret ballot to deny Rome prosecutors access to chats between former undersecretary of Ju - [Russian disinformation networks target three French presidential candidates ahead of 2027 vote](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-deepfake-targets-glucksmann): France's Viginum agency has attributed disinformation operations against Gabriel Attal, Édouard Philippe and Raphaël Glucksmann to pro-Russi ## Search and discovery - 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