# 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 continues to compress competitive advantage cycles and test regulatory guardrails, whil - [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 legal countermea - [The war in Ukraine and its limits](https://pollar.news/en/threads/ukraine-war): The war is defined by reciprocal long-range strikes on economic infrastructure, with Ukraine targeting Russian refineries and logistics whil - [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. - [Hawk Fire burns 15,000 acres outside Reno as 87,000 residents face evacuation notices](https://pollar.news/en/event/reno-wildfire-prompts-evacuations): A wildfire burning outside Reno has scorched 15,000 acres and injured six people, prompting emergency declarations and school closures acros - [German logistics billionaire Klaus-Michael Kühne dies aged 89 in Switzerland](https://pollar.news/en/event/klaus-michael-kuehne-dies-at-89): Logistics magnate Klaus-Michael Kühne, controlling shareholder of Kühne + Nagel and one of Germany's wealthiest investors, died overnight at - [Dutch broadcaster Avrotros boycotts 2027 Eurovision over Israel's role in Gaza](https://pollar.news/en/event/avrotros-exits-eurovision-2027): Dutch public broadcaster Avrotros will boycott the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest in Burgas for a second consecutive year, citing Israel's par - [Canada prepares retaliatory tariffs as US trade talks collapse over 50% import duties](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-canada-tariff-talks): Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney recalled negotiators from Washington and scheduled counter-tariffs for 8 September 2026, while Donald Tr - [Shein opens $1.77 billion Hong Kong IPO at $27 billion valuation and pledges $3.5 billion to early investors](https://pollar.news/en/event/shein-launches-hong-kong-ipo): The Singapore-based retailer is offering 280 million shares priced between HK$47.60 and HK$49.50 ahead of a September 1 trading debut, down - [Kraków driver remanded in custody after fatal crash kills two parents on sidewalk](https://pollar.news/en/event/pedestrians-struck-in-krakow): A 26-year-old motorist driving a 333-horsepower Volkswagen at an estimated 70 km/h mounted a Kraków sidewalk on 22 August 2026, killing both - [Spain convenes National Security Council and approves 25,000 vaccines for Ceuta](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a National Security Council meeting for 25 August, while health authorities approved 25,000 vacc - [EU approves €6.1 billion military aid for Ukraine as Western leaders gather in Kyiv](https://pollar.news/en/event/kyiv-attack-kills-30-russia-advances): The European Union released a €6.1 billion weapons package on Ukraine's 35th Independence Day as UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and European - [UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin rejects FIFA presidential bid but demands Infantino resign](https://pollar.news/en/event/infantino-faces-fifa-challenge): UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has ruled out running for the FIFA presidency while warning Gianni Infantino that he will face an election - [Singapore offers families 70,000 SGD per child to counter fertility decline](https://pollar.news/en/event/singapore-child-incentives): Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced up to 70,000 Singapore dollars per child in subsidies, parental leave, and housing support as the nat - [United States prepares secondary sanctions on Iran as Tehran threatens Persian Gulf oil blockade](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-threatens-sanctions-enforcers): The US Treasury is set to unveil secondary sanctions against Iran's trade partners, while Tehran threatens to halt all crude shipments throu - [Hungarian air force Gripen fighter jet crashes near Szolnok as pilot ejects safely](https://pollar.news/en/event/hungarian-gripen-jet-crashes): A Hungarian military pilot survived without injury after ejecting from a JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet that crashed on military grounds near Szo - [China orders recall of 4.27 million electric vehicles over door handle safety hazards](https://pollar.news/en/event/china-recalls-43m-vehicles): China's market regulator ordered nine automakers, including Tesla and Xiaomi, to recall roughly 4.27 million vehicles over interior emergenc - [Norway King Harald V hospitalised with bloodstream infection as palace reports deterioration](https://pollar.news/en/event/king-harald-in-hospital): Norway's 89-year-old monarch King Harald V remains stable at Rikshospitalet in Oslo after developing a bacterial blood infection during trea - [UK authorizes MBDA to share Storm Shadow missile technology with Ukraine](https://pollar.news/en/event/uk-transfers-missile-blueprints-to-kyiv): British Prime Minister Andy Burnham approved technical data sharing to allow Ukraine to produce SCALP and Storm Shadow cruise missiles domes - [US military kills two in Pacific boat strike as maritime campaign expands](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-strikes-pacific-drug-boat): U.S. Southern Command conducted a kinetic strike on a low-profile vessel along eastern Pacific trafficking routes on 23 August 2026, bringin - [Zondacrypto Head Cooperates With Prosecutors Over 2.4 Billion Złoty Collapse](https://pollar.news/en/event/zondacrypto-head-turns-witness): Przemysław Kral, the head of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto, has agreed to cooperate with Polish prosecutors following charge - [German school bus overturns on Dutch A28 motorway near Wezep, leaving eight hospitalized](https://pollar.news/en/event/dutch-bus-crash-injures-eight): A coach carrying 54 high school students from northern Germany struck a delivery van and overturned on the A28 motorway near Wezep early Mon - [Andy Burnham visits Kyiv on Ukraine Independence Day and clears SCALP missile data](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-to-visit-kyiv): UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrived in Kyiv for Ukraine's 35th Independence Day, agreeing to release classified data for local SCALP miss - [French broadcaster Philippe Bouvard dies at 96 after 60-year media career](https://pollar.news/en/event/philippe-bouvard-dies-at-96): The creator and longtime host of RTL's Les Grosses Têtes died peacefully at his home in Cannes on Monday morning, prompting tributes across - [Central Italy marks ten years since 2016 earthquake with night vigils and rebuilding calls](https://pollar.news/en/event/amatrice-marks-earthquake-decade): Towns across the Central Apennines held overnight vigils on 24 August 2026 to commemorate the 299 victims of the 2016 earthquake as official - [Saudi-flagged oil tanker catches fire off Yanbu after Red Sea projectile strike](https://pollar.news/en/event/saudi-tanker-hit-off-yanbu): A Saudi-flagged oil tanker caught fire on Monday 63 nautical miles west of Yanbu following a projectile strike, with maritime agencies repor - [Eight-year-old Louisiana girl dies after contracting rare brain-eating amoeba in Lake Claiborne](https://pollar.news/en/event/louisiana-girl-dies-from-amoeba): Lillian Smart of Ruston, Louisiana, died in hospital on Saturday after developing primary amebic meningoencephalitis following a swim in Lak - [Kyle Kirkwood wins inaugural Freedom 250 IndyCar race in Washington as Donald Trump waves green flag](https://pollar.news/en/event/indycar-races-in-washington): Andretti Global driver Kyle Kirkwood won IndyCar's first Washington street race, finishing 3.09 seconds ahead of Christian Lundgaard after 1 - [Syria and Israel hold US-mediated security talks in Jordan following airbase strike](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-disputes-israeli-syria-strike): Syrian and Israeli delegations met in Amman on 23 August 2026 to de-escalate tensions following an Israeli strike on Abu al-Duhur airbase an - [Belgian satirist and pie thrower Noël Godin dies in Brussels at age 80](https://pollar.news/en/event/noel-godin-dies-at-80): Belgian writer, film critic, and anarchist humorist Noël Godin, widely known as 'l'Entarteur' for targeting public figures with cream pies, - [Trump announces 50% tariffs on Canadian vehicles and steel starting in 2027](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-targets-canadian-autos): US President Donald Trump announced that duties on Canadian cars, trucks, parts, and steel will rise to 50% on 1 January 2027, escalating tr - [Kazakhstan ruling party Adilet wins 71% of votes in Kurultai parliamentary election](https://pollar.news/en/event/kazakhstan-elects-new-parliament): The newly formed pro-presidential Adilet party secured an outright majority in Kazakhstan's first unicameral Kurultai election, following a - [Raphaël Glucksmann launches 2027 French presidential bid through social-democratic primary](https://pollar.news/en/event/glucksmann-prepares-presidential-bid): Member of the European Parliament Raphaël Glucksmann has entered the 2027 French presidential contest, confirming plans to seek the nominati - [Plenipotentiary Barbara Mróz-Gorgoń resigns over AI errors in 200,000 PLN national brand report](https://pollar.news/en/event/ministry-denies-brand-report-funding): Barbara Mróz-Gorgoń has stepped down as Poland's brand promotion plenipotentiary and cancelled public appearances following errors in a 200, - [Arthur Fils beats Tiafoe and Coco Gauff defeats Pegula to win Cincinnati titles](https://pollar.news/en/event/arthur-fils-reaches-cincinnati-final): Arthur Fils defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 to win his first ATP Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati on Sunday, while Coco Gauff beat Jes - [New Zealand introduces bill banning social media for under-16s with fines up to 10% of revenue](https://pollar.news/en/event/nz-proposes-social-media-ban): On 24 August 2026, New Zealand announced legislation to bar minors under 16 from social platforms, creating an online safety regulator despi - [UK demands removal of dangerous driving clips after Middlesbrough crash kills seven](https://pollar.news/en/event/multiple-killed-in-a66-crash): The UK government has called on social media platforms to remove videos promoting dangerous driving following a wrong-way collision on the A - [Guinea landfill landslide in Conakry kills at least 30 people after heavy rains](https://pollar.news/en/event/conakry-landfill-collapse-kills-22): A massive waste mound collapsed at the Dar Es Salam landfill in Conakry following torrential overnight rains, killing at least 30 people and - [Poland raises daily fuel price caps for Tuesday under reinstated CPN program](https://pollar.news/en/event/cpn-fuel-cuts-return): The Ministry of Energy increased maximum retail limits for petrol and diesel across Poland for Tuesday, while daily price controls and an 8% - [Gina H. rejects murder charges and explains car blood traces in trial over eight-year-old Fabian](https://pollar.news/en/event/fabian-murder-trial-testimony): Gina H., 30, delivered a 95-page statement at Rostock Regional Court denying she killed eight-year-old Fabian in October 2025 and explaining - [Coalition of 36 nations meets in Kyiv to coordinate air defence and missile production](https://pollar.news/en/event/coalition-meets-in-kyiv): Thirty-six nations will convene in Kyiv on Ukraine's 35th Independence Day as British Prime Minister Andy Burnham prepares to share Storm Sh - [French mayors call for cancellation of Patrick Bruel tour following sexual violence indictments](https://pollar.news/en/event/mayors-oppose-bruel-tour): Mayors across France, including leaders in Strasbourg, Dijon, and Chartres, have demanded that singer Patrick Bruel withdraw from his schedu - [US cancels Ssangyong exercise with South Korea over Iran war troop constraints](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-cancels-korean-exercise): The Pentagon called off next month's Ssangyong amphibious drills in South Korea due to force shortages from the Iran war, days after truncat - [Severe storms strike Landes in southwest France, cutting power to 7,500 homes](https://pollar.news/en/event/storms-hit-southwest-france): Violent overnight storms injured two people, sparked seven forest fires, and halted rail service between Dax and Hendaye as wind gusts and f - [Hamilton criticises Ferrari strategy after missed podium at Dutch Grand Prix](https://pollar.news/en/event/ferrari-strategy-dispute-at-zandvoort): Lewis Hamilton finished fourth at Zandvoort behind George Russell after Ferrari delayed team orders, while Lando Norris took victory ahead o - [Ayuso dismisses Madrid penthouse controversy as Feijóo and socialists demand accountability](https://pollar.news/en/event/feijoo-questions-madrid-penthouse-deal): Madrid Regional President Isabel Díaz Ayuso dismissed questions about a 6.3 million euro penthouse purchase in Chamberí on 24 August 2026, f - [Wildfire in Zamora forces confinement of Ricobayo and shuts N-122 highway to Portugal](https://pollar.news/en/event/wildfire-confines-spanish-village): A wildfire starting at midday in Villalcampo prompted regional authorities to raise the alert to Level 2, confining the village of Ricobayo - [Autopsies rule out foul play in deaths of two men in Veguellina de Órbigo](https://pollar.news/en/event/two-men-found-dead-in-leon): Preliminary autopsies on two men found on Calle Santa Teresa in Veguellina de Órbigo confirmed no signs of violence, while officials dismiss - [Spain Urges Judicial Council to Expedite Formal Request for Ceuta Court Reinforcements](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-urges-ceuta-court-reinforcements): Spain's Ministry of Justice has asked the General Council of the Judiciary to submit formal documentation required to release budget funding - [Father of US sailor on USS Abraham Lincoln detained by immigration officials in Florida](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-sailor-father-detained): Federal immigration authorities in Florida have detained Luis Manuel Aviles Roa while his son Joshua Aviles completes a nine-month deploymen - [Damascus court sentences former Syrian grand mufti Ahmed Badreddin Hassoun to life in prison](https://pollar.news/en/event/syria-jails-former-grand-mufti): A Damascus court has sentenced former Syrian grand mufti Ahmed Badreddin Hassoun to life in prison for inciting sectarian violence and parti - [PiS submits Sejm bill to raise personal income tax threshold to 180,000 PLN](https://pollar.news/en/event/pis-proposes-tax-threshold-hike): Law and Justice deputies have filed a bill in the Polish Sejm to raise the second PIT bracket from 120,000 PLN to 180,000 PLN, countering a - [Zelenskyy vows continued resistance on Ukraine's 35th Independence Day as UK clears missile production](https://pollar.news/en/event/ukraine-marks-independence-day): Marking 35 years of independence after more than 1,640 days of war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected territorial concessions in Donets - [Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from WNBA game after baseline confrontation with Natasha Cloud](https://pollar.news/en/event/freedom-ejected-from-wnba-game): Security removed the former NBA center from Wintrust Arena after an altercation near the Indiana Fever bench late in the third quarter of Ch ## 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 - 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