# 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): Trump's energy-strike truce has collapsed as both sides escalate reciprocal infrastructure strikes, the US sanctions law mandating 100% tari - [The Middle East after Gaza](https://pollar.news/en/threads/middle-east): The Gaza war triggered a fundamental realignment of Middle Eastern power and a direct US-Iran military conflict, shifting influence toward G - [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. - [Berlin and Mecklenburg hold state elections testing Chancellor Friedrich Merz](https://pollar.news/en/event/afd-plans-russian-gas-talks): Nearly four million voters in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania head to the polls on Sunday, with exit polls at 18:00 expected to inf - [Drone strike hits Moscow refinery and kills two on final day of Russian parliamentary elections](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-strike-moscow-refinery): A wave of drone strikes hit Moscow and the surrounding region on Sunday, killing two people, damaging an oil refinery, and forcing 400 evacu - [Donald Trump proposes new AI Force and pledges to appoint White House tech czar](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-announces-ai-force): US President Donald Trump announced plans on Truth Social to establish an AI Force modeled on the Space Force, rejecting calls for regulator - [US, Denmark, and Greenland agree on Arctic security pact to block foreign bases](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-announces-greenland-security-deal): The United States, Denmark, and Greenland will sign an open-ended defense deal at the United Nations in New York, barring Chinese and Russia - [Ed Sheeran performs solo in Philadelphia after Macklemore is dropped from tour](https://pollar.news/en/event/macklemore-defends-tour-remarks): The British singer addressed the crowd at Lincoln Financial Field alone after support acts resigned over Macklemore's removal from the Loop - [Saudi defences intercept Houthi missile over Riyadh as airport depot catches fire](https://pollar.news/en/event/houthi-strikes-hit-saudi-arabia): Saudi air defences intercepted a ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh on Saturday, while firefighters extinguished a fuel tank blaze near King - [Ceuta shelters 10,000 migrants 50 days after mass crossing as abuse inquiry opens](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): Fifty days after thousands crossed into Ceuta, over 10,000 migrants remain in the enclave amid living condition protests, prosecutor abuse i - [Iran keeps Strait of Hormuz closed until US meets terms, parliament speaker says](https://pollar.news/en/event/hormuz-remains-closed-by-iran): Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf rejected reopening the Strait of Hormuz, demanding the fulfillment of US commitments fol - [Michelle Bachelet withdraws UN chief candidacy after third straw poll defeat](https://pollar.news/en/event/bachelet-drops-un-bid): Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet ended her bid to succeed António Guterres after securing one encouraging vote in the UN Security - [Lega members gather in Pontida as delegates debate Salvini leadership](https://pollar.news/en/event/salvini-targeted-in-pontida): Lega supporters and officials assembled on the meadow of Pontida on Sunday morning, displaying internal differences between traditional nort - [German voters cast ballots in Berlin and Baltic state as Merz faces party pressure](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-elections-pressure-merz): Voters in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are casting ballots in twin regional elections on Sunday, posing a leadership test for Ge - [North Korea fires ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan after rejecting IAEA resolution](https://pollar.news/en/event/north-korea-fires-missiles): Pyongyang launched multiple projectiles from Wonsan on Sunday following its dismissal of an International Atomic Energy Agency resolution co - [Celtic seek Old Firm response against Rangers following back-to-back cup and European defeats](https://pollar.news/en/event/celtic-host-rangers-in-derby): Martin O'Neill's side host Rangers at a sold-out Celtic Park on Sunday, aiming to extend their Scottish Premiership lead to eight points aft - [Andros Townsend avoids injury after pitch roller runs over legs in Thai league match](https://pollar.news/en/event/townsend-hit-by-pitch-roller): Former England international Andros Townsend escaped serious injury after being run over by a pitch roller during PT Prachuap FC's 3-0 away - [Ukrainian drone strike damages Moscow oil refinery as regional officials report two dead](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-hit-moscow-refinery): A Ukrainian drone strike damaged the Moscow Oil Refinery in the Kapotnya district 15 kilometres from the Kremlin, while regional officials r - [NATO Readies 4,000 Pages of Defense Plans as Military Chiefs Meet in Copenhagen](https://pollar.news/en/event/nato-reviews-defense-plans): Military leaders from 32 NATO member states reviewed 4,000 pages of eastern flank defense plans in Copenhagen, preparing responses ranging f - [Ten lions die from suspected poisoning in Tanzania's Ngorongoro Conservation Area](https://pollar.news/en/event/ten-lions-poisoned-in-tanzania): The Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority launched a specialized investigation after ten lions were found dead in the Ndutu sector on 18 Se - [Agnes Ngetich sets women-only half marathon world record in Copenhagen](https://pollar.news/en/event/ngetich-sets-half-marathon-record): Kenya's Agnes Ngetich won the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen in 1:05:15, lowering the women-only half marathon wor - [US military kills four on Caribbean vessel in Operation Southern Spear](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-kills-four-in-caribbean): U.S. Southern Command carried out a kinetic strike against a fast boat in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday, bringing the death toll under the T - [State elections begin in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with polls pointing to AfD gains](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-state-elections-begin): Voters in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania headed to the polls on Sunday to elect their regional parliaments, with voting stations r - [Turkiye offers military support to Saudi Arabia following Houthi missile strikes on Riyadh and Yanbu](https://pollar.news/en/event/turkiye-offers-saudi-military-aid): Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated Ankara is prepared to assist Riyadh with technical military requirements under the trilateral Me - [Dozens of drones strike Moscow region and Kyiv on final day of Russian election](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-strike-moscow-during-election): Air defenses downed over 180 drones around Moscow as at least two people died in residential strikes, while reciprocal Russian attacks kille - [Rome middle school student stabs teacher during live stream as police investigate online instigators](https://pollar.news/en/event/rome-student-stabs-teacher): A 13-year-old student attacked teacher Isabella Marsilio with pepper spray and knives at a Rome middle school on Friday while live-streaming - [North Korea launches two projectiles into Sea of Japan after rejecting UN nuclear resolution](https://pollar.news/en/event/north-korea-fires-projectiles): North Korea fired two projectiles from Wonsan into waters outside Japan's exclusive economic zone on Sunday, prompting South Korea to conven - [French diesel prices hit record 2.41 euros per litre as fuel costs climb](https://pollar.news/en/event/french-diesel-hits-record): Diesel in France reached an average of 2.4097 euros per litre on Sunday, 20 September 2026, prompting cabinet discussions on commuter aid fo - [Pascal Gross confirms retirement from Germany after 19 caps and 2026 World Cup](https://pollar.news/en/event/gross-ends-international-career): The 35-year-old Brighton midfielder announced his departure from the national team following a 3-0 Premier League win against Arsenal, havin - [North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into Sea of Japan after rejecting IAEA resolution](https://pollar.news/en/event/north-korea-launches-missile): Pyongyang fired an unidentified projectile into waters outside Japan's exclusive economic zone on 20 September 2026, marking its second weap - [NATO Elects German General Carsten Breuer as Military Committee Chairman Starting in 2027](https://pollar.news/en/event/breuer-elected-nato-military-chair): Allied defence chiefs elected German Chief of Defence Carsten Breuer in Copenhagen to succeed Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone as Chair - [Romania faces nationwide cold snap with rain, high winds, and mountain snow](https://pollar.news/en/event/romania-faces-cold-snap): Romania will experience a sharp cooling starting Monday, bringing temperature drops of up to 12 degrees Celsius, high winds, rain, and mount - [Italian homeowner shoots intruder dead during nighttime break-in near Cuneo](https://pollar.news/en/event/courtyard-shooting-near-cuneo): A 35-year-old Italian homeowner shot and killed a 25-year-old intruder after discovering a group of burglars in the courtyard of his renovat - [North Korea launches short-range ballistic missile from Wonsan into Sea of Japan](https://pollar.news/en/event/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile): The projectile landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone on Sunday, marking Pyongyang's ninth missile test in 2026 and following joint - [Eight candidates contest Krakow mayoral race as six face off in televised debate](https://pollar.news/en/event/krakow-mayoral-election-debate): Six candidates for mayor of Krakow participate in a televised studio debate in Warsaw ahead of the early municipal election on 27 September - [Greek student dies after suffering cardiac arrest at Chalkidiki high school](https://pollar.news/en/event/chalkidiki-student-dies-after-collapse): A 17-year-old high school student in Pefkochori died at a Thessaloniki hospital on Sunday following a cardiac arrest on school grounds. Gree - [Oktoberfest 2026 opens in Munich as medical teams treat over 300 opening-day patients](https://pollar.news/en/event/oktoberfest-2026-opens-in-munich): Munich Lord Mayor Dominik Krause opened Oktoberfest 2026 with two hammer strikes, while on-site medical crews treated hundreds of visitors f - [Fire at Pamplona psychiatric facility leaves one dead and 18 injured from smoke inhalation](https://pollar.news/en/event/pamplona-clinic-fire-kills-one): A 56-year-old woman died and 18 people were hospitalized following a Saturday night fire at the Padre Menni psychiatric residence in Pamplon - [Poland introduces stricter building codes for balconies, noise insulation, and fencing](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-updates-building-codes): New technical building regulations entered into force in Poland on 20 September 2026, establishing mandatory solid balcony dividers, acousti - [Cuba reconnects 14 provinces after nationwide electrical grid collapse](https://pollar.news/en/event/cuba-suffers-total-blackout): A transmission line breakdown and storm conditions collapsed Cuba's national power grid on Friday, leaving 9.4 million residents without ele - [Iran sets conditions to reopen Strait of Hormuz as Trump weighs new strikes](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-sets-peace-conditions): Tehran has demanded an end to the naval blockade, unfreezing of assets, and a halt to hostilities before resuming talks with the United Stat - [US Ambassador Darryl Nirenberg marks 567 years of Bucharest on city anniversary](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-envoy-greets-bucharest): US Ambassador Darryl Nirenberg praised Bucharest and bilateral ties on Sunday as the Romanian capital commemorated 567 years since its first - [Joshua Van defends UFC flyweight title against Alexandre Pantoja as Tsarukyan knocks out Ruffy](https://pollar.news/en/event/ufc-331-preview): Flyweight champion Joshua Van secured a unanimous decision over Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 331 in Los Angeles, while Arman Tsarukyan earned a - [Stephen Fleming targets number one Test ranking and Ashes victory as England coach](https://pollar.news/en/event/fleming-leads-england-test-team): New Test head coach Stephen Fleming outlined plans to guide England from fifth in the global rankings to number one, while addressing team d - [Shootout between rival family clans leaves one dead and three injured in Alzira](https://pollar.news/en/event/fatal-shootout-in-alzira): A 56-year-old man died and three others were wounded during a clan shootout in Alzira's l'Alquerieta neighbourhood following a domestic quar - [German economist Veronika Grimm rejects government fuel discount of 17 cents per liter](https://pollar.news/en/event/economist-rejects-fuel-discount): Veronika Grimm criticized the German government's plan to reduce fuel taxes by 14 cents per liter from October, calling the subsidy cynical - [Swansea reclaim Championship top spot as Cardiff beat Charlton 3-1 for first win](https://pollar.news/en/event/swansea-go-top-of-championship): Swansea City moved back to the top of the Championship with a 2-1 win at Lincoln, while Jack Moylan scored twice to give Cardiff City a 3-1 - [Brighton defeat Arsenal 3-0 to end champions' unbeaten start to the season](https://pollar.news/en/event/arsenal-evaluate-dowman-loan): Goals from Pascal Gross, Charalampos Kostoulas, and Chema Andres condemned Arsenal to their first defeat of the season as Manchester City to - [82-year-old man dies following beach sunbed dispute at Akti Vouliagmenis](https://pollar.news/en/event/fatal-beach-dispute-in-vouliagmeni): An 82-year-old man died in hospital after being beaten during a dispute over a sunbed at Akti Vouliagmenis on Sunday morning. Greek police d - [US-China AI competition intensifies as Beijing restricts tech travel and safety calls stall](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-china-ai-race-escalates): American tech leaders propose slowing artificial intelligence development to manage existential risks, but escalating strategic rivalry with - [Ivan Jovanović names 26-man Greece squad for upcoming Nations League fixtures](https://pollar.news/en/event/greece-names-nations-league-squad): Greece manager Ivan Jovanović has selected 26 players for the autumn Nations League campaign, introducing four squad changes ahead of away m - [Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani faces backlash over marriage remarks at Formello event](https://pollar.news/en/event/tajani-remarks-draw-backlash): Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani faces calls for his dismissal from opposition leaders after comparing political reliability to choos - [Donald Trump bans CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House access](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-bans-three-outlets): US President Donald Trump ordered an immediate ban on journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, leading the Secret Service to seize creden ## 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)