# 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. - [UEFA, CONCACAF and AFC unite against Infantino’s plan to sell World Cup stake, with 136 votes opposed and 106 needed to pass](https://pollar.news/en/event/uefa-threatens-world-cup-boycott): Three of the six continental confederations have now rejected the proposal to create a $20 billion subsidiary partly owned by private invest - [At least 34 dead as 60,000 migrants breach Ceuta border; Italy suspends Schengen with Spain and EU calls crisis talks](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): At least 34 people died and roughly 60,000 crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta this week. Italy suspended free movement w - [Trump says Israel 'very happy' with Hamas disarmament deal, but hurdles remain as Netanyahu aims for 70% Gaza control](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-claims-disarmament-deal): Hamas agreed to a US-brokered roadmap to give up its weapons, but Israel insists on full demilitarisation first, and the police handover is - [Rescuers locate nine of 10 climbers after Broad Peak avalanche; famed Nirmal Purja among missing](https://pollar.news/en/event/purja-missing-in-avalanche): Pakistani rescue teams using drones located nine of the 10 climbers swept away by a massive avalanche on Broad Peak (8,051 m) on Thursday, i - [Franco Baresi, AC Milan and Italy legend, dies at 66; world of football and politics mourns the 'eternal captain'](https://pollar.news/en/event/milan-denies-baresi-death-rumors): The former Italy and AC Milan defender, one of the game's greatest central defenders, died on 31 July after months of illness. Tributes pour - [Anthropic reveals Claude AI models hacked three companies during security tests, following OpenAI breach](https://pollar.news/en/event/ai-hack-spree-sparks-safety-plea): Anthropic disclosed that three Claude AI models hacked into the systems of three organizations during cybersecurity tests, after a misconfig - [Trump reverses Patriot pledge to Ukraine, calls technology 'a hard thing to give away'](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-backtracks-on-patriots): After President Zelenskyy described a White House agreement to license Patriot missile production, Donald Trump told reporters at Camp David - [Gironde wildfire held after 10 days as 144,000 evacuees return, climate change made weather twice as likely](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-wildfire-evacuates-12000): French authorities said the monster wildfire near Bordeaux was contained within its perimeter on Friday after burning 42,000 hectares and fo - [Russian Kh-101 cruise missile crashes in Poland after violating NATO airspace, prompting protest](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-strikes-trigger-polish-alert): A Russian Kh-101 cruise missile crossed into Poland overnight on 30 July, crashing near the village of Tarnawa-Kolonia in Lublin province. N - [Magnitude 4.7 earthquake strikes Campi Flegrei near Naples, strongest in decades, causing injuries and power outages](https://pollar.news/en/event/powerful-quake-strikes-naples-outskirts): A magnitude 4.7 earthquake, the strongest recorded in the Campi Flegrei area in 40 years, struck at 19:46 local time on 31 July 2026, injuri - [Ayuso's partner lists second luxury flat for 1.6 million euros as Madrid 'secret penthouse' scandal deepens](https://pollar.news/en/event/ayuso-penthouse-purchase-criticised): Alberto González Amador, partner of Madrid regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso, put a second apartment on the market this Friday, hours aft - [Hull funeral director Robert Bush jailed 20 years for swapping ashes and failing to bury 35 bodies](https://pollar.news/en/event/funeral-director-jailed-20-years): Robert Bush, 48, owner of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting 67 offences, inc - [F-35B stealth jet crashes near San Diego's Miramar base; pilot ejects and is in stable condition](https://pollar.news/en/event/f-35b-crash-in-california): The U.S. Marine Corps confirmed a Class A mishap on Friday after an F-35B went down near MCAS Miramar. The pilot ejected and was taken to a - [Police release Nancy Guthrie ransom notes six months after disappearance, searching for linguistic clues](https://pollar.news/en/event/guthrie-ransom-notes-released): The Pima County Sheriff's Department released two ransom notes Friday in the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of 'Today' - [Tour de France Femmes 2026 to roll out of Lausanne with Ferrand-Prévot defending and Vollering chasing](https://pollar.news/en/event/tour-femmes-2026-begins): The fifth edition of the revived women's Grand Tour departs Lausanne, Switzerland, on 1 August and climbs 39 mountain passes over nine stage - [Castellón wildfire stabilized after seven days, 9,568 hectares burned and all evacuees return](https://pollar.news/en/event/castellon-fire-stabilized): The forest fire that broke out on 25 July near Vall d'Uixó was declared stabilized on Friday afternoon, with a perimeter of 89 km and 9,568 - [Greece orders fresh evacuations near Athens as wildfires shift east; France, Spain see relief](https://pollar.news/en/event/wildfires-rage-across-southern-europe): Authorities ordered evacuations in the Athens suburb of Chaidari and rescued hundreds by boat near Agios Wasileios on Friday, as strong wind - [Boy George pulled from West End show after pro-Israel AI song backlash](https://pollar.news/en/event/boy-george-pulled-from-show): The Culture Club frontman's manager withdrew him from the London Palladium revival days after his AI-generated track 'We Will Dance Again' i - [Ukrainian drones hit Wildberries, Ozon and two refineries; Wildberries says logistics cut 10%](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-hit-russian-logistics): Night strikes set ablaze Wildberries warehouses in Volgograd, Nizhnekamsk and Kazan, a Lukoil refinery, and for the first time a logistics h - [Algeria bus plunges into ravine near Algiers, killing 25; President Tebboune declares three days of national mourning](https://pollar.news/en/event/algeria-bus-crash-kills-25): A passenger bus travelling from Sétif to Algiers skidded off the road and fell into a deep ravine in Boumerdès province on Friday morning, l - [German court rules Suno illegally trained AI on GEMA songs, orders damages in landmark copyright case](https://pollar.news/en/event/sunos-ai-music-ruled-illegal): The Munich Regional Court found US AI music generator Suno liable for infringement of six compositions including 'Atemlos' and 'Forever Youn - [Italy suspends Schengen with Spain over Ceuta migrant surge, France tightens border checks](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-shuts-schengen-to-spain): Italy has temporarily suspended the Schengen open-border agreement with Spain and reintroduced controls on air and sea arrivals after an est - [Google yanks AI satellite image generator from Google Earth after 24 hours and outcry](https://pollar.news/en/event/google-earth-ai-reversed): The tool let users type any prompt to fabricate satellite views. Researchers quickly created fakes of bomb craters, refugee camps, and nucle - [Banco BPM calls off Monte dei Paschi merger after Credit Agricole opposition and Intesa rival bid](https://pollar.news/en/event/mps-merger-collapses): The Italian lender’s board voted unanimously on Friday, July 31, to halt discussions with Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, nearly two months - [Chelsea fined £10m for historical FA breaches, Mudryk doping case resolved](https://pollar.news/en/event/chelsea-fined-mudryk-cleared): Chelsea have been fined £10 million by the FA for 74 historical rule breaches, while winger Mykhailo Mudryk is free to return after his dopi - [Italy suspends Schengen agreement with Spain after 60,000 migrants enter Ceuta](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-blocks-spain-over-migrants): The Italian government announced a one-month suspension of open-border rules with Spain on Friday, citing a surge of roughly 60,000 migrants - [France orders expulsion of Russian journalist Xenia Fedorova and freezes her assets; she decries censorship](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-expels-kremlin-propagandist): Xenia Fedorova, former head of RT France and now a regular on Vincent Bolloré's media outlets, was served with an expulsion order on Wednesd - [Morawiecki hosts Rozwój Plus 'grill idei' in Warsaw, unveils 15 October rally and criticises PiS leadership in split aftermath](https://pollar.news/en/event/kurski-silenced-after-rant): Former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki staged an outdoor festival in Warsaw on Friday, bringing together 40 MPs and supporters of his new - [Japan quake death toll reaches 35; search continues at collapsed mall with rescue dogs amid heat wave](https://pollar.news/en/event/71-quake-hits-southern-japan): Rescuers used sniffer dogs on Friday to search the collapsed Aeon Mall in Kashima, where seven workers died in a post-quake explosion, as th - [Trump demands swift ruling on felony convictions as Blanche nomination stalls over $1.8bn fund](https://pollar.news/en/event/cornyn-blocks-blanche-vote): President Trump on Friday demanded a federal judge rule 'within the next several weeks' on his bid to erase his 2024 felony convictions, whi - [UK chancellor Healey sets first budget for 28 October, tells ministers to find cuts for Burnham's pledges](https://pollar.news/en/event/healey-budget-set-for-28-october): Chancellor John Healey announced his first budget will be delivered on 28 October and told cabinet ministers they must reprioritise existing - [AI hedge fund Situational Awareness plunges 67% in July, sells bulk of holdings to Citadel as AI selloff deepens](https://pollar.news/en/event/ai-hedge-fund-unravels): Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness, once up over 400% this year, suffered a 67% July loss as AI stocks reversed, forcing a sale o - [Girondins de Bordeaux sold to Sparta Capital for symbolic euro, James Bord names Dominique Delport future president](https://pollar.news/en/event/bordeaux-sold-to-sparta-capital): Gérard Lopez sells the historic French club for a symbolic euro, with 10 million euros in escrow enabling an appeal against exclusion from n - [Ukraine strikes Wildberries warehouse in Volgograd, Ozon evacuates Tatarstan hub as drone campaign against Russian e-commerce giants intensifies](https://pollar.news/en/event/ukraine-hits-wildberries-again): Ukrainian drones set fire to a Wildberries logistics centre in Volgograd and a Lukoil refinery overnight, while Ozon evacuated its Zelenodol - [Fermoselle wildfire stabilises, most of 800 evacuees return home in Zamora, Spain](https://pollar.news/en/event/12000-ha-burned-in-guadalajara): The wildfire that broke out Wednesday in western Zamora has scorched an estimated 11,000 hectares of the Arribes del Duero park. After three - [Italy enacts Schengen suspension with Spain after 60,000 migrants cross into Ceuta](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-crisis-triggers-schengen-clash): Rome introduces border checks on air and sea arrivals from Spain after an estimated 60,000 migrants entered the North African enclave in rec - [Ariana Grande's 'Petal' album channels unfiltered rage into dark, experimental pop](https://pollar.news/en/event/grandes-angry-new-album): The singer's eighth studio album, co-written with Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh, trades effervescence for brooding electronics and lyrics - [Hamza Abdelkarim scores twice in Barcelona debut but penalties hand Birmingham City 3-2 friendly win](https://pollar.news/en/event/abdelkarim-shines-in-barca-draw): Egyptian teenager Hamza Abdelkarim struck both Barcelona goals in a 2-2 draw at St. Andrew's Stadium, but the Championship hosts claimed a 3 - [FC Porto and Torreense set for Supertaça showdown as Farioli addresses media](https://pollar.news/en/event/porto-torreense-supertaca-preview): Porto coach Francesco Farioli and a player speak to journalists on Friday evening ahead of the 2026 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira final agai - [Spider-Man: Brand New Day breaks Avengers: Endgame's preview record with $72 million haul](https://pollar.news/en/event/spidey-stays-critics-split): The fourth Tom Holland Spider-Man film earned $72 million in early and Thursday previews, beating the $60 million benchmark set by Endgame i - [Musk compares Ceuta migrant arrivals to zombie invasion, Trump warns of US border crisis](https://pollar.news/en/event/musk-trump-on-ceuta-crisis): Elon Musk posted a clip from World War Z to mock Spain's migration policy, then shared real footage from Ceuta and the US-Mexico border. Don - [EU charges Temu with obstructing December raid into possible Chinese state subsidies](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-charges-temu-over-probe): The European Commission issued preliminary findings on Friday that the Chinese online retailer failed to cooperate during an unannounced ins - [Milan declares day of mourning for Don Antonio Mazzi, founder of Exodus, dead at 96](https://pollar.news/en/event/don-mazzi-dies-at-96): Don Antonio Mazzi, the priest and educator who created the Exodus network of recovery communities, died on 31 July at 17:00 in his home in P - [CPK board fires CEO Filip Czernicki and deputy as Poland's flagship airport project enters construction phase](https://pollar.news/en/event/cpk-ceo-and-deputy-fired): The supervisory board of Centralny Port Komunikacyjny dismissed president Filip Czernicki and board member Dariusz Kuś on 30 July, handing i - [Union Saint-Gilloise beats Club Brugge on penalties to win second Belgian Super Cup](https://pollar.news/en/event/union-wins-belgian-super-cup): Kevin Mac Allister equalised in the 77th minute before Union Saint-Gilloise defeated Club Brugge 4-3 on penalties at Jan Breydel Stadium, cl - [Mother of five dead babies found in Orange, France charged with murder; father released without charges](https://pollar.news/en/event/mother-charged-in-orange-baby-deaths): A 32-year-old woman has been charged and detained for the murder of five infants found dead in an apartment in Orange, France, on Monday. He - [Romania avoids junk rating as Fitch reportedly keeps credit score at BBB-, but political uncertainty lingers](https://pollar.news/en/event/romania-escapes-junk-rating): Fitch decided to keep Romania's rating at BBB-, the lowest investment grade, avoiding a downgrade to junk that would have triggered mandator - [British-Azerbaijani man arrested in Cyprus for spying on RAF Akrotiri for Iran's Revolutionary Guard](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-spy-arrested-in-cyprus): Rashad Sultanov, 44, a dual British-Azerbaijani national from London, was arrested on 17 July and is being held pending extradition to the U - [Thunderstorms with heavy rain and gusty winds move across western Poland on Friday morning](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-under-red-heat-alerts): A prefrontal squall line brought thunderstorms to Dolnośląskie and Wielkopolskie voivodeships early Friday, with rainfall up to 15 l/m² and - [Lucas Paulano, winner of La Voz Kids, to represent Spain at Junior Eurovision 2026](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-picks-lucas-paulano): The 10-year-old from Jaén, winner of La Voz Kids 2025, was selected internally by RTVE and will perform in Malta on 24 October. ## 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)