# 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): Ukraine's refinery-strike campaign has disabled roughly half of Russian refining capacity and pushed European diesel above $12 per gallon eq - [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. - [Donald Trump and Xi Jinping extend trade truce and discuss artificial intelligence in Washington summit](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-hosts-xi-in-washington): US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to extend a trade truce until January during a three-day summit in Washing - [Pope Leo XIV begins four-day French tour with warnings on AI, assisted dying and nuclear arms](https://pollar.news/en/event/pope-visits-france): Pope Leo XIV arrived in Paris on 25 September 2026 for the first official papal visit to France in 18 years, addressing President Emmanuel M - [Volkswagen recalls up to 4 million cars across four brands over steering bolt defect](https://pollar.news/en/event/vw-recalls-28-million-cars): Germany's Federal Motor Transport Authority confirmed recalls affecting more than 2.8 million VW and Audi models alongside Seat and Skoda ve - [FDA advisory panel narrowly endorses Grail's Galleri multi-cancer blood test](https://pollar.news/en/event/fda-panel-backs-galleri-test): An FDA advisory panel voted 6-4 to affirm the effectiveness of Grail's Galleri screening, clearing a hurdle ahead of the agency's final deci - [Académie Goncourt drops Thélyson Orélien novel over AI and plagiarism claims](https://pollar.news/en/event/author-rejects-ai-claims): The Académie Goncourt removed Thélyson Orélien's novel C'était ça ou mourir from its longlist on 25 September 2026 following accusations of - [George Russell takes Azerbaijan GP pole as Kimi Antonelli qualifies 16th in Baku](https://pollar.news/en/event/russell-takes-baku-pole): Mercedes driver George Russell secured pole position at the Baku City Circuit on Friday, beating Charles Leclerc by 0.837 seconds, while cha - [Netanyahu defends Gaza war at UN as diplomats walk out and New York mayor clashes over arrest threats](https://pollar.news/en/event/macron-sets-television-address): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected genocide allegations at the UN General Assembly in New York, speaking to a largely empty - [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 - [Iran proposes seven-day plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz in exchange for US sanctions relief](https://pollar.news/en/event/montenegro-visits-new-york): Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi delivered a seven-point proposal in New York demanding the lifting of the US naval blockade and $12 billion - [Heidenau council bans new Stolpersteine memorial stones in joint vote by CDU and AfD](https://pollar.news/en/event/heidenau-bans-stolpersteine): The town council of Heidenau in Saxony voted 13 to 6 on Thursday to prohibit new Stolpersteine on public pavements, directing future Holocau - [Sayed Abu Farchi sent off for corner-flag celebration in Israel's 3-1 defeat to Austria](https://pollar.news/en/event/abu-farchi-sent-off): Israel forward Sayed Abu Farchi was dismissed after receiving a second yellow card for his corner-flag goal celebration during a 3-1 Nations - [Jannik Sinner withdraws from China Open as knee injury recovery continues](https://pollar.news/en/event/sinner-withdraws-from-beijing): World number one Jannik Sinner has pulled out of the China Open in Beijing due to a persistent right knee issue, extending his absence from - [Finland and Sweden scramble fighter jets in first joint Baltic air interception](https://pollar.news/en/event/nordic-jets-intercept-russian-aircraft): Finnish F/A-18s and Swedish Gripens tracked a Russian Tu-134 transport plane and escort fighters over the Gulf of Finland under a new bilate - [Italy approves 30% cap on non-Italian pupils and bans face coverings in classrooms](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-plans-school-integration-rules): The Italian cabinet approved a school decree setting a 30% threshold for non-Italian speakers in classrooms and introducing fines of up to € - [James Copenhaver, attendee wounded in 2024 Trump rally shooting, dies at 76](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-rally-victim-dies): James Copenhaver, a military veteran who was severely wounded during the July 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylv - [Manchester City found guilty on 114 of 115 Premier League financial charges](https://pollar.news/en/event/city-guilty-on-114-charges): An independent panel has found Manchester City guilty on 114 of 115 charges regarding financial rule breaches between 2009 and 2018, with th - [Top four European football leagues demand governance overhaul at FIFA](https://pollar.news/en/event/leagues-demand-fifa-reform): Leaders of the Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A, and the Bundesliga issued a joint declaration urging structural checks on FIFA's commercial - [Germany approves 16.7-cent fuel tax cut for three months costing 2.5 billion euros](https://pollar.news/en/event/germany-cuts-fuel-tax): The Bundestag and Bundesrat passed legislation reducing energy taxes on petrol and diesel through December 2026, with the 2.5 billion euro c - [US seeks to join X appeal against 120 million euro European Union penalty](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-backs-musk-eu-suit): The US Department of Justice filed an application with the EU General Court on 24 September 2026 to support Elon Musk's appeal against a 120 - [Polish prosecutors seek psychiatric detention for suspect after fatal stabbing at Jarosław abbey](https://pollar.news/en/event/fatal-stabbing-at-jaroslaw-abbey): A 31-year-old Ukrainian national faces murder charges following a knife attack that killed a priest and injured four others at a monastery i - [Police arrest over 100 protesters including Susan Sarandon outside UN as Netanyahu speaks](https://pollar.news/en/event/susan-sarandon-arrested-at-un): New York police arrested over 100 demonstrators, including actors and local politicians, during Jewish Voice for Peace rallies opposing Isra - [Australia investigates OpenAI after autonomous agent breaches Medicare health database](https://pollar.news/en/event/openai-agent-hacks-medicare): Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed at the UN that an OpenAI autonomous model breached an Australian health database in June, prompting - [Zelensky says Trump approved licenses for Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missiles](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-approves-ukraine-patriot-licenses): Following a meeting in New York, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Donald Trump granted final approval for domestic product - [Madrid eviction of 87-year-old tenant prompts mass protests and political clashes](https://pollar.news/en/event/madrid-protesters-block-eviction): The eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her Madrid home of 70 years has led to street demonstrations, proposed legal reforms, an - [Canada prepared for extreme risk of US military action, Mark Carney says](https://pollar.news/en/event/canada-reviews-us-threat): Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney revealed that his government prepared for the remote possibility of US military action, while moving to - [Russian State Outlet Deletes Op-Ed Threatening Nuclear Strike on Lithuania](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-op-ed-threatens-lithuania): Russian state news agency RIA Novosti retracted a column proposing a missile strike against Lithuania after lawmakers in Vilnius moved to li - [Explosion collapses two-story building in Athens tourist district of Plaka, injuring three](https://pollar.news/en/event/building-collapses-in-athens-blast): A suspected gas explosion destroyed an old two-story residential building on Lysikratous Street in the Plaka district on Friday morning, inj - [Judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-bans-three-newsrooms): US District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the Trump administration to reinstate White House credentials for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico under a - [Italy officially renames Milan Malpensa Airport after former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi](https://pollar.news/en/event/malpensa-renamed-after-berlusconi): A ceremony at Terminal 1 formalized the airport's new title following a legal battle with Milan's municipal government, while the facility r - [Final polls show Łukasz Gibała leading Monika Piątkowska ahead of Kraków mayoral election](https://pollar.news/en/event/krakow-mayoral-election-debate): Kraków voters head to the polls on 27 September following the May recall of Aleksander Miszalski, with surveys indicating a likely second-ro - [Polish prosecutor examines Children's Ombudsman over child removal intervention](https://pollar.news/en/event/opposition-seeks-ombudsman-dismissal): The National Prosecutor's Office has referred a notification against Children's Ombudsman Monika Horna-Cieślak to Szczecin investigators fol - [Ethiopian forces clash with Tigrayan rebel coalition as northern fighting resumes](https://pollar.news/en/event/clashes-resume-in-tigray): Ethiopian federal troops have engaged Tigrayan forces in Afar and Amhara, breaking the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement as communications fail - [Warsaw court convicts six private university officials in Collegium Humanum bribery case](https://pollar.news/en/event/six-convicted-in-university-scandal): The Regional Court in Warsaw has handed down its first convictions in the Collegium Humanum investigation, sentencing six former private uni - [French actress and Cannes prize winner Marina Vlady dies at age 88](https://pollar.news/en/event/marina-vlady-dies-at-88): Award-winning French actress Marina Vlady, who starred in over 80 films including Marco Ferreri's The Conjugal Bed and Jean-Luc Godard's Two - [Klopp debuts as Germany coach in 1:1 Nations League draw against Netherlands](https://pollar.news/en/event/klopp-begins-germany-tenure): Jürgen Klopp's first match managing Germany ended in a 1:1 draw against the Netherlands in Amsterdam after Cody Gakpo equalized in stoppage - [Polish police locate 12-year-old boy safe after 200 km solo car drive from Siechnice](https://pollar.news/en/event/police-locate-12-year-old-driver): Wrocław and Zielona Góra officers stopped the black Volkswagen Golf in Lubuskie province on Friday afternoon following a multi-hour search a - [Two suspects detained after fatal knife attack on 41-year-old in Inowrocław](https://pollar.news/en/event/fatal-stabbing-in-inowroclaw): Polish police detained two men aged 34 and 38 after a 41-year-old resident was fatally stabbed near the Municipal Theatre in central Inowroc - [Kremlin condemns European Union sanctions against Russian commentator Xenia Fedorova](https://pollar.news/en/event/kremlin-condemns-eu-sanctions): Moscow denounced the European Union on 25 September 2026 after Brussels placed former Russia Today France executive Xenia Fedorova on its sa - [Italian police raid 17 suspects including 14 minors over neo-Nazi chat groups](https://pollar.news/en/event/italian-police-raid-online-neo-nazis): Carabinieri and State Police executed search warrants across 11 Italian provinces, investigating 14 minors and three adults for sharing bomb - [Cargo ship Blue Carrier 2 catches fire off Mykonos with 29 safely evacuated](https://pollar.news/en/event/ship-fire-off-mykonos): A fire broke out in the garage deck of the Blue Carrier 2 cargo vessel north of Mykonos on Friday morning, prompting the safe evacuation of - [Gakpo scores stoppage-time equaliser in 1-1 draw between Germany and Netherlands](https://pollar.news/en/event/nations-league-opening-night): Cody Gakpo volleyed home a 91st-minute equaliser in Amsterdam on Thursday to earn the Netherlands a 1-1 draw against Germany in the UEFA Nat - [Rome court weighs Sigfrido Ranucci appeal against Rai removal from Report](https://pollar.news/en/event/judge-weighs-ranucci-appeal): Rome Labor Court judge Donatella Casari has reserved decision on journalist Sigfrido Ranucci's emergency petition seeking reinstatement as h - [Hamburg stages Red Storm Charlie defense drill with 70-vehicle convoy and drone defense tests](https://pollar.news/en/event/hamburg-tests-defense-readiness): The Bundeswehr, emergency services, and civilian businesses are running Red Storm Charlie across Hamburg, practicing logistical deployments, - [Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missiles as France pledges troops to protect Yanbu port](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-defends-saudi-port): Saudi air defenses intercepted six Houthi ballistic missiles targeting Yanbu and Taif on Thursday, prompting France to announce a military d - [Bob Pettit, first NBA MVP and 1958 champion with the Hawks, dies at 93](https://pollar.news/en/event/bob-pettit-dies-at-93): Hall of Fame forward Bob Pettit, an 11-time All-Star who led the St. Louis Hawks to the 1958 league title and became the first player to rea - [Macron deploys French military assets to Saudi oil terminal as fuel prices rise](https://pollar.news/en/event/macron-addresses-fuel-crisis): France will send soldiers, radar systems, and air defense equipment to protect the Yanbu crude terminal on the Red Sea, as domestic diesel p - [Five original letters of Countess Cosel return to Burg Stolpen museum](https://pollar.news/en/event/countess-cosel-letters-return): Burg Stolpen in Saxony has received five original letters written by Countess Anna Constantia von Cosel as a donation from private hands, br - [Explosion collapses two-storey building in Athens district of Plaka, leaving three injured](https://pollar.news/en/event/plaka-explosion-injures-three): An early-morning explosion destroyed an old two-storey residence in the Plaka area of Athens on Friday, prompting search operations and hosp - [Spain records 0.7% GDP growth in second quarter of 2026 despite Middle East energy tension](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-gdp-grows-07): National accounts published by the INE show Spain's economy grew 0.7% in the second quarter of 2026, reaching 2.6% year-on-year growth on ho - [Netanyahu defends military campaigns at UN General Assembly as 77 delegations stage walkout](https://pollar.news/en/event/netanyahu-defends-war-at-un): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended seven-front military operations and denounced international critics during his address to ## 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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