# 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. - [Colombia earthquake: at least 132 dead, five cities on red alert, rescue efforts press on](https://pollar.news/en/event/colombias-new-president-sworn-in): A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on August 10, killing at least 132 people according to ANSA and 164 according to Reuters, - [Trump secretly switched planes after NATO summit in Ankara over Iranian assassination threat](https://pollar.news/en/event/trumps-secret-turkey-escape): President Donald Trump secretly switched planes after a NATO summit in Ankara on July 8, using an airport catering truck to transfer to a sm - [Damascus court sentences ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for crimes against humanity](https://pollar.news/en/event/assad-sentenced-to-death-in-absentia): A Damascus criminal court sentenced ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia on 11 August 2026, convicting him of murder - [Trump signs executive order splitting childhood vaccines and cutting covered diseases from 18 to 11](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-reshapes-vaccine-schedule): President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 10 calling for the MMR vaccine to be split into three separate shots and all chil - [Trump defends FIFA's Infantino as UEFA, CONCACAF and AFC demand his removal over failed private investment plan](https://pollar.news/en/event/confederations-turn-on-infantino): US President Donald Trump warned that replacing FIFA President Gianni Infantino would be a 'terrible mistake,' as UEFA, CONCACAF and the AFC - [Hungary's Parliament elects Orbán critic András Baka as president in post-Orbán purge](https://pollar.news/en/event/hungary-to-elect-new-president): Hungary's Parliament elected former Supreme Court chief justice András Baka as president on August 11, with 140 votes to 6, as Prime Ministe - [Russian aerial attacks kill 9 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns Moscow is using North Korean ballistic missiles](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-missiles-hit-kyiv-zaporizhzhia): Russian forces killed at least nine civilians in overnight missile and drone attacks on Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk, as President - [Turkish parliament passes PKK reintegration law after 12-hour debate](https://pollar.news/en/event/parliament-passes-pkk-amnesty-law): The Turkish Parliament approved a framework law on 10 August to reintegrate former PKK fighters into civilian life, the first legislative st - [Lebanon abolishes death penalty, becoming first Arab country to end capital punishment](https://pollar.news/en/event/lebanon-abolishes-death-penalty): Lebanon's parliament voted on August 11, 2026, to abolish the death penalty, replacing it with life imprisonment and aggravated hard labor, - [Fabbri and Ingebrigtsen strike gold as European Athletics Championships open in Birmingham](https://pollar.news/en/event/ingebrigtsen-and-hunt-strike-gold): Leo Fabbri and Jakob Ingebrigtsen struck gold on the opening day of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, while Keely Hodgkins - [Trump Media posts $238M Q2 loss as crypto bets sour, pivots back to Truth Social with paid API for Trump's posts](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-media-posts-238m-loss): Trump Media & Technology Group posted a $238.1 million second-quarter loss driven by cryptocurrency markdowns and announced a strategic pivo - [French press group APIG files antitrust complaint against Google over AI Overviews](https://pollar.news/en/event/french-press-complains-about-google-ai): APIG, representing nearly 300 French daily newspapers, asked France's Competition Authority on August 11 to act against Google's deployment - [Jellyfish swarm shuts down three reactors at France's Gravelines nuclear plant](https://pollar.news/en/event/jellyfish-halt-three-french-reactors): A massive jellyfish swarm forced EDF to shut down three of six reactors at the Gravelines nuclear plant in northern France on Monday, leavin - [DRC Ebola outbreak kills 2,011 as Bundibugyo strain outpaces response across five provinces](https://pollar.news/en/event/ebola-deaths-exceed-2000-in-congo): Confirmed Ebola deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo have reached 2,011 out of 4,381 cases as of August 11, with the Bundibugyo strain - [Hesse forest fire burns 55 hectares near Rodenbach, residents told to stop showering for firefighting water](https://pollar.news/en/event/wildfires-strike-hesse-and-bavaria): A forest fire near Rodenbach in South-East Hesse burned 55 hectares and prompted authorities to ask residents to stop showering so water cou - [Romania's Cernavodă nuclear plant prepares to shut down last reactor as Danube hits record low](https://pollar.news/en/event/danube-low-forces-cernavod-shutdown): Romania's Cernavodă nuclear plant is preparing to shut down its last operating reactor on August 13 as the Danube falls to minus 230 cm, a l - [Partial solar eclipse will darken Polish skies on 12 August, with up to 88% of Sun covered](https://pollar.news/en/event/eclipse-and-perseids-converge-august-12): On Wednesday 12 August, the Moon will cover up to 88% of the Sun's disc over Poland, marking the deepest partial eclipse visible from the co - [Albares visits Ceuta, promises all migrants will return to Morocco, clashes with Italy over border crisis](https://pollar.news/en/event/albares-vows-ceuta-migrant-returns): Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares made the first-ever visit by a foreign minister to Ceuta on 11 August, promising that all 70,00 - [Tupac Shakur murder trial begins in Las Vegas 30 years after rapper's killing](https://pollar.news/en/event/tupac-murder-trial-begins): Jury selection opened in Las Vegas on August 10 for the trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis, accused of orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting - [Porter Airlines flight cancelled after child refused to buckle seatbelt, sparking online debate](https://pollar.news/en/event/toddler-cancels-canadian-flight): A Porter Airlines flight from Victoria to Toronto was cancelled on 6 August after a young child refused to sit and buckle their seatbelt, fo - [71% of England in flash drought as UK braces for fifth heatwave of the year](https://pollar.news/en/event/england-drought-hits-713): Nearly three-quarters of England is in drought and 27 million people face water restrictions as the UK confronts its fifth heatwave of the y - [Turkish journalist detained under disinformation law for reporting Musiala transfer to Galatasaray](https://pollar.news/en/event/journalist-detained-over-musiala-rumor): Turkish sports journalist Burhan Can Terzi was briefly detained by Istanbul police on 10 August 2026 for reporting that Bayern Munich's Jama - [Nvidia partners with six Wall Street giants on $500 billion AI infrastructure financing deal](https://pollar.news/en/event/nvidias-500b-ai-financing-deal): Nvidia has signed memorandums of understanding with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to mobilize over $500 b - [Australian PM Albanese rejects apology demand over melon joke about Japan's Takaichi](https://pollar.news/en/event/albanese-melon-joke-row): Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is refusing to apologise for comments about a gift of Japanese crown melons from PM Sanae Takaich - [Rhine water levels hit record lows, halting cargo sailings and threatening German industry](https://pollar.news/en/event/rhine-shipping-faces-shutdown): Water levels at Kaub, a key Rhine shipping chokepoint, have fallen a third below the previous 2018 all-time low, forcing cargo vessels to st - [Spotify to label AI-generated artist profiles with AI Persona badges from mid-September](https://pollar.news/en/event/spotify-labels-ai-artists): Spotify announced on August 11 that it will label artist profiles representing AI-generated identities with 'AI Persona' badges starting mid - [Rhine low water pushes up fuel prices in western Germany, supply shortages possible](https://pollar.news/en/event/rhine-low-water-hits-fuel-prices): Falling Rhine water levels are driving up fuel transport costs in western Germany, with NRW and Hessen recording the highest gasoline prices - [Two brothers detained over fatal beating of bodyguard outside Calabrian nightclub](https://pollar.news/en/event/brothers-held-in-bodyguard-killing): Antonio Perrotta, a 34-year-old security guard and father of four from Fuscaldo, died after being beaten outside the 'Il Castello' nightclub - [Tusk vows to 'burn with hot iron' flood-aid abuse after 4.5 million zł went to firms linked to KO activist](https://pollar.news/en/event/flood-relief-scandal-hits-ko): Polish PM Donald Tusk vowed to 'burn with a hot iron' every case of misappropriated flood aid after reports that 4.5 million zł from the Kar - [Netanyahu rejects Trump's Gaza roadmap as both leaders face elections](https://pollar.news/en/event/netanyahu-rejects-trump-plan): Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu rejected Trump's 15-point Gaza roadmap on Sunday, refusing to withdraw forces until Hamas disarms, as the B - [Brad Pitt reveals alcohol relapse after seven years sober and suicidal thoughts tied to family problems in Esquire interview](https://pollar.news/en/event/brad-pitt-reveals-relapse-and-suicidal-thoughts): In a candid Esquire interview published 11 August 2026, the 62-year-old actor said he resumed drinking after seven years of sobriety and des - [Total solar eclipse to cross Spain on 12 August, first in over a century](https://pollar.news/en/event/44c-heatwave-to-hit-spain): On 12 August 2026, a total solar eclipse will cross Spain from west to east, with totality lasting up to 1 minute 50 seconds across nearly 4 - [Man detained in Marbella after stabbing transgender partner; case classified as domestic violence](https://pollar.news/en/event/arrest-after-marbella-stabbing): A 58-year-old man confessed to stabbing his 35-year-old transgender partner in San Pedro de Alcántara, Marbella, spending nearly a day with - [Tusk's 'right hand' Maciej Berek steps down as oversight minister, Knapińska takes over](https://pollar.news/en/event/berek-steps-down-as-oversight-minister): Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on 11 August that Maciej Berek, minister for oversight of government policy implementation, is leaving - [US judge dismisses criminal fraud and bribery case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani](https://pollar.news/en/event/judge-dismisses-adani-criminal-case): Brooklyn-based US District Judge Nicholas Garaufis dismissed fraud and bribery charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani on August 10, - [Suspected explosive drone found at Leipzig airport, second incident hits Hanover](https://pollar.news/en/event/drone-found-at-leipzig-airport): A modified drone carrying explosives struck the wing of a Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport on 4 August, failing to det - [Mount Etna eruption strands thousands of tourists as Catania airport cancels 200+ flights](https://pollar.news/en/event/etna-eruption-strands-sicily-tourists): Mount Etna has been erupting since Friday, sending ash clouds that forced Catania airport to cancel or redirect more than 200 flights and le - [Mount Etna eruption opens new vents, disrupts Catania airport with 30,000 passengers affected](https://pollar.news/en/event/etna-eruption-disrupts-catania-flights): Mount Etna opened two new eruptive vents in the Valle del Bove on 10-11 August, forcing Catania airport to suspend arrivals until 19:00 on 1 - [At least 14 miners dead after disused mine collapse near Rustenburg, South Africa](https://pollar.news/en/event/14-dead-in-south-africa-mine): At least 14 artisanal miners died and eight were seriously injured when a disused mine collapsed near Rustenburg in South Africa's North Wes - [Lavitola arrested for ordering attack on journalist Ranucci to boost his political career](https://pollar.news/en/event/lavitola-arrested-over-ranucci-bombing): Former editor Valter Lavitola was arrested on August 10 for ordering an explosive attack on RAI journalist Sigfrido Ranucci, allegedly to in - [Oil climbs as US-Iran Hormuz talks stall, shipping traffic drops to six vessels](https://pollar.news/en/event/hormuz-standoff-lifts-oil-prices): Brent crude hit $88 a barrel on Tuesday as President Donald Trump countered Iran's peace-deal conditions with his own compensation demands, - [Robles agrees to Senate appearance on Ceuta crisis as PP pressures Interior and Foreign ministers](https://pollar.news/en/event/senate-government-clash-over-ceuta): Defense Minister Margarita Robles will appear before the Senate on August 18 to answer questions on the Ceuta migration crisis, breaking ran - [Two Toulouse municipal police officers stabbed by man shouting 'Allahu Akbar'](https://pollar.news/en/event/toulouse-police-stabbed-in-attack): Two municipal police officers were stabbed on Rue d'Austerlitz in central Toulouse on 10 August by a man armed with several knives who shout - [Léon Marchand posts sixth-fastest 200m freestyle ever as France takes relay silver at European Championships](https://pollar.news/en/event/marchand-out-of-medley-events): Léon Marchand clocked 1:43.76 in the 4x200m freestyle relay lead-off at the European Swimming Championships in Paris, the fastest 200m frees - [France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls with fines up to €375,000 per call](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-bans-telemarketing-calls): A new French law in force from 11 August 2026 prohibits businesses from calling consumers without prior consent, with fines up to €375,000 p - [Beach Buggy engulfed in flames triggers wildfire in Marathia, Zakynthos](https://pollar.news/en/event/wildfire-hits-zakynthos): A Beach Buggy vehicle that caught fire in unclear circumstances triggered a wildfire in the forested area of Marathia on the island of Zakyn - [Typhoon Dolphin floods eastern China after landfall in Zhejiang, over one million evacuated](https://pollar.news/en/event/71-quake-hits-southern-japan): Typhoon Dolphin, the strongest storm to hit China this year, made landfall in Zhejiang province with winds exceeding 150 km/h, flooding Shan - [Istanbul airport overtakes Heathrow as Europe's busiest with 8.15 million July passengers](https://pollar.news/en/event/istanbul-overtakes-heathrow-in-europe): Istanbul airport recorded 8.15 million passengers in July, surpassing Heathrow's 7.86 million to claim the title of Europe's busiest airport - [Russian Supreme Court bars anti-war party Yabloko from September Duma election](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-bars-yabloko-from-election): Russia's Supreme Court removed the liberal, anti-war party Yabloko from the September Duma ballot after a lawsuit by the Kremlin-loyal party - [Partial solar eclipse to obscure up to 95% of sun across UK on 12 August](https://pollar.news/en/event/uk-solar-eclipse-on-12-august): Up to 95% of the sun will be obscured across the UK on Wednesday 12 August, the most extensive eclipse since 1999, with parts of Spain and P ## 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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