# 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 in Ukraine has entered a new phase defined by a rapid technological competition and a a more mature Ukrainian strike doctrine, chall - [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. - [Saudi airstrikes hit Hodeidah, Houthis launch missile on Jizan after Red Sea blockade](https://pollar.news/en/event/opec-boosts-august-output): Saudi Arabia struck Houthi military targets in Yemen's Hodeidah on Friday, and the rebels claimed a retaliatory missile attack on Jizan on S - [Andy Burnham caps bus fares at £2, slashes VAT on electricity in first week as UK prime minister](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-to-become-uk-pm): The new Labour leader used social media and a flurry of cost-of-living measures to stamp his authority, while launching a northern ministeri - [Wildfires out of control in France and Spain as flames close on Bordeaux and Madrid](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-wildfire-evacuates-12000): The Gironde fire has burned nearly 30,000 hectares since Wednesday and forced 110,000 people out, with 31,000 more in Landes. In Spain, 63,0 - [Trump orders Section 301 probe of the EU and threatens tariffs over $1 billion Google fine](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-threatens-eu-tariffs): The US president ordered a Section 301 investigation and warned of 'substantial' duties after Brussels fined Google €890 million for breachi - [ICC member states vote 82-13 to remove prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual misconduct claims](https://pollar.news/en/event/icc-fires-karim-khan): The 82-13 secret ballot at UN headquarters in New York follows a two-year scandal over allegations he sexually assaulted a female aide. Khan - [LeBron James picks Philadelphia 76ers for final NBA chapter, signing two-year, $8 million deal](https://pollar.news/en/event/lebron-james-joins-76ers): LeBron James will finish his career with the Philadelphia 76ers after signing a two-year, $8 million deal on Friday, a move that instantly r - [Trump uses rescheduled press dinner to mock Democrats, journalists and a gunman who upended the original gala](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-skewers-press-at-dinner): Addressing roughly 700 guests at the Waldorf Astoria on Friday, the US president delivered an hour-long speech that veered from rally attack - [Paramount freezes $110bn Warner Bros. Discovery merger until 2027 after state antitrust suits](https://pollar.news/en/event/paramount-warner-merger-blocked): Paramount Skydance agreed on Friday to pause its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery until at least June 2027, sidestepping a - [Trump defends free speech, jokes about third term at correspondents' dinner rescheduled after shooting](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-insults-third-term-tease): President Donald Trump, 80, spoke on July 24 at the Waldorf Astoria, three months after a gunman interrupted the original event. He gave rep - [Modi refuses to sack education minister as 'Cockroach' protests spread across India, 100,000 march in Kolkata](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-rejects-activists-release-bid): Nationwide demonstrations led by the youth-driven Cockroach Janta Party demand Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over a le - [Spain declares national emergency as wildfires merge into 15,000-hectare mega-blaze southwest of Madrid](https://pollar.news/en/event/12000-ha-burned-in-guadalajara): Three separate wildfires in Madrid, Ávila and Toledo provinces merged overnight into a single 8-kilometre front, burning 15,000 hectares, de - [UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres begins three-day Syria visit, first by a UN chief in 17 years](https://pollar.news/en/event/un-chief-visits-syria): António Guterres arrived in Damascus on Saturday for a three-day trip aimed at supporting the country's political transition, more than a ye - [Belgium arrests Canadian SHAPE intern on suspicion of spying for third country](https://pollar.news/en/event/nato-intern-arrested-for-espionage): A Canadian woman of Chinese origin, an intern at NATO's SHAPE headquarters in Mons, was detained on Friday on suspicion of espionage for a t - [Anthony Joshua weighs in at 251lbs ahead of Kristian Prenga fight, with Tyson Fury bout at stake](https://pollar.news/en/event/joshua-vs-prenga-preview): Former two-weight champion Anthony Joshua faces Kristian Prenga in Jeddah on Saturday, needing a win to set up a long-awaited heavyweight cl - [Morawiecki faction exits PiS after loyalty ultimatum; Kaczyński calls split 'very bad' for right-wing unity](https://pollar.news/en/event/pis-ultimatum-on-associations): Former PM Mateusz Morawiecki and about 40 MPs refused to sign a loyalty declaration, prompting PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński to announce the - [Guardiola says no to Italy, Maldini turns to Pirlo in bid to end 12-year World Cup exile](https://pollar.news/en/event/pirlo-new-italy-coach): Pep Guardiola declined the Azzurri post for personal reasons, clearing the way for the 2006 World Cup winner to take over on a four-year dea - [Trump returns to WHCA gala after April attack, dons 'Trump 2028' hat and jokes about a third term](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-2028-hat-at-gala): Three months after an armed man tried to breach the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, President Donald Trump told a reschedule - [Trump tells journalists they will all be broke without him at rescheduled correspondents' dinner](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-slams-media-at-dinner): Speaking at the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, President Trump told assembled journalists their business mode - [Sinner and Djokovic withdraw from Montreal Masters, handing top seed to Zverev](https://pollar.news/en/event/sinner-djokovic-skip-montreal): World No.1 Jannik Sinner and No.7 Novak Djokovic have pulled out of the ATP Masters 1000 in Montreal, joining the injured Carlos Alcaraz on - [Colo Colo signs Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha after World Cup heroics and a 30-million-follower Instagram surge](https://pollar.news/en/event/vozinha-signs-with-colo-colo): The 40-year-old Cape Verdean goalkeeper, whose saves against Spain and Argentina turned him into a social media phenomenon, will undergo med - [Nvidia, SK Group unveil $500bn-plus AI data centre and next-generation memory initiative](https://pollar.news/en/event/nvidia-sk-500bn-ai-plan): The US chipmaker and the South Korean conglomerate will collaborate on large-scale AI data centres, advanced memory supply, and a $1 billion - [Chelsea in talks to sign Aston Villa set-piece coach Austin MacPhee, who helped Villa to 29 goals last season](https://pollar.news/en/event/chelsea-chase-macphee): The Scottish coach is leaving Villa after five years and seeking a new challenge, with Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr also interested. - [Wildfire in Brazatortas, Ciudad Real, forces confinement of Retamar and cuts N-420 before being controlled](https://pollar.news/en/event/retamar-confined-fire-controlled): A wildfire erupted Friday afternoon in Brazatortas, Ciudad Real, burning 60 hectares and prompting the confinement of Retamar. Emergency ser - [Nvidia, Microsoft and 23 others urge US to keep AI models open, shunning OpenAI's closed approach](https://pollar.news/en/event/open-ai-letter-push): 25 companies including Nvidia, Microsoft and Meta signed a public letter opposing restrictions on open-weight AI, as Jensen Huang made his X - [Trump floats 2028 run at White House correspondents' dinner, defying term limits](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-eyes-2028-run): Wearing a red 'Trump 2028' cap, the US president told the White House correspondents' dinner he would run again, ignoring the 22nd Amendment - [Mitsotakis warns of war drums in the region as he pledges full backing for Cyprus ahead of UN chief's visit](https://pollar.news/en/event/greece-cyprus-summit-before-un-visit): The Greek prime minister and the Cypriot president met in Athens on Saturday, with the Cyprus issue and the risk of escalation in the Red Se - [Trump signs order to post warning signs at Smithsonian museum over 'inaccurate' history exhibits](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-targets-museum-history): President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order directing warning signs to be placed outside the Smithsonian National Museum of A - [Paramount pauses $111bn Warner Bros. takeover after 12 US states file antitrust suit](https://pollar.news/en/event/paramount-freezes-warner-takeover): Paramount has agreed to temporarily pause its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery after 12 US states, including California, f - [Trump enters 'revenge mode' as Iran threatens US soldiers and a London coalition meeting on Hormuz looms](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-iran-tensions-escalate): Frustrated by stalled negotiations, President Trump is weighing military escalation while Tehran warns it will kill one American soldier for - [US forces fire on oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz as Iran retaliates across Gulf bases](https://pollar.news/en/event/tanker-shot-at-in-hormuz): The American military neutralised an oil tanker whose crew repeatedly tried to breach the blockade of Iranian ports, Centcom spokesman Capta - [Spain coach De la Fuente slams 'intolerable' Argentina conduct as FIFA launches brawl investigation](https://pollar.news/en/event/fifa-probes-final-brawl): Spain's Luis de la Fuente branded Argentina's post‑match behaviour 'intolerable and unacceptable' after a mass brawl erupted at the World Cu - [Météo-France issues orange alert for Bouches-du-Rhône and Var as intense storms bring hail and 100 mm rain](https://pollar.news/en/event/orange-storm-alert-for-southern-france): Météo-France has placed the Bouches-du-Rhône and Var departments under an orange weather warning for intense thunderstorms from Saturday aft - [Saudi-led coalition strikes Houthi targets in Yemen after tanker attacks, Houthis announce 'escalation for escalation'](https://pollar.news/en/event/red-sea-escalation-widens): Airstrikes hit telecoms facilities and Kamaran Island in Hodeidah province early Friday, a day after Houthi forces attacked two Saudi oil ta - [US federal court extends freeze on Paramount’s $110bn Warner Bros. Discovery takeover to 17 August](https://pollar.news/en/event/wbd-mega-merger-halted): A federal judge in Oakland extended a temporary restraining order blocking the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramou - [Spain's wildfires consume up to 150,000 hectares in 2026 as three heatwaves fuel a relentless fire season](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-burns-through-record-fire-season): More than 120,000 to 150,000 hectares have burned across Spain so far in 2026, quadrupling the same period in 2025 and surpassing the 20-yea - [Starship's 13th test flight: splashdown success, Starlink V3 deploy, but Super Heavy booster fails in Gulf](https://pollar.news/en/event/booster-fails-starship-splashes-down): SpaceX's Starship V3 successfully splashed down in the Indian Ocean after deploying 20 Starlink satellites, but its Super Heavy booster fail - [Daily horoscope for 25 July 2026: Jupiter brings luck, joy and positive turns for all zodiac signs](https://pollar.news/en/event/jupiter-brings-saturday-luck): The daily horoscope for Saturday, 25 July 2026, foresees a day of optimism and favorable planetary alignments, with Jupiter's influence brin - [Cats used as 'living fuses' to spread wildfires in southern Italy, authorities say](https://pollar.news/en/event/cats-used-in-arson): Firefighters in Calabria discovered cats with fuel-soaked rags tied to their tails, along with other incendiary devices, as over 160 fires o - [Tour de France queen stage: five climbs and a podium fight on the road to Alpe d'Huez](https://pollar.news/en/event/queen-stage-awaits): The 113th Tour de France sets up a final mountain showdown from Bourg d'Oisans to Alpe d'Huez on Saturday, with Paul Seixas chasing a podium - [ICC Assembly votes 82-13-15 to remove prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual misconduct claims](https://pollar.news/en/event/icc-sacks-prosecutor-karim-khan): The International Criminal Court’s oversight body voted overwhelmingly on Friday to sack chief prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual misconduct - [Warsaw court clears way for Uprising March as cyclical event, overrules voivode's rejection](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-backs-uprising-march): The Warsaw District Court on 24 July 2026 overturned the Masovian Voivode's decision, restoring the path for the annual Warsaw Uprising Marc - [Italian authorities seal famous 'Castle of Ceremonies' wedding venue after definitive confiscation](https://pollar.news/en/event/castle-of-ceremonies-sealed): A multi-agency force began clearing the Grand Hotel La Sonrisa on Friday, following a definitive court order that transferred ownership of t - [Moulinex Dolci and Ninja CREAMi ice cream makers hit summer lows of €169.99 and €179 on Cdiscount](https://pollar.news/en/event/ice-cream-makers-at-record-lows): Cdiscount has cut the Moulinex Dolci to €169.99 (from €229.99) and lists the Ninja CREAMi NC302EU at €179, both without the pre-freezing wai - [Merz fails to replace Transport Minister Schnieder after designated successor Güntzler declines post at 4 a.m.](https://pollar.news/en/event/merz-reshuffles-cabinet): Chancellor Friedrich Merz left Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder in office on Friday after the designated successor, Fritz Güntzler, with - [Ohmnia launches €250m takeover bid for Azkoyen at €10 per share](https://pollar.news/en/event/ohmnia-bids-for-azkoyen): The all-cash voluntary offer, at 10 euros per share, is backed by a consortium of Basque investors including Clerbil and new partners BBK Fo - [Poland bans permanent tethering of dogs and cats after president signs 'chain bill' amendment](https://pollar.news/en/event/chain-bill-signed-into-law): President Karol Nawrocki approved the amendment on July 24, 2026, a year after vetoing an earlier flawed version. The law also sets minimum - [Einer Rubio collides with UAE team car on Alpe d'Huez, abandons Tour de France with facial injuries](https://pollar.news/en/event/rubio-out-after-car-crash): The Movistar climber hit the rear windscreen of a UAE Team Emirates-XRG vehicle that braked suddenly to avoid a spectator during Stage 19 on - [Amnesty International warns Hungary over rushed election of constitutional judge, Tisza majority to decide without consultation](https://pollar.news/en/event/hungary-judge-pick-spurs-aih-criticism): Hungary’s parliament will elect a new Constitutional Court judge on Monday, just days after a constitutional amendment ended the term of Csa - [Eight dead, including six children, found in burned Grand Haven Township home; police suspect arson, murder-suicide](https://pollar.news/en/event/eight-dead-in-michigan-arson): Firefighters discovered eight bodies, including six children aged 5-15, in a burned home in Grand Haven Township, Michigan on Friday. Police - [ICC member states vote 82-43 to remove prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual assault claims he denies](https://pollar.news/en/event/icc-ousts-prosecutor-khan): The vote by 125 member states on 24 July 2026 follows a finding last month that the British lawyer had an 'inappropriate relationship' with ## 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)