# 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 more mature Ukrainian strike doctrine, challen - [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. - [India's education minister resigns after youth 'Cockroach' protests over leaked medical exams and student suicides](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-rejects-activists-release-bid): Dharmendra Pradhan stepped down on July 25 after weeks of street protests led by the Cockroach Janata Party, a youth movement that amassed 2 - [Wildfires force more than 250,000 evacuations in France and Spain, Tour de France shortened](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-wildfire-evacuates-12000): More than 250,000 people have been evacuated across south-western France and central Spain as wildfires threaten Bordeaux, the military is d - [Carapaz wins Tour stage 20 on Alpe d'Huez after Kuss crashes twice; Pogacar set to equal record with fifth title](https://pollar.news/en/event/pogaar-storms-alpe-dhuez): Richard Carapaz won the queen stage on Alpe d'Huez as Sepp Kuss crashed twice with 7km left, leaving Tadej Pogacar poised to equal the all-t - [ICC member states vote out chief prosecutor Karim Khan after sexual misconduct allegations](https://pollar.news/en/event/icc-prosecutor-dismissed): The majority of the International Criminal Court's 125 member states voted on Friday to remove chief prosecutor Karim Khan for serious misco - [Vehicle drives into crowd at Berlin Pride, event cancelled; multiple injuries reported](https://pollar.news/en/event/berlin-csd-well-only-get-louder): Police say a car likely drove into a crowd at the Christopher Street Day event in Berlin, leaving several people injured and prompting an ab - [Morawiecki i 40 posłów odchodzi z PiS. Były premier: "Nie ma hegemona na polskiej prawicy"](https://pollar.news/en/event/pis-ultimatum-on-associations): Około 40 posłów Prawa i Sprawiedliwości opuszcza partię po tym, jak Jarosław Kaczyński postawił ultimatum członkom stowarzyszenia Rozwój Plu - [Cape Verde's 40-year-old World Cup hero Vozinha agrees move to Chile's Colo-Colo after breakout tournament](https://pollar.news/en/event/vozinha-joins-colo-colo-after-world-cup-heroics): Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, 40, has reached an agreement to join Chilean champions Colo-Colo, club president Anibal Mosa confirmed on Fri - [Canadian intern of Chinese origin arrested at NATO's SHAPE headquarters on espionage charges](https://pollar.news/en/event/nato-intern-arrested-for-espionage): A Canadian woman of Chinese ancestry, doing an internship at NATO's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, was taken into custod - [Chuck Russell, director of 'The Mask' and 'Nightmare on Elm Street 3', dies unexpectedly at 74](https://pollar.news/en/event/chuck-russell-dies-at-74): The filmmaker behind the 1994 Jim Carrey blockbuster and horror classics was found dead at his San Diego home on Wednesday. No cause of deat - [Hundreds of hooded activists attack Turin-Lyon rail site in Val di Susa, two Carabinieri vehicles torched](https://pollar.news/en/event/no-tav-march-turns-violent): Several hundred black-clad antagonists armed with stones, bottles, and improvised mortars stormed the Chiomonte construction site of the Tur - [Wildfires in Madrid and Ávila force nearly 30,000 evacuations as flames merge into a 20,000-hectare front](https://pollar.news/en/event/12000-ha-burned-in-guadalajara): The first level-3 emergency for wildfires in the Madrid region brings more than 2,100 personnel and European aid as two blazes merge into a - [Tour de France final stage cut to 89 km as security forces diverted to wildfires in Gironde](https://pollar.news/en/event/tour-stage-cut-for-fires): Sunday's final stage from Thoiry to Paris will be reduced from 133 km to 89 km, with riders bussed to the Champs-Elysees start, after the in - [Trump hurls insults at journalists and Democrats, teases third term at rescheduled correspondents’ dinner](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-skewers-press-at-dinner): The president used the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Friday night to mock political rivals and reporters, joke about a c - [Flávio Bolsonaro launches presidential bid with Milei's backing, trailing Lula 48-43 in Datafolha poll](https://pollar.news/en/event/bolsonaros-son-launches-bid): Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro officially accepted the Liberal Party nomination Saturday in São Paulo, pledging to pardon his jailed fat - [Kazakhstan's Tokayev proposes freezing Ukraine war during face-to-face Omsk summit with Putin](https://pollar.news/en/event/kazakh-leader-urges-freeze): In a rare direct rebuke, President Tokayev told Vladimir Putin that the fighting in Ukraine must be frozen and proposed returning to the Ist - [Small plane strikes house in Ganderkesee, Germany: one dead, search on for second occupant](https://pollar.news/en/event/plane-hits-house-pilot-dead): A single-engine Tecnam aircraft departing Bremen lost altitude and plunged into a residential roof in Ganderkesee around 11 a.m. on Saturday - [Linnemann, with 'hell of a respect', takes on health minister role despite own earlier doubts](https://pollar.news/en/event/linnemann-seeks-time): Carsten Linnemann, previously unsure of his suitability, now accepts Germany's health ministry, promising to reduce the number of health ins - [Norris steals Hungary pole from Hamilton by 0.012s, ending Mercedes' 10-race qualifying streak](https://pollar.news/en/event/norris-breaks-mercedes-streak): Lando Norris grabbed pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix by 0.012 seconds from Lewis Hamilton, snapping Mercedes' run of 10 consecuti - [Lech Poznań held to goalless draw by Cracovia in flat Ekstraklasa season opener](https://pollar.news/en/event/lech-held-by-cracovia): Polish champions Lech Poznań started the 100th Ekstraklasa season with a 0-0 home draw against Cracovia on Saturday, failing to convert poss - [Maine Democrats nominate former Senate President Troy Jackson to challenge Susan Collins in crucial midterm race](https://pollar.news/en/event/jackson-to-face-collins): The former logger and progressive locked up the party's nod Saturday in Bangor, capping a two-week scramble to replace Graham Platner, who w - [67-year-old woman dies after fall into 60x40 cm well in Frydrychowice, Małopolska](https://pollar.news/en/event/woman-dies-in-well-fall): A 67-year-old woman fell into a narrow well, measuring 60 by 40 centimetres, on a private property in Frydrychowice, near Wadowice in southe - [Merz's bid to fire transport minister backfires after chosen successor withdraws, triggering open CDU revolt](https://pollar.news/en/event/merz-reshuffles-cabinet): Chancellor Friedrich Merz told Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder on Thursday he would be dismissed, but his handpicked successor Fritz Gü - [Wildfires Force 270,000 Evacuations in France and Spain; Bordeaux Airport Closed, NASA Center Evacuated](https://pollar.news/en/event/wildfires-evacuate-270000): Massive wildfires in southwestern France and central Spain have forced over 270,000 people to evacuate, with Bordeaux's airport closed and a - [Eight found dead in Michigan house fire, including six children; authorities suspect intentional blaze](https://pollar.news/en/event/eight-dead-in-michigan-arson): Firefighters responding to a Friday blaze in Grand Haven Township discovered two adults and six children dead inside a home, some with gunsh - [Norris steals Hungarian GP pole from Hamilton by 12 milliseconds, both under investigation ahead of Sunday's race](https://pollar.news/en/event/norris-edges-hamilton-in-budapest): Lando Norris snatched pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix with a 1:17.207, beating Lewis Hamilton by 12 thousandths of a second. Hami - [Norris takes Hungarian GP pole by 0.012s, Hamilton and Antonelli hit with grid penalties](https://pollar.news/en/event/norris-grabs-hungary-pole): Lando Norris snatched his first pole of the 2026 Formula 1 season by just 0.012 seconds from Lewis Hamilton, before both Hamilton and champi - [Car drives into crowd at Berlin Pride, multiple injured, police search for suspects](https://pollar.news/en/event/car-hits-berlin-pride-crowd): Police say a vehicle drove into the Tiergarten park where the Christopher Street Day parade was ending on Saturday evening, injuring an unkn - [Sporting president Frederico Varandas defends sweeping squad overhaul as 'part of the cycle' with over 100 million euros spent](https://pollar.news/en/event/varandas-defends-sporting-overhaul): Frederico Varandas addressed the club's transfer window strategy before the General Assembly at the Pavilhão João Rocha in Lisbon, insisting - [Filip Nowacki ends Jersey's 36-year Commonwealth medal drought with silver in 100m breaststroke](https://pollar.news/en/event/tardis-opens-commonwealth-games): The 18-year-old world junior champion finished 0.17 seconds behind Australia's Sam Williamson, with breaststroke world record-holder Adam Ra - [Deadly bus collision on Syria's 'road of death' kills 35, injures 30](https://pollar.news/en/event/35-dead-in-syria-bus-crash): A bus carrying security forces and a civilian bus collided on the Damascus-Deir al-Zour highway near Palmyra on Saturday, leaving at least 3 - [Palermo city council votes to phase out horse-drawn carriages for electric vehicles](https://pollar.news/en/event/palermo-phases-out-horse-carriages): Sicilian capital votes to gradually replace horse-drawn tourist carriages with electric vehicles and adopts a new animal welfare regulation, - [About 15,000 evacuated as wildfire rages out of control in Castellón, Spain](https://pollar.news/en/event/15000-evacuated-in-spain-fire): A wildfire in Vall d'Uixó, Castellón, prompted the evacuation of around 15,000 residents across 16 municipalities on Saturday, with firefigh - [Italian students' Bangkok subway insults draw 16 million views and official embassy apology](https://pollar.news/en/event/bangkok-subway-apology): A video of Italian teenagers shouting insults and making obscene gestures at a Thai woman on a Bangkok train has gone viral with 16 million - [White van crashes into crowd near Berlin Pride parade, multiple injured, police search for driver](https://pollar.news/en/event/van-hits-crowd-at-berlin-pride): A white van drove into a crowd near the Tiergarten park during Berlin's Christopher Street Day parade on Saturday evening, injuring multiple - [Venezuela tells UN it will leave the ICC, accusing the court of 'geographical bias' against Africa and Latin America](https://pollar.news/en/event/venezuela-leaves-icc): Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia notified the UN on Friday of an 'irrevocable' decision to denounce the Rome Statute, acting on orders from - [LeBron James signs with Philadelphia 76ers for two-year, $8 million deal in bid for fifth NBA title](https://pollar.news/en/event/lebron-james-joins-76ers): The NBA's all-time scoring leader says he chose Philadelphia over Cleveland, Miami and Golden State, prioritizing a shot at winning a champi - [Over 270,000 evacuated as wildfires tear through western France and central Spain, with flames still advancing on Bordeaux](https://pollar.news/en/event/gironde-fire-forces-mass-evacuation): Fires in the Gironde department have consumed at least 40,000 hectares and forced 167,000 people from their homes, while another 70,000 have - [Zelenskiy warns Russia is preparing autumn mobilization and plans to bring 30,000 North Korean soldiers](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-to-mobilize-bring-30k-nkoreans): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on 24 and 25 July that intelligence indicates Russia is readying a large-scale mobilization for - [Dutch tourist, 45, missing in Lake Como after diving to save son; boat drifts away, son rescued, search underway](https://pollar.news/en/event/father-missing-after-lake-como-dive): A 45-year-old Dutch tourist disappeared in Lake Como near Menaggio around 12:30 on 25 July 2026 after jumping from a rented boat to rescue h - [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 - [De Zerbi tells unhappy Tottenham players to find new clubs as Bergvall nears exit](https://pollar.news/en/event/de-zerbis-ultimatum): Ahead of a pre-season tour in New Zealand, Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi issued a blunt warning that any player not fully committed wil - [Power fires 63 to grab share of 3M Open lead as Shin holds five-shot cushion at Women's Scottish Open](https://pollar.news/en/event/power-contends-in-minnesota): Séamus Power's bogey-free 63 vaulted the Waterford man from tied-24th into a six-way logjam at 14-under at TPC Twin Cities. World number one - [Susanna Griso and Luis Enríquez host beach pre-wedding with music, dancing and midnight swim ahead of today's ceremony](https://pollar.news/en/event/pre-wedding-party-in-sagaro): Susanna Griso and Luis Enríquez shared a dance under the stars before taking a midnight swim to cap off their pre-wedding celebration on Sa - [Bayern Munich lose 2-1 to third-tier Wehen Wiesbaden with squad averaging 17.6 years](https://pollar.news/en/event/bayern-teens-fall-2-1): In the first friendly of the summer, a Bayern Munich team with an average age of 17.6 lost 2-1 to third-division SV Wehen Wiesbaden, celebra - [78-year-old man found dead after wildfire in Manises ravine, Valencia](https://pollar.news/en/event/manises-fire-kills-one): A 78-year-old man was found dead inside a car after a vegetation fire broke out in a ravine in Manises, Valencia, on Saturday afternoon. - [Olympiacos loses 3-2 to AZ Alkmaar in friendly after leading 2-0, ahead of Champions League qualifier against NEC Nijmegen](https://pollar.news/en/event/olympiacos-fall-3-2-after-leading-2-0): Olympiacos lost 3-2 to AZ Alkmaar in a pre-season friendly in the Netherlands on Saturday, despite leading 2-0 at half-time, in their final - [Romanian worker dies in accident at Barcelona's Camp Nou renovation site](https://pollar.news/en/event/worker-dies-at-camp-nou): A 54-year-old Romanian worker died on Friday after being struck on the head by a beam while painting on a suspended platform at Barcelona's - [Kuss crashes twice in Alpe d’Huez finale, hands Stage 20 win to Carapaz](https://pollar.news/en/event/kuss-crashes-out-of-win): The American was alone with a 20-second lead inside 10 km when two crashes in under a minute sent him into a safety barrier above a ravine a - [Two-year-old German boy pulled from pool in Crete, revived but condition remains critical after intubation](https://pollar.news/en/event/toddler-pulled-from-pool-in-crete): A two-year-old German boy was found unconscious in a villa pool in Georgioupoli, Crete on Saturday. Rescuers revived him, but his condition - [Germany's first Friday prayer sign in Penzberg defaced with black paint within days of installation](https://pollar.news/en/event/penzberg-prayer-sign-defaced): A sign displaying Friday prayer times at the entrance to Penzberg, Bavaria, was sprayed completely black overnight on 25 July, four days aft ## 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)