# 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. - [FIFA accuses critics of concerted campaign to oust Infantino after UEFA confirms payment to alleged lover](https://pollar.news/en/event/infantino-uefa-payoff-scandal): FIFA has denounced what it calls a 'concerted and ongoing effort' to remove president Gianni Infantino, after UEFA confirmed a departure pay - [Jorge Messi, father and agent of Lionel Messi, dies at 68 in Rosario after long illness](https://pollar.news/en/event/messis-father-jorge-dies-at-68): Jorge Messi, father and lifelong agent of Lionel Messi, died at 68 in a Rosario clinic after a long illness, prompting tributes from across - [Hunter Biden tells BBC father Joe Biden's prostate cancer has spread to bones and beyond](https://pollar.news/en/event/biden-cancer-spread-to-bones): Hunter Biden told the BBC on 8 August 2026 that his father's aggressive prostate cancer has metastasized into his bones and beyond, causing - [Colombia's new conservative president de la Espriella takes office, car bomb hits southwest](https://pollar.news/en/event/colombias-new-president-sworn-in): Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia's president in Cali on Friday, declaring an end to dialogue with armed groups, as a car bo - [Iran issues six demands for reopening Strait of Hormuz as Oman-mediated talks near completion](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-pauses-iran-strikes): Iran said on Saturday it was close to a navigation agreement with Oman for the Strait of Hormuz but warned the waterway would stay closed un - [Spain and Italy impose reciprocal border checks as Schengen dispute escalates over Ceuta migrant crisis](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-ultimatum-to-italy): Spain began random identity checks on travelers from Italy on August 8, retaliating after Italy suspended Schengen rules for arrivals from S - [Senate confirms Trump's former lawyer Todd Blanche as attorney general in 50-49 vote](https://pollar.news/en/event/cassidy-backs-blanche-for-ag): The U.S. Senate confirmed Todd Blanche, Donald Trump's former personal criminal defense lawyer, as attorney general on 8 August 2026 in a 50 - [Bulgarian Defence Ministry identifies drone that exploded near Trans-Balkan pipeline as Ukrainian Maya-type decoy](https://pollar.news/en/event/drone-explodes-in-bulgaria): A drone carrying explosives exploded in northeastern Bulgaria on Saturday, 1,000 metres from a Trans-Balkan gas pipeline compressor station. - [Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign NATO-style mutual defence pact in Mecca](https://pollar.news/en/event/mecca-defense-pact-signed): Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a NATO-inspired mutual defence pact in Mecca on 7 August 2026, declaring an attack on one an attack - [FIFA denounces 'concerted effort to undermine' Infantino as confederations split over abandoned World Cup sale plan](https://pollar.news/en/event/uefa-threatens-world-cup-boycott): FIFA issued a statement on 8 August denouncing what it called a 'concerted effort' to undermine Gianni Infantino, after the collapse of a se - [Zelensky visits Serbia for first time as president, pledges free trade deal with Vucic despite Belgrade's Kremlin ties](https://pollar.news/en/event/zelensky-visits-serbia): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade on 8 August, agreeing to finalise a long-stalled f - [British Columbia declares state of emergency as Bald Range wildfire forces 20,000 to flee](https://pollar.news/en/event/bc-wildfire-forces-mass-evacuation): A fast-moving wildfire in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley prompted a provincial state of emergency on Saturday, with the Bald Range fire - [Drones over German military base housing Patriot systems after explosive drone found at Leipzig airport](https://pollar.news/en/event/leipzig-airport-shut-overnight): Two drones were spotted over a Bundeswehr base in Mechernich that repairs Patriot air defense systems, days after a drone carrying explosive - [First total solar eclipse in over a century to sweep across Spain on 12 August](https://pollar.news/en/event/century-long-eclipse-drought-ends-in-spain): On 12 August, the first total solar eclipse visible from the Iberian Peninsula in more than 100 years will cross Spain from west to east, wi - [Etna eruption shuts Catania airport during peak tourist season, flights resume by evening](https://pollar.news/en/event/etna-eruption-disrupts-catania-flights): Mount Etna's ash emissions forced Catania airport to suspend arrivals on Saturday during peak tourist season, with operations resuming after - [Thai school shooting toll rises to nine after 12-year-old girl dies in hospital](https://pollar.news/en/event/school-shooting-near-bangkok): A 14-year-old student killed his grandparents and then opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi School near Bangkok on Friday, killing five people - [US intelligence warns Russia could attack a NATO member within weeks to test alliance resolve](https://pollar.news/en/event/putin-may-test-nato-resolve): US intelligence now assesses that Vladimir Putin could order a limited attack on a NATO member state to test the alliance's resolve, with a - [Zelensky warns Ukraine has 'virtually no' thermal plant intact ahead of winter during first visit to Serbia](https://pollar.news/en/event/zelensky-warns-of-energy-collapse): During his first official visit to Serbia on August 8, Ukrainian President Zelensky warned that Ukraine has 'virtually no' intact thermal po - [Vollering wins Tour de France Femmes stage 8 in Nice and takes yellow jersey from Niewiadoma by 8 seconds](https://pollar.news/en/event/niewiadoma-wins-on-ventoux): Demi Vollering attacked inside the final 6 km on the Promenade des Anglais to win stage 8 of the Tour de France Femmes in Nice, overturning - [Marcinelle 70th anniversary ceremony descends into political confrontation](https://pollar.news/en/event/marcinelle-70th-anniversary-commemorated): The 70th anniversary of the 1956 Marcinelle mining disaster at the Bois du Cazier mine in Charleroi, Belgium, was overshadowed by protests f - [Kosovo opposition MP throws eggs at acting PM Kurti in parliament amid political crisis](https://pollar.news/en/event/mp-eggs-kosovo-pm-in-parliament): Kosovo's parliament suspended its session on 8 August after opposition MP Time Kadrijaj threw eggs at acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti, who - [Vollering takes yellow jersey in Tour de France Femmes, leads Niewiadoma by eight seconds before final stage](https://pollar.news/en/event/vollering-in-yellow-before-finale): Demi Vollering won the longest stage of the Tour de France Femmes 2026 in Nice, taking the yellow jersey from Kasia Niewiadoma by just eight - [William Orbit, producer behind Madonna's Ray of Light, dies at 69](https://pollar.news/en/event/producer-william-orbit-dies-at-69): Grammy-winning British producer William Orbit, who reinvigorated Madonna's career with the 1998 album Ray of Light, died at his London home - [Mount injury overshadows Man Utd's 1-1 draw with PSG in Gothenburg friendly](https://pollar.news/en/event/mount-injured-in-man-utd-draw): Manchester United drew 1-1 with Paris Saint-Germain in a Gothenburg friendly, but Mason Mount's early foot injury and a separate hamstring s - [Russian strikes kill 12 across Ukraine as Kyiv air defenses intercept 135 of 151 drones overnight](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-strikes-kill-12-in-ukraine): Russian drone and missile strikes across Ukraine killed at least 12 people and wounded over 80 overnight on Saturday, as Kyiv's depleted air - [Martin wins MotoGP Sprint at Silverstone as Aprilia sweeps top three](https://pollar.news/en/event/bezzecchi-breaks-silverstone-record): Jorge Martin (Aprilia) led from start to finish to win the Sprint Race at the British Grand Prix, with Ai Ogura and Marco Bezzecchi completi - [Niebla wildfire in Huelva burns over 4,000 hectares, forces 410 evacuations as wind shifts hamper firefighting](https://pollar.news/en/event/huelva-wildfire-escalates): A wildfire in Niebla, Huelva, has burned over 4,000 hectares since Thursday, prompting the evacuation of 410 people and the deployment of 25 - [73-year-old motorist arrested after deliberately running over cyclists twice in Lanzo Torinese](https://pollar.news/en/event/driver-arrested-after-double-cyclist-hit): A 73-year-old man was arrested for attempted murder after deliberately driving into a group of six cyclists twice in Lanzo Torinese on the m - [Demi Vollering takes Tour de France Femmes lead as defending champion Ferrand-Prévot withdraws](https://pollar.news/en/event/vollering-seizes-tour-lead): Demi Vollering won Stage 8 of the Tour de France Femmes in Nice to take the yellow jersey by eight seconds over Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, wh - [Paris makes helmets and reflective gear mandatory for e-scooter riders after 79 road deaths in 2025](https://pollar.news/en/event/paris-mandates-e-scooter-helmets): Paris police made helmets and reflective gear mandatory for e-scooter and hoverboard riders from August 7, 2026, after 79 unprotected road u - [Świątek rallies past Kostiuk 3:6, 6:1, 6:2 to reach WTA 1000 Toronto quarterfinals](https://pollar.news/en/event/swiatek-rallies-past-kostiuk): Iga Świątek recovered from a dismal opening set to defeat Marta Kostiuk 3:6, 6:1, 6:2 in the WTA 1000 round of 16 in Toronto, avenging her F - [Suspected explosive drone found near Ukrainian Antonov plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport, US intelligence points to Russia](https://pollar.news/en/event/drone-found-at-leipzig-airport): A suspected explosive drone found near a Ukrainian Antonov An-124 cargo plane forced an overnight shutdown of Leipzig/Halle Airport on 4 Aug - [Turkey demands Black Sea moratorium and restricts ship traffic after attacks on commercial vessels](https://pollar.news/en/event/turkey-restricts-black-sea-traffic): Turkey called on Russia and Ukraine to agree a moratorium on attacks against commercial vessels in the Black Sea, as Ankara began restrictin - [Businessman Nikos Broutzakis quits Maria Karystianou's Hope for Democracy, citing arbitrariness and character assassination](https://pollar.news/en/event/broutzakis-exits-karystianou-party): Nikos Broutzakis, co-owner of Axion Esti TV, announced his departure from Maria Karystianou's movement after eight months, accusing its lead - [Arsenal sign Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle for £75 million](https://pollar.news/en/event/arsenal-land-guimares-for-75m): Arsenal have signed Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle United on a four-year contract with a one-year option, for a reported f - [US Senate passes stopgap funding bill 90-6 to avert shutdown, blocking Trump's grant and border priorities](https://pollar.news/en/event/senate-passes-stopgap-averts-shutdown): The US Senate voted 90-6 on Saturday to fund the government through December 11, blocking several Trump administration priorities and settin - [Wolfsburg stumble in 2. Bundesliga opener with 0-0 draw against Kaiserslautern](https://pollar.news/en/event/wolfsburg-held-0-0-by-kaiserslautern): Bundesliga relegated side VfL Wolfsburg opened their 2. Bundesliga campaign with a 0-0 draw against 1. FC Kaiserslautern at the Volkswagen A - [Barça beat Forest on Raphinha penalty but lose triangular to Udinese in Udine](https://pollar.news/en/event/barca-split-udine-triangular): FC Barcelona beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 on a Raphinha penalty but fell 1-0 to Udinese in the Friuli Venezia Giulia Cup, a three-team preseas - [Etna eruption forces Catania airport to suspend arrivals, flights resume by evening](https://pollar.news/en/event/etna-eruption-halts-catania-flights): Mount Etna erupted on 8 August 2026, sending ash into the atmosphere and forcing Catania airport to suspend all arriving flights for several - [OpenAI partially halts Astra AI model development over critical cyber-attack capabilities](https://pollar.news/en/event/openai-halts-astra-over-cyber-risks): OpenAI suspended parts of its Astra AI model's development on 7 August after tests showed it could autonomously find and exploit software vu - [Israeli troops build barrier in Lebanese army-held village, Beirut calls violation of June agreement](https://pollar.news/en/event/israeli-troops-enter-lebanese-village): Israeli forces built an earthen barrier in Zawtar al-Gharbiya, a southern Lebanese village under army control since July 21, prompting Beiru - [Greenland warns Trump-linked oil firm after it lands drilling gear without permits](https://pollar.news/en/event/greenland-warns-trump-linked-driller): Greenland's government issued a 'strong warning' after Greenland Energy, a Texas company with ties to Trump's circle, moved drilling equipme - [Jorge Martín takes pole record and sprint win at Silverstone as Aprilia sweeps the podium](https://pollar.news/en/event/martin-wins-silverstone-sprint): Jorge Martín (Aprilia) claimed pole position with a Silverstone circuit record and won the sprint race, extending his MotoGP championship le - [Vox seeks to activate Article 102 to investigate Sánchez for treason over Ceuta migrant crisis](https://pollar.news/en/event/vox-seeks-treason-probe-of-snchez): Vox leader Santiago Abascal announced on 8 August 2026 that his party will seek to activate Article 102 of the Spanish Constitution to inves - [Lausanne fight back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with 10-man Young Boys](https://pollar.news/en/event/lausanne-stun-yb-with-late-equaliser): Lausanne-Sport came from two goals behind to draw 2-2 with Young Boys, who had Edimilson Fernandes sent off in the 58th minute of their Swis - [Greece places six regions under Red Code fire alert as 8 Beaufort winds and heat forecast for Sunday 9 August](https://pollar.news/en/event/greece-issues-fire-red-code): Greece's civil protection authority has placed six regions, including Attica and Crete, under Red Code for Sunday 9 August 2026, as winds up - [Poland fires back at Russia's Zakharova with economic data after Nawrocki 'Moskal' row](https://pollar.news/en/event/kreml-fury-at-nawrocki-speech): Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and MFA spokesman Maciej Wewiór fired back at Russian diplomat Maria Zakharova on August 8 after s - [Darmanin letter reveals thousands of unregistered child sex abuse cases across France](https://pollar.news/en/event/frances-ghost-child-abuse-files-exposed): French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin's letter to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, revealed by Le Monde, details 1,275 unregistered proced - [Ukraine approves exhumations of Polish WWII victims in Huta Pieniacka and Uhly](https://pollar.news/en/event/ukraine-oks-polish-victim-exhumations): Ukraine's national memory institute announced approvals on 8 August for exhumations in Huta Pieniacka and Uhly, plus DNA sampling in Ostrówk - [Fijian rugby player Saimoni Vunilagi dies of suspected heatstroke in Japan at 26](https://pollar.news/en/event/rugby-player-dies-in-japan-heatwave): Saimoni Vunilagi, a 26-year-old Fijian forward playing for second-division Kyushu KV in Fukuoka, was hospitalized on August 3 with severe he ## 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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