# 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): US shuttle diplomacy has produced temporary strike pauses and pledges of further talks but no breakthrough, as both sides hold maximalist po - [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. - [Dutch tour bus carrying 49 people crashes in Swiss Alps, killing several passengers](https://pollar.news/en/event/swiss-bus-crash-kills-several): A Dutch holiday coach carrying 49 people overturned along a mountain road in eastern Switzerland on Thursday afternoon, leaving several dead - [Trump proposes $5,000 dividend and vows swift Iran exit at Dallas midterm convention](https://pollar.news/en/event/gop-opens-dallas-convention): President Donald Trump opened the Republican Party's two-day midterm convention in Dallas, promising a $5,000 payout to American adults if h - [Moldova clarifies drone alert delayed Zelensky plane on tarmac after Norwegian claim](https://pollar.news/en/event/drone-nears-zelensky-plane): Moldovan authorities confirmed that a Russian drone prompted a temporary airspace closure in Chișinău on 8 September, grounding President Vo - [Apple unveils $1,999 iPhone Duo foldable smartphone with 7.6-inch display at Cupertino event](https://pollar.news/en/event/apple-readies-foldable-iphone): The titanium-framed handset features a 7.6-inch folding display and an A20 Pro processor, with sales beginning in October. - [US diesel prices cross $6 a gallon as crude oil climbs past $107 and bonds slide](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-debt-tops-40-trillion): The US national average diesel price reached $6 a gallon on Thursday, driven by refinery disruptions and Middle East shipping conflicts that - [Anthropic details illicit bioweapon research, state espionage, and query diversion across Claude AI](https://pollar.news/en/event/anthropic-blocks-bioweapons-attempts): Anthropic released a 154-page threat report detailing illicit attempts by scientists, foreign actors, and rival tech firms to harness its Cl - [Venice Film Festival screens Israeli whistleblower documentary NAZA detailing Gaza air campaign](https://pollar.news/en/event/whistleblowers-detail-gaza-strikes): Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor presented NAZA at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on Thursday, using testimony from 24 I - [Edgar Grospiron resigns as head of 2030 French Alps Winter Olympics](https://pollar.news/en/event/2030-winter-olympics-chief-quits): The former Olympic champion stepped down following an executive board meeting in Décines-Charpieu on Thursday, concluding 18 months marked b - [United States marks 25 years since September 11 attacks as a new generation processes the legacy](https://pollar.news/en/event/25-years-since-911): Twenty-five years after nearly 3,000 people died in the 2001 terror attacks, western security agencies maintain expanded intelligence networ - [Tooro Royal Family Rejects Clan Choice for Ugandan Throne Following King Oyo Death](https://pollar.news/en/event/king-oyo-dies-at-34): The royal family of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom rejected the selection of television anchor Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as monarch, citing a - [NATO allies intercept Russian submarines testing subsea cable weapon near Svalbard](https://pollar.news/en/event/nato-foils-arctic-sabotage): British, Norwegian, and American forces disrupted a clandestine Russian operation testing technology to disable deep-sea fiber-optic cables - [Putin, Xi, and Pezeshkian Gather in New Delhi for 18th BRICS Summit](https://pollar.news/en/event/brics-leaders-meet-in-delhi): Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in New Delhi on Friday ahead of the 18th BRICS summit, joining leaders to discuss regional conflicts - [French Football Federation withdraws support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino ahead of 2027 election](https://pollar.news/en/event/saudi-arabia-backs-infantino): The French Football Federation's executive committee voted unanimously in Paris to revoke its backing for Gianni Infantino, citing broken tr - [Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with United Arab Emirates and shuts airspace](https://pollar.news/en/event/algeria-cuts-uae-ties): Algiers summoned UAE Ambassador Yousef Saif Khamis Subaa Al-Ali, ordering him to leave within 48 hours and banning Emirati aircraft from Alg - [OpenAI claims Navier-Stokes math solution using 10,000 AI agents over 88 hours](https://pollar.news/en/event/openai-claims-navier-stokes-solution): OpenAI deployed over 10,000 artificial intelligence agents to generate a theoretical solution to the Navier-Stokes equations, drawing credit - [AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt triggers government deadlock and renewed party ban calls](https://pollar.news/en/event/saxony-anhalt-election-preview): After winning 43.8% of the vote and 39 of 83 parliament seats in Magdeburg, the AfD is seeking to form a government as German state leaders - [Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigns to warn of superintelligence risks](https://pollar.news/en/event/anthropic-researcher-quits-over-ai): Former OpenAI and Anthropic engineer Jacob Coxon forfeited company equity to alert lawmakers and researchers about uncontrolled superintelli - [Morocco rejects blame for Ceuta crisis as Spanish intelligence files reveal prior warnings](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): Rabat has condemned Spanish political rhetoric following the release of declassified intelligence files, while government officials in Ceuta - [Noah Okafor steps down from Swiss national team after dispute with manager Murat Yakin](https://pollar.news/en/event/okafor-leaves-swiss-squad): Leeds United forward Noah Okafor announced he will not play for Switzerland under head coach Murat Yakin, citing broken trust and friction d - [United States marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks as New York declassifies Ground Zero toxicity records](https://pollar.news/en/event/25th-anniversary-of-911): Commemorations across the United States mark 25 years since the September 11 attacks, as New York declassifies 170,000 pages on post-collaps - [Polish train drivers cut Friday speed protest to 12 hours after fatal collision](https://pollar.news/en/event/train-derails-in-mazovia): Drivers will reduce speeds to 20 km/h across rail crossings from midnight to noon on Friday following a fatal train crash in Sokolniki Suche - [ECB raises key interest rates by 25 basis points to 2.5% as energy prices surge](https://pollar.news/en/event/ecb-lifts-rates-to-250): The European Central Bank delivered its second rate hike of 2026 in Berlin, warning that consumer price pressures will remain elevated until - [Prosecutors investigate Berlin SPD candidate Steffen Krach over 9,900 euro donation](https://pollar.news/en/event/police-search-steffen-krach-properties): Hannover prosecutors opened proceedings against Berlin lead candidate Steffen Krach over suspected bribery and breach of trade secrets in a - [Fenerbahce president Aziz Yildirim rejects coach Ismail Kartal's resignation after Roma draw](https://pollar.news/en/event/fenerbahce-coach-resignation-rejected): Fenerbahce head coach Ismail Kartal stepped down following a 1-1 Champions League draw against Roma on Thursday, but club president Aziz Yil - [Insee cuts France 2026 GDP growth forecast to 0.4% as European peers outpace domestic economy](https://pollar.news/en/event/insee-cuts-french-growth): France faces slowing growth after Insee downgraded its 2026 GDP forecast to 0.4%, citing weak domestic demand, summer heatwaves, and declini - [Elon Musk threatens legal action against Alex Gibney over four-hour documentary](https://pollar.news/en/event/alex-gibney-premieres-musk-documentary): Lawyers for Elon Musk have issued a legal warning to director Alex Gibney and production company Jigsaw Productions following the Venice Fil - [Stefan Küng wins Vuelta stage 18 as Enric Mas keeps 1:37 lead over Primož Roglič](https://pollar.news/en/event/kueng-wins-vuelta-stage-18): Stefan Küng took victory in the 32.1-kilometer individual time trial in Jerez de la Frontera, while race leader Enric Mas limited his losses - [Poland issues three air alerts in eastern border regions during Russian strikes on Ukraine](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-scrambles-fighter-jets): The Government Centre for Security dispatched three emergency alerts to residents in over 40 eastern counties as military jets scrambled and - [The Boring Company raises $3 billion at $23 billion valuation in UAE-led round](https://pollar.news/en/event/boring-company-raises-3b): Elon Musk's tunneling enterprise secured $3 billion in new capital led by the United Arab Emirates, funding more than 150 kilometers of Gulf - [Japanese baseball hit record holder and Hiroshima survivor Isao Harimoto dies at 86](https://pollar.news/en/event/isao-harimoto-dies-at-86): Harimoto accumulated 3,085 hits across 23 seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball after overcoming severe childhood burns and the 1945 atomi - [Paris prosecutor identifies 26 Epstein victims and targets new network recruiters](https://pollar.news/en/event/epstein-french-probe-widens): Paris public prosecutor Laure Beccuau revealed that investigators have identified 26 victims in the French Epstein inquiry, with newly uncov - [South Korean intelligence confirms Kim Ju Ae as heir despite unverified elder son](https://pollar.news/en/event/kim-ju-ae-confirmed-heir): The National Intelligence Service in Seoul assessed that Kim Jong Un's daughter remains the designated successor, as the agency investigates - [Manchester United beat Sabah 4-0 in Champions League return at Old Trafford](https://pollar.news/en/event/united-host-sabah-fk): Manchester United marked their 300th European Cup match with a 4-0 win over Azerbaijan's Sabah at Old Trafford, scoring through Matheus Cunh - [Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman return in Practical Magic 2 after 28 years](https://pollar.news/en/event/practical-magic-2-arrives): Directed by Susanne Bier and based on Alice Hoffman's novel The Book of Magic, the fantasy sequel brings back Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, - [August 2026 ties record as world's hottest month at 1.65 C above pre-industrial levels](https://pollar.news/en/event/august-2026-sets-heat-record): Global surface air temperatures averaged 16.96 degrees Celsius in August 2026, matching July 2023 as the warmest month measured by the EU's - [British Museum opens 1,000-year-old Bayeux Tapestry exhibition in London](https://pollar.news/en/event/macron-visits-london-for-exhibition): The British Museum opened its 10-month exhibition of the 70-metre medieval embroidery on Thursday, displaying the 11th-century artifact in t - [Visegrad Four leaders meet Irish Taoiseach to demand EU budget protections and threaten vetoes on energy rules](https://pollar.news/en/event/v4-challenges-eu-energy-policies): Prime ministers from Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary gathered at Bratislava Castle on 10 September 2026 with Irish leader - [Princess Diana's 1994 revenge dress heads to Sotheby's auction in New York with a $300,000 estimate](https://pollar.news/en/event/diana-revenge-dress-auctioned): The black silk gown worn by Princess Diana in 1994 will go up for auction at Sotheby's in New York on 9 December 2026, following a four-city - [Houthi forces seize Yemen's Mocha port and Zuqar Island near Bab el-Mandeb](https://pollar.news/en/event/houthis-seize-mocha-port): Houthi fighters have taken the coastal city of Mocha and Zuqar Island after pro-government troops retreated to Dhubab, bringing rebel forces - [Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnel network on Ali Taher ridge in southern Lebanon](https://pollar.news/en/event/israel-destroys-hezbollah-tunnels): The Israeli military completed operations to demolish underground infrastructure in the Nabatieh district, establishing operational control - [Jens Spahn apologizes to CDU base over US surrogacy after resignation as caucus leader](https://pollar.news/en/event/spahn-apologizes-over-surrogacy): Former German parliamentary caucus leader Jens Spahn has written to 2,500 constituency party members, admitting he was too cowardly to expla - [California signs laws banning addictive social feeds and regulating AI chatbots for minors](https://pollar.news/en/event/california-restricts-youth-social-media): Governor Gavin Newsom signed measures AB 1709 and SB 1119 on Thursday, requiring parental consent for recommendation algorithms and imposing - [Cargo ship fire at Qingdao shipyard in eastern China kills 25 workers](https://pollar.news/en/event/qingdao-cargo-ship-fire): A fire broke out aboard the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Ocean Melody at the Qingdao Beihai shipyard on Thursday morning, killing 25 people - [Bayern Munich and Manchester United secure dominant wins in Champions League opener](https://pollar.news/en/event/champions-league-opening-wins): Bayern Munich, Manchester United, and Como earned commanding victories on Thursday as Matchday 1 of the Champions League concluded with 18 f - [Turning Point USA expands on assassination anniversary as youth voter shifts challenge Republicans](https://pollar.news/en/event/kirk-assassination-anniversary-marked): One year after Charlie Kirk was shot at Utah Valley University, Turning Point USA continues to expand operations while suspect Tyler Robinso - [Italian Senate passes electoral amendment restoring preference votes with blocked list heads](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-approves-electoral-amendment): The Italian Senate voted 97 to 67 to approve a majority amendment introducing preference voting while keeping blocked list leaders, setting - [Anti-mafia witness Denise Cosco dies at 35 in Rome after fall from window](https://pollar.news/en/event/denise-cosco-dies-at-35): Denise Cosco, who testified against her father over the 2009 murder of anti-mafia witness Lea Garofalo, died at age 35 at San Camillo hospit - [Russian strike on Pavlohrad shopping center leaves four dead and 60 injured](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-strike-hits-pavlohrad-mall): A Russian strike hit a crowded commercial center in Pavlohrad on Thursday afternoon, killing at least four people and wounding 60 as attacks - [Ecuadorian court sentences former president Abdala Bucaram to nine years for pandemic corruption](https://pollar.news/en/event/bucaram-sentenced-in-ecuador): An Ecuadorian court handed former President Abdala Bucaram and his son nine-year prison terms on Wednesday for running an organized network - [German prosecutors take over case after grid saboteur targeted 160 sites](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-grid-saboteur-investigated): Germany's Federal Public Prosecutor has assumed control of the investigation into a 48-year-old man accused of launching homemade rockets at ## 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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