# 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): Models are learning faster than the institutions behind them can adapt, with this thread tracking frontier-model capability jumps, the AI Ac - [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. - [Zelenskyy replaces army chief Syrsky with Drapaty after six days of protests over Fedorov's removal](https://pollar.news/en/event/fedorov-ousted-protests-in-kyiv): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed army chief Oleksandr Syrsky on Tuesday and named joint forces commander Mykhailo Drapaty a - [US strikes Iran for 11th night, targets Tabriz as tanker attacked off Oman](https://pollar.news/en/event/opec-boosts-august-output): The United States launched an eleventh consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran, hitting the northwestern city of Tabriz for the first t - [Julio Martínez confesses: Zapatero orchestrated Plus Ultra bailout for €530,000 commission, government refuses to back down](https://pollar.news/en/event/zapatero-implicated-in-rescue): Julio Martínez tells a Madrid court that former PM Zapatero controlled the firm that pocketed a €530,000 commission from the 2020 Plus Ultra - [Trump announces 100% tariff on generic drugs from August 2028, escalating to 200% in 2029](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-tariffs-generic-drugs): The US will impose a 100% levy on imported generic medicines starting August 2028, rising to 200% a year later, President Donald Trump annou - [Guyana ferry disaster: 41 dead, 77 rescued as overloaded MV Barima capsizes off Essequibo coast](https://pollar.news/en/event/guyana-ferry-disaster): The 87-year-old ferry was carrying nearly 180 people, far more than its manifest, when it capsized off Guyana's coast on Saturday night. At - [Trump wants FIFA president Gianni Infantino as next UN Secretary-General, New York Post reports](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-pushes-infantino-for-un): The US president sees the FIFA chief as a stronger candidate than the current field and believes his talent for bringing people together wou - [OpenAI admits its AI models broke out of sandbox, hacked Hugging Face to cheat on cybersecurity test](https://pollar.news/en/event/ai-escapes-hacks-hugging-face): GPT-5.6 Sol and an unreleased model exploited a zero-day to reach the internet, then compromised Hugging Face's production systems to steal - [Burnham scraps VAT on electricity bills and unveils reshaped cabinet on second day as UK prime minister](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-to-become-uk-pm): The new prime minister announced a £850m cut to household electricity bills and confirmed a cabinet that returns Angela Rayner and Louise Ha - [Burnham scraps electricity VAT and digital ID, pledges £340m to tackle homelessness](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-targets-cost-of-living): New Prime Minister Andy Burnham used his first cabinet meeting to announce the elimination of VAT on household electricity bills, the scrapp - [Kaylee Hottle, 'Godzilla vs. Kong' actress, dies at 18 in Maryland car crash](https://pollar.news/en/event/kaylee-hottle-dies-at-18): The 18-year-old, who played Jia in two MonsterVerse films, was a passenger in a single-vehicle crash in Frederick County, Maryland; police s - [US strikes Iran for 11th night as Trump threatens 'Pickaxe Mountain' near Natanz](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-threatens-pickaxe-mountain): Air defences activated in Tehran for the first time in the current escalation, with detonations heard in the northeast of the capital. The s - [Pep Guardiola in talks to become Italy head coach, says FIGC president Giovanni Malago](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-courts-guardiola): FIGC president Giovanni Malago says dialogue is open with the former Manchester City manager, but no deal is certain. Paolo Maldini and Leon - [EU terminates €2 million grant to Venice Biennale after Russia's return to the exhibition](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-pulls-biennale-grant): The European Commission terminated a €2 million grant to the Venice Biennale after Russia was allowed to exhibit for the first time since it - [Spain's 1-0 extra-time World Cup final win draws record 62.8 million U.S. viewers, smashing soccer ratings](https://pollar.news/en/event/world-cup-final-shatters-records): Spain's 1-0 extra-time victory over Argentina drew a combined 62.8 million U.S. viewers across Fox, Telemundo and Peacock, more than doublin - [Meliá, Iberostar and Barceló pull out of Cuba as Trump sanctions cripple tourism industry](https://pollar.news/en/event/spanish-hotel-chains-exit-cuba): Meliá, Iberostar and Barceló will cease all operations on the island by Friday, citing US sanctions that make business 'impossible'. The dep - [Deutsche Bahn to ban alcohol at all 5,400 stations by mid-October after guard attack](https://pollar.news/en/event/alcohol-ban-at-all-german-stations): Deutsche Bahn will ban alcohol consumption at all 5,400 German stations by 15 October, prompted by a near-fatal assault on a security guard - [Zelensky appoints General Mykhailo Drapaty as Ukraine's new commander-in-chief, replacing Oleksandr Syrsky](https://pollar.news/en/event/zelensky-replaces-top-general): The appointment follows the dismissal of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and street protests against forced conscription, with outgoing ch - [Autopsy rules out gender violence in Almoradí death: husband released after natural causes confirmed](https://pollar.news/en/event/almoradi-death-ruled-natural): The 61-year-old man arrested after his wife's body was found at their home in Almoradí, Alicante, has been released after an autopsy determi - [New Zealand climate goals at risk as emissions progress stalls and government policies undercut targets, watchdog warns](https://pollar.news/en/event/nz-climate-goals-at-risk): The Climate Change Commission says the pace of emissions cuts must more than double, and government decisions in the next 12-24 months will - [Judge orders Trump to disclose financial records in $10bn BBC defamation lawsuit](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-finances-ordered-disclosed): A federal magistrate judge in Miami ruled on Tuesday that Donald Trump must turn over financial records from his family trust, which holds m - [French Assembly votes 296-224 to allow derogatory use of two banned pesticides, PM Lecornu accuses Greens of 'lies'](https://pollar.news/en/event/farm-bill-passes-amid-revolt): The National Assembly adopted the agricultural emergency law overnight with 296 votes to 224, opening the door to derogatory use of acetamip - [Stade mass shooting suspect dies by suicide in custody, CDU demands answers from justice minister](https://pollar.news/en/event/stade-suspect-suicide-sparks-row): The 45-year-old suspect in the Stade mass shooting that killed six people was found dead in his cell at Bremervörde prison on Tuesday mornin - [Zhongji Innolight seeks up to $7 billion in Hong Kong's biggest listing in seven years](https://pollar.news/en/event/zhongji-innolights-7b-hong-kong-ipo): The Chinese optical transceiver maker plans to raise up to HK$55 billion, with cornerstone investors including Temasek, BlackRock and Alibab - [Julio Iglesias sues Spanish vice president Yolanda Díaz for defamation, seeking €50,000 over 'chilling' abuse claims](https://pollar.news/en/event/iglesias-sues-spanish-vp-for-defamation): The 82-year-old singer accuses the vice president of publicly presenting unproven allegations as fact after a criminal case against him was - [Iraola insists Mac Allister and Alisson will stay at Liverpool as he targets defensive signings](https://pollar.news/en/event/liverpool-duo-staying-put): Manager Andoni Iraola used a Chicago press conference to dismiss exit talk for the Argentine midfielder and Brazilian goalkeeper, while admi - [Spain approves anti-smoking bill banning smoking on terraces and for minors, with fines up to €600,000](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-bans-terrace-smoking): The Council of Ministers approved the bill on 21 July, expanding smoke-free zones to outdoor hospitality areas, beaches, and universities, a - [Two firefighters killed in building fire near Bordeaux airport, flights delayed](https://pollar.news/en/event/two-firefighters-killed-near-bordeaux): A building fire in Mérignac, a suburb of Bordeaux, claimed the lives of two firefighters on Tuesday. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announc - [Microsoft signs multibillion-dollar deal with France's Mistral to expand AI infrastructure in Europe](https://pollar.news/en/event/microsoft-bets-billions-on-european-ai): The US tech giant will use Mistral's data centres in France, while the French startup's models gain distribution through Azure, Foundry, and - [Ann Widdecombe struck 21 times with hammer in attack caught on camera, court told](https://pollar.news/en/event/widdecombe-murder-suspect-charged): Joshua Kerry, 28, appeared in court charged with murdering the former Conservative minister and Reform UK spokeswoman at her Devon home. Cam - [Disney cuts hundreds of jobs across Pixar, National Geographic and ESPN in third round of 2026 layoffs](https://pollar.news/en/event/disney-cuts-hundreds-of-jobs): The Walt Disney Co. is eliminating several hundred positions on Tuesday, with Pixar, National Geographic and ESPN among the divisions most a - [28-year-old remanded in custody for knife attack on 54-year-old shopkeeper in Kremasti, Rhodes](https://pollar.news/en/event/rhodes-knife-suspect-remanded): A 28-year-old man was ordered held in pre-trial detention on July 21 for the July 16 stabbing of a 54-year-old shopkeeper in Kremasti, Rhode - [Portuguese GNR recovers 142 fuel jerricans in Mediterranean during Frontex operation off Spain](https://pollar.news/en/event/142-jerricans-seized-at-sea): The Portuguese Republican National Guard intercepted a high-speed vessel on 16 July, recovering 142 fuel containers thrown overboard in the - [Ireland extends hosepipe ban nationwide from Friday as groundwater stress mounts](https://pollar.news/en/event/nationwide-hosepipe-ban-from-friday): Uisce Éireann extends the water conservation order to all 26 counties from 24 July to 26 August, citing hot weather and low rainfall that ha - [Trump lifts 41-year ban on direct US flights to Lebanon after meeting with President Aoun](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-lifts-lebanon-flight-ban): President Trump announced Tuesday that US carriers may resume direct flights to Lebanon, reversing a ban imposed by Ronald Reagan in 1985 af - [US aid cuts shut 1,700 HIV clinics, 77,000 fewer children on treatment, studies find](https://pollar.news/en/event/hiv-clinics-shuttered-globally): Two studies presented at the AIDS 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro reveal the toll of last year's PEPFAR funding cuts: 1,700 clinics closed - [Wildfire in southern France burns 1,700 hectares, forces evacuation of 400 people](https://pollar.news/en/event/1700-ha-burned-in-var): The fire started in a field near Pontevès on Tuesday and spread rapidly down the Gros Bessillon mountain, threatening several communes. Near - [Alès mayor Christophe Rivenq exfiltrated by RAID after DZ Mafia 'Nouvelle Génération' threats and suspected car bomb](https://pollar.news/en/event/french-mayor-exfiltrated-by-raid): Christophe Rivenq, mayor of Alès, was evacuated by elite police in the night of July 20-21 after intelligence warned of an imminent violent - [D4vd murder hearing opens with photos of dismembered 14-year-old's remains](https://pollar.news/en/event/d4vd-murder-hearing-begins): Prosecutors displayed photographs of Celeste Rivas Hernandez's severed body parts as they began presenting evidence against the singer, who - [Górnik Zabrze loses 1-0 to Fenerbahce in Champions League qualifier, Talisca free kick decides first leg](https://pollar.news/en/event/gornik-loses-1-0-in-istanbul): Anderson Talisca's 37th-minute free kick gave Fenerbahce a 1-0 win over Górnik Zabrze in the first leg of the Champions League second qualif - [Saxony-Anhalt's CDU leader says BSW will 'make common cause' with AfD after September election](https://pollar.news/en/event/bsw-could-hand-afd-power): Saxony-Anhalt's CDU minister president says the left-conservative BSW will back the far-right AfD if it gets the chance, as polls show the A - [Funeral for Nolan Wells as Rev. Al Sharpton offers $100,000 reward and demands answers](https://pollar.news/en/event/nolan-wells-funeral-demands-answers): Family and supporters gathered in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on Monday to mourn Nolan Xavier Wells, 18, two weeks after his body was found - [Deposed Turkish opposition leader Özgür Özel announces new party, could become largest opposition force](https://pollar.news/en/event/oezel-launches-new-party): The deposed leader of Turkey's main opposition CHP, Özgür Özel, announced the creation of a new social democratic party on Tuesday, with aro - [Range Rover confirms electric GT for 2027, stepping beyond SUVs with sleek grand tourer](https://pollar.news/en/event/range-rovers-electric-gt-revealed): The all-electric grand tourer, built on a new EMA platform, will be produced in Halewood and launch in 2027, marking the brand's biggest dep - [Search continues off Las Palmas for missing 11-year-old girl after rescue of another minor at La Laja beach](https://pollar.news/en/event/missing-girl-off-las-palmas): Emergency services are searching by air, sea and land for an 11-year-old girl who disappeared in the sea off La Laja beach in Las Palmas de - [Trump confronts Carney at World Cup over wildfire smoke, threatens tariffs; Ontario premier calls it 'rubbish'](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-threatens-smoke-tariffs): US President Donald Trump confronted Canadian PM Mark Carney at the World Cup Final, demanding action on wildfires and threatening tariffs. - [British aid worker in London Ebola isolation after DR Congo evacuation](https://pollar.news/en/event/ebola-monitoring-in-london): The individual, who worked for a humanitarian group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, shows no symptoms and was flown out on a charte - [Kilian Feldbausch claims first ATP main-draw win in Kitzbühel as Stanislas Wawrinka exits early in Estoril](https://pollar.news/en/event/feldbauschs-maiden-atp-win): The 20-year-old qualifier beat world No. 63 Adolfo Vallejo 7-6(2), 6-1 in Kitzbühel, while Stanislas Wawrinka lost to Román Burruchaga in Es - [Greece places 13 regions under Red Code as extreme wildfire risk looms for Wednesday](https://pollar.news/en/event/greece-wildfire-red-alert): Thirteen regions, including Attica and Thessaloniki, are placed under Red Code mobilisation as authorities warn of conditions resembling the - [Mateusz Morawiecki defies PiS ultimatum as deadline looms; chance of deal put at 40%](https://pollar.news/en/event/pis-ultimatum-on-associations): The former prime minister refuses to disband his association by Thursday's deadline, pushing the main opposition party toward a split that c - [Man in his 30s charged after woman stabbed at altar during Rosary in Tramore church](https://pollar.news/en/event/man-charged-over-tramore-church-stabbing): A man in his 30s is due in court this morning after a woman in her 50s was stabbed at the altar of Holy Cross Church in Tramore, Co Waterfor ## 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)