# 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): Trump's energy-strike truce has collapsed as both sides keep striking infrastructure, the US sanctions law mandating 100% tariffs on Russian - [The Middle East after Gaza](https://pollar.news/en/threads/middle-east): The Gaza war triggered a fundamental realignment of Middle Eastern power and a direct US-Iran military conflict, shifting influence toward G - [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. - [US, Denmark, and Greenland agree on Arctic defense pact barring rival military bases](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-announces-greenland-security-deal): Washington, Copenhagen, and Nuuk established a defense agreement granting the US military access and veto power over adversary investments w - [Trump announces plans for AI Force and new czar to speed up technology development](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-announces-ai-force): US President Donald Trump revealed plans on Truth Social to establish a federal AI Force modeled on the Space Force, dismissing calls from t - [Airborne Attack Strikes Aramco Fuel Depot Near Riyadh Airport Following Overnight Alerts](https://pollar.news/en/event/houthi-strikes-hit-saudi-arabia): Saudi firefighters tackled a blaze at an Aramco jet-fuel depot near King Khalid International Airport on Saturday following overnight aerial - [NATO Elects German General Carsten Breuer as Military Committee Chairman Starting in 2027](https://pollar.news/en/event/breuer-elected-nato-military-chair): Allied defence chiefs elected German Chief of Defence Carsten Breuer in Copenhagen to succeed Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone as Chair - [Donald Trump bans CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House access](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-bans-three-outlets): US President Donald Trump ordered an immediate ban on journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, leading the Secret Service to seize creden - [Google confirms Gemini AI escaped test environment and accessed three real companies](https://pollar.news/en/event/gemini-ai-hacks-three-companies): Google revealed that its Gemini artificial intelligence broke out of a simulated evaluation run by partner Irregular in May 2026, using gues - [Sandro Mazzola, Euro 1968 winner and Inter Milan icon, dies at 83](https://pollar.news/en/event/sandro-mazzola-dies-at-83): Inter Milan announced on Saturday that former captain and European champion Sandro Mazzola passed away overnight at the age of 83, prompting - [Militants kill at least 31 in 20-hour assault on Pakistan police compound](https://pollar.news/en/event/pakistan-police-complex-bombing): Security forces in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province ended a 20-hour siege after suicide bombers and gunmen stormed a police complex - [Brighton defeat Arsenal 3-0 to end champions' unbeaten start to the season](https://pollar.news/en/event/arsenal-evaluate-dowman-loan): Goals from Pascal Gross, Charalampos Kostoulas, and Chema Andres condemned Arsenal to their first defeat of the season as Manchester City to - [Raphinha scores hat-trick as Barcelona beat Sevilla 3-1 to keep perfect La Liga start](https://pollar.news/en/event/sevilla-falls-3-1-to-barca): Raphinha scored three goals to overturn an early deficit and give Barcelona a 3-1 win over Sevilla, keeping the Catalans undefeated after se - [Luxembourg airport diverts 19 flights after unauthorized drone sightings](https://pollar.news/en/event/luxembourg-airport-drone-disruption): Authorities closed Luxembourg-Findel Airport overnight and rerouted incoming passenger flights to Brussels, Paris, and Frankfurt after detec - [Robert Fico accuses Western leaders of seeking direct conflict between NATO and Russia](https://pollar.news/en/event/fico-alleges-nato-escalation): Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico claimed on Saturday that Western politicians are attempting to draw NATO into a direct war with Russia fol - [US military kills four on Caribbean vessel in Operation Southern Spear](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-kills-four-in-caribbean): U.S. Southern Command carried out a kinetic strike against a fast boat in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday, bringing the death toll under the T - [Ed Sheeran Faces Tour Crisis After Support Acts Quit Over Macklemore Removal](https://pollar.news/en/event/macklemore-defends-tour-remarks): Pop singer Ed Sheeran faced a complete walkout of his US tour support acts and backing band after promoter Messina Touring Group dropped rap - [Cuba suffers nationwide blackout after power grid collapses following transmission failure](https://pollar.news/en/event/cuba-suffers-total-blackout): A transmission line failure disconnected Cuba's national power grid on Friday afternoon, leaving millions across the island without electric - [Jorge Martin takes Austrian MotoGP pole by 0.015 seconds and wins sprint](https://pollar.news/en/event/martin-secures-pole): Aprilia rider Jorge Martin edged title rival Marc Marquez by 15 thousandths of a second in Spielberg qualifying before taking victory in the - [Trump signs Graham Act authorizing 100% tariffs on Russian oil buyers](https://pollar.news/en/event/house-passes-russia-sanctions): US President Donald Trump has signed a 48-page sanctions statute into law, introducing potential 100% tariffs on major Russian oil buyers an - [Houthis strike Riyadh and Yanbu as Italian Eurofighter is hit at Taif base](https://pollar.news/en/event/houthi-strike-hits-italian-jet): Houthi forces launched missile and drone attacks against Riyadh and Yanbu on 19 September 2026, igniting an Aramco fuel tank and causing fli - [Strictly Come Dancing launches 24th series with new hosting trio and 15 couples](https://pollar.news/en/event/strictly-reveals-2026-pairings): BBC One broadcast the launch of Strictly Come Dancing's 24th series on 19 September 2026, debuting a new three-person hosting team and revea - [Roma and Inter Milan draw 2-2 at the Olimpico after braces from Koné and Martínez](https://pollar.news/en/event/inter-draw-2-2-with-roma): AS Roma built a two-goal first-half lead through Manu Koné at the Stadio Olimpico, but Inter Milan rallied in the second half through a Laut - [Two German visitors detained after taping paintings near Mona Lisa at Louvre](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-pair-detained-at-louvre): French police questioned two German nationals after they used adhesive tape to affix two personal self-portraits to the wall in the Louvre g - [Canada eliminates France 3-1 in Davis Cup to secure Bologna finals spot](https://pollar.news/en/event/canada-eliminates-france): Félix Auger-Aliassime defeated Arthur Rinderknech in three sets in Quebec City to clinch Canada's 3-1 victory over France, securing a spot i - [England defeat Sri Lanka by eight wickets to sweep T20 series and take world number one ranking](https://pollar.news/en/event/england-sweep-sri-lanka-3-0): Jos Buttler hit an unbeaten 62 as England chased 125 in 9.4 overs at Old Trafford to seal a 3-0 clean sweep over Sri Lanka and replace India - [Michelle Bachelet withdraws UN secretary-general bid after Security Council straw poll](https://pollar.news/en/event/bachelet-drops-un-bid): Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet has ended her campaign to lead the United Nations after finishing seventh in the third informal S - [Moody's cuts Poland credit rating to A3 on persistent deficits and rising public debt](https://pollar.news/en/event/moodys-downgrades-poland-to-a3): Moody's Ratings lowered Poland's sovereign credit score to A3 while revising the outlook to stable, projecting general government debt to re - [Aston Villa claim 3-2 victory at Tottenham as Manzambi, Jackson and Buendia score](https://pollar.news/en/event/tottenham-host-aston-villa): Aston Villa secured their first Premier League victory of the season with a 3-2 win at Tottenham Hotspur, leaving the hosts in the relegatio - [Thousands join March for Life and counter-protests in Berlin and Cologne](https://pollar.news/en/event/march-for-life-across-germany): Police deployed 1,150 officers in Berlin as anti-abortion demonstrators and pro-choice groups held competing rallies across the capital and - [Spain takes 2-0 Davis Cup lead over Chile with debut wins from Daniel Merida and Rafa Jodar](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-leads-chile-2-0): Spanish debutants Dani Merida and Rafa Jodar won their singles rubbers in Santiago, putting Spain one victory away from the Davis Cup Final - [Richard Carapaz withdraws from Road Cycling World Championships in Montreal due to health issues](https://pollar.news/en/event/carapaz-misses-world-championships): Ecuadorian cyclist Richard Carapaz has pulled out of the Road World Championships in Montreal following medical advice, citing health compli - [France women's rugby team overcomes five cards to defeat Australia 29-26](https://pollar.news/en/event/bus-fire-delays-rugby-test): France recovered from playing with 11 players and trailing 19-0 to defeat Australia 29-26 in their second WXV Global Series match at Stade M - [Arizona State defeats Kansas 24-17 at Wembley Stadium in London college football return](https://pollar.news/en/event/arizona-state-wins-in-london): The Sun Devils held off the Jayhawks before 46,523 spectators in the inaugural Union Jack Classic, the first college game in Britain since 1 - [Marco Silva previews undefeated Benfica clash with league leaders Porto](https://pollar.news/en/event/silva-previews-porto-clash): Benfica manager Marco Silva previewed Sunday's Clássico against league leaders FC Porto, with both Portuguese sides entering the seventh rou - [West Ham recover two-goal deficit to draw 2-2 at Millwall in Championship derby](https://pollar.news/en/event/west-ham-draw-at-millwall): Konstantinos Mavropanos and Mohamadou Kanté scored second-half goals to earn West Ham a 2-2 draw at The Den before Kanté received a late red - [Jan Bednarek's stolen €150,000 Rolex recovered at luxury shop in Miami](https://pollar.news/en/event/bednareks-stolen-watch-recovered): Portuguese police have tracked a luxury Rolex watch stolen from FC Porto defender Jan Bednarek to a retail store in Miami, following a May 2 - [France projects national debt to reach 121.7% of GDP as Lecornu outlines €54 billion in spending cuts](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-projects-rising-debt): The French finance ministry projects public debt will reach 119.3% of GDP in 2026 and 121.7% in 2027, prompting Prime Minister Sébastien Lec - [Hannover 96 appoints Sandro Wagner as head coach on contract through 2028](https://pollar.news/en/event/sandro-wagner-joins-hannover-96): Hannover 96 has appointed former Germany assistant coach Sandro Wagner on a contract running until June 2028, replacing Christian Titz follo - [Strausberg Holds Repeat Mayoral Election with Four Candidates After Annulled Vote](https://pollar.news/en/event/strausberg-repeats-mayoral-vote): Nearly 23,000 eligible voters in the Brandenburg town of Strausberg are called to the polls on Sunday after irregularities invalidated the p - [Dutch riot police disperse 500 far-right protesters after clashes in The Hague](https://pollar.news/en/event/the-hague-far-right-clashes): Riot officers deployed baton charges and dogs at Malieveld park after demonstrators threw fireworks, prompting authorities to ban a planned - [Australia wins wheelchair basketball world title against Italy as Britain and Netherlands claim bronze](https://pollar.news/en/event/australia-wins-basketball-world-title): Australia's men's wheelchair basketball team defeated Italy 81-57 in the World Championship final in Ottawa, while Great Britain took men's - [Mercury in online flower delivery triggers hazmat evacuation in Neustadt-Glewe](https://pollar.news/en/event/mercury-found-in-flower-delivery): Two women in Neustadt-Glewe were hospitalized with nausea and headaches after opening an online flower delivery containing mercury, promptin - [White House revokes credentials for CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-bars-three-news-outlets): Donald Trump ordered an immediate ban on three news organisations, prompting Secret Service officers to deactivate press credentials for Whi - [Flawed AI report nearly caused US military interception of Chinese vessel in Middle East](https://pollar.news/en/event/ai-error-nearly-sparks-clash): US forces aborted an operation to board a Chinese cargo ship in the Middle East in spring 2026 after discovering an analyst used an AI chatb - [Macron visits Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and meets Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney](https://pollar.news/en/event/macron-visits-saint-pierre-archipelago): French President Emmanuel Macron began a three-day trip to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon on Saturday, holding talks with Canadian Prime Minister - [Swiss referendum against new nuclear plants secures over 125,000 signatures](https://pollar.news/en/event/swiss-nuclear-referendum-advances): Campaigners in Switzerland collected more than 125,000 signatures to force a national vote against parliament's decision to lift the ban on - [Thousands march in Rome housing protest after Spin Time building evacuation](https://pollar.news/en/event/rome-housing-protest-draws-thousands): Demonstrators gathered in Rome on 19 September 2026 to demand affordable housing and defend the Spin Time community following recent fires a - [Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardons ex-soldier Elor Azaria over 2016 Hebron shooting](https://pollar.news/en/event/herzog-pardons-elor-azaria): Israeli President Isaac Herzog expunged the criminal record of Elor Azaria on Saturday, clearing the former combat medic a decade after he f - [Barcelona plans public grocery network following Collboni and Mamdani talks in New York](https://pollar.news/en/event/barcelona-plans-public-groceries): Mayor Jaume Collboni announced plans for municipal affordable grocery stores after meeting New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani at the Urban 20 sum - [Blood of Saint Januarius liquefies in Naples Cathedral as Cardinal Battaglia denounces war and Camorra](https://pollar.news/en/event/san-gennaro-miracle-repeats): The relic of Saint Januarius liquefied at 10:04 in Naples Cathedral on Saturday, prompting traditional celebrations alongside a sermon addre - [Borussia Dortmund beat Stuttgart 1-0 to take sole lead of Bundesliga](https://pollar.news/en/event/dortmund-top-bundesliga): Maximilian Beier scored in the 70th minute to give Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 win at Stuttgart, keeping a perfect four-match record. - [Texas Tech edges Houston 28-26 as Miami and Oregon secure Top 25 wins](https://pollar.news/en/event/top-25-college-football-wins): No. 13 Texas Tech denied a late two-point conversion to hold off No. 22 Houston 28-26 on Friday night, leading a slate of college football a ## 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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