# 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. - [Trump says Hamas agreed to disarm in Gaza under Board of Peace plan, but Israel objects and timelines stretch to a year](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-claims-disarmament-deal): President Donald Trump said the Board of Peace reached a deal for Hamas to disarm and Israeli forces to withdraw from Gaza, but Israel calle - [Spain mobilises army in Ceuta after thousands cross from Morocco, at least nine dead](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): Thousands of people crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday, swimming and on foot, in the largest such entry sinc - [FIFA pushes ahead with World Cup stake sale plan despite UEFA boycott and CONCACAF rejection](https://pollar.news/en/event/uefa-threatens-world-cup-boycott): FIFA said it would proceed with its consultation on selling a stake in a $20 billion World Cup subsidiary, after UEFA's 55 members voted to - [Franco Baresi, AC Milan's one-club icon and World Cup winner, dies at 66](https://pollar.news/en/event/milan-denies-baresi-death-rumors): The former defender, who spent his entire 20-year career at AC Milan and won the 1982 World Cup with Italy, passed away during the night. No - [Anthropic reveals its AI models hacked three organizations during tests, days after OpenAI's breach](https://pollar.news/en/event/ai-hack-spree-sparks-safety-plea): The Claude models gained unauthorized access to production systems of three unnamed organizations during cybersecurity evaluations, Anthropi - [Nirmal Purja among 10 climbers missing after avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, four bodies found](https://pollar.news/en/event/purja-missing-in-avalanche): The renowned British-Nepali mountaineer was leading an international expedition when an avalanche struck around midday Thursday. Pakistani o - [Wildfires in Greece kill three firefighters, force 8,000 evacuations on Crete as Europe battles blazes](https://pollar.news/en/event/crete-wildfire-kills-two): Strong winds grounded firefighting aircraft on Crete, where two firefighters died and 8,000 people were evacuated by sea and road. A third f - [Gironde wildfire stabilised after scorching 42,000 hectares, France's largest blaze since 1949](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-wildfire-evacuates-12000): After nine days, the Gironde wildfire is stabilised but not yet extinguished, with 3,300 firefighters still battling hotspots across more th - [US State Department apologizes for AI-generated map that misplaced Nigeria, Ivory Coast at AIDS summit](https://pollar.news/en/event/ai-map-embarrasses-us-at-aids-summit): A US presentation at the AIDS conference in Rio misplaced Nigeria in the Sahara and Ivory Coast in the south. The State Department blamed a - [Japan earthquake death toll reaches 34, with seven killed at Aeon Mall and eight at paper mill](https://pollar.news/en/event/71-quake-hits-southern-japan): The magnitude-7.1 quake struck Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, collapsing buildings and triggering a gas explosion at a shopping centre. Nea - [Six missing after Messina building collapse, rescue hampered by smoldering fire](https://pollar.news/en/event/messina-collapse-missing-feared): Rescue teams in Messina, Sicily, search for six people missing since a two-story building collapsed on Thursday afternoon. A smoldering fire - [France freezes assets of Russian propagandist Xenia Fedorova as expulsion order takes effect](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-expels-kremlin-propagandist): The French government published an asset freeze order on 31 July, six months after a 2024 law on foreign interference, adding to the expulsi - [German unemployment breaches 3 million in July, driven by summer lull and weak economy](https://pollar.news/en/event/jobless-rate-hits-64): The Federal Employment Agency reported 3.007 million out of work, up 71,000 from June, with the rate rising to 6.4 percent. Seasonal factors - [IAG profit slumps 20.6% on fuel costs as Spanish banks post H1 gains](https://pollar.news/en/event/endesa-lifts-2026-guidance): Airline group IAG saw net profit fall to €1.03 billion in the first half of 2026, while Unicaja and Ibercaja reported higher earnings, and A - [34 miners killed in methane explosion at coal mine in southwestern Pakistan](https://pollar.news/en/event/pakistan-mine-explosion-kills-34): A methane gas explosion tore through a coal mine near Quetta, Balochistan, on Thursday, killing at least 34 workers and triggering an overni - [Spain deploys army to Ceuta as thousands of migrants breach border, Italy threatens Schengen suspension](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migrant-crisis-deepens): Thousands of migrants from Morocco crossed into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta on 30 July, swimming around a border breakwater, while a mass a - [Global tech rout deepens as KOSPI plunges 10.8%, AI spending fears rattle markets](https://pollar.news/en/event/asia-chip-selloff-deepens): South Korea's benchmark index suffered its worst session in months, triggering a trading halt, as fears over AI infrastructure spending and - [Russian Kh-101 missile crashes in Poland after massive attack on Ukraine](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-strikes-trigger-polish-alert): An armed Russian Kh-101 cruise missile violated Polish airspace and exploded in a field near Tarnawa-Kolonia early Thursday, during a barrag - [George Clooney evacuates French estate as wildfire burns 130 hectares near Brignoles; pledges to help rebuild](https://pollar.news/en/event/clooneys-flee-french-wildfires): The actor and his family left their Domaine du Canadel estate in Var after a fast-moving fire broke out Wednesday, though the property was o - [Producer sues Netflix for $105 million after unreleased Nicolas Cage film stolen from its office](https://pollar.news/en/event/netflix-sued-over-film-theft): Simon Afram alleges an unencrypted hard drive of WWII thriller Fortitude was stolen from Netflix's Los Angeles office, destroying its commer - [India's parliament passes bill doubling exam leak penalties after protests force minister's resignation](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-rejects-activists-release-bid): The upper house approved legislation doubling maximum prison terms to 10 years and fines to over $1m, days after Education Minister Dharmend - [Germany swelters under 40.5°C heat, three states set July records before storms strike](https://pollar.news/en/event/germany-heatwave-to-hit-39c): Temperatures soared to 40.5°C in Bernburg on Thursday, setting new July highs in Saxony-Anhalt, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, before violen - [Record-low Danube water level exposes woolly mammoth bones in Bulgaria](https://pollar.news/en/event/danube-drought-uncovers-mammoth-bones): A resident of Ryahovo, Bulgaria, spotted the remains in the riverbed on 29 July as the waterway hit levels 130 cm below normal. Experts iden - [UK Supreme Court to review Palestine Action terror ban after 77 arrested at London protest](https://pollar.news/en/event/palestine-action-ban-appeal-granted): The UK Supreme Court granted permission for Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori to appeal the group's proscription as a terrorist organi - [Russia adds Telegram founder Pavel Durov to terrorist list after charging him with facilitating terrorism](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-wants-telegrams-durov-arrested): The move follows an FSB announcement that Durov is wanted internationally for allegedly allowing Ukrainian intelligence to use the messaging - [Danube at record low forces first-ever shutdown of Hungary's Paks nuclear plant, Romania and France also curb output](https://pollar.news/en/event/danube-dries-up-nuclear-power): Hungary's Paks plant will halt all four reactors by Monday, a first in its 42-year history, as the Danube's water level drops 121 cm below t - [Nurse impaled by trekking pole on Montana's highest peak hikes 10 miles to avoid rescue cost](https://pollar.news/en/event/impaled-hiker-self-rescues): David Cifaldi, a wound care nurse, slipped on Granite Peak and was impaled by his own trekking pole. Rather than call for a costly airlift, - [Chile and Venezuela agree to restore consular services, two years after Maduro expelled diplomats over disputed election](https://pollar.news/en/event/chile-venezuela-consular-ties-restored): Chile and Venezuela will reopen consular services after a two-year freeze, aiming to assist hundreds of thousands of migrants and begin norm - [Saudi Arabia unveils 14-nation maritime coalition to protect Red Sea shipping from Houthi attacks](https://pollar.news/en/event/saudi-maritime-coalition-formed): Riyadh hosted representatives from 43 countries and the EU on Thursday to launch a defensive alliance aimed at securing the Bab el-Mandeb St - [Romania activates Red Intervention Plan after minibus carrying 16 people, including 5 children, crashes in Câmpulung](https://pollar.news/en/event/red-plan-activated-after-arge-crash): A minibus carrying 16 people left the roadway and struck a fence in Câmpulung, Argeș county, on Friday morning. Two people were trapped in t - [Tesla weighs sale of China business to clear path for SpaceX merger](https://pollar.news/en/event/tesla-mulls-china-sale): Executives told to prepare for separation as Musk eyes combining his two largest companies, the Wall Street Journal reports. - [US cyber agency warns of water system attacks after 30 Minnesota utilities targeted; Iran suspected](https://pollar.news/en/event/minnesota-water-systems-hacked): More than 30 community water systems in Minnesota were hit by a coordinated cyberattack on July 26-27, prompting a CISA advisory and an FBI - [Trump casts doubt on Patriot missile license for Ukraine, says 'we are chasing peace' and sends envoys to Kyiv](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-questions-patriot-license-for-ukraine): Three weeks after pledging a Patriot production license to Kyiv, Donald Trump now says he is 'not sure' and is 'analyzing' the move, while d - [Spain spent 28.3 million euros on wildfire prevention in 2024, far below the 2009 peak, as a mega-fire burns 74,000 hectares](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-wildfire-spending-lags-behind-crisis): Spain's central government spent 28.3 million euros on wildfire prevention in 2024, far below the 72.5 million peak of 2009, as a mega-fire - [Russian missile and drone barrage kills 10 in Ukraine, Kh-101 cruise missile crashes in Poland](https://pollar.news/en/event/deadly-russian-strikes-hit-ukraine): At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured as Russia fired more than 70 missiles and 280 drones at cities across Ukraine overnight, w - [Rhine hits lowest level ever recorded at Lobith as drought strands ships and forces German production cuts](https://pollar.news/en/event/rhine-at-record-low): The Rhine at Lobith fell to 6.47 metres above NAP on Thursday, the lowest since measurements began in 1866, while German benchmark levels ne - [Jared Leto denies sexual assault allegations as BBC documentary details claims from 10 women](https://pollar.news/en/event/jared-leto-accused-of-sexual-assault): Ten women, four alleging criminal conduct, describe encounters between 2002 and 2016 in 'Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret'; Leto calls cl - [Finucane powers Wales to team sprint gold as Fachie makes history at Commonwealth Games](https://pollar.news/en/event/tardis-opens-commonwealth-games): Emma Finucane led Wales to a record-breaking team sprint victory over England, while Neil Fachie became Scotland's most decorated Commonweal - [Spider-Man: Brand New Day sets Spanish box office record with €3.2m opening day](https://pollar.news/en/event/spider-man-box-office-record): The fourth Tom Holland-led Spider-Man film earned €3.2 million on its first day in Spain, the highest single-day debut in the country's hist - [John Stones signs two-year deal with Inter Milan after leaving Manchester City as free agent](https://pollar.news/en/event/stones-joins-inter-milan): John Stones, 32, has joined Inter Milan on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal until June 2028 with the Italian champions after a troph - [Trump announces agreement for full disarmament of Hamas in Gaza, Hamas confirms](https://pollar.news/en/event/hamas-agrees-to-disarm): The US-brokered plan, part of a second-phase ceasefire, envisions gradual disarmament, Israeli withdrawal, and an international stabilizatio - [Ben Affleck and 'Jeopardy!' champ Jamie Ding win $1 million on 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' for Congo charity](https://pollar.news/en/event/affleck-wins-1m-for-charity): The actor and quiz champion Jamie Ding answered a turkey-pardon trivia question to claim the top prize on ABC's game show, with the money go - [Italy braces for 40°C heatwave as 19 cities under red alert, Po river at critical low](https://pollar.news/en/event/fourth-heatwave-hits-italy): Temperatures are forecast to hit 41°C in Terni and 40°C in Ferrara, Florence, Modena and Piacenza, with high humidity pushing perceived temp - [AI hedge fund Situational Awareness sells public portfolio to Citadel after $35 billion rout](https://pollar.news/en/event/ai-hedge-fund-unravels): Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness, once worth $45 billion, sold the bulk of its public equities to Ken Griffin's Citadel after a - [Milei decrees entry ban and expulsion for foreigners spreading 'hate' against Argentina](https://pollar.news/en/event/milei-targets-foreign-critics): Argentina's president issued an emergency decree Thursday allowing the immediate expulsion or denial of entry to any foreigner deemed to hav - [Poland beats Ukraine 3-1 to reach VNL semifinals, Bołądź scores 24 points](https://pollar.news/en/event/japan-advances-unbeaten): Defending champions Poland overcame a second-set stumble to defeat Ukraine 3-1 in the Volleyball Nations League quarterfinals in Ningbo, Chi - [Germany records nearly 10,000 heat-related deaths in 2026, surpassing any full year since 2016](https://pollar.news/en/event/germanys-heat-death-toll-nears-10000): The Robert Koch Institute estimates 9,800 heat-related deaths by 19 July, with over 5,000 during June's 40°C heatwave. Elderly most affected - [US GDP growth slows to 1.5% as trade deficit widens, but consumer spending and AI investment provide support](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-gdp-growth-slows): Consumer spending surged 3.2% and business investment in AI infrastructure jumped 8.4%, but a widening trade deficit and the war with Iran d - [Catalonia's PISA 2025 sample invalid after 23% of students excluded, ombudsman opens probe](https://pollar.news/en/event/pisa-sample-error-in-catalonia): The Catalan ombudsman has opened an investigation after 23.2% of students selected for the 2025 PISA tests were excluded, far exceeding the - [Atlético Madrid files FIFA complaint against Barcelona over alleged illegal approach for striker Julián Álvarez](https://pollar.news/en/event/atletico-files-fifa-complaint): The Spanish club accuses Barcelona of making unauthorized contact with the Argentine forward, who is under contract until 2030, to force a t ## 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)