# 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 vows Iran will 'get a beating' as missile attack and US-Saudi strikes shatter brief truce](https://pollar.news/en/event/mideast-truce-collapses): Iran launched ballistic missiles at a US base in Jordan, and American and Saudi warplanes struck Iran-backed militias in Iraq hours later, k - [Japan earthquake toll rises to 18 dead, 62 injured as rescuers search collapsed Kumamoto mall and paper factory](https://pollar.news/en/event/71-quake-hits-southern-japan): A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck southwestern Japan's Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least 18 people and injuring 62 - [Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with terrorism, issues international warrant](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-wants-telegrams-durov-arrested): Russia's FSB charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorism and issued an international arrest warrant, accusing the messa - [Gironde wildfire stabilised but 42C heatwave looms; 250,000 evacuated across France](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-wildfire-evacuates-12000): The Gironde wildfire has burned 42,000 hectares since 22 July and forced about 220,000 evacuations in the department. With temperatures fore - [FIFA plans $20bn subsidiary for World Cup rights with Kushner family investment, UEFA warns of 'boundary crossed'](https://pollar.news/en/event/uefa-threatens-world-cup-boycott): FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed a $20 billion subsidiary to manage World Cup commercial rights, offering minority stakes to privat - [Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning The Frames frontman, dies in Dublin motorcycle crash at 56](https://pollar.news/en/event/glen-hansard-dies-at-56): The Irish singer-songwriter, frontman of The Frames and Oscar winner for 'Falling Slowly', was killed in an early-morning motorcycle acciden - [Morawiecki registers Rozwój Plus club with 40 MPs and one senator after PiS split](https://pollar.news/en/event/kurski-silenced-after-rant): The former prime minister filed papers to establish the club in the Sejm on Wednesday after a month-long standoff over a political-associati - [French DJ Kavinsky, known for 'Nightcall' and Olympic performance, found dead at 50 in Paris home](https://pollar.news/en/event/dj-kavinsky-dead-at-50): The body of Vincent Belorgey, the electronic musician who performed at the 2024 Olympic closing ceremony, was discovered Tuesday evening; pr - [Spain’s Ávila and Madrid wildfires stabilise, evacuees return as heatwave looms](https://pollar.news/en/event/12000-ha-burned-in-guadalajara): Interior Ministry declares blazes ‘technically stabilised’ and lifts all Ávila evacuation orders, but a new heatwave with extreme temperatur - [After drone strikes on Saudi oil sites, US and Saudi forces kill 20 Iran-backed fighters in Iraq, reigniting Middle East war](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-saudi-strikes-kill-20-in-iraq): Overnight joint US-Saudi airstrikes on pro-Iranian militias in Iraq killed 20 fighters and wounded 32, drawing sharp condemnation from Baghd - [Jared Leto Accused of Sexual Assault by Four Women in BBC Documentary](https://pollar.news/en/event/jared-leto-accused-of-sexual-assault): Four women have accused Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct in a BBC documentary p - [BTS withdraws music from 2027 Grammys after Recording Academy adds Best Asian Pop Music Performance category](https://pollar.news/en/event/bts-boycotts-2027-grammys): All seven members of the group posted identical statements on Instagram on Wednesday, saying music should not be 'divided by region or langu - [US bans import of foreign humanoid robots, targeting China's 85% market dominance](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-bans-foreign-robots): The FCC added advanced humanoid and quadruped robots to a restricted import list on Tuesday, blocking new foreign-made models from the Ameri - [Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment, refuses to answer Senate questions on COVID-19 origins](https://pollar.news/en/event/fauci-pleads-the-fifth): The former top U.S. infectious disease official refused to answer senators' questions on the pandemic's origins, calling the Republican-led - [France orders expulsion of Russian commentator Xenia Fedorova, citing threat to public order](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-expels-kremlin-propagandist): The French interior ministry issued a deportation order on 29 July 2026 against Xenia Fedorova, a former head of RT France who now appears o - [Thorsten Frei elected Union parliamentary group leader with 91.9% as Merz's cabinet reshuffle triggers party unrest](https://pollar.news/en/event/merz-reshuffles-cabinet): German President Steinmeier appointed three new ministers and dismissed the transport minister on Wednesday, while Thorsten Frei won the CDU - [FIFA proposes $10bn World Cup venture with private investors, drawing EU, UEFA and national federation backlash](https://pollar.news/en/event/backlash-against-fifa-sell-off): Gianni Infantino’s proposal to place FIFA’s commercial rights and tournaments inside a new company open to private investment has ignited fi - [Berlin CSD attacker Abdul Ballout had deep Islamic State ties and was under police surveillance, but struck on 25 July, killing one and injuring 31](https://pollar.news/en/event/berlin-csd-well-only-get-louder): Released from custody in May after a juvenile court conviction for planning to join the Islamic State, Abdul Ballout was under police observ - [BMW to cut 8,000 jobs worldwide by end 2027, offering voluntary redundancy to 40,000 German staff](https://pollar.news/en/event/bmw-cuts-8000-jobs): The Munich carmaker will offer voluntary redundancy to about 40,000 German desk-based staff from October, aiming to reduce its global workfo - [Italy braces for fourth summer heatwave: 11 cities under red alert by Friday as temperatures set to hit 41°C](https://pollar.news/en/event/fourth-heatwave-hits-italy): The fourth heatwave of summer 2026 is taking hold across Italy, with temperatures forecast to climb daily until reaching 41°C this weekend, - [Trump grants Ukraine Patriot missile licences while publicly cooling on Netanyahu's Iran agenda](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-questions-israels-survival): The White House hosted back-to-back meetings with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, yielding a Patrio - [Italian journalist Adriano Cappellari investigated for fabricating arson attack and threats against himself, Meloni and a priest](https://pollar.news/en/event/cronista-faked-own-attack): Prosecutors allege Adriano Cappellari secretly bought gas canisters and alcohol weeks before an explosion at his home in Enego, then accused - [Wout van Aert wins Tour of Denmark opener in return from elbow infection](https://pollar.news/en/event/van-aert-wins-comeback-stage): The Belgian won a reduced sprint in Aalborg on Wednesday after recovering from a bacterial infection that kept him out of the Tour de France - [Witness in Spanish judicial probe says Leire Díez invoked 'the One' and confirmed it meant PM Sánchez](https://pollar.news/en/event/the-one-is-snchez): Daniel Mateo, a Guardia Civil collaborator, testified in Madrid that the former PSOE fixer repeatedly claimed to act on behalf of 'the One' - [ADL: 2025 was deadliest year for antisemitic violence against the Jewish diaspora in over 30 years, with 20 killed](https://pollar.news/en/event/deadliest-antisemitic-year-since-1994): The Anti-Defamation League's latest report records 20 murders in attacks in Sydney, Manchester, Washington, and Boulder, with over 23,000 to - [Greggs sees 20% profit jump to £76m on iced drinks and salad push, launches first foreign store in 18 years](https://pollar.news/en/event/greggs-profit-jumps-20): The UK’s largest fast-food chain posted a 20% rise in half-year pretax profit to £76 million, helped by a menu shift toward cold drinks and - [Two Greek firefighters, ages 25 and 58, die trapped by flames in Rethymno wildfire](https://pollar.news/en/event/firefighters-die-in-crete-blaze): A 25-year-old seasonal firefighter and a 58-year-old colleague died on Wednesday afternoon when their fire engine was overrun by an agricult - [Thanasis Avgerinos resigns as Hope for Democracy spokesperson, alleges shadow press office operating since July 12](https://pollar.news/en/event/avgerinos-resigns-alleges-parallel-office): Thanasis Avgerinos, the press representative for Maria Karystianou's 'Elpida gia ti Dimokratia' party, announced his resignation on July 29, - [Burnham pledges social care fix before assisted dying debate, signals tax rises possible](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-to-become-uk-pm): Prime Minister Andy Burnham has made reforming England's adult social care funding his personal test, signalling a willingness to raise taxe - [Germany faces 39°C heat peak on Thursday as storms and hurricane-force gusts loom](https://pollar.news/en/event/germany-heatwave-to-hit-39c): A new heatwave will push temperatures to 39°C in parts of Germany on Thursday, July 30, while severe thunderstorms with hurricane-force gust - [Air France-KLM and Lufthansa submit binding bids for Portugal's TAP as privatization enters final stage](https://pollar.news/en/event/tap-privatization-bids-in): The two European airline groups handed in binding proposals on Wednesday, the deadline day, for a 44.9% reference stake in Portugal's flag c - [Fire brigade band opens 35th Wacken Open Air with cover hits and crowd chants as 85,000 metal fans gather under heatwave](https://pollar.news/en/event/wacken-kicks-off-35th-edition): The local fire brigade's music group performed cover versions and a call-and-response chant with the crowd, opening the sold-out 85,000-visi - [Anthony Bourdain biopic 'Tony' opens to mixed reviews, capturing a young chef's formative summer](https://pollar.news/en/event/bourdain-biopic-tony-debuts): Matt Johnson's coming-of-age drama, starring Dominic Sessa as a 19-year-old Bourdain in 1975 Provincetown, draws praise for its performances - [Nine villages evacuated on Greek island of Paros as wildfire forces tourists and residents to beaches](https://pollar.news/en/event/paros-wildfire-forces-evacuations): A wildfire fuelled by gale-force winds roared across the Greek holiday island of Paros overnight, forcing thousands of tourists and resident - [Kospi slides as much as 12.6% as AI chip rout deepens on SK Hynix miss and China fears](https://pollar.news/en/event/asia-chip-selloff-deepens): South Korea's benchmark index fell as much as 12.6% on Wednesday, extending a record two-day slump, after SK Hynix's earnings missed lofty e - [Roberto Mancini returns as Italy coach, apologises for 2023 exit: 'I lost the woman of my life'](https://pollar.news/en/event/mancini-returns-as-italy-coach): At a press conference in Rome, the new CT said a lack of communication with then-FIGC president Gravina drove his sudden departure to Saudi - [Italy's diesel tax cut stalls at pumps: price drops only 10 cents, government sends non-compliant stations list to finance police](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-weighs-fuel-tax-cut): Two days after Rome slashed diesel excise duties by 17 euro cents, average pump prices have fallen by only about 10 cents, triggering a form - [Beppe Grillo attacks his own Five Star Movement: 'It was born to change politics, politics changed it'](https://pollar.news/en/event/grillo-blasts-m5s-leadership): The co-founder and former guarantor of Italy's Movimento 5 Stelle returned to his blog after a long silence to accuse the party now led by G - [Italy signs national healthcare contract for 592,000 workers, nurses get 240-euro monthly raise](https://pollar.news/en/event/nurses-pay-boost-in-italy): The Italian government and trade unions signed the 2025-2027 collective labour agreement for the national healthcare sector, covering 592,63 - [Manuel Neuer signals retirement after 2026-27 season: 'It looks very much like I'll stop'](https://pollar.news/en/event/neuer-to-retire-in-2027): Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, 40, told reporters at the Tegernsee training camp that he is likely to end his playing career next su - [Sundance 2027: Boulder Debut Brings Walkable Footprint, 240 Dolby Speakers, Expanded Slots](https://pollar.news/en/event/sundances-boulder-era-begins): The Sundance Film Festival’s 2027 edition, set for January 21–31 in Boulder, Colorado, will feature a walkable two-mile footprint, 240-speak - [Japan stays perfect, defeats China 3-1 to reach Volleyball Nations League semifinals in Ningbo](https://pollar.news/en/event/japan-advances-unbeaten): Japan extended its perfect record to 13 wins, overcoming a first-set loss to eliminate host China in the Volleyball Nations League quarterfi - [Relatives of Germanwings victims sue Germany over pilot oversight a decade after Alps crash](https://pollar.news/en/event/germanwings-relatives-sue-the-state): A group of 30 to 32 relatives argues the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt failed to properly monitor the mental fitness of co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who d - [Teen lifeguard Ryder Williams saves boy from California surf, Trump invites him to White House](https://pollar.news/en/event/teen-lifeguards-heroic-rescue): A 16-year-old rookie lifeguard pulled a 10-year-old boy from powerful waves at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz, California, on Saturday. - [Wildfire in Plomari, Lesbos triggers 112 evacuation order amid strong winds](https://pollar.news/en/event/plomari-fire-forces-evacuations): A fire that began in rubbish and dry grass near the old landfill of Plomari on Lesbos island spread quickly on Wednesday afternoon. Strong w - [Wrocław court jails two men over brutal attack on Ukrainian couple; third suspect still at large](https://pollar.news/en/event/wroclaw-attack-third-man-hunted): A 45-year-old bare-knuckle fighter and a 27-year-old man were remanded in custody for three months on Wednesday after a Sunday assault on a - [Father sentenced to probation after drunk-driving crash that killed three family members near Freiburg](https://pollar.news/en/event/probation-for-fatal-dui-crash): A 47-year-old man received a suspended sentence of one year and ten months for negligent homicide and drunk driving after a May 2025 crash o - [CaixaBank posts record H1 profit of €3.2 billion, up 8.5%, driven by loan and fee growth](https://pollar.news/en/event/caixabank-profit-up-85): Spain's largest bank added 1.1 million customers and grew its loan book across all segments, while setting aside up to €1.28 billion for a N - [Zinedine Zidane named France head coach on four-year deal, vows attacking football](https://pollar.news/en/event/zidane-takes-france-job): The 1998 World Cup winner succeeds Didier Deschamps after 14 years, telling his first press conference he is 'driven by the game' and wants - [Brandenburg's environment minister calls for higher water prices as Spree reaches historic lows](https://pollar.news/en/event/spree-water-crisis-deepens): Minister Hanka Mittelstädt says water is too cheap while most Brandenburg rivers run at low water, groundwater-fed lakes hit all-time lows, ## 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)