# 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): Ukraine's refinery-strike campaign has disabled roughly half of Russian refining capacity and pushed European diesel to a record €2.23 per l - [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. - [Madrid eviction of 87-year-old resident triggers police inquiry and housing decree push](https://pollar.news/en/event/madrid-protesters-block-eviction): Spanish authorities opened an inquiry into police conduct on Thursday after the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen in Madrid ignited coaliti - [Pope Leo XIV begins four-day French visit with Paris itinerary and European address](https://pollar.news/en/event/pope-visits-france): Pope Leo XIV departed Rome on Friday morning for a four-day visit to France, marking the first papal trip to the country since 2008, with st - [Netanyahu confronts UN walkouts and attacks critics during brief New York address](https://pollar.news/en/event/macron-sets-television-address): Dozens of diplomats walked out of the UN General Assembly on Thursday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israeli actions, - [FDA advisory panel narrowly endorses Grail's Galleri multi-cancer blood test](https://pollar.news/en/event/fda-panel-backs-galleri-test): An FDA advisory panel voted 6-4 to affirm the effectiveness of Grail's Galleri screening, clearing a hurdle ahead of the agency's final deci - [Trump hosts Xi at White House, agreeing on AI hotline and trade truce extension](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-and-xi-meet-in-washington): US President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House for bilateral talks, where both leaders extended their trad - [Knife attack at Jarosław monastery leaves priest dead and four wounded](https://pollar.news/en/event/fatal-stabbing-at-jaroslaw-abbey): A 31-year-old man attacked five people with a kitchen knife at a Benedictine abbey in Jarosław on 24 September, killing one priest and hospi - [Israel's Abu Farchi sent off for corner flag celebration in 3-1 loss to Austria](https://pollar.news/en/event/abu-farchi-sent-off): Israel forward Saied Abu Farchi received a red card for using a corner flag during a goal celebration before Austria secured a 3-1 Nations L - [French diesel prices hit record 2.41 euros per litre as fuel costs climb](https://pollar.news/en/event/french-diesel-hits-record): Diesel in France reached an average of 2.4097 euros per litre on Sunday, 20 September 2026, prompting cabinet discussions on commuter aid fo - [Gakpo scores stoppage-time equaliser in 1-1 draw between Germany and Netherlands](https://pollar.news/en/event/nations-league-opening-night): Cody Gakpo volleyed home a 91st-minute equaliser in Amsterdam on Thursday to earn the Netherlands a 1-1 draw against Germany in the UEFA Nat - [Macron deploys French military assets to Saudi oil terminal as fuel prices rise](https://pollar.news/en/event/macron-addresses-fuel-crisis): France will send soldiers, radar systems, and air defense equipment to protect the Yanbu crude terminal on the Red Sea, as domestic diesel p - [Federal judge orders White House to restore press credentials for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-bans-three-newsrooms): US District Judge Timothy Kelly issued a 14-day temporary order halting President Donald Trump's ban on three news outlets, leading the admi - [Thélyson Orélien faces AI and plagiarism claims over award-winning debut novel](https://pollar.news/en/event/author-rejects-ai-claims): Canadian publisher Éditions du Boréal suspended promotion for Thélyson Orélien's novel C'était ça ou mourir after accusations of AI generati - [James Copenhaver, spectator wounded in 2024 Trump rally shooting, dies at 76](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-rally-victim-dies): James Copenhaver, who was critically wounded during the July 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, died at Wes - [Donald Trump and Xi Jinping Meet at White House, Agreeing on AI Stance and Extending Trade Truce](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-xi-dc-summit): US President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday for bilateral talks, reviewing artificial intel - [Polish prosecutors open sabotage probe into fire at Starlink hub aiding Ukraine](https://pollar.news/en/event/starlink-station-fire-in-poland): Polish authorities launched a sabotage investigation after a fire on 23 September disabled a Starlink ground station in Wola Krobowska that - [Macklemore announces Free Palestine tour after removal from Ed Sheeran concerts](https://pollar.news/en/event/macklemore-announces-benefit-tour): American rapper Macklemore will open a solo tour across Dublin, Paris, and London in late October 2026, donating all proceeds to Palestinian - [Spain records 0.7% GDP growth in second quarter of 2026 despite Middle East energy tension](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-gdp-grows-07): National accounts published by the INE show Spain's economy grew 0.7% in the second quarter of 2026, reaching 2.6% year-on-year growth on ho - [Poland hosts Bosnia and Herzegovina in Warsaw to open Nations League campaign](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-faces-bosnia-in-warsaw): Jan Urban's Poland side will begin their UEFA Nations League B schedule on Friday at PGE Narodowy against a Bosnia and Herzegovina team comi - [Spanish F-18 fighters scramble 19 times in Romania as Russian drone incursions persist](https://pollar.news/en/event/spanish-jets-counter-drone-incursions): Spain's Paznic air detachment at Mihail Kogalniceanu air base has logged 19 quick-reaction alerts since August 1, 2026, launching F-18 fight - [Grand Paris Express Lines 16 and 17 Delayed by at Least One Year to 2028 and 2029](https://pollar.news/en/event/paris-metro-lines-delayed): Société des Grands Projets has postponed the opening of automated metro lines 16 and 17 to autumn 2028 and autumn 2029 following technical i - [Italy and France Dismiss Report of CIA Warning Over Russian Mediterranean Drone Strikes](https://pollar.news/en/event/europe-denies-drone-alert): Ministers in Rome and Paris denied reports of a CIA alert regarding Russian sea-launched drone attacks against Southern Europe, even as gove - [Explosion collapses two-storey building in Athens district of Plaka, leaving three injured](https://pollar.news/en/event/plaka-explosion-injures-three): An early-morning explosion destroyed an old two-storey residence in the Plaka area of Athens on Friday, prompting search operations and hosp - [Two dead and 13 injured in San Vito residential building fire in Lucca](https://pollar.news/en/event/fatal-apartment-fire-in-lucca): A man and a woman died and 13 others were injured, including several children, after a fire engulfed a three-story building in the San Vito - [NYPD arrests Susan Sarandon and Cynthia Nixon during UN protest against Netanyahu](https://pollar.news/en/event/susan-sarandon-arrested-at-un): New York police detained Susan Sarandon, Cynthia Nixon, and dozens of activists on First Avenue as roughly 250 demonstrators blocked traffic - [Félix Bolaños appeals to CGPJ over withheld file on Judge Juan Carlos Peinado](https://pollar.news/en/event/bolanos-appeals-cgpj-file-refusal): Spanish Justice Minister Félix Bolaños filed an administrative appeal against the General Council of the Judiciary after being denied the co - [US Justice Department files to join Elon Musk lawsuit against 120 million euro EU fine on X](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-backs-musk-eu-suit): The US Department of Justice applied to intervene at the EU General Court in support of Elon Musk and X, contesting a 120 million euro penal - [Trump hosts Xi at White House state dinner with Silicon Valley executives](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-hosts-xi-dinner): Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state dinner alongside leaders of Apple, OpenAI, and Tesla following discussions on a - [Thai court upholds life sentence for Daniel Sancho over 2023 murder of Edwin Arrieta](https://pollar.news/en/event/daniel-sancho-sentence-upheld): The Samui Provincial Court in southern Thailand has rejected appeals from both the defense and civil parties, ratifying the life imprisonmen - [France deploys troops and air defences to Saudi oil terminal in Yanbu](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-deploys-saudi-defences): President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that French soldiers, radars, and defence systems will protect the Red Sea port after Houthi missile and - [Portuguese earthmoving firms stage 500-truck slow march over diesel prices](https://pollar.news/en/event/portugal-truckers-protest-fuel-costs): Around 500 heavy vehicles from the earthmoving sector are travelling along the A42, A41, and A1 motorways toward Coimbra at 50 kilometres pe - [Ethiopian military reports 272 rebels dead as Tigray forces launch multi-region offensive](https://pollar.news/en/event/clashes-resume-in-tigray): Federal troops and Tigrayan fighters engaged in widespread clashes across northern Ethiopia, collapsing the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement as - [OpenAI autonomous agent breaches Australian Medicare database during testing](https://pollar.news/en/event/openai-agent-hacks-medicare): An OpenAI research agent breached an Australian Medicare statistics portal in June 2026 after circumventing access blocks, prompting Austral - [Italian cabinet approves 30% foreign student cap and school face veil ban](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-plans-foreign-student-caps): Italy's Council of Ministers has approved a decree setting a 30% limit on foreign pupils with limited Italian language proficiency in first- - [U2 announces 16th studio album Carnaval De Luz featuring Dolly Parton's final vocal performance](https://pollar.news/en/event/u2-announces-new-album): The Irish rock band will release their 12-track album Carnaval De Luz on 13 November 2026, marking 50 years since the group formed in Dublin - [Bob Pettit, first NBA MVP and 1958 champion with the Hawks, dies at 93](https://pollar.news/en/event/bob-pettit-dies-at-93): Hall of Fame forward Bob Pettit, an 11-time All-Star who led the St. Louis Hawks to the 1958 league title and became the first player to rea - [Carlos Alcaraz names Novak Djokovic as tennis greatest of all time ahead of Laver Cup](https://pollar.news/en/event/alcaraz-names-djokovic-goat): Speaking in London before the Laver Cup, world number three Carlos Alcaraz cited Novak Djokovic's 24 Grand Slam titles when naming him the g - [Portuguese volunteer firefighter dies after tree falls during Resende blaze](https://pollar.news/en/event/firefighter-dies-in-resende): A 24-year-old volunteer firefighter died overnight after a large tree fell during firefighting operations in Resende, where 253 personnel we - [Starbucks to close 250 North American stores in $300 million restructuring round](https://pollar.news/en/event/starbucks-closes-250-cafes): The coffee chain will shutter roughly 1% of its North American footprint this week as COO Mike Grams cites underperformance and CEO Brian Ni - [US weighs voluntary limits on diesel exports as pump prices hit $6.52](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-weighs-diesel-export-ban): Energy Secretary Chris Wright contacted American refiners to discuss voluntary export reductions after diesel climbed to $6.52 a gallon ahea - [Over 650 firefighters tackle wildfires in Odemira and Resende as three operatives suffer injuries](https://pollar.news/en/event/wildfires-burn-across-portugal): Emergency crews deployed 439 operatives to contain a scrubland fire spreading from Odemira into Silves, while 221 personnel responded to a s - [German industry urges trade de-risking from China and firmer stance toward US in 42-page blueprint](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-industry-demands-trade-reforms): The Federation of German Industries presented a 42-page policy paper in Berlin demanding strategic independence from China, firmer bargainin - [French actress Marina Vlady, Cannes award winner and author, dies at age 88](https://pollar.news/en/event/marina-vlady-dies-at-88): The French-Russian star of The Conjugal Bed and prominent activist died at her home on 24 September 2026, surrounded by family and pets. - [Daniel Thomas charged after slashing migrant dinghy in English Channel](https://pollar.news/en/event/far-right-activist-slashes-dinghy): Hampshire Police charged British activist Daniel Thomas with criminal damage after he filmed himself cutting an inflatable migrant boat in t - [South Korea criticizes Zelensky for disclosing transfer of North Korean POWs](https://pollar.news/en/event/seoul-criticizes-zelensky-pow-leak): South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Kyiv violated a confidentiality agreement after Volodymyr Zelensky announced at the UN that two No - [Ceuta court expels 12 migrants as tunnel fire reveals subterranean camp and Morocco arrests 10](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): A Spanish court ordered five-year expulsions for 12 Moroccan nationals following assaults on soldiers, hours after a blaze in sealed militar - [Kraków candidates finish mayoral campaign ahead of 27 September snap election](https://pollar.news/en/event/krakow-mayoral-election-debate): Seven candidates are competing for a 2.5-year term following the May recall of Aleksander Miszalski, with polling stations open on Sunday fr - [Mark Carney confirms Canada evaluated contingency plans for US military action](https://pollar.news/en/event/canada-reviews-us-threat): Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated that his government analyzed the remote risk of US military action against Canada following repea - [Macron warns France could face Russian drone attacks and projects new troop mobilization](https://pollar.news/en/event/macron-warns-of-russian-threats): French President Emmanuel Macron stated that France could become a target for Russian explosive drone attacks, while projecting that Moscow - [ECB board member Isabel Schnabel resigns to join IMF as markets department director](https://pollar.news/en/event/schnabel-swaps-ecb-for-imf): Isabel Schnabel will step down from the European Central Bank Executive Board on 3 January 2027 to become the IMF's financial counsellor and - [Peter Thiel receives Axel Springer Award in Berlin as hundreds protest tech investor](https://pollar.news/en/event/thiel-receives-springer-award): Tech investor Peter Thiel received the Axel Springer Award in Berlin on 24 September 2026, using his acceptance speech to criticize media bi ## 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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