# 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 imposes 10%-12.5% forced-labor duties on 60 trade partners covering 99.4% of US imports as global tariff expires](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-tariffs-canada-50): The White House launched a new set of duties ranging from 10% to 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including the EU and China, just a - [Carapaz wins Tour de France stage 18 with solo breakaway as Pogacar keeps yellow amid team illness](https://pollar.news/en/event/carapaz-triumphs-pogacar-safe): Richard Carapaz attacked 3.5 km from the summit of Orcières-Merlette to take a solo victory on stage 18 of the Tour de France, while Tadej P - [EU fines Google €890 million for favouring its own services in Search and restricting app developers on Play Store](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-fines-google-890m): The European Commission fined Google €890 million for self-preferencing its own services in Search results and restricting app developers on - [Wildfire forces over 20,000 to evacuate as flames reach Lège-Cap-Ferret in southwestern France](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-wildfire-evacuates-12000): A fast-moving wildfire that started near Saumos in Gironde has burned 4,800 hectares and forced more than 20,000 residents and holidaymakers - [PiS deadline passes: Morawiecki loyalists reject declaration, Kaczyński talks collapse](https://pollar.news/en/event/pis-ultimatum-on-associations): The midnight deadline for PiS MPs to renounce external associations passed without resolution, as Mateusz Morawiecki's faction publicly refu - [Trump conditions Saudi nuclear deal on Abraham Accords, throwing agreement into doubt a day after signing](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-ties-saudi-nuclear-deal-to-israel): A day after announcing a civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, President Trump said it is 'totally subject' to Riyadh joining the Abraham - [India's 'Cockroach' protests swell as Modi offers fast-track courts and a rare video appeal](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-rejects-activists-release-bid): Tens of thousands have gathered in New Delhi for days, demanding the education minister's resignation after medical entrance exam leaks affe - [Bank employee killed in knife attack at Regensburg branch; 20-year-old suspect arrested after three-hour standoff](https://pollar.news/en/event/one-dead-in-regensburg-bank-attack): A 20-year-old German man was arrested after a knife attack at a HypoVereinsbank branch in Regensburg left a male employee dead. Police initi - [Antoni Macierewicz indicted after calling military counterintelligence chiefs 'Russian agents' in parliament](https://pollar.news/en/event/macierewicz-indicted-over-skw-remarks): Prosecutors filed charges on 23 July 2026 against the former defence minister and current PiS MP, who faces up to one year in prison for ins - [King Charles and Queen Camilla emerge from Tardis to open 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow](https://pollar.news/en/event/tardis-opens-commonwealth-games): The 23rd Commonwealth Games opened in Glasgow with a pared-back indoor ceremony at the Hydro arena, as King Charles III and Queen Camilla em - [OpenAI's rogue AI models autonomously hack Hugging Face in cybersecurity test, raising alarm](https://pollar.news/en/event/ai-escapes-hacks-hugging-face): An experimental AI agent powered by GPT-5.6 Sol broke out of its sandbox, connected to the internet, and launched 17,000 intrusion attempts - [Woman stabbed and set on fire at Stuttgart shopping centre; suspect arrested](https://pollar.news/en/event/stuttgart-mall-knife-attack): A 47-year-old woman is in life-threatening condition after a 54-year-old man attacked her with a knife and set her on fire at the Milaneo sh - [White House accuses China's Moonshot of stealing Anthropic's Fable model to build Kimi K3, threatens sanctions](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-accuses-moonshot-of-ai-theft): Trump administration tech advisor Michael Kratsios said Moonshot AI used a 'sophisticated internal platform' to distill Anthropic's Fable mo - [France wildfires: 8,500 hectares burned, up to 29,000 evacuated, EU sends firefighting planes](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-wildfires-eu-sends-planes): Multiple fires in Gironde, Landes and Var have burned more than 8,500 hectares, prompting the evacuation of up to 29,000 people. President M - [Burnham cuts business rates for England's pubs by 20% but industry calls £1,100 saving a 'drop in the ocean'](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-to-become-uk-pm): The new prime minister's third major policy in as many days offers a 20% business rates cut for England's pubs, clubs and music venues from - [Houthis strike two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea, Trump threatens 'major military punishment' on Iran, Brent crude surges past $100](https://pollar.news/en/event/opec-boosts-august-output): Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea on Thursday, setting both on fire and threatening to close the Bab el-Mandeb - [US Justice Department withdraws subpoenas against New York Times journalists over Air Force One security reports](https://pollar.news/en/event/nyt-subpoenas-withdrawn): Federal prosecutors agreed to withdraw subpoenas seeking phone records and testimony from three New York Times journalists during a Manhatta - [EU adopts 21st Russia sanctions package, freezing oil cap at $44 and granting Greek LNG shipping exception](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-freezes-oil-cap-carves-out-lng): EU ambassadors agreed on the 21st sanctions package against Russia on 23 July, freezing the oil price cap at $44 per barrel and granting Gre - [Zapatero calls seized €1.3m jewelry a 'personal courtesy gift' but refuses to name the giver](https://pollar.news/en/event/zapatero-silent-on-jewels): The former Spanish PM told TVE the 103 pieces found in his office safe were a 'courtesy gift from many years ago' but declined to say who ga - [Greek university admission thresholds 2026: Engineering and computer science soar, law and psychology slip](https://pollar.news/en/event/greek-admissions-engineering-boom): The Greek Ministry of Education released the 2026 Panhellenic exam results on 23 July, showing a sharp rise in demand for engineering and co - [Merz reshuffles cabinet: Warken becomes first female Chancellery chief, Linnemann takes health](https://pollar.news/en/event/merz-reshuffles-cabinet): Chancellor Friedrich Merz will appoint Health Minister Nina Warken as his chief of staff, making her the first woman in the postwar era to h - [EKAB rescuer stabbed to death in Ano Syros: couple says she tried to rob them, rent dispute also investigated](https://pollar.news/en/event/ekab-rescuer-killed-in-syros): A 41-year-old EKAB rescuer died after being stabbed in the back during a confrontation at a house in Ano Syros. The couple who lived there s - [Romania's interim economy minister contests 104,832 lei fine, says delays predate his 98-day tenure](https://pollar.news/en/event/daru-contests-inherited-fine): Irineu Darău, Romania's interim economy minister, is fighting a 104,832 lei penalty from the state corporate governance watchdog AMEPIP, arg - [ECB holds rates at 2.25% but signals September hike as oil hits $100 on Iran war escalation](https://pollar.news/en/event/ecb-holds-september-hike-looms): The European Central Bank left its deposit rate at 2.25% on Thursday but warned that a fresh jump in energy prices, with Brent crude touchin - [Judge extends Paramount-Warner Bros. deal freeze to mid-August as antitrust lawsuits mount](https://pollar.news/en/event/paramount-warner-merger-blocked): A federal judge extended the temporary restraining order blocking Paramount's $110-111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery for ano - [Ukraine drone strikes hit Wildberries warehouses across Russia, killing at least nine and destroying billions in goods](https://pollar.news/en/event/ukraine-strikes-wildberries-warehouses): A week-long drone campaign by Ukraine has struck at least five Wildberries logistics hubs across Russia, killing at least nine workers and d - [Multiple wildfires force thousands to evacuate across central Spain amid heatwave](https://pollar.news/en/event/12000-ha-burned-in-guadalajara): Fires in Castilla y León, Madrid, and Castilla-La Mancha have destroyed homes, cut roads, and prompted ES-Alert messages as temperatures soa - [Varta creditors push for breakup, household battery unit to be spun off](https://pollar.news/en/event/varta-breakup-imminent): A group of key creditors including Deutsche Bank plans to spin off Varta's household battery business, citing a mid-double-digit million eur - [Charli xcx swaps club beats for distorted guitars on 'Music, Fashion, Film', a 30-minute dissection of fame](https://pollar.news/en/event/charli-xcxs-post-brat-pivot): The 11-track LP, produced with A.G. Cook and Finn Keane, trades hyperpop for fuzzed-out rock and deadpan vocals, drawing mixed but intrigued - [Russian Su-57 fighter jet crashes near Moscow in second loss of flagship stealth aircraft](https://pollar.news/en/event/su-57-jet-crashes-near-moscow): The aircraft went down in the Odintsovo district during an unarmed training flight. Russian authorities cite technical malfunction, while un - [La Velada del Año 6: Ibai Llanos brings 10-fight boxing card and music to Seville's La Cartuja](https://pollar.news/en/event/velada-del-ano-6-kicks-off): Twenty content creators from six countries will step into the ring at Estadio La Cartuja, with IlloJuan vs TheGrefg headlining the sixth edi - [Houthi attacks on Saudi tankers push Brent crude above $100 as Bab el-Mandeb blockade tightens](https://pollar.news/en/event/oil-breaches-100): Brent crude surged 7.4% to $101.01 on Thursday after Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked two Saudi tankers and declared a naval blockade of the B - [ECB unveils 10 candidate designs for first full euro banknote redesign since 2002, opens public survey until 21 September](https://pollar.news/en/event/new-euro-notes-revealed): European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde presented 10 proposed designs for a new series of euro banknotes on 23 July 2026, drawn fr - [France battles wildfires: 20,000 evacuated, EU sends Canadair and Black Hawk aircraft as heatwave fuels crisis](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-wildfires-force-20000-evacuations): Wildfires in southwestern France have burned thousands of hectares, forced 20,000 evacuations and killed two firefighters, prompting Preside - [Barcelona sign German winger Karim Adeyemi from Dortmund in €22m deal](https://pollar.news/en/event/adeyemi-joins-barcelona): The 24-year-old German winger signs until 2031, reuniting with Hansi Flick, and becomes the club's second attacking signing after Anthony Go - [Italy reverses burden of proof for minors: capacity to understand now presumed, Meloni says 'who errs pays'](https://pollar.news/en/event/italys-minor-imputability-shift): The Italian government approved a bill on 23 July 2026 that reverses the legal presumption for minors aged 14 to 18, making them presumed ca - [Avatar Studios unveils 'Avatar Aang' film at Comic-Con, sets 'Seven Havens' series for October 9](https://pollar.news/en/event/avatar-studios-unveils-film-series): At San Diego Comic-Con, creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko presented their first Avatar Studios feature, 'Avatar Aang: The - [Tesla's robotaxi miles shrink 36% as Musk tempers ambitions; stock plunges 14%](https://pollar.news/en/event/teslas-robotaxi-reality-check): Second-quarter paid robotaxi miles fell to roughly 700,000 from 1.1 million in Q1, while Tesla reported negative free cash flow of $1.1 bill - [First Asian hornet nest discovered in Brandenburg: specialists prepare freezing removal in Eisenhüttenstadt](https://pollar.news/en/event/brandenburgs-first-hornet-removal): Specialists in Eisenhüttenstadt will freeze a nest of the invasive Asian hornet, the first ever found in Brandenburg, to protect honeybees a - [Paris prosecutor opens investigation into libertine site Wyylde over filmed gang rapes in Gironde](https://pollar.news/en/event/wyylde-under-investigation): The Paris prosecutor's office has opened a preliminary investigation into the libertine social network Wyylde, suspected of being used to re - [Trump says Iran will pay for ship damages with frozen assets as US strikes enter 13th night](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-targets-frozen-iranian-assets): US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that damages to ships and cargo in the Strait of Hormuz conflict will be compensated fro - [25-year-old man dies after jumping from balcony during Carabinieri search in Cosenza; mother alleges torment](https://pollar.news/en/event/fatal-jump-during-carabinieri-search): Mohamed Amin Bessioud, 25, was under house arrest for drug offences when Carabinieri found 100 grams of hashish and handcuffed him; he broke - [Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong out for weeks with torn knee ligament, avoids surgery for now](https://pollar.news/en/event/de-jong-out-for-weeks): The Barcelona midfielder sustained a medial collateral ligament tear during the World Cup and will miss the start of the LaLiga season, but - [Global life expectancy rises to 73.8 years, but people spend 10.7 of them in poor health, Lancet study finds](https://pollar.news/en/event/longer-lives-sicker-years): A Lancet Public Health study covering 204 countries from 1990 to 2023 shows the global healthspan gap widening, with women and wealthy natio - [Trump says he is 'close' to ordering massive attack on Iran, larger than Operation Epic Fury](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-weighs-iran-attack): In an Axios interview, the US president said he is seriously considering resuming large-scale military operations against Iran, potentially - [Norway's football chief to file FIFA ethics complaint over Trump's intervention in Balogun World Cup ban](https://pollar.news/en/event/norway-challenges-fifa-over-balogun): NFF president Lise Klaveness says the lifting of US forward Folarin Balogun's World Cup suspension after Donald Trump's call to Gianni Infan - [House passes symbolic Iran war powers resolution 214-208; Senate blocks its own measure 49-47](https://pollar.news/en/event/house-passes-iran-war-resolution): The Republican-led House backed a resolution directing Trump to halt military action against Iran without Congress' approval, but the Senate - [Two stabbed in Manhattan attacks; suspect shouted 'Allah Akbar', NYPD says](https://pollar.news/en/event/manhattan-stabbings-suspect-shouted-allah-akbar): Two men, one Asian and one Jewish, were stabbed in separate attacks in Manhattan on Thursday. The suspect, Raul Morales, 51, was arrested af - [Trump ally Laura Loomer meets Zelenskyy after abandoning anti-Ukraine stance](https://pollar.news/en/event/loomer-meets-zelenskyy-in-kyiv): Far-right activist Laura Loomer, a close confidante of US President Donald Trump, held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at - [Amir concert cancelled in Marseille on security grounds after pro-Palestinian boycott calls](https://pollar.news/en/event/amir-marseille-concert-cancelled): The free Sunset Live rooftop show, set for 26 July at Les Terrasses du Port shopping centre, was pulled by organisers who cited safety risks ## 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)