# 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
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## 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 escalate reciprocal infrastructure strikes, the US sanctions law mandating 100% tari
- [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.

- [AfD wins in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as Die Linke takes Berlin state vote](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-regional-elections-test-merz): The far-right AfD placed first in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with 37.9% of the vote, while Die Linke won Berlin with 25.3%, increasing pr
- [Ukraine launches over 1,000 drones at Russia and hits Moscow refinery during election](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-strike-moscow-refinery): Ukrainian forces launched over 1,000 drones across Russia overnight, striking Moscow's Kapotnya oil refinery and residential areas as the th
- [Trump announces plan to convert proposed Washington arch into military complex](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-repurposes-planned-arch): The 250-foot monument planned at Memorial Circle will house drones, snipers, and ammunition storage under national security justifications c
- [Atlético Madrid defeat Real Madrid 2-1 as Mourinho protests officiating](https://pollar.news/en/event/simeone-faces-mourinho-derby): Diego Simeone's side secured a 2-1 victory at the Metropolitano after Dean Huijsen received a second-half red card, dropping Real Madrid to 
- [Die Linke wins Berlin election as CDU suffers steep losses across two state votes](https://pollar.news/en/event/berlin-votes-for-parliament): Projections from two German state elections show Die Linke placing first in Berlin with over 25% of the vote, while the CDU dropped to 5% in
- [Ed Sheeran expresses regret in Philadelphia following Macklemore tour removal](https://pollar.news/en/event/macklemore-defends-tour-remarks): Ed Sheeran addressed his Philadelphia audience on September 19, calling the situation in Gaza catastrophic and acknowledging mistakes after 
- [Giorgia Meloni plans school veil ban and classroom caps for foreign students in Italy](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-plans-school-integration-rules): Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced upcoming draft legislation to ban face coverings in schools, cap foreign student ratios in c
- [AfD Wins Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Die Linke Takes Berlin as CDU Drops to 5%](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-state-elections-begin): Exit polls from 20 September 2026 show the AfD taking 38% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Die Linke securing 26% in Berlin, with the CDU falli
- [Marlen Reusser defends world time trial title in Montreal on 35th birthday](https://pollar.news/en/event/reusser-retains-world-title): Switzerland's Marlen Reusser won the women's individual time trial at the 2026 Road World Championships in Montreal, finishing 40 seconds ah
- [Over 1,000 Ceuta residents march to Tarajal border as port tensions and election fears mount](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): More than 1,000 demonstrators and 120 motorcyclists rallied at the Tarajal crossing to demand border reinforcement, while counter-protests m
- [Paris prosecutors investigate PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi over Ligue 1 television rights deal](https://pollar.news/en/event/al-khelaifi-facing-french-probe): French authorities opened a preliminary conflict of interest inquiry into Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi following a compl
- [Manchester City beat Sunderland 5-3 to move three points clear at top of Premier League](https://pollar.news/en/event/manchester-city-beats-sunderland-5-3): Manchester City secured their fifth consecutive Premier League victory with a 5-3 win over Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium, moving three po
- [Macron and Carney meet in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon to assert sovereignty and energy ties](https://pollar.news/en/event/macron-visits-saint-pierre-archipelago): French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon for talks on European Union ties, e
- [U.S. military strike kills four on suspected Caribbean drug vessel, bringing campaign toll to 231](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-kills-four-in-caribbean): U.S. Southern Command executed a lethal kinetic strike against a speedboat in the Caribbean Sea on September 19, killing four people as tota
- [United Russia secures 57% of vote in Duma elections as drone strikes hit Moscow](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-begins-duma-vote): Russia's ruling United Russia party secured over 57% of the vote in three-day legislative elections, maintaining its parliamentary majority 
- [Manchester United salvage 1-1 draw at Fulham through late Matheus Cunha strike](https://pollar.news/en/event/brighton-knock-out-man-united): Matheus Cunha scored an 89th-minute equaliser via a David Affengruber deflection to earn Manchester United a 1-1 draw against Fulham at Crav
- [La Bola Negra wins top People's Choice prize at 51st Toronto Film Festival](https://pollar.news/en/event/la-bola-negra-wins-tiff): Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi's queer period film La Bola Negra won the People's Choice Award as the 51st Toronto International Film Fest
- [US AI Leaders Urge Development Limits as Rivalry with China Complicates Global Safety Rules](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-china-ai-race-escalates): Technology executives in the United States have called for international limits on frontier artificial intelligence, but strategic competiti
- [Spain beats Chile 3-0 to secure place in Davis Cup Final 8 in Bologna](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-leads-chile-2-0): Pedro Martínez and Jaume Munar won Sunday's doubles rubber in Santiago to give Spain an unassailable 3-0 lead over Chile and book a berth in
- [Friedrich Merz vows to stay as German chancellor after regional election defeat in Mecklenburg](https://pollar.news/en/event/merz-rejects-resignation-calls): Following poor election results in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reaffirmed his commitment to push ahead with fed
- [Juventus defeats Atalanta 2-0 in Serie A with goals from Conceicao and Bremer](https://pollar.news/en/event/juventus-beats-atalanta-2-0): Goals from Francisco Conceicao and Gleison Bremer gave Juventus a 2-0 victory over Atalanta in Turin, taking Luciano Spalletti's side to 10 
- [AfD Leads in Mecklenburg and Die Linke Wins Berlin in German State Exit Polls](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-regional-elections-underway): Exit polls from regional elections on 20 September 2026 show the AfD leading in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with up to 38% and Die Linke w
- [Israeli civilian and Palestinian motorist killed in West Bank violence on eve of Yom Kippur](https://pollar.news/en/event/west-bank-violence-kills-two): An Israeli civilian died in a vehicle shooting near Neve Tzuf and Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian motorist near Ganim on Sunday hours 
- [Bayer Leverkusen beat RB Leipzig 2-0 following tribute to Peter Hermann](https://pollar.news/en/event/leverkusen-beat-leipzig-2-0): Patrik Schick and Miguel Gutiérrez scored as Bayer Leverkusen secured a 2-0 home victory against RB Leipzig, moving to seven points in the B
- [Juventus ultras disrupt minute of silence for Italian football legend Sandro Mazzola](https://pollar.news/en/event/juventus-fans-disrupt-mazzola-tribute): Portions of the Juventus Curva Sud turned away and chanted during a pre-match tribute for former Inter Milan forward Sandro Mazzola at Allia
- [AfD wins Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Die Linke takes Berlin as CDU slumps to 5.5%](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-elections-pressure-merz): Exit polls in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin place AfD and Die Linke in first place, leaving Chancellor Friedrich Merz facing internal pa
- [AfD leads SPD in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern election as CDU drops near 5% threshold](https://pollar.news/en/event/afd-leads-state-vote): Initial projections from the 2026 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election place the AfD slightly ahead of the SPD at 37% to 38%, while the CDU
- [United Russia leads State Duma election with 57.5% after three-day vote](https://pollar.news/en/event/united-russia-leads-duma-election): Preliminary results from Russia's Central Election Commission give the ruling United Russia party 57.54% of the vote following three days of
- [Earl Spencer stands by claims King Charles said Diana would be forgotten](https://pollar.news/en/event/palace-rejects-spencer-claims): Earl Charles Spencer has accused Buckingham Palace of attempting to gaslight him after royal officials suggested grief had distorted his mem
- [Michelle Bachelet withdraws from race for UN secretary-general after straw poll drop](https://pollar.news/en/event/bachelet-drops-un-bid): Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet has dropped out of the contest to succeed António Guterres after falling to penultimate place in 
- [Mathieu van der Poel wins Tour de Luxembourg stage five with 175-kilometre solo break](https://pollar.news/en/event/van-der-poel-solos-luxembourg): Mathieu van der Poel attacked from the opening kilometres of stage five between Mersch and Luxembourg-Limpertsberg, riding solo for 175 kilo
- [Zelensky and Trump agree to New York meeting following bilateral phone call](https://pollar.news/en/event/zelensky-and-trump-to-meet): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump agreed on Sunday to meet in New York during the UN General Assembly, following diplo
- [Presidency denies claims of 100,000 dollar access packages for New York summit](https://pollar.news/en/event/paid-access-to-polish-president): Aides to Polish President Karol Nawrocki rejected allegations on Sunday that a private foundation sold access to the head of state for up to
- [Agnes Ngetich sets women-only half marathon world record in Copenhagen](https://pollar.news/en/event/ngetich-sets-half-marathon-record): Kenya's Agnes Ngetich won the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen in 1:05:15, lowering the women-only half marathon wor
- [Donald Trump proposes new AI Force and pledges to appoint White House tech czar](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-announces-ai-force): US President Donald Trump announced plans on Truth Social to establish an AI Force modeled on the Space Force, rejecting calls for regulator
- [AfD wins Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as Die Linke takes Berlin in German state votes](https://pollar.news/en/event/regional-vote-results-in-germany): Exit polls and projections show the AfD winning Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with up to 38 percent while Die Linke took Berlin with 26 percent, ha
- [JJ Spaun Wins BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth as Manuel Elvira Falters on 18th](https://pollar.news/en/event/spaun-wins-at-wentworth): American JJ Spaun claimed the BMW PGA Championship at 17 under par after Manuel Elvira suffered an 18th-hole double bogey, edging a four-way
- [Homeowner placed under murder investigation after fatal shooting of intruder in Baldissero d'Alba](https://pollar.news/en/event/courtyard-shooting-near-cuneo): Italian authorities placed a 35-year-old truck driver under investigation for murder on Sunday after he shot and killed a suspected burglar 
- [Marlen Reusser defends world time trial title in Montreal as Franziska Koch takes bronze](https://pollar.news/en/event/reusser-wins-world-time-trial): Swiss cyclist Marlen Reusser won gold in the women's elite individual time trial in Montreal on her 35th birthday, beating Zoe Bäckstedt by 
- [Police detain 52-year-old suspect after shooting in Bukowno leaves two men injured](https://pollar.news/en/event/bukowno-shooting-suspect-detained): Officers in Lesser Poland captured a 52-year-old man following an evening manhunt in Bukowno, where two men were shot and one was airlifted 
- [Ukraine strikes Moscow oil refinery in 1,900-drone assault, grounding 450 flights](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-hit-moscow-refinery): A coordinated Ukrainian drone and missile barrage struck the Kapotnya oil refinery in Moscow overnight, disrupting over 450 flights and inte
- [Resident Evil leads box office with $108.3M global and $60M domestic debut](https://pollar.news/en/event/resident-evil-tops-box-office): Zach Cregger's reboot generated $108.3 million worldwide in its opening weekend, surpassing all prior domestic debuts in the video game adap
- [Thousands protest in Barcelona and Balearics against €13B Aena airport expansion plan](https://pollar.news/en/event/protests-oppose-barcelona-airport-plan): Demonstrators gathered in Barcelona, Palma, and Eivissa on 20 September to protest airport expansion and overtourism following the Spanish g
- [Iran seals French embassy language centre in Tehran over licensing and security claims](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-shuts-french-centre): Iranian authorities sealed the Centre de langue française in Tehran on 20 September 2026, acting on a judicial order that accused the embass
- [US, Denmark, and Greenland agree on Arctic security pact to block foreign bases](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-announces-greenland-security-deal): The United States, Denmark, and Greenland will sign an open-ended defense deal at the United Nations in New York, barring Chinese and Russia
- [Matteo Salvini calls October snap congress to confront Lega dissent at Pontida rally](https://pollar.news/en/event/salvini-targeted-in-pontida): Lega leader Matteo Salvini announced an extraordinary party congress for October 2026 during the annual Pontida gathering, seeking a direct 
- [UN General Assembly approves Mahmoud Abbas video address after US denies visa](https://pollar.news/en/event/un-approves-abbas-video-address): The United Nations General Assembly voted 152 to 3 to permit Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the annual session in New York v
- [North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into Sea of Japan after rejecting IAEA resolution](https://pollar.news/en/event/north-korea-launches-missile): Pyongyang fired an unidentified projectile into waters outside Japan's exclusive economic zone on 20 September 2026, marking its second weap
- [Andros Townsend avoids serious injury after pitch roller collision in Thailand](https://pollar.news/en/event/townsend-hit-by-pitch-roller): Former England winger Andros Townsend avoided serious injury after being struck by a motorised pitch roller during warmup before playing in 
- [Injuries Rule Adrian Benedyczak and Kamil Grabara Out of Poland Squad for Nations League](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-squad-hits-injury-crisis): Poland coach Jan Urban faces squad reshuffles ahead of four Nations League fixtures after forward Adrian Benedyczak and goalkeeper Kamil Gra

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