# 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): US shuttle diplomacy has produced temporary strike pauses and pledges of further talks but no breakthrough, as both sides hold maximalist po - [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. - [US marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks as CIA releases 69 intelligence reports](https://pollar.news/en/event/new-york-releases-911-files): Commemorations across New York, the Pentagon, and Shanksville brought together current leaders and all four living former presidents, as the - [Former Italian foreign minister and civil rights leader Emma Bonino dies at 78](https://pollar.news/en/event/emma-bonino-dies-at-78): Emma Bonino, former Italian foreign minister, European Commissioner, and veteran Radical Party leader, died on Friday at age 78 in a Rome cl - [Houthis seize Mayun Island and Bab el-Mandeb coast, threatening Red Sea oil routes](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-hits-iran-oil-ships): Yemen's Houthi forces captured the island of Mayun and the coastal town of Dhubab, cutting off a key maritime workaround for Saudi oil expor - [Normandy train derailment leaves 44 injured after collision near Rouen](https://pollar.news/en/event/french-train-derails-near-rouen): A regional passenger train carrying up to 186 people derailed near Cleon in Normandy on Friday evening, leaving 44 passengers injured, inclu - [Norway's Princess Astrid dies at 94, two days after King Harald's funeral](https://pollar.news/en/event/princess-astrid-dies-at-94): Norway's Princess Astrid has died at age 94, just two days after attending the state funeral of her brother, King Harald V, in Oslo. - [Antonelli and Russell Top Practice Sessions at Debut Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid](https://pollar.news/en/event/madrid-readies-madring-circuit): Mercedes drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli topped Friday practice sessions at the new 5.416-kilometre Madring circuit in Madrid, whi - [Saudi Arabia shuts East-West oil pipeline after drone strikes from Iraq injure several workers](https://pollar.news/en/event/saudi-pipeline-shut-after-strikes): Saudi authorities temporarily halted operations along the 1,200-kilometre Petroline following drone strikes launched from Iraq on Thursday m - [Catalonia marks Diada with 45,000 in Barcelona as parties focus on far-right rise](https://pollar.news/en/event/catalonia-marks-2026-diada): Around 45,000 demonstrators gathered in Barcelona on 11 September 2026 for Catalonia's national day, where political speeches prioritized op - [UK House of Commons rejects assisted dying bill in 286 to 270 vote](https://pollar.news/en/event/uk-rejects-assisted-dying-bill): British lawmakers voted 286 to 270 to reject the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday, ending a two-year parliamentary push to - [Ingebrigtsen, Duplantis, and Russell claim $150,000 wins at inaugural Ultimate Championship](https://pollar.news/en/event/budapest-ultimate-championship-begins): World Athletics launched its inaugural Ultimate Championship in Budapest with a $10 million prize pot, where Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Armand Dupl - [Anthropic report details blocked bioweapons research and state cyberattacks](https://pollar.news/en/event/anthropic-blocks-bioweapons-attempts): A threat intelligence report from Anthropic reveals that scientists and state-backed hackers attempted to use Claude models for bioweapons p - [Polish Police Cordon Justice Academy After Minister Dismisses Rector Sopiński](https://pollar.news/en/event/academy-of-justice-leadership-dispute): Polish police cordoned the Academy of Justice in Warsaw on 11 September 2026 following Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek's dismissal of Rector - [Fenerbahce retain Ismail Kartal as coach after president rejects resignation](https://pollar.news/en/event/fenerbahce-coach-resignation-rejected): Fenerbahce have confirmed Ismail Kartal will stay as technical director following a 1-1 draw with AS Roma, as president Aziz Yildirim refuse - [Teenager rescued from capsized boat in Bering Sea after two relatives drown](https://pollar.news/en/event/bering-sea-boat-rescue): A 15-year-old fisherman was rescued by a research vessel in the Bering Sea after surviving days on an overturned boat off Alaska's St. Lawre - [CIA declassifies 71 presidential briefs detailing al-Qaeda warnings before 11 September attacks](https://pollar.news/en/event/cia-releases-911-intelligence-briefs): The Central Intelligence Agency released 71 presidential daily briefings from 1998 to 2001, including a 1998 warning that al-Qaeda could fly - [Spain faces regional and industry pushback over proposed 80% renewable mandate for data centers](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-tightens-data-center-rules): Spain's Ministry for Ecological Transition received over 600 formal objections to a draft decree imposing strict renewable energy and water - [US lawmakers propose AI moratorium and kill-switch rules after Anthropic whistleblower warnings](https://pollar.news/en/event/anthropic-researcher-quits-over-ai): Members of Congress introduced proposals for a superintelligence moratorium, a federal monitoring agency, and emergency stop mechanisms foll - [Alexander Zverev defeats Karen Khachanov in straight sets to reach US Open final](https://pollar.news/en/event/zverev-reaches-us-open-final): Alexander Zverev defeated Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (6) on Friday to secure his third consecutive Grand Slam final of 2026 and set u - [Narendra Modi opens BRICS summit in New Delhi with Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian](https://pollar.news/en/event/brics-leaders-meet-in-delhi): Leaders from 11 member and partner nations gathered at Bharat Mandapam for the 18th BRICS summit to discuss Gulf hostilities, crude oil flow - [Eddie Dunbar wins Vuelta Stage 19 as Enric Mas defends lead on Penas Blancas](https://pollar.news/en/event/dunbar-wins-vuelta-stage-19): Irish cyclist Eddie Dunbar overtook Santiago Buitrago in the final 500 meters of the climb to Peñas Blancas to secure victory on Stage 19 of - [Schalke defeat Union Berlin 3:1 for first Bundesliga victory since May 2023](https://pollar.news/en/event/schalke-beat-union-31): Goals from Robin Gosens, Adil Aouchiche, and Maximilian Wöber earned Schalke 04 a 3:1 win at Union Berlin on Friday, securing the club's fir - [Venice Film Festival doc 'NAZA' draws 25-minute ovation as Israeli whistleblowers detail Gaza air campaign](https://pollar.news/en/event/whistleblowers-detail-gaza-strikes): Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor premiered their Gaza documentary at the 83rd Venice Film Festival on 10 September 2026, featuring accounts fro - [UK MPs reject assisted dying bill for England and Wales by 286 votes to 270](https://pollar.news/en/event/uk-blocks-assisted-dying): The UK House of Commons rejected legislation to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales by a 16-vote margin, ending an effort revived i - [North Korea launches unidentified projectile toward Sea of Japan after trilateral drills](https://pollar.news/en/event/north-korea-fires-projectile): South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff detected an unidentified projectile fired off North Korea's east coast on Saturday morning, one day afte - [Hong Kong court sentences three Tiananmen vigil leaders to up to seven years](https://pollar.news/en/event/hong-kong-activists-jailed): A Hong Kong court sentenced Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung, and Albert Ho to prison terms between five and seven-plus years for inciting subv - [Polish court suspends 15-day prison sentence for former dissident Piotr Niemczyk](https://pollar.news/en/event/piotr-niemczyk-detained-in-warsaw): The District Court for Warsaw-Śródmieście and the Supreme Court halted the 15-day substitute arrest of former opposition activist Piotr Niem - [Dutch tour bus overturns in eastern Switzerland, leaving five dead and 40 injured](https://pollar.news/en/event/swiss-bus-crash-kills-several): A coach carrying 45 Dutch tourists overturned into a construction zone between Susch and Zernez on Thursday, prompting a large air and groun - [Germany charges seven suspected Hamas operatives over planned attack on Jewish targets](https://pollar.news/en/event/hamas-suspects-charged-in-berlin): German federal prosecutors have indicted seven suspected Hamas operatives in Berlin for procuring automatic weapons and plotting attacks aga - [Trump closes Dallas midterm convention with 5,000 dollar dividend pledge and loyalty call](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-speaks-at-dallas-convention): Speaking at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Donald Trump urged voters to treat the upcoming midterm elections as a personal referend - [Barcelona police arrest eight after Diada clashes between rival protest groups](https://pollar.news/en/event/clashes-mark-barcelona-diada): Catalan police arrested eight people in Barcelona on Friday evening after rival political rallies and container fires disrupted National Day - [Koalicja Obywatelska leads September poll with 26.1% as PiS slides to 15%](https://pollar.news/en/event/tusk-leads-without-sejm-majority): A CBOS survey conducted from 7 to 9 September 2026 places Koalicja Obywatelska in first place, while Konfederacja rose to 14.8%, trailing se - [Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina reach US Open final with semi-final wins](https://pollar.news/en/event/sabalenka-reaches-us-open-final): Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina advanced to the US Open women's singles final on Thursday, eliminating American contenders Jessica Pegula - [Philippine coast guard recovers 30 bodies from charred MV June Aster ferry, raising death toll to 35](https://pollar.news/en/event/philippine-ferry-fire-kills-five): Coast guard teams boarded the gutted MV June Aster ferry off Palawan on Friday, finding 30 bodies inside the hull as 54 people remain missin - [Donald Trump visits Ireland for state talks and Doonbeg golf tournament](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-visits-ireland): US President Donald Trump visits Dublin to meet President Catherine Connolly and Taoiseach Micheál Martin before attending the Irish Open in - [Polish train drivers conclude 12-hour speed protest over crossing safety](https://pollar.news/en/event/train-derails-in-mazovia): Train operators face delays into Friday evening after rail drivers restricted speeds to 20 km/h at level crossings following a fatal Mazovia - [US consumer prices rise 0.4% in August as oil escalation lifts rate hike bets](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-debt-tops-40-trillion): Consumer prices in the United States increased 0.4% in August, matching annual inflation of 3.4%, as Middle East military clashes drove crud - [Remco Evenepoel wins Grand Prix de Québec sprint as Paul Seixas makes racing return](https://pollar.news/en/event/evenepoel-wins-quebec-gp): Remco Evenepoel outsprinted Giulio Ciccone and Anthon Charmig to win the Grand Prix cycliste de Québec on Friday, opening his Canadian campa - [Barbara Mróz-Gorgoń requests year-long leave as university and prosecutors probe brand report](https://pollar.news/en/event/mroz-gorgon-requests-academic-leave): Former brand plenipotentiary Barbara Mróz-Gorgoń has requested a one-year health leave from Wrocław University of Economics following her re - [Donald Trump promises 5,000-dollar dividend at Republican midterm convention in Dallas](https://pollar.news/en/event/gop-opens-dallas-convention): President Donald Trump closed a two-day Republican midterm convention in Dallas after proposing a 5,000-dollar payout to adult citizens if h - [US and global leaders mark 25th anniversary of 11 September terrorist attacks](https://pollar.news/en/event/september-11-25th-anniversary): Ceremonies across New York, the Pentagon, and European capitals commemorated the 2001 attacks, as President Donald Trump addressed service m - [SuperEnalotto ticket sold in Lecco province wins 223 million euro jackpot](https://pollar.news/en/event/superenalotto-wins-223-million): A five-euro lottery ticket played in Lombardy matched all six numbers in the 11 September 2026 draw, securing the second-largest jackpot in - [Mikel Arteta reveals deliberate pre-season disruption tactics after Arsenal win in Naples](https://pollar.news/en/event/arteta-details-disruption-tactics): Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta revealed he engineered pre-season travel delays and dressing room heat to build squad resilience, days after ov - [Brazil Supreme Court investigates candidate Flávio Bolsonaro over biopic funding](https://pollar.news/en/event/flvio-bolsonaro-faces-court-inquiry): The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court has formally opened an inquiry into presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro over alleged money launderin - [Łódź bus driver suspended after trapping passengers at railway crossing](https://pollar.news/en/event/bus-trapped-on-railway-tracks): A municipal bus in Łódź drove onto a railway crossing past a red light on Thursday, trapping passengers as the boom barrier descended onto t - [FIFA and Moroccan prime minister reject claims that 2030 World Cup final is decided](https://pollar.news/en/event/morocco-claims-2030-final): FIFA and Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch pushed back after Moroccan federation chief Fouzi Lekjaa claimed the 2030 World Cup final w - [Christina Stumpp steps down as CDU deputy general secretary following party leadership talks](https://pollar.news/en/event/cdu-deputy-general-secretary-resigns): Chancellor Friedrich Merz nominated 41-year-old lawmaker Michael Hose to replace Christina Stumpp, who will leave the party post on 21 Septe - [United States and NATO allies commemorate 25th anniversary of September 11 attacks](https://pollar.news/en/event/25th-911-anniversary-observed): Ceremonies at the Pentagon, Ground Zero, and Brussels marked 25 years since the 2001 attacks, as leaders honored 2,977 victims and addressed - [Ceuta Government Delegate Under Fire After Chief of Staff Resigns Over Prior Intelligence Warnings](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): Gonzalo Sanz resigned as chief of staff to Ceuta's government delegate on Friday, confirming he briefed his superior on intelligence alerts - [AfD files criminal defamation complaint against German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over remigration comments](https://pollar.news/en/event/afd-files-complaint-against-merz): Alternative for Germany submitted a criminal complaint against Chancellor Friedrich Merz after he described the party's remigration platform - [AfD leader in Saxony-Anhalt links arms manufacturing to deportation operations](https://pollar.news/en/event/afd-links-arms-to-deportations): Ulrich Siegmund said military equipment is needed for future deportation and remigration campaigns, prompting backlash from the SPD and BSW ## 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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