# 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 narrows to an energy-strike truce as Trump claims a mutual no-strike understanding, but Zelenskyy demands verifiable Ru - [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 rejects tech industry calls to slow AI development as Microsoft drafts safety rules](https://pollar.news/en/event/anthropic-researcher-quits-over-ai): President Donald Trump dismissed proposals by Anthropic and OpenAI to slow advanced artificial intelligence research, while Microsoft unveil - [Female athletes criticize Sydney Sweeney over nude sports betting commercial](https://pollar.news/en/event/sweeney-faces-ad-backlash): International Olympians and athletes have pushed back against actor Sydney Sweeney after she appeared nude in a promotional campaign for pre - [Bob Mackie, costume designer for Cher and Elton John, dies at 87](https://pollar.news/en/event/bob-mackie-dies-at-87): American fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie died on Monday at a Palm Springs hospital at age 87 after a bout of pneumonia, his publicis - [Trump claims Ukraine and Russia agreed to halt energy strikes as fuel prices rise](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-urges-ukraine-refinery-truce): US President Donald Trump announced a mutual halt on energy attacks on 14 September 2026, while Kyiv demanded international guarantees and M - [Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran tour following pro-Palestinian remarks at US shows](https://pollar.news/en/event/macklemore-defends-tour-remarks): Tour promoter Messina Touring Group confirmed the Seattle rapper was removed from eight remaining US dates after venue owners, including Rob - [Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev funded Bahamas wedding after-party for Donald Trump Jr.](https://pollar.news/en/event/oligarch-funds-trump-jr-wedding): Russian businessman and boxing chief Umar Kremlev covered hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenses for Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding after- - [Israel threatens legal action and citizenship revocation against makers of Gaza war film NAZA](https://pollar.news/en/event/naza-wins-venice-prize): Israeli leaders and military officials launched investigations and threatened to revoke the citizenship of filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rach - [Swedish centre-left opposition secures narrow lead in parliamentary election](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-delays-tobacco-tax-vote): Preliminary results give Magdalena Andersson's centre-left bloc 176 seats against 173 for Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's governing allianc - [Mark Carney seeks unique Canada-EU alliance ahead of Strasbourg address](https://pollar.news/en/event/canada-weighs-associate-eu-membership): Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Strasbourg to address the European Parliament, proposing closer supply chain and security - [Nationalist leaders of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland sign pact demanding self-determination from UK](https://pollar.news/en/event/cardiff-independence-summit-opens): Leaders of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland signed a joint agreement in Cardiff declaring that Westminster cannot block future referend - [US EPA repeals carbon emission limits for coal and gas power plants](https://pollar.news/en/event/epa-repeals-power-plant-rules): The US Environmental Protection Agency has repealed federal greenhouse gas emission limits on coal- and gas-fired power plants, announcing t - [Premier League stands down Manchester derby VAR officials after incorrect Haaland goal](https://pollar.news/en/event/phil-foden-sent-off): Refereeing body Pro Ref has removed video officials Matt Donohue and Blake Antrobus from upcoming fixtures after wrongly awarding Erling Haa - [UK man admits drugging and raping his wife for 20 years in Greater Manchester court](https://pollar.news/en/event/man-admits-20-year-wife-abuse): A 60-year-old man from Stockport has pleaded guilty at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court to 60 sexual offences against his wife, whom h - [Poland recovers Russian military drone from Baltic Sea as NATO jet intercepts aircraft over Lithuania](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-drone-found-in-poland): Polish hydrographic crews retrieved an intact Russian Gerbera reconnaissance drone off Rusinowo on 14 September, hours before allied fighter - [Russian drone strikes train near Polish border after Western officials pass through](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-strikes-near-polish-border): A Russian drone struck a passenger train locomotive two kilometres from the Polish border on 13 September 2026, shortly after Western dignit - [Oasis announces 38-date 2027 world tour across Europe and North America](https://pollar.news/en/event/oasis-announces-2027-tour): Liam and Noel Gallagher will play 38 stadium dates across Britain, Ireland, mainland Europe, and the United States from May to September 202 - [Daniel Maldini loses driving licence after Milan car crash and tests clean for drugs](https://pollar.news/en/event/maldini-injured-in-crash): Cagliari forward Daniel Maldini had his driving licence suspended after recording a 0.91 g/l breathalyser result following an early-morning - [NATO removes Spanish naval commander over relationship with suspected Russian operative](https://pollar.news/en/event/spanish-nato-commander-suspended): A senior Spanish naval officer stationed at NATO Maritime Command in Northwood was stripped of his security clearance and reassigned to Spai - [Pope Leo XIV repeals 2021 salary cuts for cardinals and senior Vatican officials](https://pollar.news/en/event/vatican-restores-cardinal-salaries): Pope Leo XIV has issued a motu proprio abolishing 2021 pandemic pay reductions of up to 10% for Roman Curia leadership, taking effect from 1 - [Saudi Arabia halts East-West pipeline after drone hit, lifting Brent past $107](https://pollar.news/en/event/saudi-pipeline-hit): The shutdown of the 1,200-kilometer conduit removes a key bypass around the Strait of Hormuz, stranding up to 4 million barrels per day as E - [DEA investigates suspected fentanyl-laced pill in death of actress Hayden Panettiere](https://pollar.news/en/event/fentanyl-probed-in-panettiere-death): Federal and local authorities are investigating whether actress Hayden Panettiere died after taking a counterfeit oxycodone pill laced with - [Russian drone strikes hit train near Polish border as Warsaw bolsters border security](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-alerts-eastern-border): Two Russian Geran-5 drones struck a passenger train locomotive and a fuel station in Yahodyn, two kilometers from Poland, prompting Warsaw t - [US military rejects Iranian claim that Indian supertanker struck naval mine in Hormuz](https://pollar.news/en/event/hormuz-tanker-blast-disputed): The US military disputed Iranian claims that the Indian supertanker El Gaia hit a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, stating the disabled s - [Finland joins French nuclear deterrence initiative as tenth European partner](https://pollar.news/en/event/finland-joins-french-deterrence): Finland has become the tenth European country to join France's Forward Nuclear Deterrence Initiative, expanding bilateral defense cooperatio - [Sánchez sets year-end target on Ceuta returns and rejects Pegasus claims](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced that return procedures for migrants in Ceuta will run under a unified command through the end - [Apple TV leads Emmy tally heading into main ceremony as Widow's Bay and The Pitt vie for top series honours](https://pollar.news/en/event/the-pitt-leads-emmy-race): Apple TV entered the 2026 Emmy Awards main ceremony with the highest trophy count following early wins at the creative arts presentation, le - [Alexander Zverev beats Ben Shelton in four sets to win US Open title](https://pollar.news/en/event/zverev-reaches-us-open-final): Alexander Zverev defeated Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 in New York to claim his second Grand Slam title of 2026 and extend the United - [AirBaltic files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York with €350M restructuring loan](https://pollar.news/en/event/air-baltic-files-chapter-11): Latvian flag carrier airBaltic entered court-supervised restructuring in New York on Monday, securing 350 million euros in debtor-in-possess - [Spanish student Claudia Tacoronte killed in Mexico as university cancels exchange program](https://pollar.news/en/event/spanish-student-murdered-in-mexico): Claudia Tacoronte, a 21-year-old Spanish exchange student, was fatally stabbed in Cuautla, prompting Spanish officials to demand justice and - [German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil meets UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel to set Commerzbank terms](https://pollar.news/en/event/germany-sets-commerzbank-takeover-terms): German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil held talks in Berlin with UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel, demanding the retention of Commerzbank's Frankf - [Saxony leads German education ranking as report notes rising qualification deficits](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-education-ranking-released): The 2026 Bildungsmonitor placed Saxony and Bavaria at the top of Germany's 16 federal states on Monday, while identifying a nationwide drop - [Mount Etna ash plume forces Catania airport to suspend flights until 22:00](https://pollar.news/en/event/etna-ash-halts-catania-flights): A four-kilometre volcanic ash plume from Mount Etna forced Italy's Catania airport to shut airspace sectors C1 and B3 on Monday, halting arr - [Opposition MPs clash with police at Warsaw academy following dismissal of rector](https://pollar.news/en/event/standoff-at-warsaw-academy): Polish opposition lawmakers escalated a protest at the Academy of Justice in Warsaw on 14 September 2026, where MP Maria Kurowska has barric - [Kennedy Center board considers Tuesday closure and Trump exterior naming to prevent bankruptcy](https://pollar.news/en/event/kennedy-center-faces-closure): Trustees at the performing arts complex will vote on a two-year shutdown and ten naming proposals to secure presidential fundraising after p - [CDU and SPD lead Lower Saxony local elections as AfD surges to 15.9%](https://pollar.news/en/event/cdu-leads-lower-saxony-vote): The CDU secured 27.2% and the SPD took 24.6% in Lower Saxony municipal races, while the AfD tripled its vote share to 15.9% and forced sever - [Airgun pellet fired from Rome window injures woman near Vatican](https://pollar.news/en/event/rome-airgun-shooting-injures-woman): A 50-year-old woman was struck in the arm by a pellet on Via della Giuliana on Monday evening, prompting a Carabinieri manhunt across the Pr - [Marian Kmita takes over Polish Olympic Committee following Piesiewicz detention](https://pollar.news/en/event/kmita-leads-polish-olympic-committee): The board of the Polish Olympic Committee elected Polsat sports director Marian Kmita as acting president on 14 September 2026, replacing Ra - [Spain schedules Monday lottery drawings for La Primitiva, Bonoloto, and ONCE](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-holds-monday-lotteries): Spanish lottery operators SELAE and ONCE conduct their regular Monday evening draws on 14 September 2026, offering multi-million euro jackpo - [Salvador Illa marks two years as Catalan president with housing and education push](https://pollar.news/en/event/illa-marks-two-catalan-years): Catalan President Salvador Illa presented a €2.558 billion school climate plan and reiterated a 50,000-home public housing target at a mid-m - [Kimi Antonelli wins Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid after pit stop timing hampers Lando Norris](https://pollar.news/en/event/antonelli-leads-madrid-practice): Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli secured his eighth win of 2026 at the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, extending his championship lead to 81 poi - [Reform UK faces funding scrutiny following £72m in crypto donations](https://pollar.news/en/event/delo-gives-36m-for-reform): Reform UK has secured £72 million from two cryptocurrency investors, prompting parliamentary demands for retrospective limits on political p - [US blocks Iranian nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami from attending Vienna IAEA conference](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-nuclear-chief-blocked): Austria denied entry to Atomic Energy Organization of Iran head Mohammad Eslami after the United States objected to a United Nations travel - [German prosecutors charge Berlin businesswoman with spying for Russian intelligence](https://pollar.news/en/event/germany-charges-alleged-russian-spy): Federal prosecutors in Karlsruhe have indicted 57-year-old Ilona W. for passing German defence policy details and drone logistics to a Russi - [Amazon suspends cargo flights with 21 Air after fatal Miami runway crash](https://pollar.news/en/event/amazon-pauses-21-air): Amazon has paused operations with cargo carrier 21 Air after a Boeing 767 overshot a runway at Miami International Airport on Sept. 6, killi - [Lamine Yamal claims edge over Kylian Mbappé in 2026 Ballon d'Or race](https://pollar.news/en/event/yamal-targets-ballon-dor): Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal stated that his La Liga title and World Cup victory with Spain make him the rightful winner of the 2026 Ballo - [Ronaldo calls for stadium bans after fans chant Diogo Jota's name at Ruben Neves in Saudi Arabia](https://pollar.news/en/event/ruben-neves-targeted-by-chants): Saudi football authorities opened an investigation after Al-Taawoun supporters directed chants referencing the late Diogo Jota at Al-Hilal m - [French investigators examine rail fragment after Normandy train derailment injures 44](https://pollar.news/en/event/french-train-derails-near-rouen): A regional passenger train carrying 186 people derailed near Rouen after hitting a 300 kg rail section, prompting dual judicial and technica - [Valve launches Steam Frame standalone VR headset starting at $1,059](https://pollar.news/en/event/valve-launches-steam-frame-headset): The standalone spatial device features a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, eye tracking, and a native ARM64 port of Half-Life: Alyx, using a reservat - [Indonesian rescuers search for 129 missing after ferry capsizes in Java Sea](https://pollar.news/en/event/indonesian-passenger-ship-sinks): More than 600 emergency personnel searched the Java Sea on Monday for 129 people missing after the passenger ship Virgo Transport 8 overturn - [Turkish police detain dozens in nationwide raids on LGBTQ+ organizations](https://pollar.news/en/event/turkey-raids-lgbtq-venues): Simultaneous overnight police raids in 15 Turkish provinces targeted 162 suspects, 9 rights associations, and 13 businesses under an operati ## 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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