# 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 limited, capital-focused strike pauses and pledges of further talks but no breakthrough, as both sides hol - [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. - [Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigns over concerns about racing toward superintelligence](https://pollar.news/en/event/anthropic-researcher-quits-over-ai): British AI researcher Jacob Coxon left Anthropic on Tuesday, warning that competitive pressure between frontier labs risks losing control of - [Brent crude tops $100 as US-Iran conflict expands and EIA raises 2026 energy price forecasts](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-debt-tops-40-trillion): Brent crude futures surpassed $100 per barrel on Wednesday for the first time since July 24, driven by exchanges of strikes across the Middl - [UK air traffic failure prompts government review after 2,000 flights cancelled](https://pollar.news/en/event/uk-flights-grounded-by-glitch): A technical failure at the NATS flight control centre in Swanwick grounded over 2,000 flights across the UK, prompting an independent inquir - [Apple unveils $1,999 foldable iPhone Duo at first keynote under John Ternus](https://pollar.news/en/event/apple-readies-foldable-iphone): The 7.6-inch passport-style device features an A20 Pro processor and titanium frame, debuting alongside new Pro devices ahead of an October - [Norway holds state funeral for King Harald V as thousands gather in Oslo](https://pollar.news/en/event/norways-king-harald-dies): Tens of thousands of mourners and dignitaries from over 20 nations gathered in Oslo for the funeral of King Harald V, concluding 13 days of - [OpenAI claims Navier-Stokes solution as rival researchers allege data misuse](https://pollar.news/en/event/openai-claims-navier-stokes-solution): OpenAI deployed 10,000 AI agents over 88 hours to produce a 166-page proof on the Navier-Stokes equations, drawing plagiarism accusations fr - [Israel orders British consulate closed after UK bans West Bank settlement trade](https://pollar.news/en/event/netanyahu-orders-outpost-evacuations): Israel has ordered the closure of the British consulate in East Jerusalem and expelled diplomats following UK trade sanctions on West Bank s - [Trump bans Canadian alcohol, dairy and motorcycles and expands 50% tariffs in trade clash](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-canada-trade-war): The White House announced import bans on Canadian alcohol, dairy, and heavy motorcycles alongside 50% tariffs on industrial goods after Cana - [Donald Trump gave cash gifts up to $45,000 to close West Wing aides, financial disclosures show](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-gifts-155000-to-aides): Annual financial disclosures revealed that Donald Trump gave holiday cash gifts of up to $45,000 to four West Wing staff members in December - [Friedrich Merz cancels Donald Trump call after US president praises AfD election victory](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-praises-afd-win): German Chancellor Friedrich Merz postponed a scheduled phone call with Donald Trump after the US president publicly celebrated the Alternati - [Merz calls AfD remigration plan ethnic cleansing after Saxony-Anhalt vote](https://pollar.news/en/event/merz-confronts-afd-in-bundestag): German Chancellor Friedrich Merz confronted AfD co-leader Alice Weidel in the Bundestag following regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, warni - [Drone nearly hits Volodymyr Zelensky's plane during takeoff from Moldova](https://pollar.news/en/event/drone-nears-zelensky-plane): Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere disclosed that a drone almost struck Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's aircraft during dep - [Malibu declares emergency as sinkhole swallows Nicolas Cage's driveway and forces 31 evacuations](https://pollar.news/en/event/malibu-sinkhole-forces-evacuations): A 30-by-60-foot sinkhole triggered by coastal storm surge swallowed the driveway of Nicolas Cage's $10.5 million Malibu home, prompting loca - [Matthew Brennan wins fifth stage at 2026 Vuelta a España in Seville bunch sprint](https://pollar.news/en/event/brennan-wins-vuelta-stage-11): Matthew Brennan secured his fifth stage win of the 2026 Vuelta a España in Seville on Wednesday, beating Jordi Meeus in a bunch sprint as En - [Republicans gather in Dallas for first midterm convention as vulnerable candidates stay away](https://pollar.news/en/event/gop-opens-dallas-convention): Donald Trump and the Republican Party opened a two-day midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday, seeking to rally voters for November while - [Aleksandar Vučić dissolves Serbian parliament and calls snap election for 25 October](https://pollar.news/en/event/serbia-sets-snap-election): Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić dissolved the 250-member National Assembly on Wednesday, scheduling early parliamentary elections for 25 - [South Park renames itself South America for season 29 to mock Donald Trump's geographic orders](https://pollar.news/en/event/south-park-becomes-south-america): Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone rebranded the animated series South America ahead of its 29th season premiere on 16 September 2026, sati - [Hannover prosecutors search properties of Berlin SPD mayoral candidate Steffen Krach over bribery claims](https://pollar.news/en/event/police-search-steffen-krach-properties): German investigators searched three properties in Berlin and Hannover linked to SPD mayoral nominee Steffen Krach on 9 September. The briber - [Carcassonne suspends municipal police officers after leaked patrol video reveals racist remarks](https://pollar.news/en/event/national-rally-expels-officer): Prosecutors in Carcassonne suspended municipal police officers and revoked their accreditations on 9 September 2026 after leaked bodycam foo - [Declassified files reveal Spanish intelligence warned of Ceuta border surge before 70,000 crossed](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): Documents released by Spain on 9 September show military and civilian intelligence alerted officials in advance of the mass border crossing - [UK police open criminal investigation into Reform UK over foreign donation allegations](https://pollar.news/en/event/police-probe-reform-uk-donations): The Metropolitan Police incorporated allegations of illegal foreign funding from an undercover Channel 4 documentary into an ongoing probe o - [China marks 50 years since Mao Zedong's death as public tributes and state controls persist](https://pollar.news/en/event/mao-death-50th-anniversary): Crowds gathered at Beijing's Tiananmen Square and in Mao Zedong's birthplace of Shaoshan on Wednesday to commemorate 50 years since his deat - [New York City releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 air toxicity and health records](https://pollar.news/en/event/new-york-releases-911-files): Mayor Zohran Mamdani published over 170,000 pages of internal documents, settling lawsuits over what city officials knew about toxic dust fo - [Explosion at Ritom hydroelectric plant in Switzerland leaves two seriously injured](https://pollar.news/en/event/swiss-power-plant-explosion): An explosion at the Ritom hydroelectric power station in Piotta, Ticino, caused structural collapses and left two people seriously injured o - [Lionel Messi reaches preliminary deal to acquire Spanish club CD Eldense](https://pollar.news/en/event/messi-buys-cd-eldense): Argentine forward Lionel Messi has agreed in principle to acquire 100% of Spanish second-tier club CD Eldense from Colombian investment grou - [One dead and 20 injured after passenger train hits truck on level crossing in Sokolniki Suche](https://pollar.news/en/event/train-derails-in-mazovia): An Intercity passenger train carrying 120 people derailed in central Poland after hitting a lorry on a signal-controlled crossing, leaving o - [France raises champagne alcohol limit to 15% following summer heatwaves](https://pollar.news/en/event/champagne-alcohol-cap-raised): French regulators have granted an exceptional waiver allowing champagne to reach up to 15% alcohol, responding to intense summer heat that a - [Ben Shelton defeats Carlos Alcaraz in five sets in latest US Open finish](https://pollar.news/en/event/alcaraz-sabalenka-win-openers): Ben Shelton eliminated defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 6-7, 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 in a five-set quarter-final that ended at 3:33 AM in New Yo - [European Commission unveils Affordable Housing Act targeting short-term rentals and vacancies](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-unveils-housing-regulation): Housing Commissioner Dan Jørgensen presented the regulation to the European Parliament, giving local authorities voluntary powers to limit s - [OECD PISA 2025 report shows global decline in student reading and math skills](https://pollar.news/en/event/pisa-2025-scores-hit-low): The OECD released its latest PISA survey covering 91 countries, recording average drops of 14 points in reading and 9 points in mathematics - [LIV Golf files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New Jersey with up to $1 billion in liabilities](https://pollar.news/en/event/liv-golf-files-bankruptcy): LIV Golf has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New Jersey after Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund withdrew funding, seeking to restruct - [Donald Trump claims firefighters carried him from building near Ground Zero after 9/11](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-details-911-rescue-claim): President Donald Trump told attendees at a White House event that firefighters carried him away from an unstable building near Ground Zero a - [Germany records lowest PISA results to date as basic skills decline among one in three students](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-pisa-scores-hit-lows): The 2025 PISA study reveals that one in three German 15-year-olds lacks basic mathematics and reading skills, prompting calls for social med - [France to reduce exceptional corporate tax surcharge in 2027 budget, Lecornu says](https://pollar.news/en/event/lecornu-sets-budget-course): Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu confirmed in a letter to business leaders that the levy on large corporations will decrease but remain acti - [Merz and Weidel clash in Bundestag after AfD wins 43.8% in Saxony-Anhalt](https://pollar.news/en/event/saxony-anhalt-election-preview): Chancellor Friedrich Merz confronted AfD leader Alice Weidel in the Bundestag during the 2027 budget debate, while the Saxony-Anhalt CDU ent - [Polish political clash intensifies over Zondacrypto probe, presidential crypto bill vetoes and consulting payments](https://pollar.news/en/event/zondacrypto-head-turns-witness): Polish leaders and opposition figures trade criminal accusations following testimony from former Zondacrypto chief Przemysław Kral, while Pr - [Poland leaves key interest rate at 3.75% as August inflation climbs to 3.4%](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-holds-interest-rates): The Monetary Policy Council paused interest rate adjustments at its September meeting, maintaining the reference rate at 3.75% as rising fue - [British actor Noel Clarke charged with six sexual offences against five women](https://pollar.news/en/event/noel-clarke-faces-sexual-charges): London's Metropolitan Police charged 50-year-old actor Noel Clarke with sexual assault, voyeurism and exposure involving five women, with a - [European Commission proposes rules to let cities restrict short-term holiday rentals](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-targets-short-term-rentals): The European Commission introduced a legal framework allowing local authorities to restrict commercial holiday rentals in areas facing housi - [US Transportation Secretary criticises Ford over Chinese technology ties and delayed domestic production](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-criticises-ford-china-ties): Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent a formal letter to Ford CEO Jim Farley over the company's reliance on battery licensing from CATL a - [Reigning Miss Austria Lucia Sisic dies at 22 following congenital heart condition](https://pollar.news/en/event/miss-austria-dies-at-22): Lucia Sisic, who won Miss Austria in 2024 and remained the reigning titleholder, has died at age 22 following lifelong complications from a - [Spanish Interior Ministry Faces Resignation Calls over Journalist Dossier](https://pollar.news/en/event/spanish-dossier-on-journalists-exposed): Spain's Interior Ministry acknowledged creating an internal file evaluating the political leanings of 280 journalists, leading opposition pa - [Spain's Supreme Court suspends voting roll additions under Democratic Memory Law](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-suspends-diaspora-voting): The Spanish Supreme Court has issued an interim order blocking automatic voter registration for citizens naturalized under the 2022 Democrat - [Former mafia boss Giovanni Brusca testifies on 1990s political ties in Florence court](https://pollar.news/en/event/brusca-testifies-in-florence): Testifying in the calumny trial of Salvatore Baiardo, former Cosa Nostra boss Giovanni Brusca claimed the mafia sought to frame the politica - [Dortmund midfielder Konstantinos Karetsas hospitalized after Champions League collapse](https://pollar.news/en/event/dortmund-beat-villarreal-3-2): Borussia Dortmund teenager Konstantinos Karetsas was taken to hospital with circulatory issues and dehydration after collapsing during a 3-2 - [US security agencies accuse six Chinese AI firms of industrial-scale distillation](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-accuses-chinese-ai-firms): The NSA, CISA, and the FBI released a joint advisory naming six Chinese artificial intelligence companies that extracted data from American - [Tusk and Costa meet in Warsaw to negotiate EU budget and security funding](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-budget-talks-in-warsaw): Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk hosted European Council President António Costa for two hours of talks on the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financ - [Basque Government Grants Semi-Liberty to Former ETA Commando Leader Henri Parot](https://pollar.news/en/event/henri-parot-granted-semi-liberty): The Basque Justice Department granted third-degree prison status to Henri Parot, a former ETA commando leader convicted in 39 killings, clea - [Google commits €13 billion to build Finnish AI data centres across four sites](https://pollar.news/en/event/google-expands-finnish-ai-centres): Alphabet will invest at least €13 billion across four Finnish municipalities during 2027 and 2028, funding data centre facilities, battery s - [Seoul court orders Smilegate founder Kwon Hyuk-bin to transfer 35% stake worth $1.5 billion](https://pollar.news/en/event/smilegate-founder-faces-15b-payout): The Seoul Family Court ruled that Kwon must transfer a 35% company stake and 65 billion won in cash to his ex-wife Lee Hwa-jin, surpassing p ## Search and discovery - 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