# 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): Trump's energy-strike truce has collapsed into reciprocal infrastructure escalation. Ukraine claims 45% of Russian refining capacity is disa
- [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.

- [US and Iran hold sideline talks at UN as aviation sanctions take effect](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-iran-hold-un-talks): US and Iranian envoys held three hours of talks in New York mediated by Qatar, as Tehran offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and Washingt
- [US, Denmark, and Greenland sign security pact to expand Arctic military bases](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-announces-greenland-security-deal): Signed at the United Nations in New York, the trilateral deal enables the United States to establish military installations at Narsarsuaq an
- [US television networks boycott White House coverage after Trump bans three news outlets](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-bans-three-outlets): Television networks ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox News halted White House pool coverage after Donald Trump barred CNN, MSNOW, and Politico, prompti
- [Looksmaxxing influencer Clavicular charged with rape in Massachusetts](https://pollar.news/en/event/clavicular-charged-with-rape): Braden Peters, known online as Clavicular, faces three criminal charges in Orleans District Court after a 17-year-old girl reported being dr
- [Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose involving fentanyl, coroner rules](https://pollar.news/en/event/hayden-panettiere-autopsy-results): Greenville County authorities confirmed that the 36-year-old actor died on 16 August 2026 from a lethal mixture of fentanyl, anxiety medicat
- [US Air Force F-16 crashes near Spangdahlem base in Germany with pilot safe](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-f-16-crashes-in-germany): An American F-16 fighter jet crashed during approach near Spangdahlem Air Base on Tuesday, with the pilot ejecting safely before emergency t
- [Hurricane Polo strengthens to Category 5 off Mexico with 270 km/h winds](https://pollar.news/en/event/hurricane-polo-threatens-mexico): Hurricane Polo intensified into a Category 5 system off Mexico's southwestern coast on Tuesday, generating sustained winds of up to 270 km/h
- [Trump rejects global AI controls at UN as Washington and Beijing open bilateral talks](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-china-ai-race-escalates): Donald Trump rejected UN calls for international AI regulations during the General Assembly in New York, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
- [Friedrich Merz secures parliamentary backing after CDU losses in three German state elections](https://pollar.news/en/event/schwesig-and-holm-tv-debate): Union lawmakers in the Bundestag reaffirmed support for Chancellor Friedrich Merz following CDU defeats in Berlin, Saxony-Anhalt, and Meckle
- [EU extends Russia sanctions for three years while removing billionaires Usmanov and Fridman](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-sanctions-talks-halt): European Union member states agreed to extend sanctions on nearly 3,000 Russian entities for three years after France and Luxembourg secured
- [US restores Baltic troop rotations with new deployments to Lithuania and Estonia](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-troops-return-to-baltics): Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda and Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna announced that United States forces are returning on new r
- [Zelensky proposes energy truce and Patriot production license in Trump meeting at UN](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-and-zelensky-schedule-talks): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a mutual energy ceasefire and sought a Patriot missile manufacturing license during talks wi
- [US and Iranian officials hold direct talks in New York as Trump issues UN ultimatum](https://pollar.news/en/event/un-general-debate-opens): Negotiators from the United States and Iran met for three hours in New York on Tuesday, marking their first direct diplomatic engagement sin
- [G7 Demands Houthi Ceasefire in Red Sea as UK Deploys Refueling Tanker to Aid Saudi Arabia](https://pollar.news/en/event/g7-demands-houthi-ceasefire): Group of Seven foreign ministers and the European Union called for an immediate halt to Houthi strikes in the Red Sea, while Britain deploye
- [Trump Threatens Iran with Annihilation and Signs Greenland Defence Pact at UN](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-speaks-at-un): US President Donald Trump issued ultimatums to Iran and Cuba during a 30-minute United Nations address while concluding a 10-page Arctic def
- [Federal judge blocks deportation of Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Austin](https://pollar.news/en/event/ice-agent-shoots-austin-man): U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia temporarily blocked the deportation of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, who remains in detention with a bullet
- [António Guterres warns of global division and AI risks in final UN General Assembly address](https://pollar.news/en/event/guterres-gives-final-un-address): Opening the 81st General Assembly session in New York, the UN Secretary-General urged multilateral controls on technology and warned that ge
- [Pope Leo XIV to begin four-day visit to France with Paris mass, Lourdes trip, and 14,000 police deployed](https://pollar.news/en/event/pope-visits-france): Pope Leo XIV will arrive in France on September 25 for a four-day visit across Paris, Lourdes, and Metz, accompanied by more than 14,000 sec
- [Earl Spencer publishes Diana memoir alleging King Charles made callous remarks after 1997 crash](https://pollar.news/en/event/palace-rejects-spencer-claims): Charles Spencer released his memoir 'Swan Song: Diana, My Sister' on Tuesday, prompting an official rebuttal from Buckingham Palace and a la
- [Spain's State Attorney appeals suspension of Democratic Memory Law voting rights ahead of 2027 elections](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-appeals-foreign-vote-freeze): State legal services have asked the Supreme Court to lift a freeze on voting rights for newly naturalized foreign citizens, warning that rev
- [Trump pursues Belarus potash deal amid Canada trade dispute as Minsk cites supply limits](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-eyes-belarus-potash): US President Donald Trump announced negotiations to import lower-cost potash from Belarus to reduce reliance on Canadian supplies, though Mi
- [Taoiseach rejects Israel FA attack as Amnesty urges UEFA suspension ahead of Nations League matches](https://pollar.news/en/event/ireland-to-play-israel-fixtures): Taoiseach Micheál Martin called on the Israel Football Association to withdraw insults directed at Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson, as A
- [Isack Hadjar returns to Red Bull for Azerbaijan Grand Prix after wrist injury](https://pollar.news/en/event/hadjar-returns-for-baku): Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar will return to racing at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend after recovering from a left wrist injury that 
- [Federico Valverde diagnosed with grade-three ankle sprain after Madrid derby](https://pollar.news/en/event/valverde-injured-in-derby): Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde faces several weeks out with a grade-three left ankle sprain sustained during Saturday's 2-1 loss t
- [Saudi Arabia restarts East-West oil pipeline as Brent crude drops to $97 a barrel](https://pollar.news/en/event/saudi-oil-pipeline-restarts): Saudi Arabia began pumping crude at a reduced rate through its 1,200-kilometer East-West Pipeline on Tuesday, easing global supply concerns 
- [Paramount settles 12-state antitrust lawsuit over $110B takeover of Warner Bros](https://pollar.news/en/event/paramount-pursues-warner-settlement): Paramount Skydance reached an agreement with 12 US states to resolve antitrust challenges against its Warner Bros Discovery acquisition, com
- [Typhoon Dujuan hits eastern Japan with 194 km/h winds, leaving five dead and six missing](https://pollar.news/en/event/typhoon-dujuan-nears-tokyo): Heavy rainfall and mudslides triggered by Typhoon Dujuan left five people dead and six missing across Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures, cuttin
- [UN warns Yemen displacement could exceed 230,000 as Houthi offensive drives cross-border exodus](https://pollar.news/en/event/yemen-displacement-crisis-widens): A military offensive launched in early September has displaced more than 130,000 people across Yemen, with aid agencies warning that the tot
- [Gianni Infantino proposes FIFA governance review as German FA labels move re-election ploy](https://pollar.news/en/event/infantino-proposes-fifa-governance-review): FIFA President Gianni Infantino sent a letter to 211 member associations offering consultations on decision-making processes, drawing swift 
- [Benjamín Noval and Maria Okrucińska Win Junior Time Trial World Titles in Montreal](https://pollar.news/en/event/junior-time-trial-champions): Spain's Benjamín Noval and Poland's Maria Okrucińska secured junior time trial rainbow jerseys in Montreal, while Italy captured the team mi
- [Republican Senator John Curtis urges subpoena of Donald Trump Jr. over oligarch-funded wedding](https://pollar.news/en/event/senator-seeks-trump-jr-probe): Utah Senator John Curtis called on the Senate Judiciary Committee to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden over business dealings and f
- [Benjamin Netanyahu Accuses New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani of Supporting Hamas](https://pollar.news/en/event/netanyahu-clashes-with-mamdani): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video attacking New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani after the mayor reiterated calls to arres
- [Macron, Trump and Guterres present rival visions at 81st UN General Assembly](https://pollar.news/en/event/81st-un-general-assembly-opens): Heads of state opened the high-level debate at the 81st UN General Assembly in New York, delivering addresses focused on conflicts in Ukrain
- [Lula and Trump clash over Latin American sovereignty and US power at UN](https://pollar.news/en/event/lula-trump-clash-at-un): Speaking at the 81st UN General Assembly on 22 September 2026, Brazilian President Lula rejected US regional dominance ahead of Brazil's 4 O
- [France sweeps Romania 3-0 in Sofia to reach Euro 2026 volleyball semi-finals](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-reaches-euro-semi-finals): The French men's volleyball team swept Romania 25-16, 25-19, 25-19 on 22 September in Sofia to qualify for the Euro 2026 semi-finals in Mila
- [Moldova approves 60-day state of emergency over energy costs and water shortages](https://pollar.news/en/event/moldova-declares-energy-emergency): Moldova's parliament approved a 60-day state of emergency on Tuesday to manage rising fuel costs and severe river drought ahead of winter.
- [Police investigate suspected overdose death of 27-year-old model Presley Gerber in Santa Monica](https://pollar.news/en/event/presley-gerber-dies-at-27): Presley Gerber, the eldest son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, died Sunday at a Santa Monica rehabilitation center hours after admission
- [Morocco prepares for parliamentary election as 7,288 candidates seek 395 house seats](https://pollar.news/en/event/morocco-votes-for-parliament): Voters in Morocco will cast ballots on 23 September 2026 across 92 local constituencies, deciding the balance of power among 27 parties ahea
- [Taylor Swift announces new single Patient Zero ahead of MTV Video Music Awards](https://pollar.news/en/event/taylor-swift-announces-single): The track is scheduled for release on September 25 with a 24-hour webstore pre-order, leading into Swift's appearance at Sunday's VMAs.
- [Microbiologists discover fire amoeba reproducing at 63 degrees Celsius](https://pollar.news/en/event/fire-amoeba-survives-extreme-heat): Researchers at Syracuse University identified Incendiamoeba cascadensis in California hot springs, an amoeba that divides at 63°C and surviv
- [Paris court sentences French Islamic State member Othman Garrido to 30 years](https://pollar.news/en/event/othman-garrido-sentenced-in-paris): A special assize court in Paris has convicted 32-year-old Othman Garrido of terrorist association and murders tied to a 2015 public executio
- [Trump and Zelenskyy discuss winter ceasefire and Patriot missile production at UN](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-zelenskyy-meet-at-un): At the 81st UN General Assembly in New York, Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed a mutual energy truce with Russia and discussed domestic Patriot m
- [Trump and Macron Address UN General Assembly on Iran, Gaza, and Regional Conflicts](https://pollar.news/en/event/leaders-address-un-assembly): World leaders gathered for the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, where US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanu
- [DoorDash agrees to pay $131.5 million to settle New York City delivery worker wage probe](https://pollar.news/en/event/doordash-settles-nyc-wage-probe): DoorDash will disburse $115 million to 264,000 couriers and pay $16.7 million in civil fines after New York City regulators found the platfo
- [Donald Trump addresses UN General Assembly, warning Iran and demanding ICC exit](https://pollar.news/en/event/leaders-gather-for-un-assembly): In a 38-minute address at the 81st UN General Assembly, US President Donald Trump delivered an ultimatum to Iran, demanded members withdraw 
- [French police investigate suspected infanticide in Blois after five-year-old found dead](https://pollar.news/en/event/suspected-infanticide-in-blois): A five-year-old girl was found dead on 21 September 2026 at her father's home in Blois, France, while her 42-year-old father was hospitalize
- [Meloni defends 30% cap on non-Italian speaking pupils following presidential remarks](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-plans-foreign-student-caps): Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stated that her proposed 30% cap on foreign pupils who do not speak Italian aims to prevent segregated classes
- [TOPR issues first avalanche alert of the season as early snow blankets High Tatras](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-issues-storm-warnings): The Tatra Volunteer Search and Rescue service declared a level-one avalanche warning above 1,800 metres on Tuesday after early snowfall brou
- [Albanian court suspends intelligence chief Vlora Hyseni in state secrets leak probe](https://pollar.news/en/event/albanian-spy-chief-detained): An anti-corruption court in Tirana has suspended State Intelligence Service director Vlora Hyseni and placed her under house arrest over all
- [Trump weighs ban on US diesel exports as fuel prices hit $6.53 a gallon](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-weighs-diesel-export-ban): President Donald Trump said his administration is reviewing a ban on American diesel exports after nationwide prices rose to $6.53 a gallon 

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