# 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 economic competitiveness is under pressure from low productivity, weak investment, demographic decline, and the cost of the green t - [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 is compressing competitive advantage cycles and testing regulatory guardrails, while th - [Climate: from mitigation to adaptation](https://pollar.news/en/threads/climate-adaptation): The world has crossed the 1.5°C warming threshold, forcing a pivotal narrative shift from solely preventing climate change to urgently adapt - [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 new legal counte - [The war in Ukraine and its limits](https://pollar.news/en/threads/ukraine-war): The war is characterized by a reciprocal escalation of long-range strikes, with Ukraine systematically targeting Russian logistics and energ - [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's press secretary Karoline Leavitt to step down at end of August](https://pollar.news/en/event/leavitt-to-leave-white-house): White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her post at the end of August to spend more time with her family, President Donald T - [Total solar eclipse darkens northern Spain, drawing thousands and leaving 58 with mild eye injuries](https://pollar.news/en/event/44c-heatwave-to-hit-spain): A total solar eclipse swept across Greenland, Iceland and the Iberian Peninsula on 12 August 2026, plunging northern Spain into darkness for - [Putin makes first visit to disputed Kuril Islands, Japan summons Russian ambassador in protest](https://pollar.news/en/event/putin-visits-disputed-kuril-islands): Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first visit to the disputed Kuril Islands on Thursday, touring Iturup after Pacific Fleet drills a - [Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Burgas selected to host Eurovision Song Contest 2027](https://pollar.news/en/event/eurovision-2027-goes-to-burgas): The EBU chose Burgas over Sofia for the 71st Eurovision Song Contest, with semi-finals on 11 and 13 May 2027 and the final on 15 May, follow - [Trump sued over Truth API service selling early access to his Truth Social posts for up to $100,000 a month](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-sued-over-truth-social-feed): The Intercept and Freedom of the Press Foundation filed suit on August 12 in Manhattan, arguing that Truth API's paid early access to Trump' - [Record-low Danube forces Romania to shut down nuclear plant, pushes Hungary's Paks to 25% capacity](https://pollar.news/en/event/danube-drought-shuts-romania-nuclear-plant): Record-low Danube levels forced Romania to shut down its last working reactor at Cernavoda on August 13, while Hungary's Paks plant operates - [Eurovision bars countries in armed conflict from hosting the song contest](https://pollar.news/en/event/eurovision-bans-war-nations-from-hosting): The EBU's revised rulebook, published on August 12 and effective in 2027, automatically excludes winning broadcasters whose countries are af - [Xavi named Netherlands coach in four-year deal through 2030 World Cup](https://pollar.news/en/event/xavi-takes-over-oranje): Former Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has been appointed head of the Netherlands on a four-year contract through the 2030 World Cup, becomin - [Mount Etna ash keeps Catania airport closed through 14 August, 700 flights cancelled](https://pollar.news/en/event/etna-eruption-disrupts-catania-flights): Mount Etna's ongoing eruption has forced Catania airport to suspend all flights through 2 a.m. on 14 August, cancelling approximately 700 fl - [Colombia earthquake toll reaches 265 as 72-hour rescue window closes](https://pollar.news/en/event/colombias-new-president-sworn-in): A magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western Colombia on August 10 has killed at least 265 people and injured around 3,500, with nearly 50 - [Romanowski sends safe conduct letter from Transnistria, Polish police seek Moldovan help to verify location](https://pollar.news/en/event/romanowski-surfaces-in-transnistria): Former Polish deputy justice minister Marcin Romanowski sent a personally signed safe conduct letter application from Tiraspol, Transnistria - [Cyberattack on MyDr exposes medical data of nearly 19 million Polish citizens](https://pollar.news/en/event/massive-medical-data-breach-confirmed): A cyberattack on software provider MyDr exposed personal and medical data of nearly 19 million Polish citizens, including prescriptions, med - [Save the Children warns 4,000 migrant children remain unprotected in Ceuta two weeks after mass crossing](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): Two weeks after some 72,000 people surged into Ceuta on July 30, Save the Children says about 4,000 migrant children remain outside the prot - [Sanctioned Russian shadow-fleet tanker spills crude onto Omani coast as salvage begins](https://pollar.news/en/event/oil-spill-hits-oman-coast): A sanctioned tanker carrying 800,000 barrels of Russian crude has leaked oil across more than 600 square kilometers off Oman, reaching mainl - [ICE plans to buy electric shock gloves for agents, drawing backlash from Democrats and rights groups](https://pollar.news/en/event/ice-plans-electroshock-gloves): ICE intends to spend up to $20 million on gloves delivering 380-volt electric shocks to officers in the field, with a contract possible as e - [Lavitola confesses to ordering attack on RAI journalist Ranucci, says he did it to boost his security](https://pollar.news/en/event/lavitola-arrested-over-ranucci-bombing): Valter Lavitola admitted during a five-hour interrogation on 12 August 2026 to commissioning the attack on RAI journalist Sigfrido Ranucci, - [Wagenknecht rejects Höcke's bid to install her as Thuringia's minister president](https://pollar.news/en/event/wagenknecht-spurns-hoeckes-thuringia-bid): Thuringia's AfD leader Björn Höcke proposed BSW founder Sahra Wagenknecht as minister president via a constructive no-confidence vote. Wagen - [Ukrainian drones overwhelm US armored brigade during Combined Resolve exercise in Germany](https://pollar.news/en/event/ukrainian-drones-rout-us-troops): Ukrainian drone operators from the 412th Nemesis Regiment repeatedly neutralized a 3,500-strong US armored brigade during the Combined Resol - [US ambassador Huckabee calls Israeli settler siege of Palestinian homes in Qusra an 'act of terror'](https://pollar.news/en/event/huckabee-condemns-settler-siege): US Ambassador Mike Huckabee condemned Israeli settlers besieging Palestinian homes in Qusra as an 'act of terror', a striking rebuke from a - [Spain counts at least 177 medical attentions after first total solar eclipse since 1912](https://pollar.news/en/event/eclipse-leaves-177-medical-visits): Spanish hospitals reported hundreds of medical attentions after the August 12 total solar eclipse, the first visible in Spain since 1912, wi - [Google unveils Pixel 11 lineup, Pixel Watch 5 and Pixel Tag at Made by Google event](https://pollar.news/en/event/google-launches-pixel-11-lineup): Google announced its autumn 2026 hardware lineup on August 12, including three Pixel 11 phones with the Tensor G6 chip, a health-focused Pix - [Zidane names Barthez goalkeeper coach as France backroom staff is revealed](https://pollar.news/en/event/barthez-joins-zidanes-france-staff): The French Football Federation announced Zinedine Zidane's coaching staff on Thursday, headlined by 1998 World Cup-winning goalkeeper Fabien - [Germany commemorates 65th anniversary of Berlin Wall construction as Klöckner warns of persistent divisions](https://pollar.news/en/event/berlin-wall-65th-anniversary-marked): German leaders commemorated the 65th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's construction at a ceremony on Bernauer Straße, with Bundestagspräsiden - [Fulham walk off as Malaga scores penalty into empty net in Costa del Sol Trophy farce](https://pollar.news/en/event/fulham-walk-off-in-malaga-farce): Fulham's pre-season friendly against Malaga ended in chaos when coach Álvaro Arbeloa was sent off and his players walked off, allowing Malag - [Kushner and Iger agree to buy Los Angeles Lakers for $12.5 billion, doubling the sports franchise sale record](https://pollar.news/en/event/lakers-sold-in-record-125b-deal): Joshua Kushner and former Disney CEO Bob Iger have agreed to buy the Los Angeles Lakers for about $12.5 billion, a record for any North Amer - [Suspicious object found at Treuchtlingen station halts train traffic in Franconia](https://pollar.news/en/event/suspicious-object-halts-german-trains): Federal police specialists are examining a suspicious object found in the track bed at Treuchtlingen station in Middle Franconia, halting re - [PSG beats Aston Villa 2-1 to win second consecutive UEFA Super Cup in Salzburg](https://pollar.news/en/event/psg-gets-extra-dressing-room): Goals from Kvaratskhelia and Doué secured Paris Saint-Germain their second consecutive UEFA Super Cup on 12 August at Salzburg's Red Bull Ar - [Lech Poznań stranded in Norway as fog forces flight diversion before Europa League qualifier](https://pollar.news/en/event/lech-flight-diverted-to-bergen): Fog at Vágar airport forced Lech Poznań's plane to divert to Bergen, Norway, two days after their Wednesday flight was cancelled, putting Th - [Two US Army soldiers killed in Apache helicopter crash near Fort Hood, Texas](https://pollar.news/en/event/two-dead-in-texas-apache-crash): An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter on a routine training flight crashed in a field near Salado, Texas, on 12 August, killing both soldiers on - [Trump secretly switched planes in Ankara after Israel relayed Iranian missile threat; CIA assessed intelligence as 'low confidence'](https://pollar.news/en/event/trumps-secret-turkey-escape): President Donald Trump secretly switched planes on an Ankara tarmac on July 8 after Israel relayed an assassination threat involving a shoul - [Travis Kelce calls wedding to Taylor Swift at Madison Square Garden 'the best night of my life' in first public comments](https://pollar.news/en/event/kelce-praises-swift-wedding): Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce told reporters at training camp on August 12 that his July wedding to Taylor Swift at Madison Squa - [Messi returns after father's death but Inter Miami eliminated from Leagues Cup by León](https://pollar.news/en/event/messi-returns-miami-eliminated): Lionel Messi came off the bench for Inter Miami four days after his father Jorge's death, but Club León won 3-2 to eliminate the MLS side fr - [Arrest warrant issued for AfD MP Krah over 296 euros in unpaid Böhmermann court costs](https://pollar.news/en/event/arrest-warrant-for-afds-krah): An arrest warrant has been issued for AfD Bundestag member Maximilian Krah by the Chemnitz district court after he failed to pay 296.26 euro - [Spain's inflation hits 3.6% in July as diesel surge triggers automatic tax safeguard](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-inflation-hits-36): Spain's INE confirmed CPI at 3.6% year-over-year in July, up four tenths from June and one tenth above its preliminary estimate, as fuel and - [Chicago jury orders Boeing to pay $29 million to family of UN engineer killed in 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash](https://pollar.news/en/event/boeing-pays-29m-for-737-max-victim): A federal jury in Chicago ordered Boeing to pay $29 million to the family of Michael 'Mick' Ryan, an Irish UN engineer killed in the 2019 Et - [Total solar eclipse sweeps across Europe for first time since 1999, Poland sees up to 88% obscuration](https://pollar.news/en/event/eclipse-and-perseids-converge-august-12): The Moon's shadow crossed continental Europe on 12 August, producing the first total solar eclipse since 1999. Poland witnessed a deep parti - [Iran rejects Trump's claim of control over Strait of Hormuz as blockade persists](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-pauses-iran-strikes): Trump claims the United States holds full control over the Strait of Hormuz, but Iran's new strait authority insists the waterway remains bl - [Colombia's new president authorizes joint U.S. military operations against drug cartels](https://pollar.news/en/event/colombia-backs-us-anti-drug-war): U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in Panama that Colombia's new president Abelardo de la Espriella has authorized joint military - [Rhine water levels hit record lows, threatening German economic growth and Swiss fuel supply](https://pollar.news/en/event/rhine-shipping-faces-shutdown): Water levels at the Kaub gauging station on the Rhine fell to 12 centimetres on Thursday, a fresh record that has forced cargo ships to cut - [Farage faces Clacton voters in by-election he triggered amid donation probe](https://pollar.news/en/event/farages-clacton-by-election-gamble): Reform UK leader Nigel Farage resigned his Clacton seat on 7 July to halt a parliamentary probe into a £5 million personal gift, then called - [Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji dies at 98, architect of WTO entry and market reforms](https://pollar.news/en/event/chinas-ex-premier-zhu-rongji-dies): Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who forced through state-enterprise reform and secured China's WTO entry, died of illness in Beijing on 1 - [Zambia votes in general election with incumbent Hichilema favored despite cost-of-living frustrations](https://pollar.news/en/event/zambias-high-stakes-election): Zambians head to the polls on Thursday in a general election where President Hakainde Hichilema is favored to win a second term, but cost-of - [Farage faces record 34 candidates in Clacton by-election he triggered over donation probe](https://pollar.news/en/event/clacton-by-election-farage-vs-binface): Voters in Clacton-on-Sea will head to the polls on Thursday for a by-election triggered by Nigel Farage's resignation, with the Reform UK le - [Jovanotti's Barletta concert cancelled after asbestos found at venue, 33,000 tickets sold](https://pollar.news/en/event/jovanotti-barletta-show-cancelled): The Jovanotti concert set for August 17 in Barletta was cancelled after Arpa Puglia found asbestos at the former paper mill site, affecting - [Crowley upsets polling-favorite Hong in Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary](https://pollar.news/en/event/midwest-primaries-test-democratic-left): Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley defeated Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong by half a percentage point in Wisconsin's gubernatoria - [Hudson-Smith completes 400m hat-trick on home track as Amy Hunt chases quadruple at European Athletics Championships](https://pollar.news/en/event/ingebrigtsen-and-hunt-strike-gold): Matthew Hudson-Smith won his third consecutive European 400m title on his home track in Birmingham, while Amy Hunt kept alive her bid for fo - [Grand jury indicts Nick Reiner for murder of parents Rob and Michele Reiner, adding lying-in-wait allegation](https://pollar.news/en/event/reiner-son-indicted-for-parents-murder): A Los Angeles grand jury indictment unsealed on August 12 charges Nick Reiner, 32, with two counts of murder enhanced by special circumstanc - [Aragón wildfire burns 5,705 hectares, forces 577 evacuations as suspect detained](https://pollar.news/en/event/huesca-wildfire-forces-170-evacuations): A wildfire in Las Peñas de Riglos, Huesca, has burned 5,705 hectares and forced 577 evacuations. A 28-year-old man has been detained in conn - [Triple-double king Russell Westbrook retires from NBA after 18 seasons with 209 triple-doubles and no title](https://pollar.news/en/event/nba-star-westbrook-retires): The 2017 NBA MVP and all-time triple-double leader announced his retirement on 12 August 2026 after 18 seasons, sharing the news in a social - [Zelensky asks US to sell 5% of Patriot missile stockpile as Russian attacks intensify](https://pollar.news/en/event/zelensky-seeks-us-patriot-missiles): Ukraine's president asked Washington to sell 5% of its Patriot interceptor stockpile, saying the supply would help Kyiv survive the winter a ## 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 - [What is Pollar](https://pollar.news/en/about): the service in plain terms — free, four languages, reader-funded, no ads, self-hosted cookieless analytics, every article lists its sources - [Pollar News iOS app](https://pollar.news/en/app): the free iPhone app — brief, live coverage with Lock Screen Live Activities, offline reading - [Pollar vs other news apps](https://pollar.news/en/compare): factual comparisons with Apple News, Google News and Kagi News - [Editorial team](https://pollar.news/en/about/editorial): the humans behind Pollar Editorial - [Editorial standards](https://pollar.news/en/editorial-standards): sourcing, AI assistance, independence, diversity of coverage - [Corrections policy](https://pollar.news/en/corrections): how mistakes are corrected - [AI policy](https://pollar.news/en/ai-policy): which models, what's automated, what's edited - [Privacy](https://pollar.news/en/privacy)