# 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 continues to compress competitive advantage cycles and test regulatory guardrails, whil - [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): The war is defined by reciprocal long-range strikes on economic infrastructure, with Ukraine scaling its drone campaign toward 1,000 daily s - [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 and Iran trade direct missile and air strikes around the Strait of Hormuz](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-iran-strike-trade): US forces struck Iranian military installations near the Strait of Hormuz following a monthlong lull, prompting Iranian retaliatory missile - [EU and Germany Move to Sanction Russia Over Failed Leipzig Airport Drone Sabotage](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-found-near-leipzig): European Union ministers are preparing sanctions on 1,600 Russian defense targets after Germany formally blamed Moscow for an explosive dron - [USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Thailand after record 250 days at sea without port call](https://pollar.news/en/event/carrier-docks-in-thailand): The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln arrived at Laem Chabang port on Wednesday for a five-day stop following months of c - [Donald Trump proposes renaming Strait of Hormuz to Trump Strait](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-proposes-renaming-hormuz): US President Donald Trump suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz to 'Trump Strait' following US military strikes in the region, adding to a - [Chevron, Eni, and US energy officials sign multi-billion dollar oil deals in Caracas](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-eyes-venezuela-oil): US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodriguez oversaw deals granting oil and grid concessions to Chevron - [Maltese jury acquits tycoon Yorgen Fenech of masterminding 2017 Daphne Caruana Galizia murder](https://pollar.news/en/event/yorgen-fenech-acquitted-in-malta): A jury in Valletta voted 8-1 to clear businessman Yorgen Fenech of complicity in the car bomb killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia, ending a tw - [Coordinated sabotage attacks hit German power substations in Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia](https://pollar.news/en/event/explosives-found-at-substation): Perpetrators used projectile launchers and cables to short-circuit transmission lines near Jänschwalde and Cologne, temporarily taking 4,200 - [Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion charges in Hong Kong High Court](https://pollar.news/en/event/joshua-wong-pleads-guilty): Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has entered a guilty plea to national security conspiracy charges, facing a potential life sentence - [NBA fines Clippers $30 million and strips five draft picks over Kawhi Leonard salary cap violations](https://pollar.news/en/event/clippers-hit-with-sanctions): The NBA fined the Los Angeles Clippers $30 million, forfeited first-round draft picks from 2029 to 2033, and suspended owner Steve Ballmer f - [Tiger Woods receives five-year driving ban in Florida plea deal over March crash](https://pollar.news/en/event/woods-to-change-dui-plea): Judge Darren Steele in Martin County, Florida, approved a plea agreement suspending the 50-year-old golfer's license until 2031 and levying - [Uber cuts 3,300 corporate jobs and exits two African markets in management overhaul](https://pollar.news/en/event/uber-cuts-3300-jobs): Uber is eliminating 3,300 corporate roles to flatten management layers, mandating office attendance for 99% of staff, and immediately exitin - [Dutch central bank shifts 86 tons of gold to London for crisis preparedness](https://pollar.news/en/event/dutch-gold-shifts-to-london): De Nederlandsche Bank relocated 86 metric tons of gold reserves from New York and Ottawa to the Bank of England between March and August 202 - [Nepal and Tibet flood death toll reaches 1,225 as search operations enter second week](https://pollar.news/en/event/deadly-himalayan-flash-floods-strike): A week after a glacier collapse triggered flash floods across the Nepal-China border, the death toll has reached 1,225 with thousands missin - [Andy Burnham faces parliament grilling over UK defence spending and market pressure](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-addresses-house-of-commons): UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended his economic strategy and military spending plans during his first appearance at Prime Minister's Qu - [Ukraine asks UN aviation agency to ban flights in Russian airspace](https://pollar.news/en/event/kyiv-warehouse-strike-kills-27): Kyiv has formally asked the International Civil Aviation Organization to urge member states to ban flights in Russian airspace, citing drone - [Spanish police report links Moroccan security agents to July Ceuta border surge](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): A 55-page intelligence report delivered to Spain's National Court asserts that Moroccan security personnel guided and coordinated the mass e - [US judge rejects federal bid to force sale of Google advertising exchange](https://pollar.news/en/event/google-avoids-ad-breakup): A federal judge in Virginia declined to force Google to sell its AdX exchange, imposing behavioral remedies instead of a structural breakup - [Premier League clubs spend £3.5bn as Enzo Fernandez joins Manchester City for £125m](https://pollar.news/en/event/city-agree-65m-ndiaye-deal): English top-flight spending reached up to £3.528 billion before the September 1 deadline, driven by heavy domestic trading and Manchester Ci - [Matthew Brennan wins stage 11 of the Vuelta a España in sprint finish at Lorca](https://pollar.news/en/event/brennan-wins-vuelta-stage-11): The 21-year-old British rider edged Bryan Coquard in a group sprint after a 153.8-kilometre ride from Cartagena, while Enric Mas retained th - [Liam Lawson replaces injured Isack Hadjar at Red Bull for Italian Grand Prix](https://pollar.news/en/event/lawson-replaces-hadjar-at-monza): Liam Lawson will partner Max Verstappen at Monza while Isack Hadjar continues recovery from a summer wrist injury, keeping Yuki Tsunoda in t - [George Clooney Receives Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at Venice Film Festival](https://pollar.news/en/event/clooney-wins-venice-prize): Actor and director George Clooney accepted the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, using hi - [Lindsay Clancy jury deadlocks for second day as Massachusetts judge orders continued deliberations](https://pollar.news/en/event/clancy-murder-jury-deadlocked): Jurors in the Massachusetts murder trial of Lindsay Clancy reported a second consecutive deadlock on Wednesday, prompting Judge William Sull - [Shelton, Muchova and Medvedev advance to US Open third round amid rain delays](https://pollar.news/en/event/alcaraz-sabalenka-win-openers): Ben Shelton, Karolina Muchova and Daniil Medvedev earned victories on Wednesday as rain disrupted outdoor play and forced matches under the - [Norway seizes Russian ship in Svalbard over $4.22 billion Naftogaz Crimea award](https://pollar.news/en/event/norway-seizes-russian-ship): Norwegian authorities have detained the Russian expedition vessel Professor Molchanov in Svalbard following a court order sought by Ukrainia - [Yunchaokete Bu defeats 12th seed Rafael Jódar in straight sets at US Open](https://pollar.news/en/event/bu-eliminates-rafael-jodar): The Chinese lucky loser beat the 19-year-old Spaniard 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 in one hour and 47 minutes on Court 17 following a two-hour rain delay. - [New York City halts classroom AI and caps screen time for 600,000 younger students](https://pollar.news/en/event/nyc-bans-classroom-ai): Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels announced a one-year moratorium on generative AI across elementary and middle scho - [Danish intelligence uncovers Russian sabotage plans targeting defense manufacturers](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-sabotage-plans-in-denmark): Danish counterintelligence uncovered concrete Russian plans to conduct sabotage and arson against domestic defense facilities supplying mili - [King Charles III and Emmanuel Macron open Bayeux Tapestry exhibition in London](https://pollar.news/en/event/bayeux-tapestry-in-london): King Charles III and French President Emmanuel Macron attended a preview of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum on Wednesday ahead of - [Germany blames Russia for Leipzig airport drone attack and shuts Bonn consulate](https://pollar.news/en/event/leipzig-airport-drone-plot-exposed): German authorities identified two Russian-linked suspects behind an explosive drone plot targeting a Ukrainian Antonov transport plane at Le - [Maggie Gyllenhaal cites systemic barriers as two women compete for Golden Lion at Venice](https://pollar.news/en/event/gyllenhaal-addresses-venice-gender-gap): Speaking at the opening of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on Wednesday, jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal addressed systemic obs - [Rockfall on Monviso north-east face triggers trail closures in Crissolo](https://pollar.news/en/event/monviso-rockfall-prompts-search): A rockfall at 3,500 metres on Monviso triggered dense dust clouds near Rifugio Quintino Sella, prompting the municipality of Crissolo to shu - [DR Congo Ebola deaths surpass 3,000 as Bundibugyo outbreak spreads across six provinces](https://pollar.news/en/event/congo-ebola-deaths-top-3000): The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed 3,007 people among 6,186 confirmed cases, making it the country's dead - [Polish police detain investor Rafał Zaorski and two others in merged Zondacrypto fraud investigation](https://pollar.news/en/event/zondacrypto-head-turns-witness): Polish law enforcement detained three people in Katowice, including speculator Rafał Zaorski, while searching offices of the Polish Olympic - [Bayern Munich beat VfL Osnabrück 4-1 to complete DFB-Pokal first round](https://pollar.news/en/event/bayern-beat-osnabrueck-4-1): Harry Kane scored twice as defending champions Bayern Munich recovered from an early deficit to defeat second-tier VfL Osnabrück 4-1 at the - [Polish police commander dismissed after petrol station brawl in Wałbrzych](https://pollar.news/en/event/police-commander-dismissed-after-brawl): Lower Silesian police suspended and dismissed acting Jelenia Góra police chief Krzysztof Lewandowski after three officers were involved in a - [Italian prosecutors examine prison intimidation and alleged assault in Sigfrido Ranucci bombing case](https://pollar.news/en/event/rebibbia-threats-in-ranucci-case): Suspects in the bombing of journalist Sigfrido Ranucci's home face prison intimidation and a disputed assault at Rebibbia ahead of a key Sep - [Raúl Asencio fined €14,400 and banned from driving for eight months after Gran Canaria arrest](https://pollar.news/en/event/asencio-convicted-of-drunk-driving): Real Madrid defender Raúl Asencio received a €14,400 fine and an eight-month driving suspension after testing nearly four times above the le - [Arthur Rinderknech and Benjamin Bonzi advance as French contingent progresses at 2026 US Open](https://pollar.news/en/event/french-contenders-advance-at-us-open): Arthur Rinderknech set up a third-round clash with Daniil Medvedev after defeating Jaume Munar in New York, while Benjamin Bonzi and Gaël Mo - [Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson dies at 70 in Mississippi](https://pollar.news/en/event/cassandra-wilson-dies-at-70): Two-time Grammy winner and NEA Jazz Master Cassandra Wilson has died at age 70 at her home in Jackson, Mississippi. - [Danny Boyle opens 83rd Venice Film Festival with Rupert Murdoch drama 'Ink'](https://pollar.news/en/event/danny-boyle-opens-venice): The Oscar-winning director premiered 'Ink' on the Lido on Wednesday night, while star Guy Pearce revealed Rupert Murdoch's positive reaction - [Egypt bus crash on Dahab-Nuweiba road kills at least 16 people and injures 28](https://pollar.news/en/event/egypt-bus-crash-kills-16): A passenger bus crashed along the Red Sea highway near Al Saada in South Sinai on Wednesday morning, killing at least 16 people and injuring - [Xi Jinping visits Cairo to deepen China-Egypt economic and strategic ties](https://pollar.news/en/event/xi-jinping-visits-egypt): Chinese President Xi Jinping met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo to sign industrial and technology agreements and discuss r - [Swiss police classify Aarau techno rave shooting as indiscriminate rampage](https://pollar.news/en/event/shots-at-swiss-rave): A 43-year-old gunman who killed a woman and wounded six others at an Aarau music festival surrendered with three legally owned firearms, wit - [Italy overcomes Sweden 3-1 to reach EuroVolley 2026 semi-finals in Istanbul](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-reaches-eurovolley-semi-finals): Italy rallied from a set down in Brno to defeat Sweden 3-1 in the EuroVolley quarter-finals, earning a place in Saturday's semi-final in Ist - [Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times copyright lawsuit](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-backs-openai-in-lawsuit): The Justice Department filed a brief in federal court arguing that training artificial intelligence models on copyrighted news articles cons - [Russia assisted Iran with supersonic cruise missile propulsion under secret project C430L](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-aids-iranian-missiles): Leaked Russian documents show Moscow and rocket maker NPO Mashinostroyenia provided ramjet propulsion expertise to Iran under a contract sig - [Floating island with mature trees reappears 30 kilometres away in British Columbia](https://pollar.news/en/event/floating-island-found-in-canada): A floating island covered in dozens of mature trees has been found grounded near the shore of Williston Reservoir in British Columbia, weeks - [Nicaragua passes constitutional reform extending presidential term to seven years and barring opposition](https://pollar.news/en/event/nicaragua-bans-opposition-parties): Nicaragua's National Assembly approved a constitutional amendment in its first reading on 1 September 2026, extending presidential terms to - [Inter Milan and Piero Ausilio part ways after 28 years as Dario Baccin takes over](https://pollar.news/en/event/ausilio-leaves-inter-milan): Inter Milan have agreed to a mutual termination of sporting director Piero Ausilio's contract after 28 years at the club, appointing Dario B - [Apple and Google Rename Lake Ontario to Lake America on US Maps Following Trump Order](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-renames-lake-ontario): Apple and Google have changed Lake Ontario to Lake America on digital maps for U.S. users following an executive order by President Donald T ## 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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