# 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. - [Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign Mecca mutual defence pact modeled on NATO Article 5](https://pollar.news/en/event/mecca-defense-pact-signed): Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca on August 7, committing to treat an armed attack on any signator - [Senate narrowly confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general in 50-49 vote after contentious fight](https://pollar.news/en/event/cassidy-backs-blanche-for-ag): The US Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a 50-49 vote on Saturday, 8 August 2026, ending a weeks-long fight over a $1.8bn - [Spain and Italy impose reciprocal border controls in Schengen dispute over Ceuta migration crisis](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-ultimatum-to-italy): Spain will impose border controls on flights and ships from Italy from midnight August 8 until September 7, after Italy refused to lift its - [US appeals court blocks Trump's $400 million White House ballroom, Supreme Court appeal next](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-blocks-trump-ballroom-project): A federal appeals court in Washington upheld an injunction on Friday halting construction of Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroo - [Russian strikes kill three including child in Kyiv region as air defence gaps persist](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-strikes-kyiv-three-dead): Russian ballistic missile strikes on the Kyiv region overnight into Saturday killed three people including a child, as Ukraine's depleted ai - [Spain prepares for total solar eclipse on 12 August, first in the peninsula since 1905](https://pollar.news/en/event/century-long-eclipse-drought-ends-in-spain): On 12 August 2026, a total solar eclipse will cross Spain from west to east for the first time since 1905, with totality lasting about 90 se - [FIFA president Infantino faces Telegraph investigation over alleged UEFA severance payment to 'lover'](https://pollar.news/en/event/infantino-uefa-payoff-scandal): A Daily Telegraph investigation alleges UEFA paid a six-figure severance to a woman described as Gianni Infantino's lover during his time as - [Mount Etna eruption suspends arrivals at Catania airport in Sicily](https://pollar.news/en/event/etna-eruption-disrupts-catania-flights): Mount Etna erupted on 8 August 2026, sending volcanic ash over Sicily and forcing Catania airport to suspend all arriving flights until 12:0 - [EU commissioner blames Meta and TikTok for Ceuta migration crisis fueled by viral disinformation](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-crisis-fuels-disinformation): EU Digital Commissioner Henna Virkkunen accused Meta and TikTok of failing to curb disinformation that helped trigger a mass crossing of 72, - [Attal files complaint over Russian disinformation as three French presidential candidates targeted by deepfakes](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-deepfake-targets-glucksmann): Former French prime minister Gabriel Attal filed a legal complaint in Paris on Friday evening alleging foreign interference from Russian net - [Drone from Romania explodes in Bulgaria near Trans-Balkan gas pipeline, no casualties reported](https://pollar.news/en/event/drone-explodes-in-bulgaria): A drone entered Bulgarian airspace from Romania on 8 August and exploded 100 meters inside Bulgarian territory near the Trans-Balkan gas pip - [Zelensky makes first official visit to Serbia, discussing EU bids and security with Vucic](https://pollar.news/en/event/zelensky-visits-serbia): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Serbia on August 7, 2026, for his first official visit to the Balkan country, holding talk - [Colombia's de la Espriella sworn in as president in Cali, pledging oil revival, security crackdown and Christian values](https://pollar.news/en/event/colombias-new-president-sworn-in): Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as president of Colombia on 7 August 2026 in Cali, the first inauguration outside Bogotá, promising to - [Trump announces $3 billion in critical minerals and battery projects to counter China](https://pollar.news/en/event/trumps-3-billion-minerals-push): US President Donald Trump announced $3 billion in mining and critical-minerals projects on August 7, targeting battery, rare earths, and ind - [Niebla wildfire in Huelva exceeds 4,000 hectares, forces 70 evacuations as wind shifts hamper firefighting](https://pollar.news/en/event/huelva-wildfire-escalates): A wildfire in the Raboconejo area of Niebla, Huelva, has burned over 4,000 hectares since Thursday, forcing 70 people into preventive evacua - [Wildfire at Lake Garda forces evacuation of over 200 people in Tignale](https://pollar.news/en/event/wildfire-evacuates-200-at-lake-garda): A wildfire broke out on Friday evening in Tignale on the western shore of Lake Garda, forcing over 200 people including tourists to evacuate - [Bundeswehr confirms two drones over sole Patriot maintenance base in Europe at Mechernich](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-over-german-patriot-base): The Bundeswehr confirmed two drones were sighted over its Mechernich base in North Rhine-Westphalia, the only Patriot air defense maintenanc - [France's longest-recorded wildfire declared fixed after 18 days in Var](https://pollar.news/en/event/frances-longest-wildfire-fixed): The Gros Bessillon fire in southeastern France burned 6,300 hectares across seven communes, destroying 41 homes, before being declared fixed - [Amazon finances largest US gas plant in Texas to power AI data centers](https://pollar.news/en/event/amazon-funds-giant-texas-gas-plant): Amazon confirmed on 7 August 2026 that it is financing a giant gas power plant in Pecos County, Texas, to power three future data centers. T - [Rzeszów floods as thunderstorms swamp Podkarpacie, hospital halts admissions](https://pollar.news/en/event/rzeszow-under-water-after-storms): Heavy rainfall on 7 August flooded Rzeszów's streets, hospital and theatre, triggered over 200 firefighter calls and left 3,295 customers wi - [Poland drafts fotoradar law with administrative fees several times higher than fines for ignored violations](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-drafts-speed-camera-law): Poland's Ministry of Infrastructure sent a draft 'fotoradar law' to public consultations on 7 August, introducing administrative fees severa - [Ceuta migrant crisis: 72,000 crossed on 30 July, 79 bodies recovered as EU states split over response](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): An estimated 72,000 people crossed from Morocco into Spain's enclave of Ceuta on 30 July, leaving at least 79 bodies recovered and exposing - [CGIL turns backs at Marcinelle 70th anniversary, Meloni calls gesture shameful](https://pollar.news/en/event/marcinelle-70th-anniversary-commemorated): CGIL representatives turned their backs during the 70th anniversary commemoration of the Marcinelle mining disaster at Bois du Cazier, drawi - [Colombia's de la Espriella sworn in as president, vows crackdown on drug cartels](https://pollar.news/en/event/colombias-new-hardline-president): Abelardo de la Espriella took office as Colombia's president on Thursday in Cali, promising a crackdown on drug cartels, a pivot back to the - [France extends €100 fuel indemnity deadline for heavy commuters to 31 August amid Middle East price pressures](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-extends-fuel-subsidy-deadline): France has extended the application deadline for the €100 fuel indemnity aimed at low-income heavy commuters from 30 July to 31 August 2026, - [Infantino rallies South American and African backing as Norway demands resignation over abandoned World Cup sale plan](https://pollar.news/en/event/uefa-threatens-world-cup-boycott): FIFA President Gianni Infantino has secured backing from African and South American federations after abandoning a plan to sell World Cup co - [22-year-old shot outside café in Berlin-Kreuzberg's Graefekiez, police probe clan-feud link](https://pollar.news/en/event/shooting-in-berlin-graefekiez): A 22-year-old man was shot and wounded by an unknown attacker outside a café in Berlin-Kreuzberg's Graefekiez on Friday evening, the latest - [Three lightning-sparked wildfires burn in Castellón as UME deploys and 1,000 residents stay confined](https://pollar.news/en/event/wildfires-burn-in-castellon): Three wildfires driven by lightning storms remain active in interior Castellón, with 150 personnel and 17 aerial means deployed and roughly - [CDU's Frei enforces nationwide AfD cooperation ban ahead of Saxony-Anhalt election where AfD polls at 41%](https://pollar.news/en/event/cdu-rules-out-afd-coalition): CDU/CSU parliamentary group leader Thorsten Frei has told Funke Media Group newspapers that the party's ban on cooperating with the AfD appl - [Amanda Knox's Fringe comedy 'Cartwheel' sells out as Kercher family demands cancellation](https://pollar.news/en/event/knox-comedy-show-sparks-fringe-row): Amanda Knox's sold-out stand-up show at the Edinburgh Fringe, inspired by the 2007 murder of her flatmate Meredith Kercher, has drawn condem - [Francesco Guccini dies at 86: private funeral in Pavana, public tribute planned for September in Bologna](https://pollar.news/en/event/guccini-dies-at-86): Italian singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini died on 6 August 2026 at 86 in Pavana. A private funeral was held on 8 August, with a public com - [KATSEYE leader Sophia Laforteza takes mental health hiatus, second member to step back](https://pollar.news/en/event/second-katseye-member-takes-hiatus): Sophia Laforteza, leader of the multinational girl group KATSEYE, is temporarily stepping away from promotional activities on medical advice - [15-year-old stabbed during town festival in Kamienna Góra, two 16-year-olds held by police](https://pollar.news/en/event/teen-stabbed-at-polish-town-festival): A 15-year-old boy was seriously wounded with a sharp instrument on Friday evening in Kamienna Góra, Lower Silesia, during the town's annual - [Rodri Hernández rejects Real Madrid and chooses Barcelona as City and Barça negotiate transfer fee](https://pollar.news/en/event/rodri-says-yes-to-barcelona): Ballon d'Or winner and 2026 World Cup MVP Rodri Hernández has turned down Real Madrid, involving Mourinho, and chosen Barcelona, with Manche - [Polish prosecutors charge three former Orlen managers over 1.5 billion PLN oil contract fraud](https://pollar.news/en/event/three-charged-in-orlen-fraud): Poland's Regional Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw filed an indictment on 7 August 2026 against three former Orlen managers for causing 1.5 bil - [Conte clashes with Meloni after COVID inquiry testimony, faces recall in September](https://pollar.news/en/event/conte-clashes-with-covid-commission): Former PM Giuseppe Conte testified before Italy's COVID inquiry commission on 6 August, presenting documents on mask procurement, then trade - [Anastazja Kuś wins 400m gold at World U20 Championships in Eugene](https://pollar.news/en/event/kus-wins-400m-world-u20-gold): 19-year-old Anastazja Kuś clocked 51.06 seconds to claim Poland's first-ever 400m gold at the World U20 Athletics Championships in Eugene, o - [Bezzecchi shatters Silverstone record as Márquez concedes title favoritism](https://pollar.news/en/event/bezzecchi-smashes-silverstone-record): Marco Bezzecchi returned from collarbone surgery to shatter the Silverstone lap record on the opening day of the British Grand Prix, while M - [South Korean football association apologises over sexual services for foreign referees](https://pollar.news/en/event/kfa-apologises-over-referee-scandal): South Korea's football association apologised after JTBC reported the KFA provided sexual services to foreign referees during 2011-2012 qual - [US expects Iran-Oman deal on Strait of Hormuz soon as Sunni powers sign defense pact](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-pauses-iran-strikes): A US official said Friday that Washington expects an agreement between Iran and Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz soon, pledging to lift t - [Spanish police dismantle Mediterranean smuggling network, 78 arrested in Spain and Algeria](https://pollar.news/en/event/78-arrested-in-smuggling-bust): Spanish authorities, working with Europol and police in France, Portugal and Poland, announced on 7 August the dismantling of a network that - [Burgundy grape harvest starts 8 August, new record as seven-century study shows climate shift](https://pollar.news/en/event/burgundy-harvest-record-early): Grape harvest for cremant began in Burgundy on 8 August 2026, beating the 2022 record, as a study of 670 years of harvest dates in Beaune do - [Portugal's president sends hardline migration decree to Constitutional Court over child welfare and detention concerns](https://pollar.news/en/event/portugal-president-blocks-migration-decree): Portuguese President António José Seguro sent the decree on asylum, detention, and return of foreigners to the Constitutional Court on 7 Aug - [Bayer Leverkusen extends contracts of CEO Carro to 2029 and sporting director Rolfes to 2031](https://pollar.news/en/event/leverkusen-extends-carro-and-rolfes): Bayer Leverkusen has extended CEO Fernando Carro through June 2029 and sporting director Simon Rolfes through June 2031, locking in the lead - [Farmer plows tractor through freshly laid asphalt on Gliwice's Rybacka Street, police arrest him at scene](https://pollar.news/en/event/farmer-destroys-fresh-asphalt-in-gliwice): A farmer from Gliwice's Ostropa district drove a tractor with a plow across freshly laid asphalt on Rybacka Street on 7 August, destroying t - [Javier Ruiz exits TVE for La Séptima as RTVE reshuffles morning lineup with Cintora](https://pollar.news/en/event/rtve-reshuffles-morning-presenters): Javier Ruiz bid farewell to Mañaneros 360 on 7 August, leaving TVE for La Séptima. RTVE confirmed Jesús Cintora as his replacement from 24 A - [US appeals court halts Trump's $400 million White House ballroom, ruling Congress must approve the project](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-blocks-trump-white-house-ballroom): A US federal appeals court ruled 2-1 on 7 August 2026 that the Trump administration must halt above-ground construction of a $400 million ba - [Trump renews effort to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook after Supreme Court setback](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-renews-bid-to-fire-feds-cook): The White House sent Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook a letter on Wednesday giving her until August 26 to respond to mortgage fraud allega - [Polish government sets 2027 minimum wage at 4,950 PLN after tripartite talks fail](https://pollar.news/en/event/polands-2027-minimum-wage-set): The Council of Ministers published a draft regulation setting the minimum monthly wage at 4,950 PLN brutto from January 2027, a 3 percent ri - [Solar eclipse on August 12 will darken Spanish skies, with France seeing near-total obscuration](https://pollar.news/en/event/solar-eclipse-looms-over-europe-august-12): A solar eclipse on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, the first observable in Europe since 1999, will cross Spain in totality while France sees a p ## 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)