# 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. - [UK air traffic system failure causes over 1,900 flight cancellations across two days](https://pollar.news/en/event/uk-flights-grounded-by-glitch): A technical fault in the flight planning system of National Air Traffic Services grounded flights across Britain on 8 September, leaving ten - [Brent crude passes $100 as US-Iran conflict expands to tanker strikes and missile fire](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-debt-tops-40-trillion): Brent crude surpassed $100 a barrel for the first time since July after the United States destroyed five Iranian tankers and Tehran launched - [US bans Canadian alcohol and dairy after Ottawa implements retaliatory tariffs](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-canada-trade-war): The White House announced import bans on Canadian dairy, alcohol, and motorcycles effective September 29, responding to Ottawa enacting reta - [World leaders and royals gather in Oslo for state funeral of Norway's King Harald V](https://pollar.news/en/event/norways-king-harald-dies): Monarchs and 17 heads of state joined thousands of mourners in Oslo on Wednesday for the burial of King Harald V, concluding a national mour - [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 - [Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigns, warning AI could kill humans by 2030](https://pollar.news/en/event/anthropic-researcher-quits-over-ai): British AI researcher Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic on Tuesday, stating that leading labs are recklessly racing toward self-improving - [OpenAI claims Navier-Stokes math solution with 10,000 AI agents as rival researchers dispute priority](https://pollar.news/en/event/openai-claims-navier-stokes-solution): OpenAI published an AI-generated proof claiming to resolve the 90-year-old Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem, triggering accusa - [Donald Trump praises AfD election win in Germany, prompting pushback from Berlin](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-praises-afd-win): US President Donald Trump celebrated the far-right AfD winning 43.8% in Saxony-Anhalt, drawing swift condemnation from German government off - [Friedrich Merz calls AfD remigration ethnic cleansing after Saxony-Anhalt election loss](https://pollar.news/en/event/merz-confronts-afd-in-bundestag): German Chancellor Friedrich Merz clashed with AfD leader Alice Weidel in the Bundestag on 9 September 2026, describing the far-right party's - [Apple set to unveil first foldable iPhone as John Ternus makes keynote debut as CEO](https://pollar.news/en/event/apple-readies-foldable-iphone): Apple hosts its Surprise and Shine event at Apple Park on 9 September 2026, featuring the debut of a foldable iPhone priced above $2,000 and - [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 - [UK and France ban Israeli settlement trade as Israel closes British consulate in Jerusalem](https://pollar.news/en/event/netanyahu-orders-outpost-evacuations): Britain and France halted trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank alongside ten other nations, prompting Israel to close London's co - [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 - [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 signed a decree to dissolve the 250-seat National Assembly, calling early elections for 25 October follow - [LIV Golf files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with up to $1 billion in debt](https://pollar.news/en/event/liv-golf-files-bankruptcy): The breakaway circuit filed for Chapter 11 protection in New Jersey following the withdrawal of Saudi funding, seeking to renegotiate star c - [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 - [Republicans gather in Dallas for two-day midterm convention centered on Donald Trump](https://pollar.news/en/event/gop-opens-dallas-convention): The Republican Party will launch a two-day national convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on Wednesday, featuring speeches by - [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 - [Intercity Train Derails in Sokolniki Suche After Truck Collision, Injuring 20](https://pollar.news/en/event/train-derails-in-mazovia): A PKP Intercity train carrying 120 people from Lublin to Szczecin derailed after hitting a truck at a level crossing in Sokolniki Suche on W - [Trump gives $155,000 in cash gifts to White House aides including Natalie Harp](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-gifts-155000-to-aides): Financial disclosure filings show Donald Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to three White House assistants and $20,000 to an operations director - [Netanyahu denies receiving UAE warning ten days before October 7 Hamas attack](https://pollar.news/en/event/uae-warned-netanyahu-before-attack): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a book report alleging United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed warned him of an - [New York City releases 170,000 pages of post-9/11 toxic air records following legal settlement](https://pollar.news/en/event/new-york-releases-911-files): New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani made over 170,000 pages of municipal health and air quality records public on Tuesday, settling lawsuits - [Singapore increases Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's pay to S$3.6 million](https://pollar.news/en/event/singapore-raises-ministerial-salaries): Singapore will increase Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's annual benchmark salary by 64% to S$3.6 million, implementing the city-state's first - [NTSB: Amazon cargo jet pilots attempted go-around before fatal Miami crash](https://pollar.news/en/event/amazon-cargo-plane-overruns-runway): Federal investigators say an Amazon cargo plane touched down at 182 mph and attempted to abort its landing seconds before overrunning a runw - [PSOE manager blames Santos Cerdán for retainers in National Court hearing](https://pollar.news/en/event/psoe-manager-testifies-in-court): Ana María Fuentes told Judge Santiago Pedraz that former organization secretary Santos Cerdán ordered legal contracts and payments totaling - [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 - [Sinkhole at Nicolas Cage's Malibu mansion forces 31 home evacuations](https://pollar.news/en/event/malibu-sinkhole-forces-evacuations): A 30-foot sinkhole caused by coastal erosion opened under Nicolas Cage's beachfront driveway in Malibu, severing utilities and prompting eme - [Thuringian Lawmakers Dissolve BSW Group and Form Thüringen.Gerecht to Back Voigt Coalition](https://pollar.news/en/event/ex-bsw-members-launch-party): Ten former BSW state parliamentarians in Erfurt have established the parliamentary group Thüringen.Gerecht to preserve Minister-President Ma - [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 - [Josep Lluís Trapero steps down as Mossos director general as Ferran López takes charge](https://pollar.news/en/event/trapero-resigns-as-police-director): Catalan Interior Minister Núria Parlon announced the departure of police director Josep Lluís Trapero, naming Ferran López as his successor - [Sébastien Lecornu pledges corporate tax cuts and rejects employee savings levy](https://pollar.news/en/event/lecornu-sets-budget-course): French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu unveiled fiscal measures for the 2027 budget, proposing lower taxes on corporate profits and ruling - [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 - [Spain's Supreme Court suspends voting rights for citizens nationalized under Grandchildren's Law](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-suspends-diaspora-voting): Spain's Supreme Court has provisionally frozen electoral roll registrations for individuals who acquired citizenship through the Democratic - [US destroys five Iranian tankers as Iran targets Jordanian base with missiles](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-sinks-iranian-tanker): The US military destroyed five Iranian oil tankers following missile fire at an American warship, prompting Iranian strikes on a Jordanian b - [Poland signs $4 billion US loan agreement to finance weapons modernization](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-signs-us-defense-loan): Warsaw and Washington concluded a 4 billion dollar Foreign Military Financing agreement on 9 September 2026 to support Polish purchases of A - [Francesco Guccini will names wife universal heir and leaves half of royalties to daughter](https://pollar.news/en/event/francesco-guccini-will-revealed): Registered in Bologna on 8 September 2026, the final will of singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini designates his wife Raffaella Zuccari as un - [Adif halts Madrid-Barcelona high-speed rail after lightning strike damages catenary](https://pollar.news/en/event/madrid-barcelona-rail-halted): Adif halted train traffic on the Madrid-Barcelona corridor for two hours on 9 September 2026 to fix overhead line damage near Sant Vicenç de - [Spanish government faces backlash after dossier profiling 280 journalists is revealed](https://pollar.news/en/event/spanish-dossier-on-journalists-exposed): Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska apologized in Congress after reports revealed his ministry compiled profiles and ideological labe - [PISA 2025 scores show French students at lowest level since 2000 as Asian systems lead](https://pollar.news/en/event/pisa-2025-scores-hit-low): The OECD 2025 PISA report across 91 countries recorded French 15-year-olds at their lowest scores since 2000, prompting the French education - [Suno releases v6 AI music models trained on licensed tracks from Warner and BMG](https://pollar.news/en/event/suno-launches-v6-models): AI music generator Suno rolled out its v6 family of models built with licensed data from Warner Music Group, BMG, and Believe, retiring olde - [Zbigniew Ziobro files criminal notice against Donald Tusk over Zondacrypto collapse](https://pollar.news/en/event/zondacrypto-head-turns-witness): Former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro notified prosecutors against Donald Tusk and Waldemar Żurek after the prime minister presented testi - [German insurers update regional classes with better car insurance ratings for 5.2 million drivers](https://pollar.news/en/event/car-insurance-classes-updated): The German Insurance Association recalculated regional risk ratings across 413 districts, lowering liability tiers for 5.2 million motorists - [Spain declassifies Ceuta intelligence files as border crisis enters sixth week](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): The Spanish government has declassified 40 confidential documents on the 30 July Ceuta border crossing to defend its response in court, whil - [Polish court sentences Sosnowiec diocese priest to 14 years in prison for sexual abuse of seven girls](https://pollar.news/en/event/polish-priest-gets-14-years): A district court in Sosnowiec found Catholic priest Jacek K. guilty of ten criminal charges, imposing a 14-year prison sentence, lifetime ba - [Ben Shelton knocks out defending champion Carlos Alcaraz at 03:33 in US Open quarterfinal](https://pollar.news/en/event/shelton-knocks-out-carlos-alcaraz): The American converted an ace at 03:33 local time in Arthur Ashe Stadium after a 4-hour, 28-minute battle, setting up an all-American semifi - [Édouard Philippe invites French right and centre leaders to coalition talks for 2027](https://pollar.news/en/event/philippe-seeks-centre-right-alliance): Horizons presidential candidate Édouard Philippe will write to rival leaders Gabriel Attal and Bruno Retailleau to propose an early November - [Catalonia suspends school for 2 million people as torrential rains trigger maximum alert](https://pollar.news/en/event/catalonia-activates-flood-alert): Catalan authorities suspended classes and outdoor sports for two million residents across six counties on Wednesday as torrential rain and h - [US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella Sign Barranquilla Accords](https://pollar.news/en/event/rubio-visits-colombia): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella in Barranquilla to sign bilateral agreements covering sec - [Man carrying knife detained in Forbach church after searching for priest](https://pollar.news/en/event/knife-arrest-in-forbach-church): Police in Moselle arrested a 35-year-old man carrying an unexhibited knife and cannabis in Saint-Rémi church after students reported him sho ## 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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