# 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
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## 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 as both sides escalate reciprocal infrastructure strikes, the US sanctions law mandating 100% tari
- [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.

- [Saudi defences intercept Houthi missile over Riyadh as airport depot catches fire](https://pollar.news/en/event/houthi-strikes-hit-saudi-arabia): Saudi air defences intercepted a ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh on Saturday, while firefighters extinguished a fuel tank blaze near King 
- [US, Denmark, and Greenland agree on Arctic security pact to block foreign bases](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-announces-greenland-security-deal): The United States, Denmark, and Greenland will sign an open-ended defense deal at the United Nations in New York, barring Chinese and Russia
- [Donald Trump proposes new AI Force and pledges to appoint White House tech czar](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-announces-ai-force): US President Donald Trump announced plans on Truth Social to establish an AI Force modeled on the Space Force, rejecting calls for regulator
- [Germans vote in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as pressure mounts on Friedrich Merz](https://pollar.news/en/event/afd-plans-russian-gas-talks): Polling stations opened at 08:00 across Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where close contests between Die Linke, the SPD, and the A
- [Ed Sheeran performs solo in Philadelphia after Macklemore is dropped from tour](https://pollar.news/en/event/macklemore-defends-tour-remarks): The British singer addressed the crowd at Lincoln Financial Field alone after support acts resigned over Macklemore's removal from the Loop 
- [Drone strike hits Moscow refinery and kills two on final day of Russian parliamentary elections](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-strike-moscow-refinery): A wave of drone strikes hit Moscow and the surrounding region on Sunday, killing two people, damaging an oil refinery, and forcing 400 evacu
- [Sandro Mazzola, Italian football legend and Inter Milan captain, dies at 83](https://pollar.news/en/event/sandro-mazzola-dies-at-83): Former Inter Milan captain and European champion Sandro Mazzola has died at 83, prompting a nationwide minute of silence across Italian spor
- [Michelle Bachelet withdraws UN chief candidacy after third straw poll defeat](https://pollar.news/en/event/bachelet-drops-un-bid): Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet ended her bid to succeed António Guterres after securing one encouraging vote in the UN Security 
- [Cuba reconnects 14 provinces after nationwide electrical grid collapse](https://pollar.news/en/event/cuba-suffers-total-blackout): A transmission line breakdown and storm conditions collapsed Cuba's national power grid on Friday, leaving 9.4 million residents without ele
- [Rome middle school student stabs teacher during live stream as police investigate online instigators](https://pollar.news/en/event/rome-student-stabs-teacher): A 13-year-old student attacked teacher Isabella Marsilio with pepper spray and knives at a Rome middle school on Friday while live-streaming
- [Ukrainian drone strike damages Moscow oil refinery as regional officials report two dead](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-hit-moscow-refinery): A Ukrainian drone strike damaged the Moscow Oil Refinery in the Kapotnya district 15 kilometres from the Kremlin, while regional officials r
- [Spanish judge summons Ceuta leader and targets 31 agencies over July border surge](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): National Court Judge María Tardón has requested data from 31 security agencies and summoned Ceuta President Juan Jesús Vivas as the politica
- [US military kills four on Caribbean vessel in Operation Southern Spear](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-kills-four-in-caribbean): U.S. Southern Command carried out a kinetic strike against a fast boat in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday, bringing the death toll under the T
- [Dozens of drones strike Moscow region and Kyiv on final day of Russian election](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-strike-moscow-during-election): Air defenses downed over 180 drones around Moscow as at least two people died in residential strikes, while reciprocal Russian attacks kille
- [NATO Elects German General Carsten Breuer as Military Committee Chairman Starting in 2027](https://pollar.news/en/event/breuer-elected-nato-military-chair): Allied defence chiefs elected German Chief of Defence Carsten Breuer in Copenhagen to succeed Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone as Chair
- [State elections begin in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with polls pointing to AfD gains](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-state-elections-begin): Voters in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania headed to the polls on Sunday to elect their regional parliaments, with voting stations r
- [Donald Trump bans CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House access](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-bans-three-outlets): US President Donald Trump ordered an immediate ban on journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, leading the Secret Service to seize creden
- [Tech leaders urge slowdown in AI development following Anthropic researcher warnings](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-china-ai-safety-talks): Executives across leading artificial intelligence labs have called to pace frontier model development after viral warnings from former Anthr
- [Joshua Van defends UFC flyweight title against Alexandre Pantoja as Tsarukyan knocks out Ruffy](https://pollar.news/en/event/ufc-331-preview): Flyweight champion Joshua Van secured a unanimous decision over Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 331 in Los Angeles, while Arman Tsarukyan earned a 
- [Russia concludes State Duma election as drone strikes hit Moscow region](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-concludes-duma-election): Voting for all 450 seats in the Russian State Duma concludes on Sunday after overnight drone strikes in the Moscow region killed two people 
- [Munich opens 191st Oktoberfest with AI crowd controls and two-stroke keg tap](https://pollar.news/en/event/oktoberfest-opens-in-munich): Munich Mayor Dominik Krause tapped the opening beer keg in two strokes at Theresienwiese, inaugurating the 16-day folk festival with AI came
- [Stephen Fleming targets number one Test ranking and Ashes victory as England coach](https://pollar.news/en/event/fleming-leads-england-test-team): New Test head coach Stephen Fleming outlined plans to guide England from fifth in the global rankings to number one, while addressing team d
- [Ten lions die from suspected poisoning in Tanzania's Ngorongoro Conservation Area](https://pollar.news/en/event/ten-lions-poisoned-in-tanzania): The Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority launched a specialized investigation after ten lions were found dead in the Ndutu sector on 18 Se
- [Le Pen and Bardella condemn Russian hybrid threats and asset seizures in joint statement](https://pollar.news/en/event/french-right-condemns-russia): National Rally leaders Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella issued a joint communique following an Élysée Palace security briefing, warning Mos
- [German economist Veronika Grimm rejects government fuel discount of 17 cents per liter](https://pollar.news/en/event/economist-rejects-fuel-discount): Veronika Grimm criticized the German government's plan to reduce fuel taxes by 14 cents per liter from October, calling the subsidy cynical 
- [Thousands protest across 30 Argentine cities against Javier Milei's austerity policies](https://pollar.news/en/event/argentines-protest-milei-austerity): Demonstrators marched from Congress to Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires and rallied across dozens of provinces, demanding a general strike agai
- [Polling stations open in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania for state elections](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-state-elections-open): Voters in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania head to the polls on Sunday to elect regional parliaments, with around 2.5 million people
- [Oktoberfest 2026 opens in Munich as medical teams treat over 300 opening-day patients](https://pollar.news/en/event/oktoberfest-2026-opens-in-munich): Munich Lord Mayor Dominik Krause opened Oktoberfest 2026 with two hammer strikes, while on-site medical crews treated hundreds of visitors f
- [Brighton defeat Arsenal 3-0 to end champions' unbeaten start to the season](https://pollar.news/en/event/arsenal-evaluate-dowman-loan): Goals from Pascal Gross, Charalampos Kostoulas, and Chema Andres condemned Arsenal to their first defeat of the season as Manchester City to
- [Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani faces backlash over marriage remarks at Formello event](https://pollar.news/en/event/tajani-remarks-draw-backlash): Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani faces calls for his dismissal from opposition leaders after comparing political reliability to choos
- [Asian Games open in Japan with first gold in triathlon as organisers face logistical scrutiny](https://pollar.news/en/event/nagoya-opens-asian-games): Emperor Naruhito officially opened the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya on Saturday, followed by host nation Japan claiming the event's first gold
- [Polish lottery player wins record 44.8 million PLN jackpot in Lotto draw](https://pollar.news/en/event/lotto-jackpot-sets-record): A single ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing to claim 44,794,855 PLN, exceeding the previous nine-year-old benchmark set in
- [Manchester United visit Fulham at Craven Cottage seeking turnaround before international break](https://pollar.news/en/event/brighton-knock-out-man-united): Michael Carrick and Álvaro Arbeloa enter Sunday's Premier League clash under pressure as Manchester United travel to Craven Cottage with fou
- [Iran keeps Strait of Hormuz closed until US meets terms, parliament speaker says](https://pollar.news/en/event/hormuz-remains-closed-by-iran): Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf rejected reopening the Strait of Hormuz, demanding the fulfillment of US commitments fol
- [US-China AI competition intensifies as Beijing restricts tech travel and safety calls stall](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-china-ai-race-escalates): American tech leaders propose slowing artificial intelligence development to manage existential risks, but escalating strategic rivalry with
- [Raphinha scores hat-trick as Barcelona beat Sevilla 3-1 to keep perfect La Liga start](https://pollar.news/en/event/sevilla-falls-3-1-to-barca): Raphinha scored three goals to overturn an early deficit and give Barcelona a 3-1 win over Sevilla, keeping the Catalans undefeated after se
- [F-16 intercepts aircraft near Camp David as Trump cuts Maryland stay short](https://pollar.news/en/event/f-16-intercepts-camp-david-plane): A NORAD fighter jet intercepted an unauthorized aircraft near Camp David on Saturday morning, hours before Donald Trump returned early to th
- [Aston Villa claim 3-2 victory at Tottenham as Manzambi, Jackson and Buendia score](https://pollar.news/en/event/tottenham-host-aston-villa): Aston Villa secured their first Premier League victory of the season with a 3-2 win at Tottenham Hotspur, leaving the hosts in the relegatio
- [Luke Littler threatens Dutch tournament boycott after crowd whistling in Amsterdam](https://pollar.news/en/event/littler-threatens-dutch-boycott): World champion Luke Littler warned he will skip European Tour events in the Netherlands after persistent booing during his 10-9 victory over
- [Trump cuts short Camp David stay as Houthi strikes hit Riyadh and oil tops $100](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-returns-after-riyadh-strikes): US President Donald Trump returned to the White House from Camp David on Saturday as Houthi forces launched missile and drone strikes agains
- [Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Opens State Election Polls as SPD and AfD Compete](https://pollar.news/en/event/mecklenburg-vorpommern-votes-for-landtag): Voting opened at 08:00 across Mecklenburg-Vorpommern for 1.3 million eligible voters, marking the first state election with voting permitted
- [Polish police search for two young boys missing from Bytom care home](https://pollar.news/en/event/bytom-boys-missing): Police in the Silesian city of Bytom are searching for 11-year-old Wojciech Pszczolkowski and 10-year-old Tymoteusz Grobelny after both disa
- [Voters head to polls in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as pressure mounts on Chancellor Merz](https://pollar.news/en/event/germany-starts-voting): Approximately 3.8 million eligible voters cast ballots across Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on Sunday, two weeks after regional g
- [Robert Fico accuses Western leaders of seeking direct conflict between NATO and Russia](https://pollar.news/en/event/fico-alleges-nato-escalation): Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico claimed on Saturday that Western politicians are attempting to draw NATO into a direct war with Russia fol
- [Ed Sheeran apologises in Philadelphia and addresses Gaza after Macklemore tour drop](https://pollar.news/en/event/ed-sheeran-addresses-tour-crisis): Ed Sheeran addressed the Gaza conflict and apologised for mistakes during his Philadelphia concert on Saturday, following the removal of rap
- [Romania faces nationwide cold snap with rain, high winds, and mountain snow](https://pollar.news/en/event/romania-faces-cold-snap): Romania will experience a sharp cooling starting Monday, bringing temperature drops of up to 12 degrees Celsius, high winds, rain, and mount
- [Werder Bremen beat Augsburg 3-2 after Mitchell Weiser scores stoppage-time winner](https://pollar.news/en/event/werder-bremen-beat-augsburg-3-2): Werder Bremen overcame a two-goal deficit at the Weserstadion on Saturday as Mitchell Weiser marked his home comeback from a 14-month injury
- [German automakers suffer revenue drop to 284 billion euros as global rivals gain](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-carmakers-fall-behind): An EY study shows combined revenue for Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW fell 2.9% in the first half of the year to 284 billion euros, whil
- [Liberal Democrats open Brighton conference as leadership faces pressure over poll ratings](https://pollar.news/en/event/lib-dems-open-conference): Around 5,000 Liberal Democrat members meet in Brighton as leader Ed Davey pivots from campaign stunts to policy, confronting Reform UK and b
- [Kacper Woryna wins SEC round in Rzeszów to share championship lead](https://pollar.news/en/event/woryna-wins-sec-round): Poland's Kacper Woryna claimed his first career Speedway Euro Championship round win on Saturday, beating Maciej Janowski in a three-restart

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