# 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. - [OpenAI claims Navier-Stokes solution in 88 hours as rival researchers dispute priority](https://pollar.news/en/event/openai-claims-navier-stokes-solution): OpenAI announced that an internal cluster of 10,000 artificial intelligence agents solved the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem - [Apple unveils $1,999 foldable iPhone Duo at first keynote under John Ternus](https://pollar.news/en/event/apple-readies-foldable-iphone): The 7.6-inch passport-style device features an A20 Pro processor and titanium frame, debuting alongside new Pro devices ahead of an October - [Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigns over concerns about racing toward superintelligence](https://pollar.news/en/event/anthropic-researcher-quits-over-ai): British AI researcher Jacob Coxon left Anthropic on Tuesday, warning that competitive pressure between frontier labs risks losing control of - [Drone nearly hits Zelensky plane during Moldova takeoff en route to Oslo funeral](https://pollar.news/en/event/drone-nears-zelensky-plane): Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said a drone nearly struck Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's aircraft upon departure from - [UK air traffic failure prompts government review after 2,000 flights cancelled](https://pollar.news/en/event/uk-flights-grounded-by-glitch): A technical failure at the NATS flight control centre in Swanwick grounded over 2,000 flights across the UK, prompting an independent inquir - [Brent crude tops $100 as US-Iran conflict expands and EIA raises 2026 energy price forecasts](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-debt-tops-40-trillion): Brent crude futures surpassed $100 per barrel on Wednesday for the first time since July 24, driven by exchanges of strikes across the Middl - [Republicans open Dallas midterm convention around Trump as candidates divide over attendance](https://pollar.news/en/event/gop-opens-dallas-convention): The Republican Party launched its two-day gathering at Dallas's American Airlines Center on Wednesday, seeking to rally voters behind Donald - [Norway holds state funeral for King Harald V as thousands gather in Oslo](https://pollar.news/en/event/norways-king-harald-dies): Tens of thousands of mourners and dignitaries from over 20 nations gathered in Oslo for the funeral of King Harald V, concluding 13 days of - [London police expand criminal inquiry into Reform UK over foreign donations](https://pollar.news/en/event/police-probe-reform-uk-donations): The Metropolitan Police have widened a criminal investigation into Nigel Farage's Reform UK party following undercover footage showing senio - [Donald Trump gave cash gifts up to $45,000 to close West Wing aides, financial disclosures show](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-gifts-155000-to-aides): Annual financial disclosures revealed that Donald Trump gave holiday cash gifts of up to $45,000 to four West Wing staff members in December - [Israel orders British consulate closed after UK bans West Bank settlement trade](https://pollar.news/en/event/netanyahu-orders-outpost-evacuations): Israel has ordered the closure of the British consulate in East Jerusalem and expelled diplomats following UK trade sanctions on West Bank s - [US judge denies bail to Andrew and Tristan Tate in Miami extradition case](https://pollar.news/en/event/tates-seek-us-bail): US Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis ordered Andrew and Tristan Tate to remain detained in Miami as they contest extradition to the United Kingd - [Matthew Brennan wins stage 17 in Seville for fifth Vuelta victory](https://pollar.news/en/event/brennan-wins-vuelta-stage-11): Matthew Brennan took his fifth stage win of the 2026 Vuelta a Espana in Seville, while Enric Mas retained a 2:06 general classification lead - [EU approves €114.7 million emergency aid package for Ceuta migration crisis](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-aids-ceuta-border): The European Commission has approved €114.7 million in emergency funding to help Spain manage border surveillance and migrant returns in Ceu - [LIV Golf files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after losing $5 billion in Saudi backing](https://pollar.news/en/event/liv-golf-files-bankruptcy): LIV Golf filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New Jersey on 8 September 2026, listing up to $1 billion in liabilities and $45 million in playe - [Malibu declares emergency as sinkhole swallows Nicolas Cage's driveway and forces 31 evacuations](https://pollar.news/en/event/malibu-sinkhole-forces-evacuations): A 30-by-60-foot sinkhole triggered by coastal storm surge swallowed the driveway of Nicolas Cage's $10.5 million Malibu home, prompting loca - [PKP Intercity train collides with truck in Sokolniki Suche, killing one passenger and injuring 20](https://pollar.news/en/event/train-derails-in-mazovia): A PKP Intercity passenger train carrying roughly 120 people collided with a truck at a level crossing in Sokolniki Suche on Wednesday, killi - [Friedrich Merz cancels Donald Trump call after US president praises AfD election victory](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-praises-afd-win): German Chancellor Friedrich Merz postponed a scheduled phone call with Donald Trump after the US president publicly celebrated the Alternati - [Merz calls AfD remigration plan ethnic cleansing after Saxony-Anhalt vote](https://pollar.news/en/event/merz-confronts-afd-in-bundestag): German Chancellor Friedrich Merz confronted AfD co-leader Alice Weidel in the Bundestag following regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, warni - [AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt triggers Bundestag clashes and coalition pension debate](https://pollar.news/en/event/saxony-anhalt-election-preview): Following the state vote in Saxony-Anhalt, the BSW accepted exploratory talks with the AfD while Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced heated Bund - [PISA 2025 results show reading declines as Spain records 451 points and sample disputes](https://pollar.news/en/event/pisa-2025-results-released): The OECD published PISA 2025 results showing global drops in reading and mathematics, while Spain validated its 451-point reading average am - [Trump bans Canadian alcohol, dairy and motorcycles and expands 50% tariffs in trade clash](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-canada-trade-war): The White House announced import bans on Canadian alcohol, dairy, and heavy motorcycles alongside 50% tariffs on industrial goods after Cana - [US agencies accuse Chinese firms of AI model distillation as Beijing threatens countermeasures](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-accuses-chinese-ai-firms): Three US security agencies warned that Chinese firms extracted billions of tokens from American AI models, prompting Beijing to reject the c - [Google commits €13 billion to Finnish AI data centres and nuclear power deal](https://pollar.news/en/event/google-expands-finnish-ai-centres): Alphabet will invest at least €13 billion in Finland between 2027 and 2028, funding three new data centres, expanding its Hamina campus, and - [François Bayrou faces Paris appeal trial over European Parliament staff funds](https://pollar.news/en/event/bayrou-appeal-trial-opens): Former French prime minister François Bayrou and ten former MoDem officials returned to court in Paris on Wednesday as prosecutors challenge - [European Commission unveils Affordable Housing Act with rules on tourist rentals](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-housing-rules-proposed): The European Commission presented the Affordable Housing Act on 9 September 2026, creating legal protections for cities to restrict holiday - [Thousands attend Squinzano funeral for Lorena Isceri following Florence murder](https://pollar.news/en/event/fatal-tuscan-viaduct-incident): Thousands of mourners and roughly 40 regional mayors gathered at Maria Regina church in Squinzano on 9 September for the funeral of Lorena I - [Poland's central bank keeps benchmark rate at 3.75% as inflation reaches 3.4%](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-holds-interest-rates): The Monetary Policy Council kept the main interest rate unchanged at 3.75% on 9 September 2026, citing rising energy prices, Middle East ten - [Elena Rybakina secures world number one ranking with US Open semi-final win over Zheng Qinwen](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-open-third-round-upsets): The Kazakhstani second seed ended Zheng Qinwen's run in three sets at Flushing Meadows to dethrone Aryna Sabalenka, setting up a semi-final - [Spain Declassifies Intelligence Showing Warnings Sent to Morocco Ahead of Ceuta Surge](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-releases-ceuta-intel): Spain has declassified 40 intelligence files showing that its intelligence service alerted domestic officials and Moroccan authorities to so - [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 dissolved the 250-member National Assembly on Wednesday, scheduling early parliamentary elections for 25 - [Declassified files reveal Spanish intelligence warned of Ceuta border surge before 70,000 crossed](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): Documents released by Spain on 9 September show military and civilian intelligence alerted officials in advance of the mass border crossing - [Robin Räikkönen, 11-year-old son of Kimi, joins Red Bull junior driver programme](https://pollar.news/en/event/robin-raeikkoenen-joins-red-bull): Red Bull has signed 11-year-old karting driver Robin Räikkönen to its development programme starting in 2027, placing the son of 2007 world - [Liverpool beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 as Alexis Mac Allister scores winner at Anfield](https://pollar.news/en/event/liverpool-beat-atletico-2-1): Alexis Mac Allister struck from distance to complete a 2-1 comeback win for Liverpool against Atletico Madrid in Andoni Iraola's European de - [Trump predicts Iran war will end after November midterms as oil tops $100](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-predicts-iran-war-end): Speaking at Joint Base Andrews before travelling to Dallas, US President Donald Trump claimed Tehran is prolonging military operations to in - [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 - [Barcelona defeat Feyenoord 5-1 with Raphinha brace in Champions League opener](https://pollar.news/en/event/barcelona-beat-feyenoord-5-1): Raphinha scored twice while Karim Adeyemi, Gabriel Jesús, and Lamine Yamal added goals at Spotify Camp Nou as Hansi Flick's side opened thei - [Protesters mistake Pakistani youth cricket team for migrants outside Portsmouth hotel](https://pollar.news/en/event/uk-anti-migrant-port-protests): Dozens of anti-immigration demonstrators gathered outside a Marriott hotel in Portsmouth on Tuesday evening after false social media rumours - [Carcassonne suspends municipal police officers after leaked patrol video reveals racist remarks](https://pollar.news/en/event/national-rally-expels-officer): Prosecutors in Carcassonne suspended municipal police officers and revoked their accreditations on 9 September 2026 after leaked bodycam foo - [Hannover prosecutors search properties of Berlin SPD mayoral candidate Steffen Krach over bribery claims](https://pollar.news/en/event/police-search-steffen-krach-properties): German investigators searched three properties in Berlin and Hannover linked to SPD mayoral nominee Steffen Krach on 9 September. The briber - [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 - [Liverpool beat Atlético Madrid 2-1 at Anfield in Champions League opener](https://pollar.news/en/event/liverpool-defeat-atletico-madrid-2-1): Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister scored as Liverpool came from behind to defeat Atlético Madrid 2-1 in their Champions League open - [Paris space summit opens with €20 billion in deals and ESA autonomy push](https://pollar.news/en/event/europe-pushes-space-autonomy): European leaders and space officials gathered at the Grand Palais in Paris on Wednesday, unveiling 50 announcements totaling €20 billion to - [China marks 50 years since Mao Zedong's death as public tributes and state controls persist](https://pollar.news/en/event/mao-death-50th-anniversary): Crowds gathered at Beijing's Tiananmen Square and in Mao Zedong's birthplace of Shaoshan on Wednesday to commemorate 50 years since his deat - [Apple reveals iPhone Duo foldable smartphone alongside iPhone 18 Pro at September event](https://pollar.news/en/event/apple-unveils-iphone-duo): Apple introduced its first foldable device, the iPhone Duo, starting at 2,299 euros, while launching the iPhone 18 Pro with new camera hardw - [Apple launches Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 with S11 audio AI and heart sensors](https://pollar.news/en/event/apple-unveils-watch-12): Apple unveiled the Apple Watch Series 12 starting at $399 and the Apple Watch Ultra 4 at $799, adding S11-powered conversation recaps and 5- - [Lionel Messi reaches preliminary deal to acquire Spanish club CD Eldense](https://pollar.news/en/event/messi-buys-cd-eldense): Argentine forward Lionel Messi has agreed in principle to acquire 100% of Spanish second-tier club CD Eldense from Colombian investment grou - [Polish police search Gromda properties nationwide in hate speech and assault inquiry](https://pollar.news/en/event/police-raid-gromda-nationwide): Cybercrime officers carried out nationwide searches and seized digital media on 9 September 2026, investigating bare-knuckle fight league Gr - [New York City releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 air toxicity and health records](https://pollar.news/en/event/new-york-releases-911-files): Mayor Zohran Mamdani published over 170,000 pages of internal documents, settling lawsuits over what city officials knew about toxic dust fo - [Donald Trump claims firefighters carried him from building near Ground Zero after 9/11](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-details-911-rescue-claim): President Donald Trump told attendees at a White House event that firefighters carried him away from an unstable building near Ground Zero 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)