# 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. - [Trump says Iran talks are happening 'right now', calls it Tehran's last chance for a deal](https://pollar.news/en/event/tanker-strike-trump-warns): The U.S. president said negotiations with Iran are taking place on Monday, contradicting Tehran's denial of direct talks, as oil prices tumb - [25 US states sue Trump administration over new tariffs, calling them illegal pretext](https://pollar.news/en/event/states-challenge-trumps-new-tariffs): A coalition of 25 states, mostly Democratic-led, filed suit Monday arguing the 10–12.5% levies on 60 trading partners are a pretext to repla - [Wildfires destroy hundreds of homes in Spokane, Washington, forcing 65,000 to evacuate as three blazes burn uncontrolled](https://pollar.news/en/event/spokane-wildfire-forces-mass-evacuations): Three wind-driven wildfires that ignited near Spokane, Washington, on Saturday have burned more than 5,390 acres, destroyed between 700 and - [Ceuta death toll climbs to 83 as EU governments trade blame over mass border crossing](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): At least 83 people died and tens of thousands crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on 30 July, triggering a political cris - [US and Japan stage rare joint yen-buying intervention, yen jumps from 40-year low to 157](https://pollar.news/en/event/yen-won-surge-on-intervention): The US Treasury sold euros to buy yen on Friday in its first yen-buying intervention since 1998, coordinated with Japan to halt the currency - [Blanche rescinds $1.776 billion fund to secure AG confirmation, but Trump's retroactive IRS immunity stays](https://pollar.news/en/event/cornyn-blocks-blanche-vote): Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche formally nullified the Justice Department's $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization fund' on Sunday, satisfy - [Trump's Board of Peace tells Israel withdrawal from Gaza will wait for full Hamas disarmament](https://pollar.news/en/event/gaza-strikes-defy-ceasefire-deal): The assurance came after Israel objected to a roadmap that called for a phased pullout and an immediate halt to strikes, while 18 Palestinia - [Michigan reports first two US deaths in cyclospora outbreak as cases top 11,000](https://pollar.news/en/event/cyclospora-outbreak-kills-two): Both victims had significant underlying health conditions, state officials said, as the nationwide outbreak surpasses 18,000 cases. - [Seven killed, including three children, as Ukrainian drone crashes on crowded Russian beach resort near Gelendzhik](https://pollar.news/en/event/drone-kills-seven-on-russian-beach): A Ukrainian drone crashed onto a crowded beach in Arkhipo-Osipovka near Gelendzhik on Monday, killing at least seven people, including three - [Wales and England withdraw support for Infantino re-election as FIFA crisis deepens and Trump outreach fails](https://pollar.news/en/event/uefa-threatens-world-cup-boycott): Wales and England have withdrawn support for Gianni Infantino's re-election as FIFA president, deepening the crisis triggered by his abandon - [Ariana Grande to step away from public life after Eternal Sunshine Tour, citing 'endless scrutiny'](https://pollar.news/en/event/grande-steps-back-from-spotlight): The pop star's representative told People magazine that 'endless, ongoing public scrutiny' over her appearance and health prompted the decis - [AstraZeneca shares slide 7% as investors and analysts pan reported Bristol Myers merger talks](https://pollar.news/en/event/astrazeneca-bms-merger-talks): Shares in the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker fell as much as 8.8% on Monday after the Financial Times reported preliminary discussions with US riva - [Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin flees to Paris after 'foreign agent' label and administrative penalty](https://pollar.news/en/event/nadezhdin-flees-russia): Boris Nadezhdin, one of the last prominent opposition voices to oppose the Ukraine war from inside Russia, announced his departure in a vide - [Venezuela earthquake death toll surpasses 6,000 as missing persons estimates range up to 70,000](https://pollar.news/en/event/6125-dead-in-venezuela-quakes): The official death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 6,125, while estimates of the missi - [Iran hangs two men for passing military coordinates to Mossad as executions hit highest level since 1989](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-executes-two-for-spying): Iran hanged two men on Monday after convicting them of passing military coordinates to Mossad during the ongoing war with the US and Israel, - [Romania blasts Danube rock to save nuclear plant from drought shutdown as Hungary faces similar crisis](https://pollar.news/en/event/danube-blast-saves-reactor): Romanian naval forces used 180 kg of explosives to clear a rock in the drought-stricken Danube, aiming to raise water levels for the Cernavo - [Pacific nation Nauru officially becomes Naoero, reclaiming traditional name](https://pollar.news/en/event/nauru-becomes-naoero): The Pacific island nation of Nauru has officially changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the - [Italy suspends Schengen with Spain after 60,000 migrants breach Ceuta border, leaving 88 dead](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-crisis-kills-88): Roughly 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta on 30-31 July, prompting Italy to suspend its Schengen agreem - [Spider-Man: Brand New Day opens to $360 million in North America, beating Avengers: Endgame's domestic record](https://pollar.news/en/event/spidey-stays-critics-split): Sony's fourth Tom Holland Spider-Man film took $360 million in the U.S. and Canada, surpassing the $357 million mark set by Avengers: Endgam - [Paris prosecutor opens inquiry into workplace bullying after two suicides and two attempts in French PM's services](https://pollar.news/en/event/suicides-probe-at-matignon): A preliminary inquiry has been opened after a civil servant attempted suicide, amid allegations of institutional bullying in departments und - [Pogacar to ride Vuelta a España in bid for elusive Grand Tour treble](https://pollar.news/en/event/pogacar-beaten-by-german-doctor): Five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar will race the Vuelta a España starting August 22, aiming to become the ninth man to win all - [Ukrainian drones hit Russian retailer Wildberries for 18th time, also strike Turkish cargo ship in Black Sea](https://pollar.news/en/event/wildberries-hit-again-ship-attacked): Ukrainian drones struck a Wildberries logistics centre in Vladimir region for the 18th time since mid-July, while a separate attack on a Tur - [Mattia Maestri dies at 13 after nine-year coma caused by E. coli in raw-milk cheese](https://pollar.news/en/event/raw-milk-cheese-coma-boy-dies): Mattia Maestri was four when a piece of raw-milk cheese contaminated with E. coli put him in a coma. Nine years later, the Italian boy has d - [Serena and Venus Williams awarded Cincinnati doubles wild card, Venus also enters US Open mixed doubles](https://pollar.news/en/event/williams-sisters-get-cincinnati-wild-card): Serena and Venus Williams will play doubles together for the first time since 2022 after accepting a wild card into the Cincinnati Open, whi - [Residents return to fire-ravaged Gironde communes as Le Porge and Lège-Cap-Ferret reopen](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-wildfire-evacuates-12000): Ten days after fleeing the wildfire that scorched 42,000 hectares, residents of Le Porge and Lège-Cap-Ferret were allowed back on Monday to - [FAA certifies Boeing 737 MAX 7 after nearly a decade of review, clearing path for 2027 deliveries](https://pollar.news/en/event/boeing-max-7-certified): The Federal Aviation Administration granted certification to Boeing's 737 MAX 7 on Monday, ending a process that stretched nearly ten years - [Alibaba unveils Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4-trillion-parameter AI model that rivals Anthropic and OpenAI on key benchmarks](https://pollar.news/en/event/alibabas-qwen38-max-rivals-us-ai): The Chinese tech giant's new open-weight model scored second globally for visual analysis on Arena.AI and matched GPT-5.6 Sol and Fable 5 on - [Michigan Senate primary turns bitter as Abdul El-Sayed faces sexism accusations from rival Haley Stevens](https://pollar.news/en/event/el-sayed-defies-aipac-spending): The Democratic primary for Michigan's open Senate seat has descended into a personal feud, with candidate Abdul El-Sayed accused of sexism b - [Union parliamentary leader rejects negotiation on 'Rente mit 63' as state premiers rebel](https://pollar.news/en/event/east-german-pension-revolt): CDU/CSU parliamentary group leader Thorsten Frei insists the abolition of the deduction-free pension after 45 years is non-negotiable, warni - [Morawiecki confirms new party by 15 October as PiS support slides to 16.9% in first post-split poll](https://pollar.news/en/event/kurski-silenced-after-rant): Former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki confirmed on Monday that his Rozwój Plus association will become a political party, with a founding - [Palantir nearly doubles revenue to $1.94bn, raises full-year outlook on AI demand](https://pollar.news/en/event/palantir-smashes-estimates): Second-quarter revenue surged 93% to $1.94 billion, driven by a 149% jump in US commercial sales, as the data analytics firm lifted its 2026 - [Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official in first visit by a foreign official since Myanmar coup](https://pollar.news/en/event/suu-kyi-meets-red-cross): The 81-year-old Nobel laureate, detained since the 2021 coup, was photographed smiling with an ICRC official in Naypyidaw. Her son called it - [Rhine at Kaub to reach 18 cm, lowest since 1880, as Germany calls crisis meeting](https://pollar.news/en/event/europes-rivers-run-dry): Water levels in Europe's busiest waterway are forecast to fall to 18 cm at Kaub by Friday, the lowest since 1880, forcing cargo vessels to c - [Fulham sign Real Madrid forward Gonzalo García and midfielder César Palacios on five-year deals](https://pollar.news/en/event/fulham-sign-real-madrid-duo): The 22-year-old striker and 21-year-old midfielder both reunite with former Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa at Craven Cottage in a combined - [Spain nears 100 million tourists as H1 arrivals hit 46.6 million, but June growth slows](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-tourism-slows-in-june): International arrivals reached 46.56 million in the first half of 2026, up 4.6% from a year earlier, while spending rose 7% to €63.8 billion - [Iran denies Trump's claim of ongoing talks, US naval blockade to continue until 'total surrender'](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-denies-trump-talks): Tehran's foreign ministry says no negotiations are underway with Washington, contradicting President Trump's claim that talks resumed Monday - [Greek wildfire near Athens enters fourth day as water bombers deploy and death toll reaches five](https://pollar.news/en/event/athens-wildfire-kills-five): Hundreds of firefighters and newly airborne water bombers battled a wildfire northwest of Athens for a fourth day on Monday after gale-force - [Trump blasts Chevron and ExxonMobil for 'making too much money' as gas prices stay high](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-vs-big-oil): President Trump on Monday criticized Chevron and ExxonMobil for earning too much from the Iran war-driven oil shortage, urging them to cut r - [Infantino chases Trump support as FIFA presidency hangs in balance after failed commercial deal](https://pollar.news/en/event/infantino-calls-trump-gets-silence): FIFA president Gianni Infantino has repeatedly tried and failed to reach Donald Trump by phone since Friday, after a plan to sell World Cup - [Italy’s fourth summer heatwave keeps 25 cities on red alert as temperatures hold above 40°C and the Po river hits a historic low](https://pollar.news/en/event/fourth-heatwave-hits-italy): Italy's fourth summer heatwave has placed 25 cities under the health ministry's highest alert, with temperatures topping 40°C from the Po Va - [Singapore bans Massive Attack after Palestinian flag display at concert; band calls detention 'surreal'](https://pollar.news/en/event/massive-attack-banned-in-singapore): British band Massive Attack says its members were detained, questioned, and had passports seized after displaying a Palestinian flag at a Ju - [Trump offers Iran 'last chance before decapitation' as oil drops; Tehran denies talks, demands Strait of Hormuz control](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-pauses-attacks-after-us-halt): President Trump said he is giving Iran 'one last chance before decapitation,' while Brent crude fell nearly 5% to just over $83 a barrel. Ir - [Welsh man jailed for hiding mother's body in freezer while claiming £78,000 in benefits](https://pollar.news/en/event/freezer-body-fraud-jail-term): Christopher Phillips, 60, stored his 89-year-old mother's body in a chest freezer in the living room of their Porthcawl home from March 2023 - [Trump says Pirro 'choked' and 'folded like an umbrella' after dropping Reflecting Pool case](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-pirro-choked): President Trump rebuked U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Monday, saying she 'choked' and 'folded like an umbrella' after her office dropped a - [LAFC co-owner Larry Berg named next MLS commissioner, succeeding Don Garber after 27 years](https://pollar.news/en/event/berg-named-mls-commissioner): The 60-year-old will divest his LAFC stake and take over at the start of 2027, as the league prepares for a calendar overhaul and new media - [President Nawrocki pardons three, including man who served 22 years for a murder German court says he did not commit](https://pollar.news/en/event/nawrocki-issues-three-pardons): Karol Nawrocki granted clemency to a former anti-communist activist, a Legia Warsaw fan leader, and Piotr Pytel, who spent nearly 22 years i - [SpaceX lock-up expiration to test market as shares shed $773bn since record IPO](https://pollar.news/en/event/spacex-lock-up-test): The first tranche of restricted stock becomes saleable on Thursday, potentially more than doubling the free float and adding pressure to a s - [Alexandra Eala becomes first Filipino WTA champion, rallying past Pegula 4-6 6-4 6-0 in rain-delayed Washington final](https://pollar.news/en/event/pegula-eala-washington-final): The 21-year-old left-hander dropped only eight points in the deciding set after the final was suspended overnight by rain, sealing a breakth - [Mauricio Pochettino extends US men's national team contract through the 2030 World Cup](https://pollar.news/en/event/pochettino-stays-with-usmnt): The Argentine coach will stay at the helm for four more years after leading the US to the round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup on home soil. - [Crown fire rages through Limburg nature reserve, 300 campers evacuated as helicopters battle blaze](https://pollar.news/en/event/venray-wildfire-rages-on): A fast-spreading crown fire has destroyed 21 hectares of the De Rosmolen nature reserve near Venray, forcing the evacuation of 300 campers 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)