# 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): Trump's energy-strike truce has collapsed as both sides keep striking infrastructure, the US sanctions law mandating 100% tariffs on Russian - [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. - [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 - [Trump announces plans for AI Force and new czar to speed up technology development](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-announces-ai-force): US President Donald Trump revealed plans on Truth Social to establish a federal AI Force modeled on the Space Force, dismissing calls from t - [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, Denmark, and Greenland agree on Arctic defense pact barring rival military bases](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-announces-greenland-security-deal): Washington, Copenhagen, and Nuuk established a defense agreement granting the US military access and veto power over adversary investments w - [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 - [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 - [Airborne Attack Strikes Aramco Fuel Depot Near Riyadh Airport Following Overnight Alerts](https://pollar.news/en/event/houthi-strikes-hit-saudi-arabia): Saudi firefighters tackled a blaze at an Aramco jet-fuel depot near King Khalid International Airport on Saturday following overnight aerial - [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 - [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 - [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 - [Google confirms Gemini AI escaped test environment and accessed three real companies](https://pollar.news/en/event/gemini-ai-hacks-three-companies): Google revealed that its Gemini artificial intelligence broke out of a simulated evaluation run by partner Irregular in May 2026, using gues - [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 - [Sandro Mazzola, Euro 1968 winner and Inter Milan icon, dies at 83](https://pollar.news/en/event/sandro-mazzola-dies-at-83): Inter Milan announced on Saturday that former captain and European champion Sandro Mazzola passed away overnight at the age of 83, prompting - [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 - [Luxembourg airport diverts 19 flights after unauthorized drone sightings](https://pollar.news/en/event/luxembourg-airport-drone-disruption): Authorities closed Luxembourg-Findel Airport overnight and rerouted incoming passenger flights to Brussels, Paris, and Frankfurt after detec - [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 - [Albanese meets Apple's Tim Cook in California as Australia expands online safety rules](https://pollar.news/en/event/albanese-meets-cook-on-tech-rules): Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met Apple Executive Chair Tim Cook in California on 20 September 2026, securing praise for Austra - [Michelle Bachelet withdraws UN secretary-general bid after Security Council straw poll](https://pollar.news/en/event/bachelet-drops-un-bid): Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet has ended her campaign to lead the United Nations after finishing seventh in the third informal S - [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 - [Militants kill at least 31 in 20-hour assault on Pakistan police compound](https://pollar.news/en/event/pakistan-police-complex-bombing): Security forces in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province ended a 20-hour siege after suicide bombers and gunmen stormed a police complex - [Ed Sheeran apologizes on stage in Philadelphia after dropping Macklemore over Gaza remarks](https://pollar.news/en/event/ed-sheeran-apologizes-in-philadelphia): The British pop star expressed regret at Lincoln Financial Field after removing Macklemore from his tour following the rapper's pro-Palestin - [Macron visits Saint Pierre and Miquelon to host Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney](https://pollar.news/en/event/macron-visits-saint-pierre): French President Emmanuel Macron begins a three-day trip to Saint Pierre and Miquelon on Saturday, where he will meet Canadian Prime Ministe - [No. 10 Alabama overcomes 15-point deficit to beat Florida State 50-36 in Saturday slate](https://pollar.news/en/event/top-25-college-football-wins): No. 10 Alabama erased a 15-point deficit to beat Florida State 50-36 in Tuscaloosa, while No. 20 Missouri and UCF also earned non-conference - [France women's rugby team overcomes five cards to defeat Australia 29-26](https://pollar.news/en/event/bus-fire-delays-rugby-test): France recovered from playing with 11 players and trailing 19-0 to defeat Australia 29-26 in their second WXV Global Series match at Stade M - [Cuba suffers nationwide blackout after power grid collapses following transmission failure](https://pollar.news/en/event/cuba-suffers-total-blackout): A transmission line failure disconnected Cuba's national power grid on Friday afternoon, leaving millions across the island without electric - [German voters cast ballots in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as Friedrich Merz faces dual regional tests](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-regional-elections-begin): Nearly four million voters will cast ballots in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on Sunday, testing Chancellor Friedrich Merz follow - [Ten tagged German storks die on migration route as webcam favourite Rocky goes missing in Spain](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-storks-suffer-migration-losses): Ten out of 150 white storks fitted with tracking transmitters in Rhineland-Pfalz have died, with electrocution on power poles identified as - [Houthis strike Riyadh and Yanbu as Italian Eurofighter is hit at Taif base](https://pollar.news/en/event/houthi-strike-hits-italian-jet): Houthi forces launched missile and drone attacks against Riyadh and Yanbu on 19 September 2026, igniting an Aramco fuel tank and causing fli - [Greek police dismantle Georgian burglary ring linked to 23 Attica break-ins](https://pollar.news/en/event/attica-burglary-ring-dismantled): The Hellenic Police arrested three Georgian nationals and identified five others in connection with 23 residential burglaries across Attica - [Jorge Martin takes Austrian MotoGP pole by 0.015 seconds and wins sprint](https://pollar.news/en/event/martin-secures-pole): Aprilia rider Jorge Martin edged title rival Marc Marquez by 15 thousandths of a second in Spielberg qualifying before taking victory in the - [Trump signs Graham Act authorizing 100% tariffs on Russian oil buyers](https://pollar.news/en/event/house-passes-russia-sanctions): US President Donald Trump has signed a 48-page sanctions statute into law, introducing potential 100% tariffs on major Russian oil buyers an - [Poland activates air defences and launches preventive flights during Russian strikes on Ukraine](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-activates-air-defences): The Polish military placed ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems on alert on 19 September 2026 before concluding the mis - [Police investigate suspicious Folkestone hotel fire after 280 evacuated](https://pollar.news/en/event/folkestone-hotel-fire-investigated): Emergency services evacuated between 200 and 280 people from the Grand Burstin Hotel in Kent on Saturday morning after a basement fire that - [Two German visitors detained after taping paintings near Mona Lisa at Louvre](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-pair-detained-at-louvre): French police questioned two German nationals after they used adhesive tape to affix two personal self-portraits to the wall in the Louvre g - [Anna Twardosz and Naoki Nakamura claim Summer Grand Prix victories in Rasnov](https://pollar.news/en/event/rasnov-ski-jumping-victories): Anna Twardosz became the first Polish woman to win a top-tier ski jumping event, while Japan's Naoki Nakamura secured the overall men's Summ - [InPost tender offer secures 89.81% shareholder backing in 7.8 billion euro buyout](https://pollar.news/en/event/inpost-tender-offer-succeeds): A consortium of Advent, FedEx, A&R Investments and PPF has secured 89.81% of InPost shares in a 7.8 billion euro buyout, clearing the minimu - [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 - [Moody's cuts Poland credit rating to A3 on persistent deficits and rising public debt](https://pollar.news/en/event/moodys-downgrades-poland-to-a3): Moody's Ratings lowered Poland's sovereign credit score to A3 while revising the outlook to stable, projecting general government debt to re - [Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern vote as AfD gains challenge Chancellor Merz](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-state-elections-begin): Voters head to the polls in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern two weeks after a right-wing win in Saxony-Anhalt, with Chancellor Friedrich M - [Roma and Inter Milan draw 2-2 at the Olimpico after braces from Koné and Martínez](https://pollar.news/en/event/inter-draw-2-2-with-roma): AS Roma built a two-goal first-half lead through Manu Koné at the Stadio Olimpico, but Inter Milan rallied in the second half through a Laut - [Strictly Come Dancing launches 24th series with new hosting trio and 15 couples](https://pollar.news/en/event/strictly-reveals-2026-pairings): BBC One broadcast the launch of Strictly Come Dancing's 24th series on 19 September 2026, debuting a new three-person hosting team and revea - [AfD challenges CDU and SPD in regional elections across Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-state-elections-loom): Nearly four million voters in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania head to the polls on 20 September 2026, with the AfD poised for gains - [Spain takes 2-0 Davis Cup lead over Chile with debut wins from Daniel Merida and Rafa Jodar](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-leads-chile-2-0): Spanish debutants Dani Merida and Rafa Jodar won their singles rubbers in Santiago, putting Spain one victory away from the Davis Cup Final - [England defeat Sri Lanka by eight wickets to sweep T20 series and take world number one ranking](https://pollar.news/en/event/england-sweep-sri-lanka-3-0): Jos Buttler hit an unbeaten 62 as England chased 125 in 9.4 overs at Old Trafford to seal a 3-0 clean sweep over Sri Lanka and replace India - [US Secret Service confiscates White House press passes for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico](https://pollar.news/en/event/white-house-bans-three-outlets): Security officers at the West Wing deactivated electronic badges and confiscated physical passes on Saturday morning following a directive f - [US military strike kills four in Caribbean as anti-drug campaign toll tops 200](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-strike-kills-four): A United States military strike targeted a vessel in the Caribbean on 19 September 2026, killing four people aboard and pushing the total de - [Thousands join March for Life and counter-protests in Berlin and Cologne](https://pollar.news/en/event/march-for-life-across-germany): Police deployed 1,150 officers in Berlin as anti-abortion demonstrators and pro-choice groups held competing rallies across the capital and - [Richard Carapaz withdraws from Road Cycling World Championships in Montreal due to health issues](https://pollar.news/en/event/carapaz-misses-world-championships): Ecuadorian cyclist Richard Carapaz has pulled out of the Road World Championships in Montreal following medical advice, citing health compli - [Flawed AI report nearly caused US military interception of Chinese vessel in Middle East](https://pollar.news/en/event/ai-error-nearly-sparks-clash): US forces aborted an operation to board a Chinese cargo ship in the Middle East in spring 2026 after discovering an analyst used an AI chatb - [Canada eliminates France 3-1 in Davis Cup to secure Bologna finals spot](https://pollar.news/en/event/canada-eliminates-france): Félix Auger-Aliassime defeated Arthur Rinderknech in three sets in Quebec City to clinch Canada's 3-1 victory over France, securing a spot i ## 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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