# 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 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.

- [AfD wins in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as Die Linke takes Berlin vote](https://pollar.news/en/event/schwesig-and-holm-tv-debate): The AfD emerged as the largest party in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania while Die Linke secured first place in Berlin, leaving Chancellor Frie
- [Trump proposes converting planned 76-meter Washington arch into military drone base](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-repurposes-planned-arch): US President Donald Trump announced plans to convert a proposed 76-meter triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery into a military ins
- [ICE officer shoots Venezuelan man in Austin as city mayor demands independent inquiry](https://pollar.news/en/event/ice-agent-shoots-austin-man): A federal immigration officer shot 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in the torso on Sunday in north Austin, leaving him in serious con
- [Presley Gerber, Model and Son of Cindy Crawford, Dies at Age 27](https://pollar.news/en/event/presley-gerber-dies-at-27): Model Presley Gerber died on 20 September 2026 at a California rehabilitation facility, according to records from the Los Angeles County med
- [Marquinhos and Torres score as PSG defeat Marseille 2-1 in Ligue 1](https://pollar.news/en/event/psg-edges-marseille): Paris Saint-Germain moved up to sixth place in Ligue 1 after second-half goals from Ferran Torres and Marquinhos sealed a 2-1 victory over M
- [Macron and Carney pledge closer France-Canada ties in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon summit](https://pollar.news/en/event/canada-weighs-associate-eu-membership): French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon to expand bilateral cooperation ac
- [Iran seals French language centre in Tehran as Paris summons ambassador](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-shuts-french-centre): Iranian authorities have closed the French Language Centre in Tehran over alleged security and licensing violations, prompting Paris to summ
- [82-year-old man dies following beach brawl over sunbeds in Vouliagmeni near Athens](https://pollar.news/en/event/fatal-beach-dispute-in-vouliagmeni): An 82-year-old man died from cardiac arrest after a physical fight over sun loungers at a Vouliagmeni resort south of Athens, leading to the
- [Die Linke wins Berlin election with 25.7% as clan boss appearance at victory party draws backlash](https://pollar.news/en/event/remmo-visits-left-party-event): Die Linke finished first with 25.7% in Berlin's state election on 20 September 2026, ending the CDU-SPD majority. However, the presence of c
- [United Russia wins 57.5% in State Duma election after barring anti-war opposition](https://pollar.news/en/event/united-russia-wins-election): Preliminary results from Russia's Central Election Commission give the ruling United Russia party 57.54% of the vote in the three-day parlia
- [Pakistani airstrikes hit eastern Afghanistan following police facility attack in Kohat](https://pollar.news/en/event/pakistan-strikes-eastern-afghanistan): Pakistani aircraft struck targets in Kunar and Paktika provinces on Monday, killing at least three people in a residential home according to
- [Atlético Madrid defeat Real Madrid 2-1 as Mourinho protests officiating](https://pollar.news/en/event/simeone-faces-mourinho-derby): Diego Simeone's side secured a 2-1 victory at the Metropolitano after Dean Huijsen received a second-half red card, dropping Real Madrid to 
- [Marlen Reusser defends world time trial title in Montreal on 35th birthday](https://pollar.news/en/event/reusser-retains-world-title): Switzerland's Marlen Reusser won the women's individual time trial at the 2026 Road World Championships in Montreal, finishing 40 seconds ah
- [AfD wins Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as CDU drops out of state parliament with 4.9% of votes](https://pollar.news/en/event/afd-wins-mecklenburg-vorpommern-vote): The Alternative for Germany won 38.1% of the vote in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern while the CDU took 4.9%, marking the first state parliament exit
- [Romanian prosecutors intercept Călin Georgescu in €1.1M fraud investigation](https://pollar.news/en/event/georgescu-intercepted-by-diicot): DIICOT prosecutors stopped former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu in Otopeni and searched five properties across Bucharest and Ilfov 
- [Die Linke wins Berlin election with 25.1 percent as Elif Eralp targets city hall](https://pollar.news/en/event/berlin-state-election-preview): Die Linke achieved first place in the Berlin state election with 25.1% of the vote, positioning lead candidate Elif Eralp to negotiate a thr
- [Zelensky and Trump agree to New York meeting following US envoy talks in Kyiv](https://pollar.news/en/event/zelensky-and-trump-to-meet): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump agreed during a phone call to meet in person in New York during the Uni
- [Giorgia Meloni plans school veil ban and classroom caps for foreign students in Italy](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-plans-school-integration-rules): Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced upcoming draft legislation to ban face coverings in schools, cap foreign student ratios in c
- [Italian court sends Mario Adinolfi to prison for social media posts during house arrest](https://pollar.news/en/event/adinolfi-sent-to-prison): Rome judge Giulia Arceri ordered former parliamentarian Mario Adinolfi transferred from house arrest to prison after investigators documente
- [US takes custody of 18 suspects in 2021 assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse](https://pollar.news/en/event/haiti-extradites-18-moise-suspects): A US military flight transported 18 suspects, including former Colombian soldiers and a former Haitian justice official, from Port-au-Prince
- [US, Denmark, and Greenland reach Arctic security pact ahead of UN signing](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-announces-greenland-security-deal): Washington, Copenhagen, and Nuuk established a trilateral security pact that expands American Arctic military access while maintaining Danis
- [Polish presidential office rejects claims of paid access at New York economic summit](https://pollar.news/en/event/polish-leaders-hold-defence-talks): President Karol Nawrocki's office denied reports alleging that a private foundation sold access packages to the Polish head of state during 
- [United Russia leads parliamentary election with 57.5% of early votes as drone strikes hit Moscow](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-chooses-duma): Early official counts give the ruling United Russia party 57.5% of the vote in the three-day State Duma election, which took place alongside
- [Ukraine launches over 1,000 drones at Russia and hits Moscow refinery during election](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-strike-moscow-refinery): Ukrainian forces launched over 1,000 drones across Russia overnight, striking Moscow's Kapotnya oil refinery and residential areas as the th
- [Iran's Revolutionary Guards threaten new targets and weapons after six months of war](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-threatens-new-strikes): The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on 21 September 2026 that any American military attack will trigger retaliatory strikes agai
- [Clashes in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps leave up to 10 police officers injured after motorcycle collision](https://pollar.news/en/event/clashes-near-tours-after-collision): Violence erupted in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps overnight into 20 September after a police car collided with a motorcyclist during a crackdown on
- [Man dies in Waterford bus collision as four perish on Irish roads in one day](https://pollar.news/en/event/fatal-waterford-bus-collision): A driver in his 60s died following a collision between a car and a coach on the N25 at Kinsalebeg, while bus passengers escaped serious inju
- [Thessaloniki police arrest father after two toddlers found unattended on city street](https://pollar.news/en/event/toddlers-found-alone-in-thessaloniki): Authorities in northern Greece detained a 31-year-old father on Sunday after his two daughters, aged 2 and 4, were discovered walking unacco
- [Zelenskyy says Donald Trump agreed to meet in New York for peace talks](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-agrees-to-zelenskyy-meeting): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Donald Trump agreed to meet him in New York to discuss efforts to end the war between
- [Poland issues storm and gale warnings as Scandinavian low brings 100 km/h winds](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-issues-storm-warnings): A Scandinavian low-pressure system brought thunderstorms, gale-force winds up to 100 km/h, and coastal surge risks across Poland on 20 Septe
- [Orlen contract with Polish Football Association expires as renewal talks continue](https://pollar.news/en/event/pzpn-and-orlen-contract-expires): Orlen branding will be removed from Polish national team training gear and press walls during the upcoming camp following the expiration of 
- [Legia Warszawa defeat Jagiellonia Białystok 3:1 to remain unbeaten in Ekstraklasa](https://pollar.news/en/event/legia-defeat-jagiellonia-31): Legia Warszawa preserved their unbeaten league record with a 3:1 win against Jagiellonia in Białystok, moving three points behind leaders Gó
- [Manchester City beat Sunderland 5-3 to move three points clear at top of Premier League](https://pollar.news/en/event/manchester-city-beats-sunderland-5-3): Manchester City secured their fifth consecutive Premier League victory with a 5-3 win over Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium, moving three po
- [Roberto Vannacci seals alliance with Alemanno in Orvieto and aligns with Germany's AfD](https://pollar.news/en/event/futuro-nazionale-meets-in-orvieto): At a three-day convention in Orvieto, Futuro Nazionale leader Roberto Vannacci formalized a partnership with Gianni Alemanno's Indipendenza 
- [United Russia secures 57% of vote in Duma elections as drone strikes hit Moscow](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-begins-duma-vote): Russia's ruling United Russia party secured over 57% of the vote in three-day legislative elections, maintaining its parliamentary majority 
- [Over 1,000 Ceuta residents march to Tarajal border as port tensions and election fears mount](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): More than 1,000 demonstrators and 120 motorcyclists rallied at the Tarajal crossing to demand border reinforcement, while counter-protests m
- [Greece activates primary residence protection in out-of-court debt settlement mechanism](https://pollar.news/en/event/greece-launches-residence-protection): A new framework under Greece's out-of-court debt settlement mechanism took effect on 21 September 2026, allowing borrowers to protect their 
- [Ed Sheeran expresses regret in Philadelphia following Macklemore tour removal](https://pollar.news/en/event/macklemore-defends-tour-remarks): Ed Sheeran addressed his Philadelphia audience on September 19, calling the situation in Gaza catastrophic and acknowledging mistakes after 
- [AfD leads in Mecklenburg and Die Linke takes Berlin as CDU suffers regional losses](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-regional-elections-underway): Alternative for Germany placed first in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania while Die Linke led in Berlin, prompting Chancellor Friedrich Merz to 
- [Former German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer goes on trial in Berlin over alleged false testimony](https://pollar.news/en/event/scheuer-trial-begins-in-berlin): The 38th Criminal Chamber of the Berlin Regional Court 1 begins the trial of former Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer and his co-defendant 
- [Manchester United salvage 1-1 draw at Fulham through late Matheus Cunha strike](https://pollar.news/en/event/brighton-knock-out-man-united): Matheus Cunha scored an 89th-minute equaliser via a David Affengruber deflection to earn Manchester United a 1-1 draw against Fulham at Crav
- [La Bola Negra wins top People's Choice prize at 51st Toronto Film Festival](https://pollar.news/en/event/la-bola-negra-wins-tiff): Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi's queer period film La Bola Negra won the People's Choice Award as the 51st Toronto International Film Fest
- [Amnesty International accuses M23 rebels of war crimes and mineral trafficking in eastern DRC](https://pollar.news/en/event/m23-mining-abuses-reported): Amnesty International reported that M23 rebels in eastern DRC committed summary executions, torture, and forced labour at artisanal mines wh
- [Italy steps up naval escorts in Red Sea and demands EU fleet expansion after drone strike](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-demands-eu-naval-surge): Italy has deployed naval escorts to protect commercial ships in the Bab al-Mandab strait and formally asked the European Union to expand Ope
- [Explosions hit Syrian army site south of Aleppo, blocking emergency rescue teams](https://pollar.news/en/event/explosions-hit-aleppo-army-base): A series of detonations at a military installation in the al-Eis countryside south of Aleppo on Monday morning hindered rescue operations an
- [Atlantic High Brings Mild Early Autumn Weather Across Germany Following Cold Front](https://pollar.news/en/event/mild-autumn-reaches-germany): A shifting Atlantic high-pressure system is delivering dry and mild conditions across Germany this week, easing temperatures before potentia
- [Paris prosecutors investigate PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi over Ligue 1 television rights deal](https://pollar.news/en/event/al-khelaifi-facing-french-probe): French authorities opened a preliminary conflict of interest inquiry into Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi following a compl
- [Protesters in Ceuta attack car carrying local deputy and human rights activists](https://pollar.news/en/event/unrest-at-ceuta-port): Police fired warning shots and escorted Ceuta Ya! deputy Julia Villegas after dozens of demonstrators attacked her vehicle with stones and e
- [Iran warns of renewed US strikes as Houthi attacks hit Saudi oil facilities](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-warns-of-us-strikes): Tehran claimed intelligence of an imminent American air campaign on Sunday, while Yemen's Houthi rebels launched missile strikes on Riyadh a
- [AC Milan defeats Lecce 3-0 at San Siro to move within two points of Serie A summit](https://pollar.news/en/event/milan-beat-lecce-3-0): Christian Pulisic, Adrien Rabiot, and Diego Moreira scored at San Siro as AC Milan beat Lecce 3-0, climbing to 11 points in Serie A.

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