# 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 in Ukraine has entered a new phase defined by a rapid technological competition and a more mature Ukrainian strike doctrine, challen - [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. - [Spain sends troops to Ceuta as up to 60,000 migrants breach border from Morocco, at least 34 dead](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): Up to 60,000 people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on 30 July, the largest irregular entry since the 2021 diplomatic - [FIFA senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro resigns as UEFA, CONCACAF and AFC unite against $20 billion World Cup stake sale proposal](https://pollar.news/en/event/uefa-threatens-world-cup-boycott): Carlos Cordeiro, FIFA President Gianni Infantino's senior adviser and a former Goldman Sachs banker, resigned in protest on Friday as the or - [Anthropic reveals Claude AI models hacked three companies during security tests, following OpenAI breach](https://pollar.news/en/event/ai-hack-spree-sparks-safety-plea): Anthropic disclosed that three Claude AI models hacked into the systems of three organizations during cybersecurity tests, after a misconfig - [Four dead, six missing after avalanche on Broad Peak sweeps away team led by famed climber Nirmal Purja](https://pollar.news/en/event/purja-missing-in-avalanche): An avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak swept away a 10-member international expedition led by record-holding Nepali climber Nirmal Purja. Fou - [Trump announces Hamas disarmament deal, but Israel demands full demilitarisation and Hamas sets conditions](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-claims-disarmament-deal): President Trump declared a 'major milestone' for Gaza peace, but Israel insists on complete disarmament before any withdrawal and Hamas says - [Franco Baresi, AC Milan icon and World Cup winner, dies at 66; tributes pour in from Cannavaro, Maldini, Meloni](https://pollar.news/en/event/milan-denies-baresi-death-rumors): The one-club defender, who won six Serie A titles and three European Cups, captained Italy to the 1994 World Cup final and was a torchbearer - [France orders expulsion of Russian journalist Xenia Fedorova and freezes her assets; she decries censorship](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-expels-kremlin-propagandist): Xenia Fedorova, former head of RT France and now a regular on Vincent Bolloré's media outlets, was served with an expulsion order on Wednesd - [Chelsea fined £10m for historical FA breaches, Mudryk doping case resolved](https://pollar.news/en/event/chelsea-fined-mudryk-cleared): Chelsea have been fined £10 million by the FA for 74 historical rule breaches, while winger Mykhailo Mudryk is free to return after his dopi - [Russian Kh-101 missile that fell in Poland was made in Q2 2026, prosecutors say](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-strikes-trigger-polish-alert): The Kh-101 cruise missile that crashed near Tarnawa-Kolonia on July 30 was produced in Russia's Moscow region in the second quarter of 2026, - [Musk compares Ceuta migrant arrivals to zombie invasion, Trump warns of US border crisis](https://pollar.news/en/event/musk-trump-on-ceuta-crisis): Elon Musk posted a clip from World War Z to mock Spain's migration policy, then shared real footage from Ceuta and the US-Mexico border. Don - [EU charges Temu with obstructing December raid into possible Chinese state subsidies](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-charges-temu-over-probe): The European Commission issued preliminary findings on Friday that the Chinese online retailer failed to cooperate during an unannounced ins - [France's largest wildfire since 1949 burns 42,000 hectares, forces 220,000 to evacuate near Bordeaux](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-wildfire-evacuates-12000): The blaze west of Bordeaux has forced more than 220,000 people from their homes in Gironde alone, destroyed 240 houses and killed two firefi - [Ariana Grande's 'Petal' album channels unfiltered rage into dark, experimental pop](https://pollar.news/en/event/grandes-angry-new-album): The singer's eighth studio album, co-written with Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh, trades effervescence for brooding electronics and lyrics - [Trump says he's 'not sure' about letting Ukraine build Patriot missiles, contradicting earlier pledge](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-backtracks-on-patriots): Three weeks after promising Ukraine the right to build Patriot air defense missiles, Donald Trump told the Financial Times he is 'not sure' - [FIFA accelerates study on 64-team World Cup for 2030 amid private investment backlash](https://pollar.news/en/event/fifa-pushes-64-team-world-cup): FIFA has opened a tender for an independent agency to assess expanding the men's World Cup from 48 to 64 teams for 2030, with analysis due b - [British-Azerbaijani man arrested in Cyprus for spying on RAF Akrotiri for Iran's Revolutionary Guard](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-spy-arrested-in-cyprus): Rashad Sultanov, 44, a dual British-Azerbaijani national from London, was arrested on 17 July and is being held pending extradition to the U - [Munich court rules AI music generator Suno infringed copyright, orders halt to use of protected songs](https://pollar.news/en/event/sunos-ai-music-ruled-illegal): A Munich court found that Suno trained its AI on protected songs without permission and reproduced them, siding with German rights group GEM - [UK funeral director Robert Bush jailed for 20 years for hoarding bodies, giving wrong ashes, and stealing charity donations](https://pollar.news/en/event/funeral-director-jailed-20-years): Robert Bush, 48, ran Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull, where police found 35 bodies in March 2024, many in advanced decompositio - [Methane blast kills 34 miners in Pakistan coal mine, two still missing](https://pollar.news/en/event/pakistan-mine-explosion-kills-34): A methane gas explosion at a coal mine near Quetta in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 34 miners on Thursday. Rescue teams are working - [Thunderstorms with heavy rain and gusty winds move across western Poland on Friday morning](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-under-red-heat-alerts): A prefrontal squall line brought thunderstorms to Dolnośląskie and Wielkopolskie voivodeships early Friday, with rainfall up to 15 l/m² and - [One dead, five missing after building collapse in Messina, Sicily](https://pollar.news/en/event/messina-collapse-missing-feared): Firefighters recovered the body of businessman Carmelo Leone from the rubble of a collapsed building in the Pistunina district, while five o - [Danube drought exposes woolly mammoth bones in Bulgaria, nuclear plants forced to shut down](https://pollar.news/en/event/danube-drought-uncovers-mammoth-bones): Record-low water levels on the Danube, driven by months of drought and heatwaves, have uncovered the remains of a young woolly mammoth near - [Polish government safety guide alert crashes servers after missile scare](https://pollar.news/en/event/safety-guide-alert-crashes-servers): A nationwide SMS alert sent by Poland's Government Security Centre on Friday morning directed millions to a digital safety guide, but the su - [Wildfire on Poikilo Mountain forces evacuations in Haidari, West Athens, as flames approach urban areas](https://pollar.news/en/event/wildfire-threatens-west-athens): A wildfire that broke out on Poikilo Mountain near the Egaleo ring road on Friday afternoon has spread rapidly, blanketing western Athens su - [French inflation rises to 2.1% in July as energy costs surge, eurozone hits 2.9%](https://pollar.news/en/event/french-inflation-hits-21): Consumer prices in France rose 2.1% year-on-year in July, up from 1.8% in June, as energy costs jumped 12.4% amid Middle East tensions. Euro - [Tesla weighs sale of China business to clear path for SpaceX merger; Musk calls report 'absurdly fake'](https://pollar.news/en/event/tesla-mulls-china-sale): The Wall Street Journal reports that Tesla executives have been told to prepare for a separation of the Chinese business, with options inclu - [Malaysia Airlines pilot flew passenger jet while on drugs, arrested in Jakarta with 70,000 ecstasy pills](https://pollar.news/en/event/pilot-caught-with-70000-ecstasy-pills): A Malaysia Airlines pilot was arrested at Jakarta's main airport after flying a passenger jet from Kuala Lumpur while under the influence of - [BP puts North Sea oil and gas business up for sale as CEO Meg O'Neill accelerates portfolio overhaul](https://pollar.news/en/event/bp-exits-north-sea): The British energy giant launched a formal sale process for its five production hubs, which produced 117,000 barrels per day last year, as n - [Spanish judge orders analysis of 82 bank accounts, including six from PSOE, in Leire Díez corruption probe](https://pollar.news/en/event/psoe-accounts-under-investigation): Audiencia Nacional judge Santiago Pedraz has ordered 12 banks to hand over data on 82 accounts linked to the ruling Socialist Party and seve - [Canadian owner of Circle K to acquire Żabka for 32.6 billion złoty; brand and management to stay](https://pollar.news/en/event/zabka-sold-to-circle-k): Alimentation Couche-Tard will launch a tender offer for 100% of Żabka Group at 32 PLN per share, valuing the Polish convenience chain at abo - [German unemployment tops 3 million in July, Bavaria hits near-20-year high](https://pollar.news/en/event/jobless-rate-hits-64): The Federal Employment Agency reported 3.007 million out of work in July, up 71,000 from June, as seasonal factors and a sluggish economy pu - [49,000 migrants enter Spain's Ceuta enclave in 24 hours; 43 bodies recovered from the sea](https://pollar.news/en/event/49000-migrants-enter-ceuta): At least 49,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco in 24 hours, and 43 bodies were recovered from the sea, as P - [Producer sues Netflix for $105 million after unreleased Nicolas Cage film stolen from its office](https://pollar.news/en/event/netflix-sued-over-film-theft): Simon Afram alleges an unencrypted hard drive of WWII thriller Fortitude was stolen from Netflix's Los Angeles office, destroying its commer - [Rzeszów court acquits all 17 defendants in 1998 murder of 17-year-old Iwona Cygan after eight-year trial](https://pollar.news/en/event/cygan-murder-acquittals): The District Court in Rzeszów cleared every defendant on 31 July 2026, nearly 28 years after the teenager was strangled in Szczucin. The ver - [Germany hits 40.5°C in July heatwave peak, three states set monthly records before storms sweep in](https://pollar.news/en/event/germany-heatwave-to-hit-39c): Bernburg in Saxony-Anhalt recorded 40.5°C on Thursday, the highest of several 40°C-plus readings across Germany. Three federal states set ne - [Wildfires in Greece kill three firefighters, force 8,000 evacuations on Crete as Europe battles blazes](https://pollar.news/en/event/crete-wildfire-kills-two): Strong winds grounded firefighting aircraft on Crete, where two firefighters died and 8,000 people were evacuated by sea and road. A third f - [Japan earthquake death toll reaches 34, with seven killed at Aeon Mall and eight at paper mill](https://pollar.news/en/event/71-quake-hits-southern-japan): The magnitude-7.1 quake struck Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, collapsing buildings and triggering a gas explosion at a shopping centre. Nea - [Bucharest court suspends six government decisions after PSD challenge, PNL warns of €140m risk](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-suspends-six-government-acts): The Bucharest Court of Appeal suspended six decisions adopted by the interim government of Ilie Bolojan, following legal actions by the Soci - [US State Department apologizes for AI-generated map that misplaced Nigeria, Ivory Coast at AIDS summit](https://pollar.news/en/event/ai-map-embarrasses-us-at-aids-summit): A US presentation at the AIDS conference in Rio misplaced Nigeria in the Sahara and Ivory Coast in the south. The State Department blamed a - [Global tech rout deepens as KOSPI plunges 10.8%, AI spending fears rattle markets](https://pollar.news/en/event/asia-chip-selloff-deepens): South Korea's benchmark index suffered its worst session in months, triggering a trading halt, as fears over AI infrastructure spending and - [IAG profit slumps 20.6% on fuel costs as Spanish banks post H1 gains](https://pollar.news/en/event/endesa-lifts-2026-guidance): Airline group IAG saw net profit fall to €1.03 billion in the first half of 2026, while Unicaja and Ibercaja reported higher earnings, and A - [Chile and Venezuela agree to restore consular services, two years after Maduro expelled diplomats over disputed election](https://pollar.news/en/event/chile-venezuela-consular-ties-restored): Chile and Venezuela will reopen consular services after a two-year freeze, aiming to assist hundreds of thousands of migrants and begin norm - [India's parliament passes bill doubling exam leak penalties after protests force minister's resignation](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-rejects-activists-release-bid): The upper house approved legislation doubling maximum prison terms to 10 years and fines to over $1m, days after Education Minister Dharmend - [Italy braces for 40°C heatwave as 19 cities under red alert, Po river at critical low](https://pollar.news/en/event/fourth-heatwave-hits-italy): Temperatures are forecast to hit 41°C in Terni and 40°C in Ferrara, Florence, Modena and Piacenza, with high humidity pushing perceived temp - [Saudi Arabia unveils 14-nation maritime coalition to protect Red Sea shipping from Houthi attacks](https://pollar.news/en/event/saudi-maritime-coalition-formed): Riyadh hosted representatives from 43 countries and the EU on Thursday to launch a defensive alliance aimed at securing the Bab el-Mandeb St - [US cyber agency warns of water system attacks after 30 Minnesota utilities targeted; Iran suspected](https://pollar.news/en/event/minnesota-water-systems-hacked): More than 30 community water systems in Minnesota were hit by a coordinated cyberattack on July 26-27, prompting a CISA advisory and an FBI - [Real Madrid sign Levante striker Carlos Espí in €25m lightning deal until 2031](https://pollar.news/en/event/real-madrid-sign-espi): The 21-year-old striker, La Liga's best under-23 player last season, moves from Levante after Real Madrid triggered his €25 million release - [Trump announces agreement for full disarmament of Hamas in Gaza, Hamas confirms](https://pollar.news/en/event/hamas-agrees-to-disarm): The US-brokered plan, part of a second-phase ceasefire, envisions gradual disarmament, Israeli withdrawal, and an international stabilizatio - [Trump casts doubt on Patriot missile license for Ukraine, says 'we are chasing peace' and sends envoys to Kyiv](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-questions-patriot-license-for-ukraine): Three weeks after pledging a Patriot production license to Kyiv, Donald Trump now says he is 'not sure' and is 'analyzing' the move, while d - [Finucane powers Wales to team sprint gold as Fachie makes history at Commonwealth Games](https://pollar.news/en/event/tardis-opens-commonwealth-games): Emma Finucane led Wales to a record-breaking team sprint victory over England, while Neil Fachie became Scotland's most decorated Commonweal ## 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)