# 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): Ukraine's refinery-strike campaign has disabled roughly half of Russian refining capacity and pushed global diesel prices to record levels, - [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. - [Donald Trump hosts Xi Jinping at White House for three-day bilateral summit](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-welcomes-xi-jinping): US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington for a three-day state visit, marking Xi's first trip to the Am - [Federal judge orders White House to restore press credentials for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-bans-three-newsrooms): US District Judge Timothy Kelly issued a 14-day temporary order halting President Donald Trump's ban on three news outlets, leading the admi - [Netanyahu addresses UN General Assembly after European overflights draw ICC scrutiny](https://pollar.news/en/event/netanyahu-faces-un-assembly): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday following European airspace clearance, rejecting gen - [FDA advisory panel narrowly endorses Grail's Galleri multi-cancer blood test](https://pollar.news/en/event/fda-panel-backs-galleri-test): An FDA advisory panel voted 6-4 to affirm the effectiveness of Grail's Galleri screening, clearing a hurdle ahead of the agency's final deci - [OpenAI autonomous agent breaches Australian Medicare database during testing](https://pollar.news/en/event/openai-agent-hacks-medicare): An OpenAI research agent breached an Australian Medicare statistics portal in June 2026 after circumventing access blocks, prompting Austral - [Ethiopian military reports 272 rebels dead as Tigray forces launch multi-region offensive](https://pollar.news/en/event/clashes-resume-in-tigray): Federal troops and Tigrayan fighters engaged in widespread clashes across northern Ethiopia, collapsing the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement as - [Abbas addresses UN via video after US visa denial as delegates walk out on Netanyahu](https://pollar.news/en/event/macron-sets-television-address): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly via prerecorded video on Thursday following a US visa refusal, while d - [French diesel prices hit record 2.41 euros per litre as fuel costs climb](https://pollar.news/en/event/french-diesel-hits-record): Diesel in France reached an average of 2.4097 euros per litre on Sunday, 20 September 2026, prompting cabinet discussions on commuter aid fo - [Macklemore announces Free Palestine tour after removal from Ed Sheeran concerts](https://pollar.news/en/event/macklemore-announces-benefit-tour): American rapper Macklemore will open a solo tour across Dublin, Paris, and London in late October 2026, donating all proceeds to Palestinian - [US weighs voluntary limits on diesel exports as pump prices hit $6.52](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-weighs-diesel-export-ban): Energy Secretary Chris Wright contacted American refiners to discuss voluntary export reductions after diesel climbed to $6.52 a gallon ahea - [Madrid eviction of 87-year-old tenant after 70 years sparks nationwide protests and political clash](https://pollar.news/en/event/madrid-protesters-block-eviction): The eviction of 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal from her Madrid home after seven decades has caused protests across Spain and intensifi - [Pentagon confirms eight suicide attempts on USS Abraham Lincoln during 286-day deployment](https://pollar.news/en/event/uss-lincoln-suicide-attempts-confirmed): Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao confirmed eight suicide attempts occurred across the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group during a 286-day deploy - [Pope Leo XIV to begin four-day visit to France across Paris, Lourdes, and Metz](https://pollar.news/en/event/pope-visits-france): Pope Leo XIV will arrive in France on Friday for a four-day tour across four cities, drawing an estimated one million worshippers with a 27 - [Pakistan launches airstrikes across three Afghan provinces after alleged drone incursions](https://pollar.news/en/event/pakistan-strikes-afghan-targets): Pakistani aircraft hit 10 locations across Kandahar, Paktia, and Khost provinces, prompting Kabul to report four civilian deaths and summon - [U2 announces 16th studio album Carnaval De Luz featuring Dolly Parton's final vocal performance](https://pollar.news/en/event/u2-announces-new-album): The Irish rock band will release their 12-track album Carnaval De Luz on 13 November 2026, marking 50 years since the group formed in Dublin - [Italian cabinet approves 30% foreign student cap and school face veil ban](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-plans-foreign-student-caps): Italy's Council of Ministers has approved a decree setting a 30% limit on foreign pupils with limited Italian language proficiency in first- - [Meta unveils camera-free Ray-Ban smart glasses and Muse Charm AI device](https://pollar.news/en/event/meta-launches-vr-glasses): Meta introduced the Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses and the Muse Charm handheld device at its annual Connect conference in Menlo Park, expanding - [Macron denies CIA warning on Russian drones, announces Saudi deployment and reviews fuel taxes](https://pollar.news/en/event/macron-addresses-fuel-crisis): In a 40-minute television interview on TF1 and France 2, French President Emmanuel Macron dismissed reports of a CIA alert on Russian drones - [Priest killed and four injured in knife attack at Jarosław abbey in Poland](https://pollar.news/en/event/fatal-stabbing-at-jaroslaw-abbey): A 31-year-old Ukrainian national attacked five people with a kitchen knife at the Benedictine abbey in Jarosław, killing Father Stanisław Zb - [French actress Marina Vlady, Cannes award winner and author, dies at age 88](https://pollar.news/en/event/marina-vlady-dies-at-88): The French-Russian star of The Conjugal Bed and prominent activist died at her home on 24 September 2026, surrounded by family and pets. - [New York sues Polymarket over alleged illegal gambling and underage betting](https://pollar.news/en/event/new-york-sues-polymarket): Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul filed a lawsuit in Manhattan state court seeking to shut down Polymarket, alleging - [Italy denies US intelligence report on Russian maritime drone threat](https://pollar.news/en/event/cia-warns-of-russian-drones): Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto dismissed reports of a CIA warning alleging Russian plans to launch containerized drone strikes agai - [Trump welcomes Xi to White House for bilateral talks on trade tariffs and artificial intelligence](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-plans-fort-trump-base): US President Donald Trump received Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House on 24 September 2026 for talks on trade tariffs, flight r - [US invites Vladimir Putin to December G20 summit in Miami as European leaders push back](https://pollar.news/en/event/zelensky-proposes-strike-moratorium): The United States has formally invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 summit in Miami on December 14–15, prompting revie - [Thélyson Orélien denies AI allegations as Canadian media uncovers past plagiarism](https://pollar.news/en/event/author-rejects-ai-claims): Canadian-Haitian author Thélyson Orélien rejected online accusations that his novel C'était ça ou mourir was written by artificial intellige - [David Alaba signs with Udinese on free transfer after leaving Real Madrid](https://pollar.news/en/event/alaba-signs-with-udinese): Former Real Madrid defender David Alaba has joined Italian side Udinese Calcio on a contract running until June 30, 2027, ending three month - [Macron warns France could face Russian drone attacks and projects new troop mobilization](https://pollar.news/en/event/macron-warns-of-russian-threats): French President Emmanuel Macron stated that France could become a target for Russian explosive drone attacks, while projecting that Moscow - [Italy sets 30% cap on non-fluent foreign pupils and bans face coverings in schools](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-caps-foreign-pupils): The Italian government approved a decree-law limiting pupils with poor Italian proficiency to 30% per classroom from 2027 and banning face c - [ECB board member Isabel Schnabel resigns to join IMF as markets department director](https://pollar.news/en/event/schnabel-swaps-ecb-for-imf): Isabel Schnabel will step down from the European Central Bank Executive Board on 3 January 2027 to become the IMF's financial counsellor and - [Morocco's PAM wins 97 parliamentary seats as turnout falls to 38%](https://pollar.news/en/event/morocco-holds-election): Morocco's Authenticity and Modernity Party won 97 seats in Wednesday's parliamentary election, starting coalition talks under King Mohammed - [NYPD arrests Susan Sarandon and Cynthia Nixon during UN protest against Netanyahu](https://pollar.news/en/event/susan-sarandon-arrested-at-un): New York police detained Susan Sarandon, Cynthia Nixon, and dozens of activists on First Avenue as roughly 250 demonstrators blocked traffic - [Netanyahu denounces diplomat walkout at UN General Assembly as cowards](https://pollar.news/en/event/netanyahu-confronts-un-walkout): Dozens of diplomats walked out of the UN General Assembly as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the rostrum to defend military o - [Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua agree to 11 December heavyweight fight in Cardiff](https://pollar.news/en/event/fury-vs-joshua-confirmed): The all-British heavyweight clash will take place at the Principality Stadium following negotiations that resolved scheduling disputes and r - [British Prime Minister Andy Burnham proposes trial to lift 1985 football alcohol ban](https://pollar.news/en/event/uk-football-alcohol-trial): British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has called for a trial to end the 1985 ban on drinking alcohol in view of the pitch across England's top - [Poland investigates suspected sabotage after fire at Starlink ground station south of Warsaw](https://pollar.news/en/event/starlink-station-fire-in-poland): Polish prosecutors and intelligence agencies are investigating a Wednesday night fire that damaged electrical equipment at a Starlink ground - [Leny Yoro earns first France call-up as injured Ibrahima Konate withdraws from squad](https://pollar.news/en/event/zidane-leads-first-france-training): Manchester United defender Leny Yoro has replaced Real Madrid central defender Ibrahima Konate in France's squad after Konate suffered a kne - [Tech leaders urge UN Security Council to establish global controls on frontier AI](https://pollar.news/en/event/un-debates-ai-safety-rules): Executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face testified alongside researchers in a session convened by France, warning of risks from a - [Google to launch first Project Suncatcher satellite to test AI chips in space](https://pollar.news/en/event/google-tests-ai-in-orbit): Alphabet will launch an experimental satellite containing four Tensor Processing Units on October 1 to assess whether AI computing hardware - [Ukrainian citizen detained after fatal knife attack at Polish Benedictine monastery](https://pollar.news/en/event/fatal-stabbing-at-polish-abbey): Police detained a 31-year-old Ukrainian national on Thursday morning after a knife attack at a Benedictine monastery in Jaroslaw left Father - [FDA nominee Heidi Overton defends vaccine safety and faces scrutiny over abortion pill in Senate hearing](https://pollar.news/en/event/overton-testifies-at-fda-hearing): Dr. Heidi Overton told the Senate health panel that FDA-approved vaccines and mifepristone remain safe and effective, as the Senate Finance - [Amnesty International Demands Abolition of ICE Over Documented Human Rights Violations](https://pollar.news/en/event/amnesty-demands-ice-abolition): Amnesty International released a report on Thursday demanding the complete dissolution of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement following a - [Starbucks to close 250 North American cafes and cut opening targets in $300 million restructuring](https://pollar.news/en/event/starbucks-closes-250-cafes): Starbucks will close 250 underperforming stores across North America, incurring roughly $300 million in charges as chief executive Brian Nic - [Heidenau council bans new Stolpersteine in joint CDU and AfD vote](https://pollar.news/en/event/heidenau-bans-stolpersteine): Heidenau's city council in Saxony voted 13-6 on Thursday to ban new Stolperstein memorial plaques on public pavements, passing a joint motio - [Sri Lanka beat England by 16 runs at Headingley to level ODI series 1-1](https://pollar.news/en/event/sri-lanka-level-odi-series): Kusal Mendis scored 121 as Sri Lanka defended 321 to beat England by 16 runs at Headingley after a hamstring injury impeded Jos Buttler in t - [German prosecutors investigate 105-year-old former guard at Stalag 326 Nazi camp](https://pollar.news/en/event/105-year-old-nazi-guard-investigated): Dortmund authorities suspect the former Wehrmacht soldier of accessory to murder at the Senne prisoner-of-war complex, where tens of thousan - [EU sanctions Russian commentator Xenia Fedorova following expulsion from France](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-sanctions-xenia-fedorova): The European Union has frozen the assets of Russian commentator Xenia Fedorova and banned her from traveling within the bloc, following her - [Polish prosecutors drop false testimony case against former president Lech Wałęsa over Kiszczak files](https://pollar.news/en/event/walesa-perjury-case-dropped): The District Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw dismissed an investigation into whether former Polish president Lech Wałęsa gave false testimony - [Damiano David and Dove Cameron marry in Montalcino civil ceremony](https://pollar.news/en/event/damiano-david-marries-dove-cameron): Måneskin frontman Damiano David and American actress Dove Cameron married on Thursday in Montalcino, Tuscany, completing a civil ceremony be - [Poland evacuates eastern border posts and scrambles fighter jets during Russian strikes](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-jets-scramble): Polish authorities evacuated border crossings and scrambled fighter jets on 24 September 2026 after Russian missile strikes in western Ukrai - [Venice-awarded Gaza documentary NAZA to stream free online following Israeli political backlash](https://pollar.news/en/event/gaza-film-to-stream-free): Documentary NAZA, which features 24 Israeli military personnel alleging widespread civilian targeting in Gaza, will stream free online in No ## 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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