# 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): Models are learning faster than the institutions behind them can adapt, with this thread tracking frontier-model capability jumps, the AI Ac - [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. - [Stripe and Advent bid $60.50 per share for PayPal, valuing it at $53 billion](https://pollar.news/en/event/stripe-advent-offer-53b-for-paypal): The joint offer of $60.50 per share represents a 28% premium and is backed by $50 billion in financing, people familiar say. - [One vote sinks Meloni's election reform amendment as coalition snipers strike in Rome](https://pollar.news/en/event/melonis-one-vote-defeat): A single vote in a secret ballot derailed an amendment on preference votes, exposing a rift inside Giorgia Meloni's three-party coalition th - [Biden announces memoir 'Promise Me, America' for 17 November release, weeks after midterms](https://pollar.news/en/event/biden-announces-presidential-memoir): The former president, who is undergoing treatment for an aggressive prostate cancer diagnosed in May 2025, says the book will cover his deci - [Lithuania warns Russia is planning kinetic attacks on critical infrastructure in Poland and the Baltics](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-plans-sabotage-baltics-warn): Intelligence from multiple NATO allies points to Russian plans for selective attacks on critical energy and transport infrastructure, with V - [Soren Waerenskjold wins fastest ever Tour de France stage at 50.91 km/h in Nevers](https://pollar.news/en/event/fastest-tour-stage-ever): The Norwegian Uno-X rider beat Olav Kooij and Jasper Philipsen in a chaotic sprint, while Tadej Pogacar retained the yellow jersey with a 3: - [Starmer bids farewell at final PMQs as Burnham prepares to take over](https://pollar.news/en/event/starmers-final-pmqs): Outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared the end of his political journey at a tearful last Prime Minister's Questions, before a standi - [15,000 free tickets for Spain's World Cup final viewing at Madrid's Movistar Arena sold out in 90 minutes](https://pollar.news/en/event/madrid-final-viewing-sold-out): Movistar Arena will host the region's largest screen for the World Cup final on Sunday, but all 15,000 free passes were claimed within 90 mi - [World Cup final half-time could stretch to 30 minutes as FIFA tests its 15-minute rule](https://pollar.news/en/event/fifas-30-minute-half-time-break): The 2026 World Cup final on Sunday will stage an 11-minute musical show with Madonna, Shakira and BTS, but broadcasters expect the half-time - [Merz defends coalition record, warns against AfD at summer press conference in Berlin](https://pollar.news/en/event/merz-touts-coalition-footing): At his second annual summer press conference, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz touted his government's reform progress while warning voters - [Meta employees sue, allege AI tools scored parental and medical leave against them in 8,000-person layoff](https://pollar.news/en/event/meta-sued-over-ai-layoffs): A federal lawsuit filed in Oakland, California, claims the company's internal AI systems transformed keyboard activity and token usage into - [Argentina and England set for World Cup semi-final in Atlanta, renewing a rivalry spanning nearly six decades](https://pollar.news/en/event/messi-meets-england-at-last): The two sides meet in Atlanta tonight (20:00 BST) with a place in the final against Spain at stake, adding a new chapter to a rivalry that i - [Attal's Renaissance party sues Le Pen and National Rally for trademark infringement over campaign slogan](https://pollar.news/en/event/attal-sues-le-pen): Gabriel Attal's Renaissance party filed a lawsuit against Marine Le Pen and the National Rally on Wednesday, alleging the far-right candidat - [Hydrogen fluoride leak on MSC cargo ship at Antwerp's Deurganck Dock hospitalises 28, one in intensive care](https://pollar.news/en/event/antwerp-port-toxic-leak-hospitalises-28): A hydrogen fluoride leak from a container aboard the 'Mia Summer II' at the Deurganck Dock in the port of Antwerp prompted a mass evacuation - [Italian prosecutors drop sports fraud case against former referee chief Gianluca Rocchi after two-year investigation](https://pollar.news/en/event/referee-probe-dropped): Milan public prosecutor requests dismissal of sports fraud charges against ex-referee designator Gianluca Rocchi, citing lack of evidence of - [Spain-Gibraltar land border opens after 117 years, ending daily queues for 15,000 cross-border workers](https://pollar.news/en/event/gibraltar-border-opens): Routine passport and vehicle checks at the only land crossing between Spain and Gibraltar ceased at midnight on 15 July 2026, hours before w - [Feijóo brands Sánchez an 'authoritarian president' at Madrid summit, citing judicial distrust and parliamentary disregard](https://pollar.news/en/event/feijoo-labels-snchez-authoritarian): Speaking at the EPP Libertas Forum in Madrid on 15 July 2026, Spanish opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo described Pedro Sánchez as an ' - [Markus Beierle, former Bundesliga striker with Frankfurt and 1860 Munich, dies aged 54 after a career of 123 top-flight appearances](https://pollar.news/en/event/beierle-passes-away-at-54): The striker, who netted 32 goals in 123 Bundesliga matches, played a key role in Eintracht Frankfurt's two promotions and scored a famous UE - [China's economic growth slows to 4.3% in Q2, missing forecasts as exports surge and domestic demand falters](https://pollar.news/en/event/china-growth-disappoints): The world's second-largest economy expanded at its weakest pace since late 2022, as a property slump and weak consumer confidence offset a 2 - [Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía tour the Greco-Roman ruins of Empúries on second day of Girona awards visit](https://pollar.news/en/event/leonor-and-sofia-tour-empuries): The heir to the Spanish throne and her sister walked the ancient Greek and Roman city on the Costa Brava, meeting young archaeologists and a - [German prosecutors probe comedian Uwe Steimle over Merkel hanging, Stauffenberg remarks at AfD event](https://pollar.news/en/event/steimle-investigated-after-afd-event): The Dessau-Roßlau public prosecutor's office opened an investigation against cabaret artist Uwe Steimle on Wednesday after he joked at an Af - [UK to impose default midnight social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds, with opt-out option](https://pollar.news/en/event/uk-teen-social-media-curfew): The British government will block 16- and 17-year-olds from social media apps between midnight and 6 a.m. by default, though the teens can c - [Ukraine hits 20 Russian tankers in Black Sea, EU moves to restrict asylum for draft-age men](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-hit-russian-tankers): Ukrainian drones struck 20 Russian tankers in the Black Sea on the night of 15 July, while the EU signalled an imminent agreement to deny si - [Patisia apartment fire kills elderly woman, husband hospitalised with respiratory injuries](https://pollar.news/en/event/patisia-fire-kills-elderly-woman): An elderly woman died and her husband was hospitalised with respiratory problems after a fire broke out midday on Wednesday in their first-f - [Poland and Sweden intercept Russian Su-30SM2 jets over Baltic in second day of air incidents](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-probes-baltic-airspace): Over two days, Polish and Swedish fighters intercepted Russian military aircraft near Poland’s maritime border, with the defence minister ca - [Spain's PSOE widens lead over PP to 7.9 points in July CIS poll despite Ábalos corruption sentencing](https://pollar.news/en/event/psoe-poll-lead-grows): The governing Socialists reached 33% estimated vote share in the July CIS barometer, fielded days after former minister José Luis Ábalos rec - [AfD leaders sing East German anthem at rally as comedian sparks criminal probe with Merz, Merkel remarks](https://pollar.news/en/event/afd-sings-ddr-anthem): AfD co-leader Tino Chrupalla and top candidate Ulrich Siegmund joined hundreds in singing 'Auferstanden aus Ruinen' at a campaign event in D - [Gibraltar border fence removed as EU-UK treaty takes effect, ending decades of physical division](https://pollar.news/en/event/gibraltar-fence-comes-down-tonight): The physical barrier separating Gibraltar from Spain was dismantled at midnight on 15 July 2026, hours after the EU, UK and Gibraltar signed - [Pilot Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger, hero of the 2009 'Miracle on the Hudson', announces early-stage Alzheimer's diagnosis at 75](https://pollar.news/en/event/sully-reveals-alzheimers-diagnosis): Chesley B. 'Sully' Sullenberger III, the former US Airways pilot who saved 155 lives by landing a crippled jet on New York's Hudson River in - [Tour de France stage 11: Merlier targets third straight sprint win on flat run from Vichy to Nevers](https://pollar.news/en/event/sprinters-day-in-tour-stage-11): The 161.3 km stage through Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes offers sprinters a fourth mass-finish opportunity, with the Belgian Soudal Quick-Step rider - [Romania's acting PM warns 4.5 billion euros in EU funds at stake as PSD blocks PNRR reforms](https://pollar.news/en/event/bolojan-presses-psd-on-pnrr): Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan published a detailed Facebook rebuttal on 15 July 2026 after Social Democratic leader Sorin Grindeanu qu - [One dead and three missing after pontoon boat capsizes near Alcatraz Island during memorial service](https://pollar.news/en/event/pleasure-boat-sinks-near-alcatraz): A three-deck pontoon boat carrying 19 people capsized roughly 550 metres from Alcatraz Island on Tuesday afternoon, leaving one person dead - [T-Rex skeleton 'Gus' sells for $50.1 million at Sotheby's, smashing fossil auction record](https://pollar.news/en/event/t-rex-gus-record-501m-sale): A 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton named 'Gus' sold at Sotheby's in New York on Tuesday for $50.1 million, including fees, ecl - [Bipartisan US senators unveil revised Russia sanctions bill Lindsey Graham championed before his death](https://pollar.news/en/event/new-russia-sanctions-bill-unveiled): A bipartisan group of 26 senators proposed a reworked bill on Tuesday that would impose tariffs of up to 100% on the top five importers of R - [Turkey marks decade since failed 2016 coup as Erdogan demands extraditions and launches fresh wave of arrests](https://pollar.news/en/event/erdogans-decade-since-the-coup): A new 'major cleansing campaign' saw 968 people detained across all 81 Turkish provinces this week, while President Erdogan called on NATO a - [Spain sweeps France 2-0 to reach first World Cup final since 2010, Deschamps questions referee](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-reaches-wc-final): Goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro in Dallas sent Spain to a World Cup final against England or Argentina, while Didier Deschamps en - [OpenAI's first hardware will be a screenless, movable speaker with a camera, designed as an AI companion for the home](https://pollar.news/en/event/openai-plans-chatgpt-speaker): The ChatGPT maker is developing a battery-powered smart speaker that uses a camera and sensors to understand its environment, with a launch - [US House passes Sunshine Protection Act 308-117, sends permanent daylight saving time bill to Senate](https://pollar.news/en/event/house-passes-daylight-saving-bill): The US House of Representatives voted 308-117 on Tuesday to end the twice-yearly clock change and lock in year-round daylight saving time. T - [Blanche emails show him directing Trump retribution probes as AG confirmation hearing opens](https://pollar.news/en/event/blanche-retribution-emails-surface): Emails released a day before his Senate hearing show Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche directly oversaw investigations targeting Trump's - [American League blanks National League 4-0 in All-Star shutout, Cody Bellinger wins MVP; Jordan Walker captures Home Run Derby in walk-off finish](https://pollar.news/en/event/al-shutout-walker-derby-win): The American League pitching staff combined on a three-hitter to blank the National League 4-0 in the 96th MLB All-Star Game, while Jordan W - [US launches new wave of strikes on Iran as IRGC threatens to paralyse Middle East energy exports](https://pollar.news/en/event/hormuz-fee-replaced-by-deals): CENTCOM began a fresh wave of attacks on Wednesday aimed at degrading Iranian military capacity used against merchant ships. Iran's Revoluti - [Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in 10 days as US fuel blockade deepens energy crisis](https://pollar.news/en/event/cuba-blackout-crisis-deepens): The island's entire power grid went offline at 11:05 local time on Tuesday, the fifth nationwide collapse in 2026, leaving 9.6 million resid - [US cyclosporiasis outbreak tops 1,600 confirmed cases as Taco Bell pulls fresh ingredients in Michigan](https://pollar.news/en/event/cyclospora-outbreak-spreads-in-us): Federal and state health officials are investigating whether lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants is linked to a surge in cyclosporiasis - [Trump overrules own agency and demands ICE continue traffic stops after two fatal shootings in a week](https://pollar.news/en/event/ice-kills-one-in-maine): The president's Truth Social post countermanded a DHS pause announced one day earlier, following the fatal shootings of a Colombian man in M - [England and Argentina set for politically charged World Cup semi-final in Atlanta on Wednesday](https://pollar.news/en/event/world-cup-semi-final-tonight): The defending champion Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, faces England in a World Cup 2026 semi-final at 9 p.m. local time in Atlanta. High se - [Anya Taylor-Joy plays a con woman on the run in Apple TV+ thriller 'Lucky', a seven-episode adaptation that struggles to find its own identity](https://pollar.news/en/event/taylor-joys-lucky-premieres-on-apple-tv): The limited series, adapted from Marissa Stapley's novel by Jonathan Tropper, follows a grifter chasing a stolen $10 million while pursued b - [France's PM Lecornu to refer assisted dying law to Constitutional Council on eve of final vote](https://pollar.news/en/event/lecornu-to-challenge-assisted-dying-law): Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced he will ask the Constitutional Council to review three contested provisions of the bill creating - [Trump pays E. Jean Carroll $5.63 million after Supreme Court rejects final appeal in sex abuse case](https://pollar.news/en/event/carroll-receives-56m-payment): The payment, released from a court-supervised account on Monday, covers the original $5 million civil verdict plus interest and marks the fi - [Warren Buffett ends Gates Foundation donations after Epstein revelations, redirects $6 billion to family charities](https://pollar.news/en/event/buffett-ends-gates-donations): The 95-year-old Berkshire Hathaway chairman excluded the Gates Foundation from his annual share donation for the first time since 2006, foll - [Marciniak waits on FIFA final decision as Collina admiration fuels historic double bid at 2026 World Cup](https://pollar.news/en/event/marciniak-awaits-fifa-fate): Szymon Marciniak was not assigned to either World Cup semi-final, leaving the Polish referee in contention for the 19 July final or the thir - [Ryanair passenger pulled half out of window after engine debris shatters glass at 9,000 feet](https://pollar.news/en/event/passenger-nearly-sucked-from-plane): A 61-year-old Serbian man was pulled head-first out of a cabin window on a Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki to Memmingen on 10 July, after w ## 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)