# 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 is characterized by a reciprocal escalation of long-range strikes, with Ukraine systematically targeting Russian logistics and energ - [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. - [Federal prosecutor takes over probe of explosive drone found at Leipzig/Halle Airport near Ukrainian cargo planes](https://pollar.news/en/event/leipzig-airport-security-alert): Germany's federal prosecutor has taken over the investigation into a drone fitted with military-grade explosives found near Ukrainian Antono - [Iran-Oman deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz nears as Trump cancels strikes](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-pauses-iran-strikes): Iran and Oman have reached a preliminary agreement on transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz, sending Brent crude from roughly $100 to - [South Korea releases before-and-after Moon images after SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impact](https://pollar.news/en/event/spacex-rocket-heading-for-moon-impact): A SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage struck the Moon on 5 August 2026 at about 8,700 km/h, and South Korea's Danuri orbiter has released the first - [UEFA maintains FIFA boycott threat after Infantino's crisis meeting in Rabat](https://pollar.news/en/event/uefa-threatens-world-cup-boycott): FIFA apologised for errors and said its leadership backs Infantino, but UEFA kept its boycott threat alive, saying conditions for withdrawal - [Le Court wins Tour de France Femmes stage six after crash and mechanical, Reusser keeps yellow jersey](https://pollar.news/en/event/tour-femmes-2026-begins): Kimberley Le Court of Mauritius recovered from a crash and a mechanical problem to win stage six of the Tour de France Femmes in Tournon-sur - [Real Madrid signs 19-year-old Yan Diomandé from Leipzig for club-record €125 million](https://pollar.news/en/event/real-madrid-signs-diomande): Real Madrid has signed 19-year-old Ivorian winger Yan Diomandé from RB Leipzig on a seven-year deal worth up to €140 million with bonuses, m - [Munich court hands life sentence to Afghan man for 2025 car-ramming at union rally that killed mother and daughter](https://pollar.news/en/event/munich-car-attacker-gets-life): A German court sentenced 25-year-old Afghan Farhad N. to life in prison for driving a car into a Munich trade union rally in February 2025, - [RKI revises German heat death toll to 11,900 as Europe toll tops 25,000](https://pollar.news/en/event/nearly-12000-heat-deaths-in-germany): Germany's Robert Koch Institute revised its estimate of heat-related deaths sharply upward to 11,900, surpassing the 2018 annual record, as - [Mohamed Salah signs two-year Trabzonspor deal worth €17m per season after Liverpool exit](https://pollar.news/en/event/salah-to-trabzonspor): Mohamed Salah has signed a two-year contract with Turkish club Trabzonspor on a free transfer, earning €17 million per season plus a 20% sha - [Apollo confirms £5.7 billion easyJet takeover after Castlelake withdraws from bidding war](https://pollar.news/en/event/apollo-acquires-easyjet-for-57-billion): Apollo Global Management has confirmed a recommended cash acquisition of easyJet valuing Europe's second-largest low-cost airline at about £ - [Ceuta migrant crisis deepens as political standoff blocks minor redistribution and social media calls for new crossing](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): Tens of thousands crossed from Morocco to Ceuta on 30 July, leaving at least 83 dead and nearly 1,100 minors in need of shelter as PP-Vox re - [Scientists capture sharpest-ever Sun images revealing never-before-seen plasma vortices](https://pollar.news/en/event/suns-surface-in-new-detail): Using the world's largest solar telescope on Maui, Hawaii, researchers have captured the highest-resolution images of the Sun's surface ever - [Nawrocki marks first year as Polish president, pledges to stay on campaign path and attacks Senate](https://pollar.news/en/event/nawrockis-first-year-in-review): President Karol Nawrocki marked the first anniversary of his swearing-in on 6 August 2026 with a speech at the Presidential Palace courtyard - [Danube drought forces nuclear plant shutdowns in Hungary and Romania](https://pollar.news/en/event/danube-drought-shuts-cernavod): Record-low Danube levels from prolonged heatwaves have pushed Hungary's Paks plant toward its first full shutdown in its 44 years of service - [Rodri rejects Real Madrid, gives green light to Barcelona transfer talks](https://pollar.news/en/event/rodri-says-yes-to-barcelona): Spanish World Cup captain Rodri has told Barcelona he wants to join them, snubbing Real Madrid and opening negotiations with Manchester City - [RWE exits US offshore wind in $1.22 billion Trump administration settlement, redirects funds to gas](https://pollar.news/en/event/rwe-quits-us-wind-for-gas-deal): German energy giant RWE agreed to surrender all three of its US offshore wind leases for a $1.22 billion Interior Department settlement, red - [Cambridge's youngest Black professor Jason Arday resigns amid plagiarism investigation](https://pollar.news/en/event/cambridge-professor-arday-resigns): Professor Jason Arday, who became Cambridge's youngest Black professor in 2023 at age 37, resigned on 5 August evening after the university - [Vinicius Jr extends Real Madrid contract to 2032 amid Arsenal interest](https://pollar.news/en/event/vinicius-extends-madrid-deal-to-2032): Real Madrid announced a six-season contract extension for Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr on 6 August, ending 18 months of talks and fending o - [Ugandan football captain David Owori dies after stone attack in Kampala](https://pollar.news/en/event/footballer-owori-dies-after-attack): David Owori, captain of Ugandan record champions SC Villa, succumbed to injuries on Wednesday after being ambushed and bludgeoned with pavin - [Houthi drone and missile attacks kill at least 38 Yemeni government troops in Marib and Hadramaut](https://pollar.news/en/event/houthis-kill-38-yemeni-troops): Houthi drone and missile strikes on military camps in Marib and Hadramaut on August 6 killed at least 38 government troops and wounded 29, t - [Hantavirus Andes strain detected in Franco-Argentine tourist isolated in Spain after France transit](https://pollar.news/en/event/hantavirus-case-isolated-in-spain): A Franco-Argentine tourist who transited through France in July tested positive for the Andes hantavirus variant and has been isolated with - [Spanish far-right and left unite to demand Morocco's exclusion from 2030 World Cup amid final-hosting dispute](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-challenges-moroccos-world-cup): FIFA denied reports that president Gianni Infantino promised Morocco the 2030 World Cup final, as Spanish parties from Vox to Sumar demanded - [FCC votes 2-1 to eliminate national TV ownership cap, replacing 39% limit with case-by-case merger review](https://pollar.news/en/event/fcc-scraps-tv-ownership-cap): The FCC voted 2-1 along party lines to eliminate the national TV ownership cap that since 2004 barred any company from reaching more than 39 - [Spain prepares for first total solar eclipse in 121 years on 12 August 2026](https://pollar.news/en/event/century-long-eclipse-drought-ends-in-spain): Spain will experience its first total solar eclipse since 1905 on 12 August 2026, with the band of totality crossing from Galicia to the Bal - [El-Sayed wins Michigan Democratic Senate primary, Republicans pounce on progressive victory](https://pollar.news/en/event/el-sayed-defies-aipac-spending): Progressive Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated centrist Representative Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, setting up a Nov - [Francesco Guccini dies at 86: Italy mourns the 'Maestrone' of cantautori](https://pollar.news/en/event/guccini-dies-at-86): Francesco Guccini, the Italian cantautore who soundtracked over 50 years of the country's social and political transformation, died on 6 Aug - [FDA approves Moderna's mFlusiva, the first mRNA-based seasonal flu vaccine, for adults 50 and older](https://pollar.news/en/event/first-mrna-flu-shot-approved): The U.S. FDA approved Moderna's mFlusiva on August 5, 2026, the first mRNA-based seasonal flu vaccine, for adults aged 50 and older, after a - [Swiss prosecutors reject Italy as civil plaintiff in Crans-Montana fire investigation](https://pollar.news/en/event/swiss-prosecutors-reject-italy): Sion's prosecutor has turned down Italy's request to stand as civil plaintiff in the Crans-Montana bar fire investigation, ruling that Itali - [Rockstar partners with Netflix for GTA VI extended look premiere on August 27](https://pollar.news/en/event/gta-vi-preview-hits-netflix): Rockstar Games will premiere an extended look at Grand Theft Auto VI on Netflix on August 27, 2026, with a six-hour exclusivity window befor - [Google reorganizes AI leadership: Hassabis leaves DeepMind operations, Dean departs for startup](https://pollar.news/en/event/google-ai-leadership-shakeup): Alphabet reorganized its AI leadership on Wednesday: Nobel laureate Demis Hassabis leaves day-to-day management of Google DeepMind to become - [Senate panel votes 8-7 to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after Fifth Amendment refusal](https://pollar.news/en/event/senate-panel-holds-fauci-in-contempt): The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 8-7 along party lines on August 6 to hold former NIAID director Dr. An - [Rhine falls to record lows, threatening shipping and fuel prices across Germany](https://pollar.news/en/event/europes-rivers-run-dry): Water levels at the Kaub gauge on the Rhine have dropped to 24 centimetres, the lowest since records began in 1880, with projections of 17 c - [UEFA maintains FIFA boycott despite Infantino's withdrawal of World Cup selloff plan](https://pollar.news/en/event/uefa-maintains-fifa-boycott): UEFA confirmed on 6 August that its 55 member associations remain committed to boycotting all FIFA competitions, including World Cups, despi - [Benfica 3-0 Hearts at half-time: Rafa Silva, Araújo and Pavlidis on target](https://pollar.news/en/event/benfica-3-0-hearts-at-break): Benfica built a 3-0 first-half lead over Hearts, with goals from Rafa Silva, Tomás Araújo and a Vangelis Pavlidis penalty in a one-sided ope - [Romanian woman arrested in Germany on Russian espionage charges targeting drone manufacturer CEO](https://pollar.news/en/event/romanian-arrested-in-german-spy-case): A 45-year-old Romanian citizen was arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russian intelligence, part of a plot targeting the directo - [Australia grants citizenship to two Iranian women's footballers who sought asylum after anthem protest](https://pollar.news/en/event/iranian-footballers-get-citizenship): Two Iranian women's soccer players who sought asylum in Australia after refusing to sing their national anthem at the Women's Asia Cup were - [Republican Senate committee votes 8-5 to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over Fifth Amendment refusal](https://pollar.news/en/event/fauci-held-in-contempt): A Republican-led Senate committee voted 8-5 on 6 August 2026 to hold former White House Covid-19 adviser Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congre - [Romania gives Transelectrica power to disconnect industrial consumers as Danube drought threatens Cernavoda nuclear plant](https://pollar.news/en/event/romania-energy-crisis-measures-adopted): Romania's government adopted a Risk Preparedness Plan on 6 August allowing grid operator Transelectrica to disconnect large industrial consu - [French anti-terror prosecutors investigate FLNC-UC after armed separatists reject Corsican autonomy and threaten non-Corsicans](https://pollar.news/en/event/flnc-threats-spark-terror-probe): French anti-terror prosecutors opened a preliminary investigation on 6 August after armed, masked members of the Corsican separatist group F - [Armed drone with explosives found at Leipzig airport near Ukrainian cargo plane, Germany warns of hybrid attack](https://pollar.news/en/event/leipzig-airport-shut-overnight): A drone carrying military-grade explosives was found on the apron at Leipzig/Halle airport next to a Ukrainian An-124 cargo plane on the nig - [Ayuso's government under fire over €6.3M luxury penthouse bought by Madrid public company](https://pollar.news/en/event/ayuso-penthouse-purchase-criticised): Madrid's regional government faces scrutiny after a public company bought a €6.3M luxury penthouse allegedly for President Ayuso's temporary - [Four men stabbed with scissors in Covent Garden, London; 47-year-old woman arrested](https://pollar.news/en/event/covent-garden-scissors-attack): A 47-year-old woman was arrested after four men aged 34 to 52 were stabbed with scissors on Endell Street in Covent Garden, central London, - [Ukrainian drones strike Wildberries hub in Aleksin as campaign hits 20+ warehouses across Russia](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-hit-20-wildberries-warehouses): A Ukrainian drone struck a Wildberries logistics hub in Aleksin, Tula region, overnight, part of a campaign that has hit more than 20 of the - [Messi scores twice in Leagues Cup return, claims all-time scoring record](https://pollar.news/en/event/messi-scores-twice-in-leagues-cup-win): Lionel Messi scored twice and assisted once in Inter Miami's 4-2 Leagues Cup win over Atlético San Luis, bringing his tournament total to 14 - [Italy hits record as all 27 cities go red in fourth heatwave of summer 2026](https://pollar.news/en/event/fourth-heatwave-hits-italy): All 27 Italian cities monitored by the health ministry reached red alert on 6 August, a first for 2026, as the fourth heatwave of the summer - [Russian ballistic missiles kill 17 across Kyiv region as Ukraine fails to intercept any incoming missiles](https://pollar.news/en/event/17-dead-in-kyiv-missile-barrage): Russia fired 28 high-speed missiles and 115 drones at Kyiv and its region overnight on 4-5 August, killing at least 17 people. Ukraine's air - [Bose announces QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen) at $359 with Ultra features trickling down](https://pollar.news/en/event/bose-unveils-quietcomfort-2nd-gen): Bose's second-generation QuietComfort Headphones bring Immersive Audio, USB-C lossless playback, and glasses-friendly ANC to the midrange li - [Israeli strikes hit south Lebanon after bomb kills two soldiers, disrupting Rome ceasefire talks](https://pollar.news/en/event/israel-hits-lebanon): An improvised bomb killed two Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon on August 5, prompting Israeli strikes that killed one Lebanese civilian - [Siemens AG and Siemens Energy post record quarterly profits on AI-driven data center demand](https://pollar.news/en/event/siemens-companies-post-record-profits): Both Siemens AG and separately listed Siemens Energy reported record quarterly results for the three months ended June 30, driven by surging - [Warner Bros. Discovery Q2 revenue misses estimates as NBA loss and weak films drag results, Paramount merger stuck in court](https://pollar.news/en/event/wbd-q2-earnings-miss-estimates): Warner Bros. Discovery reported Q2 revenue of $8.72 billion, an 11% decline missing Wall Street estimates, as the loss of NBA broadcasts and ## 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)