# 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 continues to compress competitive advantage cycles and test regulatory guardrails, whil - [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 legal countermea - [The war in Ukraine and its limits](https://pollar.news/en/threads/ukraine-war): The war is defined by reciprocal long-range strikes on economic infrastructure, with Ukraine targeting Russian refineries and logistics whil - [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. - [Zelensky rejects wartime elections after former minister Fedorov calls for vote](https://pollar.news/en/event/zelensky-rejects-wartime-elections): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that holding elections during the Russian invasion would split the nation, responding to propo - [Canada pledges dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs after US imposes 50% duties on $20 billion in imports](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-canada-tariff-talks): Prime Minister Mark Carney announced reciprocal duties on United States steel, dairy, and machinery after Washington enforced 50% tariffs on - [Landslide at Conakry landfill kills 30 people and injures 22 after heavy overnight rains](https://pollar.news/en/event/conakry-landfill-collapse-kills-22): Heavy rainfall triggered the collapse of a massive refuse mound at the Dar Es Salam landfill in Conakry's Gbessia commune early Sunday, bury - [Kyle Kirkwood wins inaugural IndyCar Freedom 250 in Washington as Alex Palou spins out](https://pollar.news/en/event/indycar-races-in-washington): Andretti Global driver Kyle Kirkwood led 128 of 147 laps around the National Mall to beat Christian Lundgaard by 3.09 seconds, while series - [Norway's King Harald, 89, receives antibiotics in Oslo hospital for bacterial blood infection](https://pollar.news/en/event/king-harald-in-hospital): The royal household announced that the 89-year-old monarch's condition deteriorated over the weekend due to a bacterial infection, while Cro - [Shein launches $1.77 billion Hong Kong IPO valuing retailer at up to $26.8 billion](https://pollar.news/en/event/shein-launches-hong-kong-ipo): Fast-fashion retailer Shein began book building on 24 August 2026 to sell 280 million shares in Hong Kong, targeting up to HK$13.86 billion - [Crans-Montana bar owner Jacques Moretti detained over alleged domestic violence](https://pollar.news/en/event/jacques-moretti-detained-in-valais): Jacques Moretti, co-owner of the Swiss bar Le Constellation where 41 people died in January, is in pre-trial custody in Valais after alleged - [Syria and Israel hold US-mediated security talks in Jordan following airstrikes](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-disputes-israeli-syria-strike): Syrian and Israeli officials met in Amman for US-mediated talks aimed at stopping airstrikes, reviving buffer zone arrangements, and easing - [Andy Burnham to visit Kyiv on Monday to approve Storm Shadow missile data sharing](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-to-visit-kyiv): The UK prime minister will travel to the Ukrainian capital on Ukraine's 35th independence day to chair a coalition meeting and clear defence - [Erling Haaland debuts buzz cut ahead of Manchester City Premier League opener against Bournemouth](https://pollar.news/en/event/erling-haaland-debuts-buzzcut): The Manchester City striker cut off his long blond hair in a video shared before Sunday's match against Bournemouth, drawing reactions from - [Raphaël Glucksmann launches 2027 French presidential bid to unite moderate left](https://pollar.news/en/event/glucksmann-prepares-presidential-bid): Place Publique co-founder and EU lawmaker Raphaël Glucksmann will enter an October 2026 primary with the Socialist Party ahead of the 2027 p - [Spanish opposition demands quarantine in Ceuta as migrant health crisis deepens](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): Alberto Núñez Feijóo has called for the confinement of migrants carrying infectious diseases in Ceuta, while municipal teams bury 88 recover - [Kazakhstan ruling party Adilet wins snap election with over 70% in exit polls](https://pollar.news/en/event/kazakhstan-elects-new-parliament): President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's newly formed Adilet party took between 70% and 72% of the vote in Sunday's snap parliamentary elections, s - [Liverpool draw 2-2 at Newcastle as Szoboszlai scores stoppage-time penalty](https://pollar.news/en/event/liverpool-draw-2-2-at-newcastle): Dominik Szoboszlai scored a 99th-minute penalty to earn Liverpool a 2-2 draw against Newcastle United at St James' Park in the opening Premi - [Atlético Madrid Fans Jeer Julián Álvarez in 2-2 Villarreal Draw as Exit Standoff Escalates](https://pollar.news/en/event/atletico-rejects-lvarez-bids): Atlético Madrid drew 2-2 with Villarreal after forward Julián Álvarez faced hostile whistling from home supporters following his push to joi - [Sinaloa governor Rubén Rocha Moya steps down again following party backlash over US indictment](https://pollar.news/en/event/sinaloa-governor-resumes-office): Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya requested an indefinite leave of absence just 36 hours after attempting to reclaim office, following conde - [Ferran Torres scores debut brace as PSG recover from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Rennes](https://pollar.news/en/event/psg-opener-moved-to-rennes): Substitute Ferran Torres scored two second-half goals as Paris Saint-Germain recovered from a 2-0 deficit to draw 2-2 against Rennes in thei - [Iran warns Gulf neighbours against US economic war as sanctions package looms](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-rejects-us-sanctions): Tehran warned Persian Gulf states against participating in planned US economic sanctions as President Massud Peseschkian acknowledged mounti - [Nevada wildfire burns over 5,200 hectares near Reno as 42,000 residents ordered to evacuate](https://pollar.news/en/event/nevada-wildfire-forces-evacuations): A human-caused wildfire near Reno, Nevada has burned over 5,200 hectares and injured six people, prompting evacuation directives for tens of - [Manchester City beat Bournemouth 2-1 with late goals as Brighton defeat Aston Villa 4-0](https://pollar.news/en/event/city-beat-bournemouth-2-1): Late strikes from Marc Guehi and Josko Gvardiol gave Enzo Maresca a winning Premier League start at Manchester City, while Brighton moved to - [Zelenskyy denies Ukrainian role in Nord Stream sabotage after second arrest](https://pollar.news/en/event/zelenskyy-denies-nord-stream-attack): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected allegations of state involvement in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline bombings following th - [Italy detains Sea-Watch 5 rescue ship for 45 days and issues 7,500 euro fine](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-detains-sea-watch-5): The Italian Interior Ministry ordered a 45-day administrative detention and a €7,500 fine for the German-flagged Sea-Watch 5 after its crew - [Barcelona beat Elche 5-0 in La Liga opener with braces from Raphinha and Fermin](https://pollar.news/en/event/barcelona-beat-elche-5-0): Hansi Flick deployed Raphinha as captain and center forward in a five-goal victory at Estadio Martinez Valero, though an apparent knee injur - [Wyndham Clark wins BMW Championship by three strokes after late birdies at Bellerive](https://pollar.news/en/event/clark-leads-bmw-championship): Wyndham Clark closed with three consecutive birdies to finish at 17-under par and secure a $3.6 million prize in St. Louis, holding off Patr - [Ferran Torres scores twice on PSG debut to secure 2-2 draw at Rennes](https://pollar.news/en/event/psg-draws-2-2-at-rennes): Paris Saint-Germain recovered from a two-goal deficit to draw 2-2 against Stade Rennes in their Ligue 1 opener, as second-half substitute Fe - [Max Verstappen crashes out on opening lap of final Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort](https://pollar.news/en/event/verstappen-crashes-in-zandvoort): Max Verstappen suffered an opening-lap crash at the final Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort, triggering a 30-minute red flag after his Red Bull - [Yomif Kejelcha sets half marathon world record with 56:51 in Buenos Aires](https://pollar.news/en/event/kejelcha-breaks-half-marathon-record): Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha ran 56 minutes 51 seconds at the Buenos Aires half marathon on Sunday, taking 29 seconds off Jacob Kiplimo's previ - [Juventus beat Frosinone 1-0 in Serie A opener with first-half Bremer header](https://pollar.news/en/event/juventus-beats-frosinone-1-0): Gleison Bremer scored a 22nd-minute header to give Luciano Spalletti's team a 1-0 victory at Frosinone, while goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario s - [Iran-linked hackers shut down British power plant for four days in July cyberattack](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-hack-shuts-uk-plant): A July cyberattack attributed to Iran-linked hackers knocked a small British power plant offline for four days without causing wider disrupt - [UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin rules out bid for FIFA presidency in 2027](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceferin-rejects-fifa-bid): Aleksander Ceferin will not run against Gianni Infantino in the March 2027 FIFA election, maintaining his focus on UEFA while a multi-confed - [Volodymyr Zelensky rejects wartime elections following appeal from dismissed defence minister](https://pollar.news/en/event/no-elections-during-war): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that organizing elections during the war would divide the country, rebuffing calls from former - [Matthew Brennan wins Vuelta stage two in Manosque as Tadej Pogačar retains red jersey](https://pollar.news/en/event/brennan-wins-vuelta-stage-two): The young British rider won the stage from Monaco to Manosque in a sprint finish, while Tadej Pogačar maintained a nine-second overall lead - [Nordic football associations withdraw confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino](https://pollar.news/en/event/nordic-fas-oppose-infantino): Six national football federations met in Helsinki on 23 August 2026 to demand structural governance reforms and an independent investigation - [Spanish crews contain 630-hectare Valencia wildfire as flash floods injure dozens in Catalonia](https://pollar.news/en/event/valencia-wildfire-evacuates-gtova): Firefighters in Valencia brought a 630-hectare blaze under control near Gátova, allowing 1,000 evacuees to return, while torrential rains in - [Lando Norris wins Dutch Grand Prix after lap 54 overtake on Kimi Antonelli](https://pollar.news/en/event/russell-takes-dutch-sprint-pole): McLaren driver Lando Norris passed championship leader Kimi Antonelli in the closing stages at Zandvoort to take his second consecutive Form - [Brighton beat ten-man Aston Villa 4-0 as Unai Emery addresses Ollie Watkins absence](https://pollar.news/en/event/brighton-rout-aston-villa-4-0): Brighton scored four goals in the opening 31 minutes against Aston Villa before Joao Gomes was sent off on his debut, with Unai Emery remain - [Sydney Marathon finisher medals mistakenly feature Munich Allianz Arena instead of local stadium](https://pollar.news/en/event/sydney-medal-features-munich-stadium): Sydney Marathon organisers will distribute finisher medals depicting Munich's Allianz Arena rather than Sydney's Allianz Stadium after a man - [Medical records show Donald Trump gained 10 kilograms, putting him near obesity threshold](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-approaches-obesity-threshold): Official medical reports show Donald Trump weighs 108 kilograms, placing the 80-year-old president less than one kilogram below the clinical - [Manchester City agree €100m deal with Lille for midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi](https://pollar.news/en/event/city-agree-100m-bouaddi-deal): Manchester City and Lille have agreed on a €100 million transfer package for 18-year-old midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, who will sign a five-yea - [Nevada wildfire burns over 10,500 acres near Reno and forces 90,000 to evacuate](https://pollar.news/en/event/reno-wildfire-prompts-evacuations): A fast-moving, wind-driven brush fire in northwest Reno burned more than 10,500 acres, injured six people, destroyed homes, and triggered a - [Cardinal Zuppi condemns migration rhetoric and confirms Vatican diplomatic trips to Moscow](https://pollar.news/en/event/zuppi-addresses-migration-and-moscow): At the Rimini Meeting, Italian Episcopal Conference President Matteo Zuppi called for European migration reform and confirmed upcoming Vatic - [Ceferin rules out FIFA bid and warns Infantino of election challenge](https://pollar.news/en/event/infantino-faces-fifa-challenge): UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin confirmed he will not run for the FIFA presidency, but warned Gianni Infantino will face an election oppon - [Ferrari strategy dispute at Zandvoort costs Lewis Hamilton Dutch GP podium](https://pollar.news/en/event/ferrari-strategy-dispute-at-zandvoort): Lewis Hamilton finished fourth at the Dutch Grand Prix behind George Russell after strategy delays and an on-track dispute with Ferrari team - [Zelensky outlines three-point peace framework with US envoys including buffer zone](https://pollar.news/en/event/zelensky-details-peace-plan): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a peace framework developed with US and European partners, proposing a ceasefire, mutual tr - [Seven injured after wooden bridge collapses during wedding photo in Grue, Norway](https://pollar.news/en/event/bridge-collapses-at-norwegian-wedding): A wooden walkway leading to a barn at the Gruetunet open-air museum collapsed under 20 wedding guests posing for a group photograph, sending - [Lando Norris wins Dutch Grand Prix as Max Verstappen crashes out on lap two](https://pollar.news/en/event/norris-triumphs-in-dutch-gp): Lando Norris won the Dutch Grand Prix after overtaking Antonelli, while home favourite Max Verstappen retired on lap two following a heavy c - [Lando Norris wins Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort ahead of Kimi Antonelli](https://pollar.news/en/event/alonso-weighs-f1-future): McLaren driver Lando Norris secured his second consecutive victory of the season at Zandvoort after passing championship leader Kimi Antonel - [Israeli forces kill 14-year-old Palestinian in West Bank raid as violence flares](https://pollar.news/en/event/palestinian-teen-killed-in-nablus): Israeli soldiers shot and killed 14-year-old Islam Ahmad Maher Ajouri in the Askar refugee camp near Nablus on 23 August 2026, while separat - [Wildfire breaks out in Elassona as Greek fire service mobilises 56 personnel and four aircraft](https://pollar.news/en/event/wildfire-mobilises-crews-in-elassona): Greek emergency services deployed 56 firefighters, 13 vehicles, and four aircraft on Sunday to contain a rural fire burning in Giannota with - [French tourist dies in Death Valley after vehicle becomes stuck in mud during 47°C heat](https://pollar.news/en/event/tourist-dies-in-death-valley): Pierre Michel Formosa died on 17 August 2026 after his vehicle became stuck on West Side Road and he attempted a two-kilometre trek across s ## 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 - 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