# 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. - [Infantino defends $20bn FIFA subsidiary plan as UEFA, EU and players’ unions erupt](https://pollar.news/en/event/uefa-threatens-world-cup-boycott): FIFA plans to create a $20 billion commercial subsidiary and sell up to 20% to an investor group led by Thrive Eternal, sparking fierce oppo - [US strikes dozens of IRGC targets in Iran as war engulfs Jordan, Iraq and Egypt](https://pollar.news/en/event/mideast-truce-collapses): American warplanes struck dozens of Revolutionary Guard targets across Iran early Thursday after Tehran fired ballistic missiles at US bases - [Kumamoto earthquake death toll climbs to 34 as rescuers battle 35°C heat](https://pollar.news/en/event/71-quake-hits-southern-japan): Two days after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture, the confirmed death toll has risen to 34, with five people still in cr - [Two arrested for arson as France's largest wildfire since 1949 holds at 42,000 hectares](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-wildfire-evacuates-12000): French authorities arrested two people on suspicion of arson Thursday as the Gironde wildfire, the country's largest since 1949, remained at - [George and Amal Clooney evacuate French vineyard home as wildfires rage; vow to help rebuild Brignoles](https://pollar.news/en/event/clooneys-flee-french-wildfires): The actor and human rights lawyer left their Provence estate with their twins as a fire broke out near Brignoles. In a letter to the mayor, - [Poland finds 10-metre crater and scattered debris after unidentified object breaches its airspace during Russia's overnight assault on Ukraine](https://pollar.news/en/event/unidentified-object-hits-poland): A 10-metre-wide crater and fragments were discovered in a field near Tarnawa-Kolonia, Lublin province, after an object crossed into Polish a - [8,000 evacuated from Crete resort as wildfires kill three firefighters in Greece](https://pollar.news/en/event/crete-wildfire-kills-two): About 8,000 people were evacuated from the resort village of Agia Galini on Wednesday night as a 15-kilometre fire front, fanned by winds up - [Russian Kh-101 missile crashes in Poland during massive attack on Ukraine; Tusk says no targeting](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-strikes-trigger-polish-alert): A Russian Kh-101 cruise missile crashed in an uninhabited field near Tarnawa-Kolonia, Poland, early on 30 July 2026, after violating Polish - [Jared Leto denies criminal sexual misconduct claims from four women in BBC documentary](https://pollar.news/en/event/jared-leto-accused-of-sexual-assault): The Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman issued a statement after 'Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret' detailed accusati - [Ceuta demands border closure and national emergency as migrant arrivals surge; Sánchez sends Marlaska](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): All political parties in Ceuta, including the local PSOE, have jointly asked the Spanish government to declare a national emergency, close t - [Deutsche Bahn returns to profit with €147m H1 surplus, first since 2019, but punctuality still lags](https://pollar.news/en/event/deutsche-bahn-turns-profit): Germany's state-owned railway operator reported a net profit of €147 million for the first half of 2026, reversing a €760 million loss a yea - [EU opens bidding for seven AI gigafactories backed by €30 billion in public and private funds](https://pollar.news/en/event/eus-30b-ai-gigafactory-plan): The European Union launched a call for consortia to build up to seven AI gigafactories, combining 10 billion euros in EU and national funds - [Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment over 100 times at Senate Covid hearing, faces contempt vote](https://pollar.news/en/event/fauci-pleads-the-fifth): The former top US infectious-disease expert declined to answer any questions before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, accusing Chairma - [Morawiecki's Rozwój Plus club registered in Sejm, PiS loses 39 deputies](https://pollar.news/en/event/kurski-silenced-after-rant): Former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki's new parliamentary club, Rozwój Plus, was registered by the Sejm Chancellery on Thursday, formalis - [Madrid regional government bought a €6M penthouse for Ayuso’s temporary office; city hall confirms no change of use requested](https://pollar.news/en/event/ayuso-penthouse-purchase-criticised): The Madrid regional government bought a 481 sqm penthouse in Chamberí for €6 million to serve as temporary offices for President Isabel Díaz - [Adidas Raises Sales Forecast on World Cup Demand, Shares Plunge 17% as Profit Misses and CFO Departs](https://pollar.news/en/event/adidas-shares-plunge-17): The German sportswear giant raised its 2026 revenue growth target to 9-10% after a record second quarter fuelled by the FIFA World Cup, but - [Heatwave and high winds drive new wildfires across southern Europe, forcing thousands to evacuate from France to Turkey](https://pollar.news/en/event/wildfires-rage-across-southern-europe): Fires fanned by a heatwave and strong winds forced mass evacuations in France, Spain, Greece and Turkey on 29-30 July, with two firefighters - [Germany records nearly 10,000 heat-related deaths in 2026, surpassing any full year since 2016](https://pollar.news/en/event/germanys-10000-heat-deaths): The Robert Koch Institute estimates 9,800 people have died from heat-related causes as of July 19, with the death toll already exceeding any - [Meta profit drops 14% as AI spending and legal costs bite, shares slide up to 12%](https://pollar.news/en/event/ai-cost-fears-hit-meta): Facebook parent Meta reported a 14% drop in net income to $15.85 billion, missing analyst expectations, as heavy AI infrastructure spending - [BMW profit slumps 35% in Q2 as China sales collapse; 8,000 jobs to be cut](https://pollar.news/en/event/bmw-cuts-8000-jobs): Second-quarter net profit fell to €1.2 billion, dragged down by a 30% drop in China deliveries, while the automaker confirmed a restructurin - [France orders expulsion of pro-Russian commentator Xenia Fedorova, citing disinformation threat to public order](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-expels-kremlin-propagandist): The French interior ministry ordered the expulsion of Xenia Fedorova, a former RT France director turned Bolloré media commentator, accusing - [Madrid and Ávila fires stabilized after burning 70,000 hectares, but Vall d'Uixó blaze still out of control as heatwave intensifies](https://pollar.news/en/event/12000-ha-burned-in-guadalajara): The wildfires that scorched 70,000 hectares across Madrid and Ávila were declared stabilized on Wednesday, allowing over 25,000 evacuees to - [French student fined S$600 for licking straw in Singapore vending machine prank](https://pollar.news/en/event/s600-fine-for-straw-lick): A 19-year-old French student pleaded guilty to public nuisance after filming himself licking a straw and returning it to a dispenser at an i - [Rushdie attacker convicted of terrorism for 2022 stabbing, faces life sentence on 3 November](https://pollar.news/en/event/matar-convicted-of-terrorism): A federal jury in Buffalo found Hadi Matar guilty of terrorism and supporting Hezbollah for the 2022 stabbing that blinded author Salman Rus - [Germany braces for peak of heatwave with temperatures up to 39°C, then severe thunderstorms and abrupt cooldown](https://pollar.news/en/event/germany-heatwave-to-hit-39c): The second heatwave of the summer reaches its climax on Thursday with highs of 39°C across much of Germany, prompting nationwide heat warnin - [Air France-KLM and Lufthansa lodge binding offers for TAP Air Portugal as Lisbon eyes decision by September](https://pollar.news/en/event/tap-privatization-bids-in): The two European airline groups each submitted binding offers on Wednesday for a minority stake in the Portuguese flag carrier, with a gover - [Italy signs new health sector contract: nurses get €240 monthly increase, AI rules introduced](https://pollar.news/en/event/nurses-pay-boost-in-italy): The pre-agreement for the 2025–2027 national contract covers 592,638 health service employees, with average monthly increases of €209 and €2 - [Shell Q2 profit more than doubles to $9.84bn as Iran war boosts trading and oil prices](https://pollar.news/en/event/shell-profit-doubles): Higher oil and gas prices and strong trading performance driven by the US-Israeli war with Iran pushed Shell's adjusted earnings to $9.84 bi - [Body of Scottish woman found in suitcase in Athens identified; phone used after death](https://pollar.news/en/event/athens-suitcase-victim-identified): Greek police have identified the body found in a suitcase in an abandoned Athens building as 38-year-old Scottish woman Elisabeth-Jane Ross, - [Russian ballistic missiles strike Kyiv, at least one dead after Zelenskyy's warning of 'massive attack'](https://pollar.news/en/event/kyiv-missile-strike-kills-one): At least one person was killed in a Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv early Thursday, hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warne - [Lech Poznań squanders 4-1 lead, crashes out of Champions League qualifying to Aarhus on penalties](https://pollar.news/en/event/lech-poznans-european-collapse): A 4-1 first-leg advantage evaporated at Stadion Poznań as AGF Aarhus forced extra time and won 4-3 on penalties, sending the Polish champion - [Manolo Solo, Goya-winning actor of 'Tarde para la ira' and 'La isla mínima', dies at 62](https://pollar.news/en/event/manolo-solo-dies-at-62): The Goya-winning actor, known for 'Tarde para la ira', 'La isla mínima' and 'Celda 211', had been battling cancer. He was 62. - [FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Argentina over Falklands banner, post-final brawl and fan misconduct at 2026 World Cup](https://pollar.news/en/event/fifa-charges-argentina-after-world-cup): FIFA announced on 29 July it had opened disciplinary cases against the Argentine Football Association and multiple players, citing a Falklan - [German GDP grows 0.2% in Q2 despite Iran war, beating forecasts](https://pollar.news/en/event/germany-gdp-beats-forecasts): Exports and industrial orders drove the third straight quarterly expansion, while consumption and investment weakened under high oil prices. - [Militants kill at least 10 police in drone and ambush attack on Pakistan checkpoint](https://pollar.news/en/event/pakistan-checkpoint-attack-kills-10): The overnight assault in Hangu district, near the Afghan border, also left 15 attackers dead and more than two dozen officers wounded, polic - [Russian strikes kill 13 in Ukraine, Poland scrambles jets after airspace violation](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-strikes-kill-13-poland-scrambles-jets): At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured in a large-scale Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight, prompting Poland t - [Spain's GDP accelerates to 0.7% in Q2, inflation reaches 3.5% in July](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-gdp-up-inflation-35): Household consumption and investment drove a 0.7% quarterly expansion, while fuel and electricity costs pushed consumer prices to their high - [US releases $600 million for Gavi vaccines after mercury-free pledge, cuts WHO from alliance funding](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-restores-gavi-funding-2): The Trump administration released $600 million in congressionally appropriated funds for Gavi, the global vaccine alliance, after the group - [Forest fire erupts in Chiemgau Alps near Unterwössen, hundreds of firefighters deployed as blaze spreads towards valley](https://pollar.news/en/event/alpine-forest-fire-in-bavaria): A mountain forest fire broke out on Wednesday evening on the Hochwand near the Lackenbergwand in Upper Bavaria, burning in steep, inaccessib - [Tear gas used as Romanian sheep farmers force barriers at Bucharest protest over export ban](https://pollar.news/en/event/sheep-farmers-clash-in-bucharest): Thousands of sheep and goat farmers gathered in Bucharest on 30 July 2026 to demand the lifting of an EU export ban, with clashes erupting a - [Berlin techno parade 'Zug der Liebe' cancelled after Islamist attack on CSD, 'Rave the Planet' to go ahead](https://pollar.news/en/event/zug-der-liebe-cancelled-after-attack): Organisers cite security fears and a 'drastically changed' climate after last Saturday's deadly van attack on the CSD, while the separate 'R - [Poland opens investigation into possible poisoning of president during 2025 election campaign](https://pollar.news/en/event/nawrocki-poisoning-probe-launched): Prosecutors in Świdnica have opened a formal investigation into an incident on 15 May 2025 in Ząbkowice Śląskie where then-presidential cand - [Russian missile kills six, including two children, in Kryvyi Rih; at least 13 dead in Ukraine strikes, Poland scrambles jets](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-strikes-kill-13-in-ukraine): At least 13 people were killed, including two children in Kryvyi Rih, as Russia launched a wave of missile and drone attacks across Ukraine - [BTS pulls out of Grammy consideration, citing new 'Asian pop' category and hoping music is not 'divided by region or language'](https://pollar.news/en/event/bts-boycotts-2027-grammys): The K-pop supergroup BTS said they would not submit their music for the 2027 Grammys, criticising the Recording Academy's new award for best - [Wildfire in Zamora's Arribes del Duero forces evacuation of over 800 people from 14 towns, danger remains high](https://pollar.news/en/event/800-flee-zamora-fire): A wildfire that erupted Wednesday afternoon in the Arribes del Duero natural park has forced more than 800 people from 14 towns and confinem - [Microsoft posts strongest cloud growth in four years as Azure revenue jumps 43%, shares surge](https://pollar.news/en/event/azure-growth-hits-43): The software giant's cloud platform Azure grew 43% in the fiscal fourth quarter, its fastest pace since 2022, while CFO Amy Hood signalled a - [Italian financial police seize thousands of Chinese electric scooters sold illegally as e-bikes](https://pollar.news/en/event/fake-e-bikes-seized-nationwide): At least 6,885 vehicles, imported from China since 2023, were passed through customs with false documents and sold as compliant e-bikes. Aut - [Russian ballistic missiles kill at least 8 across Ukraine; Poland investigates airspace breach and crater near border](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-strikes-kill-8-poland-on-alert): Russian ballistic missiles and drones struck cities across Ukraine overnight, killing at least eight civilians and wounding dozens. Poland s - [Russia issues international arrest warrant for Telegram founder Pavel Durov on terrorism charges](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-wants-telegrams-durov-arrested): Russia's FSB announced an international warrant for Pavel Durov, accusing the Telegram CEO of complicity in terrorism for failing to remove - [Romania's PSD accuses interim PM Bolojan of secret deals with nationalist AUR after he admits meeting its leader twice](https://pollar.news/en/event/psd-attacks-bolojan-over-aur-meetings): Romania's ruling Social Democrats have accused interim prime minister Ilie Bolojan of striking secret deals with the nationalist AUR party a ## 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)