# 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
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- [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.

- [Trump declassifies intelligence alleging China stole 220 million US voter files, renews election fraud claims](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-alleges-china-election-theft): In a 25-minute White House address, the president declassified intelligence he said shows Beijing illicitly acquired 220 million voter recor
- [Trump declassifies intelligence alleging Chinese interference in 2020 election, claims 220 million voter records breached](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-alleges-china-election-hack): In a prime-time address, the president said the breach included names, addresses, and political preferences, and also released CIA documents
- [Trump Media launches paid API for high-speed Truth Social access, drawing 'brazen corruption' accusations](https://pollar.news/en/event/trumps-posts-for-sale): Trump Media & Technology Group announced a paid API providing financial firms with millisecond-fast access to posts from top Truth Social ac
- [White House suspends teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez over bets on Trump speeches worth over $100,000](https://pollar.news/en/event/teleprompter-operator-bet-scandal): Gabriel Perez, who has operated Trump's teleprompter since 2016, allegedly used advance knowledge of speeches to place bets on Kalshi's pred
- [Trump accuses China of stealing 220 million US voter records in national address](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-accuses-china-of-election-theft): In a televised address from Washington, President Donald Trump alleged that China carried out the largest voter data theft in history, obtai
- [Trump accuses China of 'largest election data hack in history', hints at contesting midterms](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-claims-china-hacked-election): In a 25-minute national address, the US president cited declassified documents to claim Beijing illicitly obtained 220 million American vote
- [Cazeneuve enters 2027 French presidential race with 86-page letter and a refusal to join Socialist primary](https://pollar.news/en/event/cazeneuve-declares-2027-candidacy): The former Socialist prime minister publishes an 86-page letter to the French people and tells Le Parisien he is entering the 2027 race 'by 
- [Flanders escalates to code orange, Netherlands declares water shortage as drought grips Low Countries](https://pollar.news/en/event/drought-grips-low-countries): Flemish Drought Commission raised the alarm to code orange on Thursday, while Dutch authorities declared an actual water shortage, triggerin
- [China overtakes US in global popularity for first time in two decades, Pew survey shows](https://pollar.news/en/event/world-favors-china-over-us): A Pew Research Center survey of 36 countries finds China now viewed more favorably than the United States for the first time in two decades,
- [Rubio rallies more than 60 nations against left-wing terrorism, unveils visa restrictions](https://pollar.news/en/event/rubio-targets-left-wing-terror): Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted officials from more than 60 countries in Washington on Thursday, urging a global crackdown on far-left
- [OnePlus confirms it will stop launching new phones in the US and Europe, shifting to ColorOS and ending its 'flagship killer' era](https://pollar.news/en/event/oneplus-leaves-us-and-europe): Existing devices will continue to receive support and software updates, but future models will only launch in China and India, with OxygenOS
- [Norris takes 10-place Belgian GP grid penalty after McLaren fits fourth power electronics unit](https://pollar.news/en/event/norris-penalised-for-belgian-gp): The world champion will drop 10 places on Sunday's grid at Spa-Francorchamps after McLaren installed a fourth power electronics unit, exceed
- [EU orders Google to open Android to rival AI assistants and share search data](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-opens-googles-android): Binding decisions under the Digital Markets Act require Google to give rival AI services equal access to Android features by July 2027 and t
- [Japan passes imperial succession reform, keeps ban on female emperors as public support for an empress reaches 70%](https://pollar.news/en/event/japan-blocks-female-emperor): Parliament enacted changes allowing male relatives from former cadet branches to join the family and letting princesses stay royal after mar
- [Merz and Macron discuss nuclear deterrence and fighter-jet fallout at Rhineland summit](https://pollar.news/en/event/merz-and-macron-reset-ties): Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomed President Emmanuel Macron to Schloss Bensberg near Cologne on Thursday evening, ahead of a full ministeri
- [Danny Boyle's Rupert Murdoch drama 'Ink' to open 83rd Venice Film Festival on September 2](https://pollar.news/en/event/ink-to-open-venice-festival): The world premiere of 'Ink,' starring Guy Pearce as Rupert Murdoch and Jack O'Connell as editor Larry Lamb, will kick off the 83rd edition o
- [SpaceX aborts 13th Starship test flight at last second after Super Heavy engines fail to ignite](https://pollar.news/en/event/starship-launch-aborted): An automatic safety system halted the countdown when several Super Heavy engines failed to ignite. Elon Musk said the next attempt would com
- [Trump uses primetime address to revive debunked election fraud claims, stoking midterm doubts](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-election-speech-fears): In a 25-minute address from the East Room, President Trump claimed China acquired voter data on 220 million Americans and that 278,000 nonci
- [Germany unveils 26-point plan to crack down on tax evasion, raising penalties and adding 1,500 customs jobs](https://pollar.news/en/event/germany-cracks-down-on-tax-fraud): Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil and Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig presented a 26-measure package that would reclassify tax evasion as a fe
- [US caps student visas at 4 years, journalist visas at 240 days, and 90 days for Chinese nationals](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-caps-student-journalist-visas): The Department of Homeland Security released a final rule on Thursday setting fixed time limits on F, J, and I visas, replacing the open-end
- [Trump to present trophy at Spain-Argentina World Cup final amid human rights criticism](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-heads-to-world-cup-final): US President Donald Trump will attend the Spain-Argentina final in New Jersey on Sunday, his first stadium visit of the tournament, while hu
- [Nicaragua breaks diplomatic ties with Italy over extradition of Red Brigades member convicted in Aldo Moro murder](https://pollar.news/en/event/nicaragua-to-cut-italy-ties): The move follows Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani's condemnation of Managua for sheltering Alessio Casimirri, a former Red Brigades militant 
- [Spain's Electoral Board questions legality of overseas voter census update under 'ley de nietos'](https://pollar.news/en/event/electoral-board-questions-census-legality): The Junta Electoral Central says it cannot confirm the legal correctness of the procedure that has added over half a million new voters abro
- [ZDF cancels Danger Dan and Igor Levit's anti-fascist song on 'Die Anstalt', citing possible call to violence](https://pollar.news/en/event/zdf-cancels-anti-fascist-song): The public broadcaster pulled the performance of 'Keine Angst' just before the recording of the 100th episode of the satirical show, sparkin
- [Netflix Q3 forecast misses estimates as streaming giant cuts viewership data reports; stock drops 9% after hours](https://pollar.news/en/event/netflix-q3-forecast-misses): Revenue guidance of $12.86 billion and EPS of 82 cents fell short of Wall Street targets, while the company announced it will stop publishin
- [Greek government celebrates as EPPO charges 4 ND MPs in OPEKEPE subsidy scandal, archives 7 cases](https://pollar.news/en/event/opekepe-scandal-four-mps-charged): The European Public Prosecutor's Office charged four New Democracy MPs with misdemeanors over illegal EU farm subsidies, while archiving cas
- [Zelenskiy dismisses defence minister Fedorov, sparking rare wartime protests in Kyiv](https://pollar.news/en/event/kyiv-under-missile-attack-3): President Zelenskiy removed popular reformist Mykhailo Fedorov after a breakdown in relations with armed forces chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, pro
- [Monte dei Paschi criticises Intesa Sanpaolo's offer as inadequate, advances talks with Banco BPM](https://pollar.news/en/event/mps-snubs-intesa-eyes-bpm): The board of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena issued a preliminary negative opinion on Intesa Sanpaolo's €30.6 billion takeover offer, citing
- [Ukraine appoints energy executive Serhii Koretskyi as prime minister amid reshuffle and protests](https://pollar.news/en/event/koretskyi-becomes-ukraine-pm): Parliament confirmed Serhii Koretskyi, 48, a veteran energy manager with no political experience, by 289 votes on Thursday. The reshuffle th
- [Ukrainian national charged with 47 counts of sabotage for Russia, planned drone flyover during Polish president's parade](https://pollar.news/en/event/ukrainian-teen-indicted-for-sabotage): Illia K., 18, faces life in prison after prosecutors filed 47 charges including defacing monuments with UPA symbols and planning a drone fli
- [TSMC profit jumps 77% to record $22bn, pledges $100bn more for Arizona plants](https://pollar.news/en/event/tsmc-profit-jumps-arizona-bet): Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported a 77% jump in second-quarter net profit to a record $22 billion and announced an additional 
- [Armin Laschet attends reading of '00-Laschet' spy comedy and reads a chapter himself](https://pollar.news/en/event/laschet-reads-as-00-laschet): Former chancellor candidate Armin Laschet attended a reading of David Safier's new crime comedy '00-Laschet' in Aachen, where he is portraye
- [Trump accuses China of stealing 220 million US voter files, orders intelligence declassification](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-china-stole-voter-data): In a primetime address boycotted by several large networks, President Trump alleged China illegally obtained 220 million voter files and ord
- [Spain's Guardia Civil deputy chief admits minister called over Begoña Gómez email leak in 'cloacas' case](https://pollar.news/en/event/dao-admits-ministers-call): Manuel Llamas, the highest uniformed officer of Spain's Guardia Civil, told a Madrid court that Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska a
- [Ukrainian businessman Vadym Iermolaiev accuses GUR military intelligence of Monaco bombing that critically wounded his partner and son](https://pollar.news/en/event/iermolaiev-accuses-gur): The Ukrainian businessman, injured alongside his partner and 13-year-old son in the 29 June explosion, says serving intelligence officers we
- [Former Autostrade CEO Giovanni Castellucci sentenced to 12 years for Genoa bridge collapse that killed 43](https://pollar.news/en/event/genoa-bridge-verdict-today): An Italian court convicted 32 defendants, including former Autostrade per l'Italia CEO Giovanni Castellucci, over the 2018 Morandi bridge co
- [Arsenal agree record €40m deal for Club Brugge's Christos Tzolis to replace Trossard](https://pollar.news/en/event/tzolis-joins-arsenal-for-40m): The Premier League champions have verbally agreed a €40m fee with Club Brugge for the Greek winger, who will have a medical before signing a
- [Blue Angels jet buzzes Florida beach; Pentagon chief backs pilots, ends safety review](https://pollar.news/en/event/blue-angels-low-pass-probed): A Blue Angels F/A-18 Super Hornet flew just above beachgoers in Pensacola, Florida, during a practice run, scattering chairs and umbrellas. 
- [Texas flash floods kill one, revive trauma of last year's disaster that killed 139](https://pollar.news/en/event/texas-floods-kill-one): Torrential rains swelled the Guadalupe River, forcing evacuations and rescues across Kerr, Uvalde and Kendall counties. Governor Greg Abbott
- [Lech Poznań beats Górnik Zabrze 3-1 to win record seventh Polish Super Cup as Kubicki injury adds to Górnik's midfield woes](https://pollar.news/en/event/lech-wins-record-seventh-super-cup): Lech Poznań came from behind to defeat Górnik Zabrze 3-1 in the Polish Super Cup on 16 July, securing a record seventh title, while Górnik l
- [Spain's nuclear regulator backs Almaraz plant extension to 2030, putting pressure on government to decide by September](https://pollar.news/en/event/csn-backs-almaraz-nuclear-extension): Spain's Nuclear Safety Council issued a favourable technical report on Thursday, clearing the way for the Almaraz plant to operate until 203
- [47% of over-50s in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern want early retirement, DAK health report finds across northern Germany](https://pollar.news/en/event/early-retirement-demand-surges-north): A DAK-Gesundheit study of five federal states finds 42% to 53% of employees over 50 plan to leave work before the statutory retirement age, 
- [Deschamps: 'It must hurt' as France face England for World Cup third place in Miami](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-england-bronze-battle): Didier Deschamps says France have a 'duty' to beat England in Saturday's third-place playoff in Miami, while Thomas Tuchel admits no player 
- [At least 11 dead, including children, in orphanage fire near Algiers amid heatwave](https://pollar.news/en/event/algiers-foster-home-fire-kills-11): A fire at a children's care home in Mohammadia, Algiers, early Thursday killed at least 11 people and injured 19. The cause is unknown, but 
- [Messi and Yamal: From a 2007 charity bath photo to a World Cup final showdown](https://pollar.news/en/event/baby-bath-to-world-cup-final): A 2007 UNICEF photoshoot that paired a 20-year-old Lionel Messi with a baby Lamine Yamal has resurfaced as the two prepare to face each othe
- [More than 500 Rohingya feared dead after two boats sink off Myanmar coast](https://pollar.news/en/event/500-rohingya-dead-at-sea): Two vessels carrying mostly Rohingya refugees departed Myanmar's Rakhine State in late June; one lost contact, the other sank on 8 July. UN 
- [UK hackers jailed for London transport cyberattack that cost £29 million](https://pollar.news/en/event/tfl-hackers-jailed): Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, were sentenced to five and a half years each for the August-September 2024 hack that forced Transpo
- [Kris Jenner announces death of mother Mary Jo 'MJ' Shannon at 91](https://pollar.news/en/event/mj-shannon-dies-at-91): The Kardashian-Jenner matriarch shared an emotional tribute on Instagram, calling her mother 'the heart of our family'.
- [Trump demands ABC and NBC lose broadcast licences after networks refuse to air his election integrity speech live](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-targets-network-licences): The president accused the broadcasters of being part of a 'plot' to conceal election fraud, escalating a regulatory pressure campaign alread
- [US strikes Iranian bridges, railway station and airport in sixth night of attacks near Strait of Hormuz](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-struck-for-sixth-night): American airstrikes hit two bridges, a railway station and an airport in southern Iran, killing three and wounding at least 12, as the US ca

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