# 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.

- [Himalayan glacier collapse kills 362 as barrier lakes threaten fresh floods in Nepal and Tibet](https://pollar.news/en/event/deadly-himalayan-flash-floods-strike): Debris and floodwaters damaged six hydropower plants and cut transit at Gyirong Port, while authorities in Kathmandu and Beijing warned that
- [Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama, known for polka dots and infinity rooms, dies at 97](https://pollar.news/en/event/yayoi-kusama-dies-at-97): The Japanese avant-garde pioneer died from multiple organ failure on 14 August 2026 after a seven-decade career spanning New York and Tokyo.
- [Former Bosnian Serb Commander Ratko Mladic Dies in The Hague at Age 84](https://pollar.news/en/event/ratko-mladic-dies-at-84): Convicted of genocide for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, the former military chief passed away in a Dutch hospital while serving a life sente
- [Trump and Kremlin dismiss reports that CIA director warned Russia over NATO](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-military-plane-reaches-moscow): Following a covert visit to Moscow by CIA Director John Ratcliffe, US President Donald Trump, the Kremlin, and EU officials rejected reports
- [Driver kills two and injures nine in car ramming outside Caen railway station](https://pollar.news/en/event/car-strikes-caen-crowd): A 26-year-old driver killed two men and injured nine others after intentionally striking pedestrians at a bus shelter outside Caen railway s
- [UEFA seeks US court records for Swiss criminal complaint against FIFA President Infantino](https://pollar.news/en/event/uefa-prepares-infantino-complaint): UEFA filed applications in New York and Florida courts to obtain records from FIFA entities and Thrive Capital, preparing a Swiss criminal c
- [Meta agrees to $18 billion US settlement over teen safety as global regulators push for expanded rules](https://pollar.news/en/event/meta-settles-youth-addiction-lawsuits): Meta Platforms will pay up to $18 billion over a decade to resolve claims from US states that its apps addicted children, prompting internat
- [King Harald V of Norway in very serious condition at 89 as royal family gathers in Oslo](https://pollar.news/en/event/norway-royals-mark-silver-jubilee): The Royal House of Norway announced that 89-year-old King Harald V is in very serious condition at Oslo's Rikshospitalet following complicat
- [Police Detain 19-Year-Old After Fatal Knife Attack at School in Gosen-Neu Zittau](https://pollar.news/en/event/brandenburg-school-shooting-kills-two): An 18-year-old student and a 30-year-old caretaker died at a private school campus in Brandenburg after a 19-year-old suspect carried out a 
- [Thieves steal Bronze Age Villena gold treasure in four-minute Spanish museum heist](https://pollar.news/en/event/treasure-of-villena-stolen): Three hooded thieves broke into the Villena Archaeological Museum in Alicante at dawn on Thursday, stealing most of a 3,000-year-old collect
- [Trump signs executive order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America for US agencies](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-renames-lake-ontario): The White House directive orders the Department of the Interior to update federal maps immediately following a breakdown in trade talks and 
- [Actor and singer Tim Curry, star of Rocky Horror and It, dies at 80](https://pollar.news/en/event/tim-curry-dies-at-80): British actor Tim Curry, renowned for portraying Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Pennywise in It, has died at his hom
- [Six EU net contributors demand hundreds of billions in cuts to proposed €2 trillion budget](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-budget-cuts-demanded): Leaders from Germany, Denmark, Austria, Finland, the Netherlands, and Sweden met in Berlin to oppose the European Commission's 2028–2034 bud
- [Polish Olympic Committee Head Radosław Piesiewicz Detained in Zondacrypto Corruption Probe](https://pollar.news/en/event/zondacrypto-head-turns-witness): Officers from Poland's Central Cybercrime Bureau detained Polish Olympic Committee President Radosław Piesiewicz on 27 August 2026 over alle
- [Champions League draw sets PSG against Barcelona and Real Madrid against Arsenal](https://pollar.news/en/event/champions-league-draw-revealed): The Champions League league-phase draw in Monaco set fixtures including Paris Saint-Germain against Barcelona and Manchester City, while Rea
- [Champions League draw pairs Barcelona with PSG as Real Madrid faces Arsenal](https://pollar.news/en/event/champions-league-draw-complete): The UEFA Champions League league phase draw in Monaco set eight opponents for each of the 36 participating clubs ahead of the 5 June 2027 fi
- [French business leaders challenge 2027 presidential hopefuls on taxes and hiring at Medef summer summit](https://pollar.news/en/event/medef-hosts-presidential-contenders): At the annual REF gathering at Roland-Garros, French employers pressed minister Roland Lescure for tax stability and heard competing 2027 pr
- [Peter Cullen, voice of Optimus Prime and Eeyore, dies at 85 in Los Angeles](https://pollar.news/en/event/peter-cullen-dies-at-85): Canadian voice actor Peter Cullen died on 26 August 2026 at his home in Los Angeles at age 85, his agent Kevin Motley confirmed.
- [Bayern Munich, Dortmund, and Leipzig draw English opposition in Champions League league phase](https://pollar.news/en/event/champions-league-draw-approaches): The 36-team draw in Monaco pitted Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund against Arsenal, while RB Leipzig drew Real Madrid and Manchester City
- [Atletico Madrid board votes unanimously to block Julian Alvarez transfer to Barcelona](https://pollar.news/en/event/barcelona-pursue-julian-alvarez): Atletico Madrid's board has unanimously rejected all negotiations with Barcelona over forward Julian Alvarez, citing unprofessional conduct 
- [Tadej Pogačar wins Vuelta stage 6 after descent scare to extend race lead](https://pollar.news/en/event/pogaar-wins-vuelta-stage-6): Tadej Pogačar recovered from an off-road scare on the Puerto El Bartolo descent to defeat Enric Mas in a two-man sprint, taking his third st
- [Military judge sets June 2028 trial date for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed](https://pollar.news/en/event/911-trial-set-for-2028): Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Michael Schrama ordered Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three co-defendants to face a military tribunal at Guantanam
- [Algerian wildfires kill 12 people and injure 54 as heatwave sweeps northeastern provinces](https://pollar.news/en/event/algerian-wildfires-kill-12): Wildfires in northeastern Algeria have killed 12 people, including a child, and injured 54 others, prompting the presidency to declare three
- [Three Italians untraceable after deadly floods strike Nepal-Tibet border region](https://pollar.news/en/event/italians-missing-in-nepal-floods): Rescuers in Nepal are searching for three missing Italian citizens, including 50-year-old jeweler Marco Ratto, after flash floods and debris
- [Liverpool agree deal worth up to £120m with PSG to sign Bradley Barcola](https://pollar.news/en/event/liverpool-agree-barcola-deal): Liverpool have reached an outline agreement with Paris Saint-Germain to sign 23-year-old French winger Bradley Barcola for a fee rising to £
- [UEFA Champions League draw pairs PSG with Barcelona and Manchester City in 36-team league phase](https://pollar.news/en/event/champions-league-draw-done): The draw for the 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League league phase took place in Monaco, establishing eight opponents for each of the 36 clubs ah
- [Two Frankfurt Airport workers die of malaria in rare aircraft-borne outbreak](https://pollar.news/en/event/frankfurt-airport-malaria-fatality): Six employees contracted tropical malaria at Frankfurt Airport after encountering mosquitoes transported on international flights, resulting
- [Nvidia in negotiations to acquire AI repository Hugging Face in $12.9 billion deal](https://pollar.news/en/event/nvidia-eyes-hugging-face): Nvidia is in advanced discussions to acquire open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, expanding its software reach as model d
- [Taiwan parliament approves NT$240 billion drone budget, rejecting special funding bill](https://pollar.news/en/event/taiwan-approves-drone-budget): Taiwan's legislature passed a six-year, NT$40 billion annual regular budget for military uncrewed systems, blocking a cabinet proposal for a
- [Nvidia projects 70% revenue growth for next fiscal year after Q2 sales reach $96.2 billion](https://pollar.news/en/event/nvidia-forecasts-70-revenue-surge): The chip designer projected current-quarter revenue of $108 billion and strong long-term AI infrastructure demand, lifting global technology
- [UEFA draws 2026/27 Champions League league phase with Porto and Sporting facing Man City](https://pollar.news/en/event/champions-league-draw-completed): The 36-team draw at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco placed Portuguese clubs FC Porto and Sporting CP against Manchester City and LASK Linz, wit
- [Bolaños defends Ceuta border response as regions approve €25 million for migrant minors](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): Minister Félix Bolaños told a parliamentary committee that Spain received no prior intelligence warning before tens of thousands crossed int
- [Russia threatens strikes on British military bases over Storm Shadow missile technology transfer](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-threatens-uk-military-bases): Moscow warned that British military sites in Europe and beyond could be struck after London agreed to share blueprints allowing Ukraine to m
- [Himalayan flash flood kills 270 and leaves over 1,300 missing across Nepal and Tibet](https://pollar.news/en/event/nepal-flash-flood-kills-157): A glacial collapse triggered a destructive debris flood along the Trishuli river valley on Wednesday, demolishing border infrastructure in R
- [Country music star Dolly Parton dies at 80 as Spotify catalog streams surge 1,260%](https://pollar.news/en/event/dolly-parton-dies-at-80): Country music icon Dolly Parton died on 25 August 2026 in Nashville following a brief battle with cancer, leaving behind a 60-year recording
- [German police raid 15 properties in five states over banned right-wing sect Artgemeinschaft](https://pollar.news/en/event/police-raid-banned-sect): Authorities across five German states searched 15 properties on 27 August 2026, targeting 15 individuals including two AfD state election ca
- [Schulze and Siegmund clash in Saxony-Anhalt debate as AfD leads polls at 42%](https://pollar.news/en/event/magdeburg-migrant-businesses-strike): Saxony-Anhalt Minister-President Sven Schulze debated AfD challenger Ulrich Siegmund on MDR television ahead of the 6 September state electi
- [Civic groups and opposition urge Romanian president to dismiss SPP chief Lucian Pahonțu](https://pollar.news/en/event/romanian-spp-chief-faces-exit-calls): Investigative reports revealed that SPP director Lucian Pahonțu commanded communist Securitate troops during the December 1989 crackdown, pr
- [Donald Trump declares national emergency to ban foreign equipment from US electricity grid](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-bans-foreign-grid-tech): US President Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring a national emergency to prohibit foreign-made hardware and software in the dom
- [Jury prepares for deliberations in Lindsay Clancy murder trial after closing arguments](https://pollar.news/en/event/clancy-murder-trial-nears-verdict): Jurors in Plymouth, Massachusetts, will weigh murder, manslaughter, and insanity defenses after a five-week trial over the 2023 deaths of th
- [Alpine retains Franco Colapinto for 2027 Formula 1 season alongside Gasly](https://pollar.news/en/event/colapinto-stays-at-alpine): Alpine has confirmed Argentine driver Franco Colapinto will remain with the team for the 2027 Formula 1 season, partnering Pierre Gasly as t
- [CIA Director John Ratcliffe visits Moscow with warnings over Baltic security and Iran](https://pollar.news/en/event/cia-chief-in-moscow): Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe held unannounced talks in Moscow on Tuesday following reports of Russian exercises in Ka
- [Xavier Bertrand confirms 2027 French presidential bid as an independent candidate](https://pollar.news/en/event/bertrand-confirms-2027-bid): Hauts-de-France regional president Xavier Bertrand confirmed his plans to contest the 2027 French presidential election during the Medef bus
- [Fenerbahce reaches Champions League after 2-1 win at Lyon leads to tunnel brawl](https://pollar.news/en/event/fenerbahce-qualifies-after-lyon-brawl): Fenerbahce secured a 3-2 aggregate victory over Lyon to reach the Champions League for the first time in 18 years, before clashes involving 
- [European Commission approves Greece's €4.77B Social Climate Plan for 2026–2032](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-approves-greek-climate-plan): The 2026–2032 initiative mobilizes €3.57 billion in EU funds and €1.2 billion in national contributions to fund housing renovations, heating
- [Bill Gates proposes 40% quota for human jobs and automation tax to counter AI disruption](https://pollar.news/en/event/bill-gates-urges-ai-curbs): In a 6,000-word essay and New York Times interview, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates urged governments to tax automation and reserve up to 40
- [Cable car collides with construction crane in Alpe d'Huez, injuring 23 people](https://pollar.news/en/event/alpe-dhuez-cable-car-collides): A cable car carrying 50 people struck an extended crane boom while leaving an upper station on the Pic Blanc line in the French Alps, leavin
- [Russia prepares heavier strikes on Kyiv as peace negotiations reach deadlock](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-prepares-new-ukraine-escalation): Moscow is considering expanded ballistic missile attacks on central Kyiv as peace talks stall, while partners including China and India warn
- [Nicușor Dan to meet Maia Sandu and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Moldova Independence Day](https://pollar.news/en/event/dan-meets-sandu-and-zelenskyy): Romanian President Nicușor Dan travels to Cahul and Chișinău on 27 August to mark 35 years of Moldovan independence alongside Maia Sandu and
- [Samsung unveils Galaxy S26 FE at $700 with Exynos 2500 chip and updated cameras](https://pollar.news/en/event/samsung-launches-galaxy-s26-fe): Samsung announced the Galaxy S26 FE on Thursday, introducing a $699.99 handset that pairs an Exynos 2500 processor with a 6.7-inch display a

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