# 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): 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.

- [Ukraine's defence minister fired after six months, triggering street protests and a public feud with the top general](https://pollar.news/en/event/ukraine-defence-chief-sacked): Mykhailo Fedorov was dismissed after clashing with General Oleksandr Syrskyi, laying bare a split between a tech-driven reform agenda and th
- [Pele's 1958 World Cup final shirt sells for $4.9 million at Sotheby's, second-highest football jersey ever](https://pollar.news/en/event/pele-jersey-fetches-49m): The blue number 10 shirt worn by a 17-year-old Pele when Brazil beat hosts Sweden 5-2 in the 1958 World Cup final sold at a Sotheby's auctio
- [Andy Burnham named Labour leader after Starmer's exit; to be sworn in as UK PM on Monday](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-to-become-uk-pm): The former mayor of Greater Manchester was the sole candidate to succeed Keir Starmer, who resigned in June after a government crisis. He wi
- [President Nawrocki vetoes nearest-person bill; Tusk calls it 'contempt for people and their right to happiness'](https://pollar.news/en/event/nawrocki-veto-sparks-coalition-fury): President Karol Nawrocki on Friday vetoed a government bill on the status of a nearest person, arguing it created a quasi-marriage instituti
- [Slovenia's Slavko Vincic to referee Spain-Argentina World Cup final, breaking down in tears at announcement](https://pollar.news/en/event/vincic-to-referee-final): FIFA has named Slovenian Slavko Vincic, 46, to officiate Sunday's World Cup final between Spain and Argentina at New York's MetLife Stadium,
- [Japan's parliament keeps throne male-only, adopts distant relatives to rescue the imperial line](https://pollar.news/en/event/japan-blocks-female-emperor): Japan's parliament revised the Imperial House Law on Friday to allow the adoption of distant male relatives and let princesses keep their st
- [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
- [Pedro Sánchez to attend Spain vs Argentina World Cup final in New York on Sunday](https://pollar.news/en/event/snchez-at-world-cup-final): Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez will be in New York on Sunday for the 2026 World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, government sour
- [Sejm elects Sylwia Gregorczyk-Abram as new Polish Ombudsman with 233 votes](https://pollar.news/en/event/new-polish-ombudsman-elected): The Sejm voted 233 to 177 on Friday to appoint human rights lawyer Sylwia Gregorczyk-Abram as the next Commissioner for Human Rights, succee
- [Tim Merlier wins chaotic Tour de France stage 12 as massive crash forces two abandonments](https://pollar.news/en/event/merlier-wins-chaotic-stage-12): Belgian Tim Merlier sprinted to his third stage victory of the 2026 Tour de France in Chalon-sur-Saône, but a violent crash inside the final
- [Trump Media to sell high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including the president's own market-moving messages](https://pollar.news/en/event/trumps-posts-for-sale): Trump Media & Technology Group will launch a paid data feed in August giving financial firms millisecond-level access to posts from the plat
- [White House suspends teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez after he bet on Trump's speeches using advance access, earning over $100,000](https://pollar.news/en/event/teleprompter-operator-bet-scandal): Gabriel Perez, who operated Donald Trump's teleprompter since 2016, is under CFTC investigation after Kalshi flagged suspicious trades on me
- [SpaceX aborts Starship test flight at ignition: two Raptors to be replaced, new attempt next week](https://pollar.news/en/event/starship-launch-aborted): The abort at Starbase, Texas, marks the first Starship attempt since the company’s record Wall Street debut in June. Elon Musk said two engi
- [England players question Tuchel's defensive retreat after Argentina semi-final collapse](https://pollar.news/en/event/tuchel-under-fire-after-england-exit): At least three senior England players have privately questioned Thomas Tuchel's defensive substitutions after a 2-1 semi-final loss to Argen
- [Netflix Q2 earnings in line but soft Q3 outlook sinks shares 9% as growth fears deepen](https://pollar.news/en/event/netflix-q3-forecast-misses): The streaming giant posted second-quarter revenue of $12.56 billion and earnings per share of 80 cents, roughly meeting expectations, but it
- [Slavko Vinčić appointed for World Cup final as Szymon Marciniak's tournament ends after two group matches](https://pollar.news/en/event/vinic-gets-final-marciniak-out): FIFA has named Slovenian Slavko Vinčić to referee the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, while Poland's Szymon Marciniak, the 2022
- [Trump revives 2020 election fraud claims, accuses China of data compromise in prime-time address](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-election-speech-fears): In a 27-minute White House address, President Trump declassified intelligence alleging Chinese acquisition of 220 million voter files and ur
- [Trump accuses China of stealing 220 million voter files, demands election overhaul ahead of midterms](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-china-stole-voter-data-2): In a 25-minute address from the East Room, the president declassified intelligence documents and urged Congress to pass the Save America Act
- [Trump finalises four-year cap on foreign student visas, slashes journalist stays to 240 days](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-caps-student-journalist-visas): The Department of Homeland Security published final rules on Thursday cutting the maximum stay for F-1 and J-1 visa holders to four years an
- [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
- [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'.
- [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
- [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
- [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 
- [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
- [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
- [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
- [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 
- [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 
- [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
- [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
- [Former Autostrade CEO Giovanni Castellucci sentenced to 12 years for 2018 Genoa bridge collapse that killed 43](https://pollar.news/en/event/genoa-bridge-verdict-today): An Italian court handed down sentences totalling nearly 200 years on Thursday, convicting 32 defendants over the Morandi bridge collapse tha
- [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. 
- [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
- [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
- [EU softens carbon market reform: slower CO2 cuts, free permits tied to green investments](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-softens-carbon-market): The European Commission proposed on Friday to slow the annual reduction of CO2 allowances from 2031, while tying free permits to verified gr
- [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
- [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
- [CDU leader Jens Spahn criticised for using US surrogate after opposing surrogacy in Germany](https://pollar.news/en/event/spahn-surrogacy-hypocrisy-row): The CDU parliamentary group leader and his husband welcomed a son via a surrogate in the United States, a practice his party opposes and he 
- [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
- [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, 
- [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
- [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,
- [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
- [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
- [Andy Burnham, the former 'king of the north', becomes UK prime minister after Starmer's sudden downfall](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnhams-tax-stance-starmers-exit): Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, 56, will enter 10 Downing Street on Monday as Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade, propelled
- [Zelenskyy dismisses defense minister Fedorov after clash with army chief, names security head Chmara as acting replacement](https://pollar.news/en/event/fedorov-ousted-protests-in-kyiv): Thousands protested in Kyiv after President Zelenskyy removed Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister, citing an unresolved conflict with Comma
- [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
- [Hegseth mandates testosterone screening for US troops over 30, drawing fire from medical experts](https://pollar.news/en/event/hegseth-orders-troop-testosterone-tests): Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered mandatory annual testosterone screening for all troops aged 30 and older, with voluntary hormone ther
- [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

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