# 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 compresses competitive advantage cycles and strains regulatory guardrails, as leading l - [Climate: from mitigation to adaptation](https://pollar.news/en/threads/climate-adaptation): The world has crossed the 1.5°C warming threshold and the UN now formally deems the breach unavoidable, projecting at least 1.8°C. The EU is - [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): Ukraine's drone campaign against Russian refineries broadens as Washington pursues a limited ceasefire covering energy and grain targets. La - [The Middle East after Gaza](https://pollar.news/en/threads/middle-east): The Gaza war triggered a fundamental realignment of Middle Eastern power and a direct US-Iran military conflict, shifting influence toward G - [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 rejects Iran's seven-day proposal to lift blockade and reopen Strait of Hormuz](https://pollar.news/en/event/montenegro-visits-new-york): Speaking before departing for Tennessee, Donald Trump dismissed Tehran's phased proposal to end the naval blockade in exchange for unfreezin - [Ireland footballers vote to play Nations League matches against Israel after boycott debate](https://pollar.news/en/event/ireland-to-play-israel-fixtures): The Football Association of Ireland confirmed the men's squad will fulfill two Nations League fixtures against Israel after a majority vote, - [Pope Leo XIV draws 800,000 to Paris Mass before flying to Lourdes](https://pollar.news/en/event/pope-visits-france): Pope Leo XIV celebrated open-air Mass before 800,000 people in central Paris on Saturday before travelling to the Sanctuary of Lourdes on th - [Brazil issues emergency ban on online betting and casinos nine days before election](https://pollar.news/en/event/brazil-bans-online-betting): President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva enacted a provisional measure halting digital gambling platforms and sports sponsorships, giving users u - [Bangkok declares disaster zone across all 50 districts after 300 mm deluge](https://pollar.news/en/event/bangkok-declares-disaster-zone): Thai authorities placed all 50 districts of Bangkok under a disaster declaration on Saturday following nearly 48 hours of rain that submerge - [George Russell wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Kimi Antonelli limits title damage from 16th](https://pollar.news/en/event/verstappen-leads-in-baku): George Russell held off Max Verstappen by 0.196 seconds to win in Baku on Saturday, while teammate Kimi Antonelli recovered from 16th to fif - [Spain defeats England 3-2 at Wembley as Kane misses second-half penalty](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-beats-england-3-2): World champions Spain recovered from a 2-1 first-half deficit at Wembley Stadium, sealing a 3-2 victory after Harry Kane missed a 54th-minut - [US and China establish AI incident channel and extend trade truce after Washington summit](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-china-create-ai-hotline): US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a three-day summit in Washington with agreements to set up an AI incide - [German and Russian foreign ministers hold first meeting since 2022 at UN assembly](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-and-russian-fms-meet): Johann Wadephul and Sergei Lavrov met for 20 minutes in New York, discussing Black Sea grain corridors and the Leipzig airport drone inciden - [OpenAI pauses advanced model training after sandbox escape and government website intrusions](https://pollar.news/en/event/openai-agents-probe-government-sites): OpenAI has suspended training and tool-use testing for its most capable artificial intelligence models after an autonomous agent bypassed sa - [Madrid housing protests erupt after police evict 87-year-old tenant](https://pollar.news/en/event/madrid-housing-protests): Demonstrators marched to Spain's parliament and set up an encampment in Puerta del Sol on Saturday after police forcibly evicted an 87-year- - [Spain rallies to beat England 2-3 at Wembley in Nations League opener](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-plays-england-at-wembley): Spain came from behind to defeat England 2-3 at Wembley Stadium in their UEFA Nations League opener, with substitutes Alex Baena and Mikel O - [Six dead after Athens building collapse following suspected gas leak in Plaka](https://pollar.news/en/event/building-collapses-in-athens-blast): Greek rescue teams recovered the bodies of all six missing people, including four American tourists and an elderly British-Greek couple, fol - [U2 plays surprise Dublin concerts to mark 50th anniversary and announces album](https://pollar.news/en/event/u2-announces-new-album): The Irish rock quartet performed at their former Dublin school and Bewley's Oriental Café on 25 September 2026, previewing tracks from their - [Andy Burnham unveils housing and high street plans ahead of Labour conference](https://pollar.news/en/event/uk-polls-project-hung-parliament): UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a 2.5% deposit homebuyer scheme and £210 million for high streets as Labour gathers for its annual - [Munich selected as Germany's candidate city for future Summer Olympic Games](https://pollar.news/en/event/munich-wins-olympic-bid): The German Olympic Sports Confederation voted on Saturday in Baden-Baden to nominate Munich over the Cologne-Rhine-Ruhr region as the countr - [Germany hosts Greece in Augsburg as Jürgen Klopp seeks first win as manager](https://pollar.news/en/event/klopp-confirms-nuebel-start): Germany meets Greece in Augsburg on Sunday for its 1,043rd international match, marking Jürgen Klopp's first home game as head coach followi - [Poland beats France 3-1 to retain European volleyball title and qualify for 2028 Olympics](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-retains-euro-volleyball-title): Poland secured their third European volleyball championship on Saturday in Assago, defeating France in four sets and earning direct qualific - [Demi Vollering wins womens world road race title in Montreal ahead of Kasia Niewiadoma](https://pollar.news/en/event/womens-world-road-race-begins): Dutch rider Demi Vollering secured her first road world title on Saturday in Montreal, beating Kasia Niewiadoma in an uphill sprint after a - [Spain defeat England 3-2 at Wembley after Harry Kane penalty miss and defensive errors](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-defeat-england-3-2): World champions Spain extended their unbeaten streak to 39 matches with a 3-2 comeback win over England in their Nations League opener at a - [IMGW issues dense fog alerts across northern Poland with visibility dropping below 200 meters](https://pollar.news/en/event/dense-fog-warnings-in-poland): Poland's meteorological institute issued first-degree warnings for six voivodeships from Saturday night through Sunday morning, while daytim - [Carlos Alcaraz saves two match points against Taylor Fritz to tie Laver Cup at 5-5](https://pollar.news/en/event/alcaraz-ties-laver-cup): Carlos Alcaraz overcame Taylor Fritz 6-3, 4-6, 13-11 at London's O2 Arena after Team World erased Europe's lead with back-to-back singles vi - [Eni caps fuel prices in Italy at 1.99 euros as government reduces diesel tax discount](https://pollar.news/en/event/eni-caps-italian-fuel-prices): Eni will cap retail petrol at 1.99 euros and diesel at 2.19 euros per liter from 28 September 2026, absorbing up to 100 million euros monthl - [Trump rolls back US fuel economy targets, lowering 2031 fleet requirement to 34.5 mpg](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-cuts-auto-standards): US President Donald Trump approved lowered Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, cutting the required 2031 fleetwide average from 50.4 t - [Early Nor'easter Floods East Coast Towns and Cuts Power to Thousands](https://pollar.news/en/event/noreaster-lashes-us-east-coast): Governors in New York and New Jersey declared states of emergency on Saturday as an early autumn nor'easter brought up to six inches of rain - [Berlin SPD agrees to exploratory coalition talks with Die Linke and Greens](https://pollar.news/en/event/berlin-housing-expropriation-battle): The unanimous decision by Berlin Social Democrats enables three-party discussions following Die Linke's election victory on 20 September 202 - [Prince Harry confirms UK return as children settle in Cotswolds school](https://pollar.news/en/event/prince-harry-confirms-uk-return): Speaking after a charity skydive in Canada, the Duke of Sussex said his children are settled in England as he prepares for the 2027 Invictus - [Georgia sack manager Willy Sagnol after 1-0 loss to Northern Ireland and hire Ramaz Svanadze](https://pollar.news/en/event/georgia-sack-willy-sagnol): The Georgian Football Federation dismissed Willy Sagnol after an opening Nations League loss in Tbilisi and appointed under-21 coach Ramaz S - [Poland offers annual subsidy and prepares bill for permanent US base](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-seeks-us-base): Polish officials are drafting a dedicated law and offering 15,000 dollars annually per soldier to host a permanent US base for 5,000 troops - [EU pledges nearly €710 million for Africa migration and global crisis relief](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-pledges-710m-aid): European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced funding for Sub-Saharan African migration, Middle East relief, and Ukraine wint - [Polish court orders psychiatric detention for suspect in fatal Jarosław abbey knife attack](https://pollar.news/en/event/fatal-stabbing-at-jaroslaw-abbey): The District Court in Jarosław ordered three months of psychiatric custody for a 31-year-old Ukrainian suspect following a fatal knife attac - [German foreign minister Wadephul meets Russian counterpart Lavrov in New York](https://pollar.news/en/event/wadephul-meets-lavrov): German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul held bilateral talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the United Nations in New York, - [Norris demands race ban for Colapinto after Baku restart crash takes out three cars](https://pollar.news/en/event/norris-demands-colapinto-race-ban): Lando Norris was forced to retire from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a collision triggered by Alpine driver Franco Colapinto, who received - [German town of Heidenau bans Stolpersteine memorials following joint vote by AfD and CDU](https://pollar.news/en/event/heidenau-bans-stolpersteine): Councillors in the Saxon town of Heidenau voted 13 to 6 to prohibit new brass stumbling stones on public walkways, resolving to move future - [Demi Vollering wins women's road race world title in Montreal sprint](https://pollar.news/en/event/vollering-takes-world-title): The Dutch rider beat Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney in a two-up sprint across 180.1 kilometres in Canada, completing a season sweep of the Giro, T - [Mike Leigh wins Golden Shell at 74th San Sebastián Festival for Tender Loving Care](https://pollar.news/en/event/mike-leigh-wins-golden-shell): The 83-year-old British director secured the top prize, best screenplay, and best leading performance for what he confirmed will probably be - [Mount Etna ash cloud shuts Catania airport until Sunday with all flights halted](https://pollar.news/en/event/etna-shuts-catania-airport): Volcanic ash from Mount Etna's northeast crater forced the suspension of all flights at Catania airport on Saturday, extending closures unti - [Suspect confesses to Turin killing and dismemberment after 50 euro dispute](https://pollar.news/en/event/three-detained-in-turin-murder): A 26-year-old man confessed before a Turin judge to killing Fabio Colapietro during a brawl in a Borgo Vittoria apartment, detailing how sus - [Cassandre Beaugrand wins second world triathlon title with victory in Pontevedra](https://pollar.news/en/event/beaugrand-wins-second-world-title): French Olympic champion Cassandre Beaugrand finished more than one minute ahead of Georgia Taylor-Brown in Pontevedra to secure her fifth se - [Lavrov Accuses Europe of Blocking Ukraine Peace Talks in UN Assembly Speech](https://pollar.news/en/event/lavrov-addresses-un-assembly): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the United Nations General Assembly that Moscow will achieve its military goals in Ukraine, accu - [Investigative reports reveal Egyptian intelligence warned Israel 11 days before 7 October](https://pollar.news/en/event/egypt-warned-israel-before-attack): Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel made a secret 67-minute stopover in Tel Aviv on 26 September 2023 to warn Israeli officials that Ham - [Jens Spahn receives committee probation following Sardinia trip during Bundestag sitting week](https://pollar.news/en/event/spahn-receives-party-probation): Former CDU/CSU parliamentary leader Jens Spahn has received a probationary stay on the Bundestag Budget Committee through December 2026 afte - [Manchester City found guilty of 114 Premier League financial breaches, face potential relegation](https://pollar.news/en/event/city-guilty-on-114-charges): An independent commission has upheld 114 of 115 Premier League charges against Manchester City over financial reporting between 2009 and 201 - [Roberto Vannacci faces legal action after sharing altered photo of Matilde Siracusano](https://pollar.news/en/event/siracusano-threatens-vannacci-lawsuit): Undersecretary Matilde Siracusano announced a lawsuit against Roberto Vannacci after he posted a digitally modified image of her ahead of th - [Lavrov and Wadephul hold first German-Russian talks since 2022 at UN General Assembly](https://pollar.news/en/event/lavrov-meets-german-counterpart): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met German counterpart Johann Wadephul for 20 minutes in New York as Donald Trump pushed for a peace - [Scotland hold Slovenia to goalless draw in Pocognoli's debut as head coach](https://pollar.news/en/event/scotland-draw-in-slovenia): Sébastien Pocognoli's first match as Scotland manager ended in a 0-0 Nations League draw in Ljubljana, as Jan Oblak denied second-half chanc - [Zoe Harrison's 82nd-minute intercept try seals 26-19 England win over New Zealand](https://pollar.news/en/event/england-defeats-new-zealand-26-19): Flyhalf Zoe Harrison scored in overtime after picking off a New Zealand pass at Allianz Stadium, keeping England unbeaten across 41 consecut - [Spanish lottery draws award top prizes in Leon and Santander on 26 September](https://pollar.news/en/event/spanish-lottery-draw-results): The 26 September 2026 Loteria Nacional drawing distributed 42 million euros in Madrid, sending the 600,000-euro top series prize to Leon and - [US and China agree on $30B tariff cut and AI hotline as Xi concludes Washington visit](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-plans-fort-trump-base): Donald Trump announced mutual tariff reductions on $30 billion in goods, an AI safety hotline, and upcoming bilateral summits following talk - [White House excludes CNN from Air Force One trip after federal judge orders media access restored](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-bans-three-newsrooms): The White House removed CNN from the presidential travel pool for a trip to Tennessee on 26 September 2026, two days after a federal judge o ## Search and discovery - 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