# 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 is characterized by a reciprocal escalation of long-range strikes, with Ukraine systematically targeting Russian logistics and energ - [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. - [Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes western Colombia, killing at least 82](https://pollar.news/en/event/strong-quake-hits-colombia): A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday morning at 7:34 local time, killing at least 82 people and collapsing buildings - [Trump signs executive order to space out childhood vaccines and split MMR shot, drawing medical backlash](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-reshapes-vaccine-schedule): President Donald Trump signed an executive order on 10 August 2026 calling for childhood vaccines to be spaced across separate visits and fo - [Trump demands Iran pay war compensation as Hormuz negotiations stall and oil prices climb](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-pauses-iran-strikes): Trump's demand for Iranian war reparations, issued in response to Iran's own compensation claims, dims hopes for a deal to reopen the Strait - [Turkey passes law offering conditional pardon to PKK fighters in peace process push](https://pollar.news/en/event/parliament-passes-pkk-amnesty-law): Turkish parliament voted 468 to 88 to approve a law suspending sentences for PKK fighters who lay down arms, the first legislative step in a - [Western Europe records hottest June-July ever as oceans hit new temperature high](https://pollar.news/en/event/record-summer-heat-hits-europe): Western Europe saw its warmest June-July period on record with an average of 21.62°C, 2.79°C above the 1991-2020 norm, as global ocean surfa - [Trump says relationship with Netanyahu is 'very good' as Israeli PM rejects 15-point Gaza peace plan](https://pollar.news/en/event/netanyahu-rejects-trump-plan): Donald Trump insisted his relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu remains 'very good' on August 10, after the Israeli prime minister formally r - [Tupac murder trial opens in Las Vegas as Keffe D Davis faces jury nearly 30 years after rapper's killing](https://pollar.news/en/event/tupac-murder-trial-begins): The only person ever charged in the 1996 drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur went on trial in Las Vegas on 10 August 2026, with jury se - [Ukrainian drone strike on Nizhnekamsk refinery kills 13, including seven Uzbek citizens](https://pollar.news/en/event/drones-kill-13-in-russian-oil-city): A Ukrainian drone attack on the industrial city of Nizhnekamsk in Russia's Tatarstan region killed at least 13 people and injured 75 on Mond - [Nvidia partners with six Wall Street giants on $500 billion AI infrastructure financing](https://pollar.news/en/event/nvidias-500b-ai-financing-deal): Nvidia partnered with six Wall Street giants including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and KKR to assemble more than $500 billion in financing for - [Total solar eclipse on 12 August 2026 to draw 446,700 visitors to Spain as car rentals hit €694 per day](https://pollar.news/en/event/century-long-eclipse-drought-ends-in-spain): On 12 August 2026, a total solar eclipse will cross Spain from west to east for the first time in over a century, drawing 446,700 projected - [71.3% of England declared in drought as fifth heatwave approaches and wildfires strain emergency services](https://pollar.news/en/event/england-drought-hits-713): The National Drought Group declared 71.3% of England in drought on 10 August after the driest July on record, as firefighters battled blazes - [Niebla wildfire scorches 20,000 hectares in Huelva, forcing hundreds to evacuate](https://pollar.news/en/event/huelva-wildfire-escalates): A wildfire burning since 6 August in Niebla, Huelva has affected over 20,000 hectares and forced hundreds to evacuate, with authorities call - [Divers discover 2,100-year-old Roman shipwreck off Sicily with hundreds of amphorae](https://pollar.news/en/event/ancient-roman-wreck-found-off-sicily): A Roman-era shipwreck dating to between the 2nd and 1st centuries BC has been found about 3 miles off Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, at a depth o - [Liverpool loan Barcelona's Ronald Araujo as defensive injuries leave Van Dijk alone](https://pollar.news/en/event/araujo-loan-to-liverpool-agreed): Liverpool signed Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo on a season-long loan on August 10, addressing a defensive crisis that leaves 35-year-old - [Typhoon Dolphin forces evacuation of over one million in eastern China after record rainfall hits Shanghai](https://pollar.news/en/event/71-quake-hits-southern-japan): Typhoon Dolphin, the strongest storm to strike China this year, made landfall in Zhejiang province on 9 August with winds of 150 km/h, forci - [Meta's Zuckerberg publishes AI manifesto, launches open-source Muse Glimmer, pledges $1B community fund](https://pollar.news/en/event/zuckerberg-unveils-open-ai-model): Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word manifesto on August 10 advocating open-source AI over centralized control, launched the Muse - [UEFA, AFC and CONCACAF accuse FIFA's Infantino of deception in open letter, explore rival tournaments](https://pollar.news/en/event/confederations-turn-on-infantino): Three continental football confederations published a 720-word open letter accusing FIFA president Gianni Infantino of breaking trust throug - [Storm warnings with winds up to 115 km/h issued across 11 voivodeships in Poland](https://pollar.news/en/event/extreme-heatwave-hits-poland): IMGW has issued level 1 and level 2 storm warnings across 11 voivodeships and heat warnings for 14, with the RCB alerting 6 regions ahead of - [London police seize 90 luxury cars including £3.7m Ferrari in record-breaking crackdown](https://pollar.news/en/event/police-seize-rare-ferrari-in-london): Metropolitan Police confiscated 90 vehicles worth over £8 million in a weekend crackdown on dangerous driving in Kensington, Chelsea and Hyd - [Rhine falls to record low at Kaub, splitting river and threatening German industry](https://pollar.news/en/event/rhine-shipping-faces-shutdown): Water levels at the Rhine's critical Kaub bottleneck dropped to 16-17 cm on August 10, below the 2018 record of 25 cm, with the BDB warning - [Magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Colombia kills 111, injures 87 as rescue teams search rubble](https://pollar.news/en/event/111-dead-in-colombia-quake): A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on 10 August, killing at least 111 people and injuring 87, with rescue teams still search - [Klingbeil withdraws club tax plan after backlash from CSU and Free Voters](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-tax-reform-under-fire): German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) withdrew a proposal to tighten tax rules for certain clubs after fierce criticism from Bavarian - [Russia's Supreme Court bars anti-war Yabloko party from September parliamentary elections](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-bans-russias-anti-war-party): Russia's Supreme Court on 10 August stripped Yabloko, the only registered party opposing Moscow's war in Ukraine, from contesting September' - [Dogs' brains can distinguish between human fear, anger and sadness, fMRI study shows](https://pollar.news/en/event/dogs-read-human-emotions): University of Vienna researchers used fMRI scans to show dogs' brains produce distinct activity patterns for happiness, anger, fear and sadn - [Puma possibly spotted in Poland's Ciechanów district, residents warned to stay out of forests](https://pollar.news/en/event/puma-alert-in-poland): Authorities in Poland's Ciechanów district warned residents on 10 August 2026 to stay out of forests after hunters reported spotting a large - [Contiguous US records hottest month ever as July 2026 averages 76.89°F](https://pollar.news/en/event/hottest-us-month-on-record): July 2026 averaged 76.89°F (24.94°C) across the Lower 48 states, NOAA confirmed on August 10, eclipsing the Dust Bowl's July 1936 mark by an - [AfD at 42% in Saxony-Anhalt poll as Ramelow urges Linke-CDU cooperation to block AfD government](https://pollar.news/en/event/afd-leads-saxony-anhalt-poll): An Insa poll puts the AfD at 42% ahead of Saxony-Anhalt's September 6 election, while Bodo Ramelow calls for Linke-CDU cooperation and the B - [Flood relief scandal: 4.5 million PLN routed to firms linked to KO official despite no flood damage](https://pollar.news/en/event/flood-relief-scandal-hits-ko): Three firms linked to a KO politician and KARR vice-president received 4.5 million PLN in September 2024 flood relief despite satellite and - [Ground service Fiat Panda collides with taxiing private jet at Milan Linate Airport](https://pollar.news/en/event/car-hits-jet-at-linate): A Fiat Panda ground service vehicle collided with a taxiing Hawker Beechcraft 400A private jet at Milan Linate Airport on 10 August 2026, ha - [Spain defends Ceuta response as 22 EU states demand action and death toll passes 140](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): Spain defends its handling of the Ceuta migration crisis as 22 EU states demand urgent action, Italy and Denmark push for offshore repatriat - [Daughter arrested for double murder of Aragon farm union leader and wife in Tauste](https://pollar.news/en/event/ex-uaga-leader-killed-in-tauste): Guardia Civil detained a daughter of Javier Sánchez Ansó, former UAGA secretary general, and her Colombian-born partner as suspects in the s - [Trump demands compensation from Iran for decades of attacks and repression](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-demands-iran-reparations): US President Donald Trump announced on 10 August that the United States will demand compensation from Iran for decades of attacks and intern - [US judge dismisses criminal fraud and bribery case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani](https://pollar.news/en/event/judge-dismisses-adani-criminal-case): A federal judge in Brooklyn dismissed criminal fraud and bribery charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani on August 10, granting a Ju - [Barack Obama to host six-episode Audible podcast on books that shaped his worldview, starting September 24](https://pollar.news/en/event/obama-launches-audible-book-podcast): The former US president will host 'A Great Book with Barack Obama,' a six-episode Audible series starting September 24, discussing works by - [Partial solar eclipse on 12 August will cover up to 90% of sun over Germany](https://pollar.news/en/event/solar-eclipse-to-cover-90-of-sun): On Wednesday evening, 12 August, the moon will obscure up to 90 percent of the sun over Germany, while a path of totality stretches from Gre - [UK disconnects Royal Navy drone cameras found sending signals to China](https://pollar.news/en/event/navy-drone-cameras-linked-to-china): British Ministry of Defence disconnected internet from K3 Scout drone cameras after a routine check found Chinese-made components transmitti - [Portugal prepares for first total solar eclipse in 114 years on 12 August](https://pollar.news/en/event/total-solar-eclipse-reaches-portugal): On 12 August, a narrow strip of northeast Portugal will experience full totality while the rest of the country observes a partial eclipse, w - [Italy heatwave persists through Ferragosto with 20 cities on red alert and 40°C peaks](https://pollar.news/en/event/fourth-heatwave-hits-italy): A subtropical heat dome keeps Italy in its grip with 40°C peaks, 20 cities under red alert by Wednesday, and no relief expected before 17-18 - [Germany doubles anti-drone police after suspected explosive device found near Ukrainian plane at Leipzig airport](https://pollar.news/en/event/drone-found-at-leipzig-airport): Berlin will double its federal anti-drone police unit to 300 personnel and expand to eight locations after a suspected explosive device was - [Intel launches $15 billion share sale, seeks to upsize to $20 billion](https://pollar.news/en/event/intels-20-billion-share-sale): Intel announced a $15 billion common stock offering on Monday to fund its contract chip manufacturing build-out, with Bloomberg reporting th - [Spain and Italy trade border controls as migration dispute escalates through August](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-ultimatum-to-italy): Spain has checked over 1,000 travelers from Italy since Saturday in retaliation for Italy's suspension of Schengen controls, as both governm - [Russia's Supreme Court bars anti-war party Yabloko from September parliamentary election](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-bars-yabloko-from-election): Russia's Supreme Court upheld a lawsuit by the pro-Kremlin party Rodina, removing the liberal anti-war Yabloko from the September 18-20 parl - [Marchand's 1'43"76 split propels France to relay silver at European Championships](https://pollar.news/en/event/marchand-out-of-medley-events): Léon Marchand clocked the year's fastest 200m freestyle split of 1'43"76 as France took 4x200m relay silver at the European Championships in - [Dukes of Hazzard actor and former US Congressman Ben Jones dies at 84](https://pollar.news/en/event/dukes-of-hazzard-star-ben-jones-dies-at-84): Ben Jones, who played mechanic Cooter Davenport in The Dukes of Hazzard and later served as a US Congressman for Georgia, died on 9 August 2 - [Lavitola arrested for ordering bomb attack on Rai journalist Ranucci to boost his political career](https://pollar.news/en/event/lavitola-arrested-over-ranucci-bombing): Italian Carabinieri arrested businessman Valter Lavitola on August 10, 2026, accusing him of ordering the October 16, 2025 bomb attack outsi - [Ballando con le Stelle 2026: Matri and Aurora Ramazzotti confirmed as first contestants](https://pollar.news/en/event/ballando-con-le-stelle-cast-revealed): Former footballer Alessandro Matri and presenter Aurora Ramazzotti are the first two confirmed contestants for the 21st edition of Milly Car - [Bezos-led consortium nears deal for one-third stake in Liverpool FC at £4.4 billion valuation](https://pollar.news/en/event/bezos-nears-liverpool-deal): A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is close to acquiring about one-third of Liverpool - [Record 230 migrants cross English Channel on single boat as smugglers shift to mega-dinghies](https://pollar.news/en/event/record-230-migrants-on-single-boat): A 15-meter inflatable dinghy carrying 230 people reached Dover from France on Monday, setting a record for the most passengers on a single C - [Burnham unveils vape and betting shop crackdown as PM launches UK listening tour](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-tackles-subscription-traps): Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced plans to give councils powers to block new vape and betting shops, part of a broader effort to address - [Coritiba defender Jacy falls into stadium tunnel celebrating disallowed goal against Chapecoense](https://pollar.news/en/event/player-falls-in-tunnel-celebration): Coritiba captain Jacy Maranhão Oliveira plunged into an open away-team tunnel after vaulting advertising hoardings to celebrate a 41st-minut ## 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 - 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