# 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): US shuttle diplomacy narrows to an energy-strike truce as Trump claims a mutual no-strike understanding, but Zelenskyy demands verifiable Ru - [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 rejects tech industry calls to slow AI development as Microsoft drafts safety rules](https://pollar.news/en/event/anthropic-researcher-quits-over-ai): President Donald Trump dismissed proposals by Anthropic and OpenAI to slow advanced artificial intelligence research, while Microsoft unveil - [Swedish centre-left opposition holds narrow 176-seat lead over ruling right-wing bloc](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-delays-tobacco-tax-vote): Magdalena Andersson's opposition bloc secured 176 of 349 parliamentary seats with 94% of votes counted, as the anti-immigration Sweden Democ - [Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran tour following venue pushback over Palestinian remarks](https://pollar.news/en/event/macklemore-defends-tour-remarks): American rapper Macklemore has been removed from the remaining eight dates of Ed Sheeran's US stadium tour after venue owners objected to hi - [Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev funded Bahamas wedding after-party for Donald Trump Jr.](https://pollar.news/en/event/oligarch-funds-trump-jr-wedding): Russian businessman and boxing chief Umar Kremlev covered hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenses for Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding after- - [Bob Mackie, costume designer for Cher and Elton John, dies at 87](https://pollar.news/en/event/bob-mackie-dies-at-87): American fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie died on Monday at a Palm Springs hospital at age 87 after a bout of pneumonia, his publicis - [Female athletes criticize Sydney Sweeney over nude sports betting commercial](https://pollar.news/en/event/sweeney-faces-ad-backlash): International Olympians and athletes have pushed back against actor Sydney Sweeney after she appeared nude in a promotional campaign for pre - [Trump claims Ukraine and Russia agreed to halt energy strikes as fuel prices rise](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-urges-ukraine-refinery-truce): US President Donald Trump announced a mutual halt on energy attacks on 14 September 2026, while Kyiv demanded international guarantees and M - [Israel threatens legal action and citizenship revocation against makers of Gaza war film NAZA](https://pollar.news/en/event/naza-wins-venice-prize): Israeli leaders and military officials launched investigations and threatened to revoke the citizenship of filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rach - [US blocks Iran nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami from IAEA Vienna conference](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-nuclear-chief-blocked): The United States objected to a UN Security Council sanctions waiver, prompting Austria to revoke a travel visa for Iranian Atomic Energy Or - [Mark Carney seeks unique Canada-EU alliance ahead of Strasbourg address](https://pollar.news/en/event/canada-weighs-associate-eu-membership): Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Strasbourg to address the European Parliament, proposing closer supply chain and security - [Nationalist leaders of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland sign pact demanding self-determination from UK](https://pollar.news/en/event/cardiff-independence-summit-opens): Leaders of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland signed a joint agreement in Cardiff declaring that Westminster cannot block future referend - [Downed US airman details 50-hour survival and rescue in Iran on 60 Minutes](https://pollar.news/en/event/downed-us-airman-speaks): An American weapons systems officer described surviving a high-speed fall and 50 hours in Iranian territory after his F-15E was shot down in - [US EPA repeals carbon emission limits for coal and gas power plants](https://pollar.news/en/event/epa-repeals-power-plant-rules): The US Environmental Protection Agency has repealed federal greenhouse gas emission limits on coal- and gas-fired power plants, announcing t - [UK man admits drugging and raping his wife for 20 years in Greater Manchester court](https://pollar.news/en/event/man-admits-20-year-wife-abuse): A 60-year-old man from Stockport has pleaded guilty at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court to 60 sexual offences against his wife, whom h - [Premier League stands down Manchester derby VAR officials after incorrect Haaland goal](https://pollar.news/en/event/phil-foden-sent-off): Refereeing body Pro Ref has removed video officials Matt Donohue and Blake Antrobus from upcoming fixtures after wrongly awarding Erling Haa - [Russian drone strikes train near Polish border after Western officials pass through](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-strikes-near-polish-border): A Russian drone struck a passenger train locomotive two kilometres from the Polish border on 13 September 2026, shortly after Western dignit - [Poland recovers Russian military drone from Baltic Sea as NATO jet intercepts aircraft over Lithuania](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-drone-found-in-poland): Polish hydrographic crews retrieved an intact Russian Gerbera reconnaissance drone off Rusinowo on 14 September, hours before allied fighter - [Oasis announces 38-date 2027 world tour across Europe and North America](https://pollar.news/en/event/oasis-announces-2027-tour): Liam and Noel Gallagher will play 38 stadium dates across Britain, Ireland, mainland Europe, and the United States from May to September 202 - [Lamine Yamal claims Ballon d'Or edge over Kylian Mbappe after winning World Cup and La Liga](https://pollar.news/en/event/yamal-targets-ballon-dor): Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal stated that his World Cup and La Liga titles place him ahead of Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe before the - [European leaders demand proactive Arctic defence strategy at Rovaniemi summit](https://pollar.news/en/event/european-arctic-strategy-talks): Twelve European nations agreed in Rovaniemi to expand Arctic security cooperation, protect critical underwater infrastructure, and update th - [Daniel Maldini loses driving licence after Milan car crash and tests clean for drugs](https://pollar.news/en/event/maldini-injured-in-crash): Cagliari forward Daniel Maldini had his driving licence suspended after recording a 0.91 g/l breathalyser result following an early-morning - [France submits revised under-15 social media restrictions to European Commission](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-revises-youth-social-ban): Following an August 2026 court rejection, the French government presented an amended plan to Brussels targeting addictive features rather th - [Federal report finds Florida Everglades detention center held 79 migrants in small metal cages](https://pollar.news/en/event/watchdog-reports-everglades-cages): A federal watchdog report found that the closed Everglades immigration facility confined detainees in 18-square-foot outdoor metal boxes and - [Volkswagen unveils Mission Efficiency prototype with 0.158 drag coefficient](https://pollar.news/en/event/volkswagen-unveils-efficient-prototype): The electric 2+2 coupé completed a 1,278-kilometer road trip from Wolfsburg to Vienna on a single charge stop, using 6.89 kilowatt-hours per - [NATO fighters intercept and shoot down drone over Lithuania after Belarus border entry](https://pollar.news/en/event/nato-shoots-down-drone): Italian fighter jets operating under the NATO Baltic Air Defence mission shot down an uncrewed aerial vehicle near Kaunas shortly after it e - [Pope Leo XIV repeals 2021 salary cuts for cardinals and senior Vatican officials](https://pollar.news/en/event/vatican-restores-cardinal-salaries): Pope Leo XIV has issued a motu proprio abolishing 2021 pandemic pay reductions of up to 10% for Roman Curia leadership, taking effect from 1 - [US military rejects Iranian claim that Indian supertanker struck naval mine in Hormuz](https://pollar.news/en/event/hormuz-tanker-blast-disputed): The US military disputed Iranian claims that the Indian supertanker El Gaia hit a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, stating the disabled s - [NATO removes Spanish naval commander over relationship with suspected Russian operative](https://pollar.news/en/event/spanish-nato-commander-suspended): A senior Spanish naval officer stationed at NATO Maritime Command in Northwood was stripped of his security clearance and reassigned to Spai - [Saudi Arabia halts East-West pipeline after drone hit, lifting Brent past $107](https://pollar.news/en/event/saudi-pipeline-hit): The shutdown of the 1,200-kilometer conduit removes a key bypass around the Strait of Hormuz, stranding up to 4 million barrels per day as E - [Mitch McConnell returns to Senate in wheelchair after three-month medical absence](https://pollar.news/en/event/mcconnell-returns-to-senate): Senator Mitch McConnell cast his first floor vote on Monday since a June fall hospitalized him, returning in a wheelchair as the Senate reco - [DEA investigates suspected fentanyl-laced pill in death of actress Hayden Panettiere](https://pollar.news/en/event/fentanyl-probed-in-panettiere-death): Federal and local authorities are investigating whether actress Hayden Panettiere died after taking a counterfeit oxycodone pill laced with - [Russian drone strikes hit train near Polish border as Warsaw bolsters border security](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-alerts-eastern-border): Two Russian Geran-5 drones struck a passenger train locomotive and a fuel station in Yahodyn, two kilometers from Poland, prompting Warsaw t - [Finland joins French nuclear deterrence initiative as tenth European partner](https://pollar.news/en/event/finland-joins-french-deterrence): Finland has become the tenth European country to join France's Forward Nuclear Deterrence Initiative, expanding bilateral defense cooperatio - [Ex Ilva subcontractors strike in Taranto over 2,500 job cuts and plant closure](https://pollar.news/en/event/ex-ilva-workers-strike): Around 2,500 subcontracted workers at the former Ilva steelworks in Taranto face dismissal following a court order to close the facility's h - [Sánchez sets year-end target on Ceuta returns and rejects Pegasus claims](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced that return procedures for migrants in Ceuta will run under a unified command through the end - [Apple TV leads Emmy tally heading into main ceremony as Widow's Bay and The Pitt vie for top series honours](https://pollar.news/en/event/the-pitt-leads-emmy-race): Apple TV entered the 2026 Emmy Awards main ceremony with the highest trophy count following early wins at the creative arts presentation, le - [Alexander Zverev beats Ben Shelton in four sets to win US Open title](https://pollar.news/en/event/zverev-reaches-us-open-final): Alexander Zverev defeated Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 in New York to claim his second Grand Slam title of 2026 and extend the United - [José Mourinho critiques referee decisions during Real Madrid media appearances](https://pollar.news/en/event/mourinho-critiques-referee-decisions): Real Madrid manager José Mourinho addressed media duties at Valdebebas on Monday, commenting on a six-conference schedule and criticizing re - [AirBaltic files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York with €350M restructuring loan](https://pollar.news/en/event/air-baltic-files-chapter-11): Latvian flag carrier airBaltic entered court-supervised restructuring in New York on Monday, securing 350 million euros in debtor-in-possess - [Spanish student Claudia Tacoronte killed in Mexico as university cancels exchange program](https://pollar.news/en/event/spanish-student-murdered-in-mexico): Claudia Tacoronte, a 21-year-old Spanish exchange student, was fatally stabbed in Cuautla, prompting Spanish officials to demand justice and - [Zelensky conditions energy strike halt on Russian commitment after Trump announcement](https://pollar.news/en/event/zelensky-weighs-energy-truce): Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is ready to halt strikes on Russian energy targets if Moscow reciprocates, responding to Donald Trump's clai - [Four Crans-Montana fire survivors return to Milan high school after eight months of treatment](https://pollar.news/en/event/crans-survivors-return-to-school): Four teenagers severely burned in the Crans-Montana New Year's Eve fire returned to Liceo Virgilio in Milan on 14 September, resuming classe - [German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil meets UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel to set Commerzbank terms](https://pollar.news/en/event/germany-sets-commerzbank-takeover-terms): German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil held talks in Berlin with UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel, demanding the retention of Commerzbank's Frankf - [Saxony leads German education ranking as report notes rising qualification deficits](https://pollar.news/en/event/german-education-ranking-released): The 2026 Bildungsmonitor placed Saxony and Bavaria at the top of Germany's 16 federal states on Monday, while identifying a nationwide drop - [Mount Etna ash plume forces Catania airport to suspend flights until 22:00](https://pollar.news/en/event/etna-ash-halts-catania-flights): A four-kilometre volcanic ash plume from Mount Etna forced Italy's Catania airport to shut airspace sectors C1 and B3 on Monday, halting arr - [Opposition MPs clash with police at Warsaw academy following dismissal of rector](https://pollar.news/en/event/standoff-at-warsaw-academy): Polish opposition lawmakers escalated a protest at the Academy of Justice in Warsaw on 14 September 2026, where MP Maria Kurowska has barric - [Kennedy Center board considers Tuesday closure and Trump exterior naming to prevent bankruptcy](https://pollar.news/en/event/kennedy-center-faces-closure): Trustees at the performing arts complex will vote on a two-year shutdown and ten naming proposals to secure presidential fundraising after p - [CDU and SPD lead Lower Saxony local elections as AfD surges to 15.9%](https://pollar.news/en/event/cdu-leads-lower-saxony-vote): The CDU secured 27.2% and the SPD took 24.6% in Lower Saxony municipal races, while the AfD tripled its vote share to 15.9% and forced sever - [Marian Kmita takes over Polish Olympic Committee following Piesiewicz detention](https://pollar.news/en/event/kmita-leads-polish-olympic-committee): The board of the Polish Olympic Committee elected Polsat sports director Marian Kmita as acting president on 14 September 2026, replacing Ra - [Airgun pellet fired from Rome window injures woman near Vatican](https://pollar.news/en/event/rome-airgun-shooting-injures-woman): A 50-year-old woman was struck in the arm by a pellet on Via della Giuliana on Monday evening, prompting a Carabinieri manhunt across the Pr ## 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 - 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