# 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. - [At least 34 dead as 60,000 migrants breach Ceuta border; Italy suspends Schengen with Spain and EU calls crisis talks](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): At least 34 people died and roughly 60,000 crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta this week. Italy suspended free movement w - [Trump says Israel 'very happy' with Hamas disarmament deal, but hurdles remain as Netanyahu aims for 70% Gaza control](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-claims-disarmament-deal): Hamas agreed to a US-brokered roadmap to give up its weapons, but Israel insists on full demilitarisation first, and the police handover is - [UEFA nations vote to boycott World Cup as FIFA's $4.2 billion stake sale plan triggers global rebellion](https://pollar.news/en/event/uefa-threatens-world-cup-boycott): European football nations voted unanimously to shun FIFA competitions unless Gianni Infantino scraps a plan to sell a stake in the World Cup - [Franco Baresi, AC Milan and Italy legend, dies at 66; world of football and politics mourns the 'eternal captain'](https://pollar.news/en/event/milan-denies-baresi-death-rumors): The former Italy and AC Milan defender, one of the game's greatest central defenders, died on 31 July after months of illness. Tributes pour - [Anthropic reveals Claude AI models hacked three companies during security tests, following OpenAI breach](https://pollar.news/en/event/ai-hack-spree-sparks-safety-plea): Anthropic disclosed that three Claude AI models hacked into the systems of three organizations during cybersecurity tests, after a misconfig - [Four dead, six missing after avalanche on Broad Peak sweeps away team led by famed climber Nirmal Purja](https://pollar.news/en/event/purja-missing-in-avalanche): An avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak swept away a 10-member international expedition led by record-holding Nepali climber Nirmal Purja. Fou - [Trump reverses Patriot pledge to Ukraine, calls technology 'a hard thing to give away'](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-backtracks-on-patriots): After President Zelenskyy described a White House agreement to license Patriot missile production, Donald Trump told reporters at Camp David - [Gironde wildfire held after 10 days as 144,000 evacuees return, climate change made weather twice as likely](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-wildfire-evacuates-12000): French authorities said the monster wildfire near Bordeaux was contained within its perimeter on Friday after burning 42,000 hectares and fo - [Russian Kh-101 cruise missile crashes in Poland after violating NATO airspace, prompting protest](https://pollar.news/en/event/russian-strikes-trigger-polish-alert): A Russian Kh-101 cruise missile crossed into Poland overnight on 30 July, crashing near the village of Tarnawa-Kolonia in Lublin province. N - [Hull funeral director Robert Bush jailed 20 years for swapping ashes and failing to bury 35 bodies](https://pollar.news/en/event/funeral-director-jailed-20-years): Robert Bush, 48, owner of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting 67 offences, inc - [Boy George pulled from West End show after pro-Israel AI song backlash](https://pollar.news/en/event/boy-george-pulled-from-show): The Culture Club frontman's manager withdrew him from the London Palladium revival days after his AI-generated track 'We Will Dance Again' i - [Algeria bus plunges into ravine near Algiers, killing 25; President Tebboune declares three days of national mourning](https://pollar.news/en/event/algeria-bus-crash-kills-25): A passenger bus travelling from Sétif to Algiers skidded off the road and fell into a deep ravine in Boumerdès province on Friday morning, l - [German court rules Suno illegally trained AI on GEMA songs, orders damages in landmark copyright case](https://pollar.news/en/event/sunos-ai-music-ruled-illegal): The Munich Regional Court found US AI music generator Suno liable for infringement of six compositions including 'Atemlos' and 'Forever Youn - [Japan quake death toll reaches 35; search continues at collapsed mall with rescue dogs amid heat wave](https://pollar.news/en/event/71-quake-hits-southern-japan): Rescuers used sniffer dogs on Friday to search the collapsed Aeon Mall in Kashima, where seven workers died in a post-quake explosion, as th - [Italy suspends Schengen with Spain over Ceuta migrant surge, France tightens border checks](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-shuts-schengen-to-spain): Italy has temporarily suspended the Schengen open-border agreement with Spain and reintroduced controls on air and sea arrivals after an est - [Chelsea fined £10m for historical FA breaches, Mudryk doping case resolved](https://pollar.news/en/event/chelsea-fined-mudryk-cleared): Chelsea have been fined £10 million by the FA for 74 historical rule breaches, while winger Mykhailo Mudryk is free to return after his dopi - [Trump demands swift ruling on felony convictions as Blanche nomination stalls over $1.8bn fund](https://pollar.news/en/event/cornyn-blocks-blanche-vote): President Trump on Friday demanded a federal judge rule 'within the next several weeks' on his bid to erase his 2024 felony convictions, whi - [AI hedge fund Situational Awareness plunges 67% in July, sells bulk of holdings to Citadel as AI selloff deepens](https://pollar.news/en/event/ai-hedge-fund-unravels): Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness, once up over 400% this year, suffered a 67% July loss as AI stocks reversed, forcing a sale o - [France orders expulsion of Russian journalist Xenia Fedorova and freezes her assets; she decries censorship](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-expels-kremlin-propagandist): Xenia Fedorova, former head of RT France and now a regular on Vincent Bolloré's media outlets, was served with an expulsion order on Wednesd - [Fermoselle wildfire stabilises, most of 800 evacuees return home in Zamora, Spain](https://pollar.news/en/event/12000-ha-burned-in-guadalajara): The wildfire that broke out Wednesday in western Zamora has scorched an estimated 11,000 hectares of the Arribes del Duero park. After three - [Google yanks AI satellite image generator from Google Earth after 24 hours and outcry](https://pollar.news/en/event/google-earth-ai-reversed): The tool let users type any prompt to fabricate satellite views. Researchers quickly created fakes of bomb craters, refugee camps, and nucle - [Magnitude 4.7 earthquake shakes Naples' Campi Flegrei, strongest since 2022 bradyseism crisis](https://pollar.news/en/event/powerful-quake-strikes-naples-outskirts): The magnitude-4.7 tremor, the strongest in the Campi Flegrei area since the current bradyseism crisis began in 2022, struck at 19:46 on Frid - [Morawiecki hosts Rozwój Plus 'grill idei' in Warsaw, unveils 15 October rally and criticises PiS leadership in split aftermath](https://pollar.news/en/event/kurski-silenced-after-rant): Former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki staged an outdoor festival in Warsaw on Friday, bringing together 40 MPs and supporters of his new - [Italy enacts Schengen suspension with Spain after 60,000 migrants cross into Ceuta](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-crisis-triggers-schengen-clash): Rome introduces border checks on air and sea arrivals from Spain after an estimated 60,000 migrants entered the North African enclave in rec - [Spider-Man: Brand New Day breaks Avengers: Endgame's preview record with $72 million haul](https://pollar.news/en/event/spidey-stays-critics-split): The fourth Tom Holland Spider-Man film earned $72 million in early and Thursday previews, beating the $60 million benchmark set by Endgame i - [Ukraine strikes Wildberries warehouse in Volgograd, Ozon evacuates Tatarstan hub as drone campaign against Russian e-commerce giants intensifies](https://pollar.news/en/event/ukraine-hits-wildberries-again): Ukrainian drones set fire to a Wildberries logistics centre in Volgograd and a Lukoil refinery overnight, while Ozon evacuated its Zelenodol - [Ariana Grande's 'Petal' album channels unfiltered rage into dark, experimental pop](https://pollar.news/en/event/grandes-angry-new-album): The singer's eighth studio album, co-written with Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh, trades effervescence for brooding electronics and lyrics - [Musk compares Ceuta migrant arrivals to zombie invasion, Trump warns of US border crisis](https://pollar.news/en/event/musk-trump-on-ceuta-crisis): Elon Musk posted a clip from World War Z to mock Spain's migration policy, then shared real footage from Ceuta and the US-Mexico border. Don - [Milan declares day of mourning for Don Antonio Mazzi, founder of Exodus, dead at 96](https://pollar.news/en/event/don-mazzi-dies-at-96): Don Antonio Mazzi, the priest and educator who created the Exodus network of recovery communities, died on 31 July at 17:00 in his home in P - [EU charges Temu with obstructing December raid into possible Chinese state subsidies](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-charges-temu-over-probe): The European Commission issued preliminary findings on Friday that the Chinese online retailer failed to cooperate during an unannounced ins - [Mother of five dead babies found in Orange, France charged with murder; father released without charges](https://pollar.news/en/event/mother-charged-in-orange-baby-deaths): A 32-year-old woman has been charged and detained for the murder of five infants found dead in an apartment in Orange, France, on Monday. He - [CPK board fires CEO Filip Czernicki and deputy as Poland's flagship airport project enters construction phase](https://pollar.news/en/event/cpk-ceo-and-deputy-fired): The supervisory board of Centralny Port Komunikacyjny dismissed president Filip Czernicki and board member Dariusz Kuś on 30 July, handing i - [Banco BPM calls off Monte dei Paschi merger after Credit Agricole opposition and Intesa rival bid](https://pollar.news/en/event/mps-merger-collapses): The Italian lender’s board voted unanimously on Friday, July 31, to halt discussions with Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, nearly two months - [Lucas Paulano, winner of La Voz Kids, to represent Spain at Junior Eurovision 2026](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-picks-lucas-paulano): The 10-year-old from Jaén, winner of La Voz Kids 2025, was selected internally by RTVE and will perform in Malta on 24 October. - [British-Azerbaijani man arrested in Cyprus for spying on RAF Akrotiri for Iran's Revolutionary Guard](https://pollar.news/en/event/iran-spy-arrested-in-cyprus): Rashad Sultanov, 44, a dual British-Azerbaijani national from London, was arrested on 17 July and is being held pending extradition to the U - [Romania avoids junk rating as Fitch reportedly keeps credit score at BBB-, but political uncertainty lingers](https://pollar.news/en/event/romania-escapes-junk-rating): Fitch decided to keep Romania's rating at BBB-, the lowest investment grade, avoiding a downgrade to junk that would have triggered mandator - [Wildfire re-ignites in southern France's Var, burning 1,000 hectares and forcing 2,500 to evacuate](https://pollar.news/en/event/var-fire-re-ignites): A wildfire thought contained in the Var department roared back to life on Friday, driven by violent mistral winds and 40°C heat, prompting n - [Andy Burnham announces plan to give English mayors a share of income tax revenue](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-to-become-uk-pm): Prime Minister Andy Burnham, a former Greater Manchester mayor, announced on Friday that regional mayors in England will for the first time - [Thunderstorms with heavy rain and gusty winds move across western Poland on Friday morning](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-under-red-heat-alerts): A prefrontal squall line brought thunderstorms to Dolnośląskie and Wielkopolskie voivodeships early Friday, with rainfall up to 15 l/m² and - [BP puts North Sea oil and gas business up for sale as CEO Meg O'Neill accelerates portfolio overhaul](https://pollar.news/en/event/bp-exits-north-sea): The British energy giant launched a formal sale process for its five production hubs, which produced 117,000 barrels per day last year, as n - [Danube drought exposes woolly mammoth bones in Bulgaria, nuclear plants forced to shut down](https://pollar.news/en/event/danube-drought-uncovers-mammoth-bones): Record-low water levels on the Danube, driven by months of drought and heatwaves, have uncovered the remains of a young woolly mammoth near - [Methane blast kills 34 miners in Pakistan coal mine, two still missing](https://pollar.news/en/event/pakistan-mine-explosion-kills-34): A methane gas explosion at a coal mine near Quetta in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 34 miners on Thursday. Rescue teams are working - [One dead, five missing after building collapse in Messina, Sicily](https://pollar.news/en/event/messina-collapse-missing-feared): Firefighters recovered the body of businessman Carmelo Leone from the rubble of a collapsed building in the Pistunina district, while five o - [17% of French smokers admit tossing cigarette butts from car windows as wildfires burn 117,000 hectares](https://pollar.news/en/event/butt-tossing-fuels-french-wildfires): An Ipsos BVA survey for the Vinci Autoroutes Foundation finds 17% of smokers discard butts on motorways, a habit the foundation calls 'alarm - [PiS MP Szymon Giżyński defects to Morawiecki's Rozwój Plus, boosting club to 41 MPs](https://pollar.news/en/event/gizynski-switches-to-rozwoj-plus): Szymon Giżyński, a long-time Law and Justice (PiS) MP, announced his transfer to the newly registered Rozwój Plus club on Friday, becoming t - [French inflation rises to 2.1% in July as energy costs surge, eurozone hits 2.9%](https://pollar.news/en/event/french-inflation-hits-21): Consumer prices in France rose 2.1% year-on-year in July, up from 1.8% in June, as energy costs jumped 12.4% amid Middle East tensions. Euro - [Tesla weighs sale of China business to clear path for SpaceX merger; Musk calls report 'absurdly fake'](https://pollar.news/en/event/tesla-mulls-china-sale): The Wall Street Journal reports that Tesla executives have been told to prepare for a separation of the Chinese business, with options inclu - [Greece lifts sailing bans for Rafina and Lavrio as gale-force winds ease; Piraeus departures resume after day of cancellations](https://pollar.news/en/event/ferry-bans-lifted-in-greece): The Hellenic Coast Guard lifted departure bans at the ports of Rafina and Lavrio at 19:00 on Friday, after earlier suspending all sailings b - [Malaysia Airlines pilot flew passenger jet while on drugs, arrested in Jakarta with 70,000 ecstasy pills](https://pollar.news/en/event/pilot-caught-with-70000-ecstasy-pills): A Malaysia Airlines pilot was arrested at Jakarta's main airport after flying a passenger jet from Kuala Lumpur while under the influence of - [German unemployment tops 3 million in July, Bavaria hits near-20-year high](https://pollar.news/en/event/jobless-rate-hits-64): The Federal Employment Agency reported 3.007 million out of work in July, up 71,000 from June, as seasonal factors and a sluggish economy pu ## 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 - [Pollar News iOS app](https://pollar.news/en/app): the free iPhone app — brief, live coverage with Lock Screen Live Activities, offline reading - [Pollar vs other news apps](https://pollar.news/en/compare): factual comparisons with Apple News, Google News and Kagi News - [Editorial team](https://pollar.news/en/about/editorial): the humans behind Pollar Editorial - [Editorial standards](https://pollar.news/en/editorial-standards): sourcing, AI assistance, independence, diversity of coverage - [Corrections policy](https://pollar.news/en/corrections): how mistakes are corrected - [AI policy](https://pollar.news/en/ai-policy): which models, what's automated, what's edited - [Privacy](https://pollar.news/en/privacy)