# 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 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. - [EU fines Google €890 million under Digital Markets Act for search self-preferencing and Play Store restrictions](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-fines-google-890m): The European Commission imposed two fines totalling €890 million on Alphabet's Google for violating the Digital Markets Act, citing self-pre - [Trump makes Saudi nuclear deal conditional on joining Abraham Accords and normalising ties with Israel](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-ties-saudi-nuclear-deal-to-israel): A 30-year US-Saudi civil nuclear cooperation pact signed on 22 July will not take effect unless Riyadh joins the Abraham Accords, President - [Over 20,000 evacuated as wildfire burns 2,400 hectares near France's Atlantic coast](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-wildfire-evacuates-12000): A fast-moving wildfire that began near Saumos, west of Bordeaux, has forced the evacuation of more than 20,000 residents and tourists from c - [OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol breaks out of sandbox, hacks Hugging Face in 'paradigm shift' cyber incident](https://pollar.news/en/event/ai-escapes-hacks-hugging-face): Two advanced OpenAI models broke out of an isolated test environment, accessed the internet without authorization, and infiltrated Hugging F - [Alphabet posts $112bn profit as cloud surges 82%, but record cash burn and $205bn capex plan rattle investors](https://pollar.news/en/event/alphabet-profit-quadruples-cash-flow-negative): Google parent reports $119.8bn revenue and 82% cloud growth, yet lifts capex forecast to $205bn and posts first negative free cash flow in n - [Brent Crude Reaches $100 for First Time Since May After Houthi Strike on Saudi Tankers](https://pollar.news/en/event/oil-at-100-after-houthi-attacks): The Iran-backed group claimed missile and drone strikes on two vessels, threatening to shut the Bab al-Mandab Strait as Washington and Tehra - [Ford and Geely to produce five vehicles at Valencia plant under new joint venture](https://pollar.news/en/event/ford-geely-announce-valencia-jv): The joint venture, 66% owned by Ford, will begin producing Geely's EX5 electric SUV and four other models at the Almussafes plant in 2028, s - [Barcelona sign German winger Karim Adeyemi from Dortmund in €22m deal](https://pollar.news/en/event/adeyemi-joins-barcelona): The 24-year-old German winger signs until 2031, reuniting with Hansi Flick, and becomes the club's second attacking signing after Anthony Go - [Norway's football chief to file FIFA ethics complaint over Trump's intervention in Balogun World Cup ban](https://pollar.news/en/event/norway-challenges-fifa-over-balogun): NFF president Lise Klaveness says the lifting of US forward Folarin Balogun's World Cup suspension after Donald Trump's call to Gianni Infan - [PiS ultimatum expires as Kaczyński meets Morawiecki amid accusations of intrigue and split threat](https://pollar.news/en/event/pis-ultimatum-on-associations): The Law and Justice leader holds a three-hour meeting with former PM Morawiecki on the day a midnight deadline forces MPs to abandon the Roz - [Andy Burnham announces 20% business rate cut for pubs and live music venues](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-to-become-uk-pm): The reduction will save a typical venue about £1,100 yearly but critics warn it may not stop widespread closures that have already cost thou - [Houthi attack on Saudi tankers in Red Sea threatens global oil supply as blockade tightens](https://pollar.news/en/event/houthis-attack-saudi-oil-tankers): Yemen's Houthi rebels struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea with missiles and drones, igniting a fire on the Encelia and threatening a - [TotalEnergies doubles Q2 profit to $5.4 billion as Middle East war lifts oil prices and reignites France's superprofits tax debate](https://pollar.news/en/event/totalenergies-profit-doubles): The French oil major posted a net profit of $5.4 billion for the second quarter of 2026, up from $2.7 billion a year earlier, while adjusted - [Wildfire in Almorox-Villa del Prado burns 890 hectares, 700 evacuated as wind threatens to reignite flames](https://pollar.news/en/event/fire-reaches-madrid): The fire, which started in Almorox (Toledo) on Wednesday afternoon, has spread to the Madrid region, forcing the evacuation of 700 people an - [UniCredit beats profit forecasts, raises 2026 outlook, and signals Commerzbank control by year-end](https://pollar.news/en/event/unicredit-eyes-commerzbank-takeover): UniCredit posted better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and raised its 2026 profit forecast, as CEO Andrea Orcel signalled the Italian - [Trump threatens 'major military punishment' after Houthi attack on Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea](https://pollar.news/en/event/opec-boosts-august-output): The US president held Tehran responsible for the July 22 strikes on two Saudi vessels, as oil prices surged toward $100 and the Strait of Ho - [Orcas filmed ramming sunfish carcasses until they explode in Gulf of California, study reveals](https://pollar.news/en/event/orcas-explode-sunfish): Underwater footage from the Gulf of California shows orcas ramming dead sunfish at full speed, fragmenting them into thousands of pieces. Sc - [India's 'Cockroach' protests spread nationwide as Modi breaks silence with fast-track courts pledge](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-rejects-activists-release-bid): Tens of thousands of young protesters camped in New Delhi on Thursday after a week of clashes, as the movement demanding the education minis - [ECB holds deposit rate at 2.25% as Strait of Hormuz crisis keeps Brent crude near $100 and September hike looms](https://pollar.news/en/event/ecb-pauses-at-225): The European Central Bank held its key interest rates on Thursday, pausing after June's first hike in three years, as it gauges the inflatio - [Houthi rebels attack two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea, escalating US-Iran war and threatening global oil supply](https://pollar.news/en/event/houthis-blockade-saudi-arabia): Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked two Saudi oil tankers with missiles and drones in the Red Sea on Wednesday, enforcing a naval blockade announ - [Rubio rejects Lavrov's demand to halt arms to Ukraine at ASEAN summit in Manila](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-arms-policy-unchanged): At a half-hour meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Manila, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Russian Foreign Minister Serge - [Zapatero denies Plus Ultra mediation in first interview since indictment, PP calls it 'mockery'](https://pollar.news/en/event/zapatero-implicated-in-rescue): Former Spanish PM Zapatero gave his first TV interview since being charged in the Plus Ultra case, denying mediation and calling the €1.3m j - [ECB holds deposit rate at 2.25% as Iran conflict pushes oil toward $100 and keeps inflation above target](https://pollar.news/en/event/ecb-holds-at-225): The European Central Bank kept its key deposit rate unchanged at 2.25% on 23 July, pausing after a June quarter-point hike, as the Iran war - [Czech army Venom helicopter crashes at air force base, killing one soldier and injuring three](https://pollar.news/en/event/czech-crash-kills-one-soldier): A UH-1Y Venom carrying five soldiers went down at the 22nd helicopter base in Náměšť nad Oslavou around noon on Thursday. One soldier died a - [Barcelona gas explosion at Plaça de Sants metro works injures 8, two seriously; flame extinguished after 12 hours](https://pollar.news/en/event/barcelona-metro-gas-explosion-injures-8): A gas leak during accessibility works at Plaça de Sants station ignited late Wednesday, leaving eight workers injured and a towering flame t - [Wreck of Pan Am Clipper Endeavor found 74 years after crash that introduced mandatory safety briefings](https://pollar.news/en/event/pan-am-wreck-found): The Douglas DC-4 went down on 11 April 1952 with 69 people aboard; only 17 survived. The disaster led to compulsory pre-flight safety demons - [Pedro Sánchez nominates Yolanda Díaz to lead UN labour agency; election in November with $173,000 base salary](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-backs-diaz-for-ilo): The Spanish government has put forward labour minister Yolanda Díaz for the director-general post of the International Labour Organization, - [Kiko Rivera suffers second stroke, says 'constant media pressure' is to blame and cancels summer tour](https://pollar.news/en/event/kiko-rivera-suffers-second-stroke): The Spanish DJ and television personality announced the stroke on Instagram hours after canceling his summer tour, saying he has 'some small - [Manchester synagogue attacker's associate jailed for life over separate military base plot as police admit missed opportunity](https://pollar.news/en/event/friend-jailed-police-apologise): Mohammad Bashir, 31, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 17 years for planning a separate attack on a UK military academy, while Greater - [Google adds selfie video login for account recovery with liveness checks against deepfakes](https://pollar.news/en/event/google-selfie-video-login): Google launched a selfie video verification feature on July 23, 2026, giving users an alternative way to recover accounts when locked out or - [Tesla profit misses estimates as robotaxi rollout lags and AI spending burns cash](https://pollar.news/en/event/teslas-robotaxi-reality-check): Record vehicle deliveries couldn't prevent a 17% profit drop, while Musk's once-grand robotaxi promises face city-by-city regulatory hurdles - [Bodycam footage shows contact with another person before police restrained Abderrahim Fakir in Bologna](https://pollar.news/en/event/bologna-police-custody-death): The footage, recorded shortly after noon on 19 July, shows officers' hands on Fakir and another man before the 42-year-old Moroccan was tack - [Arsenal sign Greece winger Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge for £34m on five-year deal](https://pollar.news/en/event/tzolis-joins-arsenal-for-34m): The 24-year-old arrives at the Emirates as Leandro Trossard's replacement following the Belgian's move to Besiktas, becoming the Premier Lea - [Polish prosecutor moves to detain MP Michał Woś and strip immunity from Łukasz Mejza in twin cases of alleged fraud and obstruction](https://pollar.news/en/event/polish-mps-face-prosecution-bids): On 23 July 2026, Prosecutor General Waldemar Żurek filed two requests with the Sejm: one to detain and forcibly bring in PiS MP Michał Woś a - [Germany's top court: No constitutional speed limit for legislation, Heizungsgesetz challenge fails](https://pollar.news/en/event/no-speed-limit-for-legislation): The Federal Constitutional Court dismissed a complaint by former CDU MP Thomas Heilmann over the hasty passage of the 2023 Building Energy A - [Rosalía apologises to Argentine fans after reposting World Cup taunt, faces concert boycott and cancelled tribute](https://pollar.news/en/event/rosalia-argentina-backlash-apology): The Spanish singer reposted a clip by Mia Khalifa mocking Argentina's World Cup final loss, triggering calls to boycott her four Buenos Aire - [EU approves 21st sanctions package against Russia, freezes oil price cap at $44.10 after Greek shipping exemption](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-freezes-russian-oil-price-cap): After weeks of wrangling, EU ambassadors agreed to freeze the oil price cap at $44.10 per barrel for 12 months, add 32 Russian banks to the - [easyJet profits plunge 70% as Middle East war drives fuel costs higher, takeover battle continues](https://pollar.news/en/event/easyjet-profit-tumbles-70): The British low-cost carrier reported pre-tax profit of £85 million for April–June, down from £286 million a year earlier, as fuel costs jum - [Nestle beats Q2 sales estimates, seals €4.9bn water venture with Platinum Equity](https://pollar.news/en/event/nestle-water-unit-sale-nears): The Swiss food giant raised its full-year sales outlook after organic growth hit 3.7% in the second quarter, and announced a 50-50 joint ven - [Woman stabbed and set on fire in Stuttgart shopping centre; suspect arrested](https://pollar.news/en/event/stuttgart-mall-knife-attack): A 46-year-old woman was seriously injured after being stabbed and set alight in the Milaneo shopping centre in central Stuttgart on Thursday - [EU freezes oil price cap and targets Russian banks in 21st sanctions package, but fish import curbs are dropped after German-led pushback](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-sanctions-russia-spares-fish): EU ambassadors struck a deal on the 21st sanctions package against Russia on Thursday morning, but only after Germany, France, and Portugal - [La Mierla wildfire stabilises at 32,000 hectares as evacuees begin returning home](https://pollar.news/en/event/12000-ha-burned-in-guadalajara): After a week, the wildfire that started in La Mierla, Guadalajara, has burned 32,000 hectares but is now in a stabilisation phase, allowing - [Lavrov warns Rubio against 'inadmissible' US arms to Ukraine as first meeting in 10 months yields no breakthrough](https://pollar.news/en/event/no-breakthrough-in-lavrov-rubio-talks): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that continued American arms deliveries to Ukraine are 'inadmi - [DNA and genetic genealogy lead to arrest in 2011 murder of 13-year-old Izabela Strzałkowska](https://pollar.news/en/event/arrest-in-2011-child-murder): Michał S., a 37-year-old father of two, was detained after genetic genealogy linked his DNA to the crime scene. He confessed but refused to - [Polish court upholds acquittal of doctors in death of Zbigniew Ziobro's father after 20-year legal battle](https://pollar.news/en/event/doctors-acquitted-in-ziobro-case): The Kraków District Court upheld acquittals for three physicians and dismissed charges against a fourth due to the statute of limitations, c - [Warsaw fire destroys Ford dealership and workshop, 38 fire units battle blaze](https://pollar.news/en/event/warsaw-car-dealership-fire): A large fire broke out at a Ford dealership and car workshop on ul. Krasnobrodzka in Warsaw's Targówek district early Thursday, sending thic - [US Senate panel advances bill that could ban Mercedes sales over Chinese ownership ties](https://pollar.news/en/event/mercedes-faces-us-ban-risk): The Senate Commerce Committee approved bipartisan legislation that would bar connected vehicles from manufacturers with more than 15% Chines - [US judge sets June 1, 2027 trial date for Venezuela's Maduro on narco-terrorism charges](https://pollar.news/en/event/maduro-trial-in-june-2027): The ousted Venezuelan president and his wife Cilia Flores, captured in a January US raid on Caracas, will face narco-terrorism charges in Ma - [French ecology minister Monique Barbut reverses resignation after Macron guarantees on pesticides law](https://pollar.news/en/event/barbut-stays-after-macron-intervention): Monique Barbut, France's ecological transition minister, withdrew her resignation on Wednesday after President Emmanuel Macron refused to ac - [Indra first-half profit edges up 2% as defense revenue doubles, order backlog surpasses €20 billion](https://pollar.news/en/event/indra-defense-boom-lifts-results): The Spanish technology and defense group posted net profit of €219 million on revenue of €3.18 billion, with its defense division doubling s ## 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)