# 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): Models are learning faster than the institutions behind them can adapt, with this thread tracking frontier-model capability jumps, the AI Ac - [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. - [Andy Burnham confirmed as Labour leader, pledges to remake Britain's centralised state](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-to-become-uk-pm): The former Manchester mayor will become prime minister on Monday, promising to shift power from Whitehall to England's regions and tackle de - [Brenda Fricker, Oscar-winning star of My Left Foot and Home Alone 2, dies at 81](https://pollar.news/en/event/brenda-fricker-dies-at-81): The Dublin-born actor, who won the Academy Award for My Left Foot and later charmed audiences as the Pigeon Lady in Home Alone 2, died peace - [Apple reclaims world's most valuable company title as Nvidia stock slides 3.5%](https://pollar.news/en/event/apple-reclaims-top-spot): The iPhone maker's market cap reached $4.9 trillion on Friday, edging past the chip giant after a 3.5% drop in Nvidia shares amid a broader - [Xi Jinping launches 29-nation AI alliance in Shanghai, casting China as open-source alternative to US-led order](https://pollar.news/en/event/xis-ai-coalition-push): Speaking at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, the Chinese president pitched open-source models as a global public go - [Netflix reveals generative AI used in 300 titles in 2026, cutting costs and time](https://pollar.news/en/event/netflixs-ai-powered-productions): The streaming giant disclosed in its Q2 shareholder letter that roughly 300 movies and series employed generative AI, mainly in post-product - [Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes off Mexico's Chiapas coast, tsunami warnings issued for Mexico and Guatemala](https://pollar.news/en/event/74-quake-off-mexico-triggers-tsunami-alert): A shallow magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck near Puerto Madero in Mexico's southern Chiapas state on Friday, prompting the US Tsunami Warning - [Poland lets fuel shield expire as PM Tusk tells motorists: 'the budget has its limits'](https://pollar.news/en/event/poland-fuel-shield-ends): The government's CPN programme, which capped pump prices via VAT and excise cuts, ended on 30 June 2026. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on - [US slashes foreign journalist visas to 240 days, caps student stays at four years](https://pollar.news/en/event/us-visa-crackdown-widens): The Department of Homeland Security announced a final rule on 17 July 2026 that replaces the 'duration of status' system with fixed time lim - [Pele's 1958 World Cup final shirt sells for $4.9 million at Sotheby's, second-highest football jersey ever](https://pollar.news/en/event/pele-jersey-fetches-49m): The blue number 10 shirt worn by a 17-year-old Pele when Brazil beat hosts Sweden 5-2 in the 1958 World Cup final sold at a Sotheby's auctio - [Valentina Baldini, daughter of Italy interim coach Silvio Baldini, dies at 30 after lifelong battle with spastic tetraparesis](https://pollar.news/en/event/italy-coachs-daughter-dies): Valentina Baldini, the 30-year-old daughter of Italy's interim national football coach Silvio Baldini, has died. She lived with severe spast - [EU softens carbon market reform: slower CO2 cuts, free permits tied to green investments](https://pollar.news/en/event/eu-softens-carbon-market): The European Commission proposed on Friday to slow the annual reduction of CO2 allowances from 2031, while tying free permits to verified gr - [Japan's parliament keeps throne male-only, adopts distant relatives to rescue the imperial line](https://pollar.news/en/event/japan-blocks-female-emperor): Japan's parliament revised the Imperial House Law on Friday to allow the adoption of distant male relatives and let princesses keep their st - [President Nawrocki vetoes nearest-person bill; Tusk calls it 'contempt for people and their right to happiness'](https://pollar.news/en/event/nawrocki-veto-sparks-coalition-fury): President Karol Nawrocki on Friday vetoed a government bill on the status of a nearest person, arguing it created a quasi-marriage instituti - [Trump Media to sell real-time access to president's Truth Social posts, starting August 1](https://pollar.news/en/event/trumps-posts-for-sale): The service, Truth API, will give institutional investors a milliseconds-long head start on market-moving announcements from the president a - [Andy Burnham confirmed as Labour leader, set to become UK's seventh prime minister in a decade on Monday](https://pollar.news/en/event/burnham-to-be-next-uk-pm): The former Manchester mayor secured 95% of Labour MPs' support and will be sworn in on Monday after Keir Starmer's resignation, becoming the - [AfD power struggle in NRW escalates as state leader defies federal board, fills candidate list after walkout](https://pollar.news/en/event/afd-nrw-list-fight-escalates): The North Rhine-Westphalian AfD continued its candidate selection convention in Marl on Friday after state leader Martin Vincentz rejected a - [UCO: Santos Cerdán's wife got €1,300/month from fake job; family gained €323,000 in irregular benefits](https://pollar.news/en/event/cerdns-hidden-income-revealed): Guardia Civil's UCO found that Francisca Muñoz, wife of ex-PSOE official Santos Cerdán, was paid €1,300 a month by a company she never worke - [German top court rules apartment owners can install air conditioning against majority vote](https://pollar.news/en/event/bgh-backs-apartment-ac): The Bundesgerichtshof ruled on Friday that condominium owners may demand permission to install split-system air conditioning units on their - [Moonshot unveils Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter open model that narrows the gap with US frontier AI](https://pollar.news/en/event/chinas-moonshot-closes-ai-gap): The Beijing startup claims its new system outperforms several top-tier US models on coding and complex tasks, though independent verificatio - [Germany to join French nuclear exercise for first time as Merz and Macron deepen defence and tech ties](https://pollar.news/en/event/merz-and-macron-reset-ties): At a Franco-German ministerial council in Brühl, Chancellor Merz announced the Bundeswehr will take part in a French nuclear exercise this y - [Slavko Vincic appointed referee for Spain-Argentina World Cup final, moved to tears by FIFA announcement](https://pollar.news/en/event/vincic-to-referee-final): The 46-year-old Slovenian will take charge of the title match at the MetLife Stadium on Sunday after officiating three games in the tourname - [Pedro Sánchez to attend World Cup final between Spain and Argentina in New York](https://pollar.news/en/event/snchez-at-world-cup-final): The Spanish prime minister will be in New York on Sunday as Spain faces Argentina for the title at 21:00 local time. - [Sejm elects Sylwia Gregorczyk-Abram as new Polish Ombudsman with 233 votes](https://pollar.news/en/event/new-polish-ombudsman-elected): The Sejm voted 233 to 177 on Friday to appoint human rights lawyer Sylwia Gregorczyk-Abram as the next Commissioner for Human Rights, succee - [SpaceX aborts Starship test flight at ignition: two Raptors to be replaced, new attempt next week](https://pollar.news/en/event/starship-launch-aborted): The abort at Starbase, Texas, marks the first Starship attempt since the company’s record Wall Street debut in June. Elon Musk said two engi - [Netflix Q2 earnings in line but soft Q3 outlook sinks shares 9% as growth fears deepen](https://pollar.news/en/event/netflix-q3-forecast-misses): The streaming giant posted second-quarter revenue of $12.56 billion and earnings per share of 80 cents, roughly meeting expectations, but it - [White House suspends teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez after he bet on Trump's speeches using advance access, earning over $100,000](https://pollar.news/en/event/teleprompter-operator-bet-scandal): Gabriel Perez, who operated Donald Trump's teleprompter since 2016, is under CFTC investigation after Kalshi flagged suspicious trades on me - [Slavko Vinčić appointed for World Cup final as Szymon Marciniak's tournament ends after two group matches](https://pollar.news/en/event/vinic-gets-final-marciniak-out): FIFA has named Slovenian Slavko Vinčić to referee the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, while Poland's Szymon Marciniak, the 2022 - [ZDF cancels Danger Dan and Igor Levit's anti-fascist song on 'Die Anstalt', citing possible call to violence](https://pollar.news/en/event/zdf-cancels-anti-fascist-song): The public broadcaster pulled the performance of 'Keine Angst' just before the recording of the 100th episode of the satirical show, sparkin - [England players question Tuchel's defensive retreat after Argentina semi-final collapse](https://pollar.news/en/event/tuchel-under-fire-after-england-exit): At least three senior England players have privately questioned Thomas Tuchel's defensive substitutions after a 2-1 semi-final loss to Argen - [Jens Spahn faces calls to resign after fatherhood via surrogacy in US, contradicting CDU stance](https://pollar.news/en/event/spahn-surrogacy-hypocrisy-row): The CDU/CSU parliamentary group leader announced on Wednesday that he and his husband Daniel Funke had a son via a surrogate in the United S - [World Cup final to feature Super Bowl-style halftime show and championship rings as ticket prices climb sharply](https://pollar.news/en/event/fifas-30-minute-half-time-break): Sunday's Spain-Argentina final at MetLife Stadium will break with tradition, introducing an 11-minute halftime performance, championship rin - [Trump demands ABC and NBC lose broadcast licences after networks refuse to air his election integrity speech live](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-targets-network-licences): The president accused the broadcasters of being part of a 'plot' to conceal election fraud, escalating a regulatory pressure campaign alread - [Deschamps: 'It must hurt' as France face England for World Cup third place in Miami](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-england-bronze-battle): Didier Deschamps says France have a 'duty' to beat England in Saturday's third-place playoff in Miami, while Thomas Tuchel admits no player - [Nicaragua breaks diplomatic ties with Italy over extradition of Red Brigades member convicted in Aldo Moro murder](https://pollar.news/en/event/nicaragua-to-cut-italy-ties): The move follows Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani's condemnation of Managua for sheltering Alessio Casimirri, a former Red Brigades militant - [Guardia Civil director tells judge she is 'a victim of Cerdán' and denies pressuring the UCO in 'cloacas' case](https://pollar.news/en/event/dao-admits-ministers-call): The director of Spain's Guardia Civil testified as an investigated party in the 'cloacas' case, claiming she was a victim of former PSOE off - [Mary Jo Campbell, mother of Kris Jenner and grandmother of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, dies at 91](https://pollar.news/en/event/mj-shannon-dies-at-91): Kris Jenner announced the death of her mother, a beloved reality TV figure and the family's emotional anchor, on Instagram Thursday. Mary Jo - [Blue Angels jet buzzes Florida beach; Pentagon chief backs pilots, ends safety review](https://pollar.news/en/event/blue-angels-low-pass-probed): A Blue Angels F/A-18 Super Hornet flew just above beachgoers in Pensacola, Florida, during a practice run, scattering chairs and umbrellas. - [Monte dei Paschi criticises Intesa Sanpaolo's offer as inadequate, advances talks with Banco BPM](https://pollar.news/en/event/mps-snubs-intesa-eyes-bpm): The board of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena issued a preliminary negative opinion on Intesa Sanpaolo's €30.6 billion takeover offer, citing - [From a plastic bathtub to the World Cup final: Messi and Yamal's 19-year journey](https://pollar.news/en/event/baby-bath-to-world-cup-final): A 2007 UNICEF charity calendar shoot produced an image of a 20-year-old Lionel Messi bathing an infant Lamine Yamal. On Sunday, the two will - [47% of over-50s in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern want early retirement, DAK health report finds across northern Germany](https://pollar.news/en/event/early-retirement-demand-surges-north): A DAK-Gesundheit study of five federal states finds 42% to 53% of employees over 50 plan to leave work before the statutory retirement age, - [Delphine Jubillar: Bones found after husband's confession, forensic analysis begins at IRCGN](https://pollar.news/en/event/remains-found-in-jubillar-case): Cédric Jubillar led gendarmes to a wooded area between Mailhoc and Villeneuve-sur-Vère where partial skeletal remains were unearthed Thursda - [UK nationalises British Steel, China protests 'forcible' takeover as Jingye demands compensation](https://pollar.news/en/event/british-steel-nationalised): The UK government took full ownership of British Steel on Thursday, prompting Beijing to accuse London of infringing Jingye's rights and und - [Portugal's exam results in doubt: 0.7% of papers still ungraded, minister admits risk](https://pollar.news/en/event/portugal-exam-grading-crisis-2): With less than 1% of over 300,000 national exam papers still ungraded, Education Minister Fernando Alexandre admitted Thursday that Friday's - [Hegseth mandates testosterone screening for US troops over 30, drawing fire from medical experts](https://pollar.news/en/event/hegseth-orders-troop-testosterone-tests): Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered mandatory annual testosterone screening for all troops aged 30 and older, with voluntary hormone ther - [Spain's Electoral Board questions legality of overseas voter census update under 'ley de nietos'](https://pollar.news/en/event/electoral-board-questions-census-legality): The Junta Electoral Central says it cannot confirm the legal correctness of the procedure that has added over half a million new voters abro - [New monkey species with orange lips and frog-like call discovered in DR Congo](https://pollar.news/en/event/new-congo-monkey-already-endangered): The Colobus congoensis, known locally as likweli, is only the fifth new African monkey species identified in 75 years, researchers report in - [Armin Laschet attends reading of '00-Laschet' spy comedy and reads a chapter himself](https://pollar.news/en/event/laschet-reads-as-00-laschet): Former chancellor candidate Armin Laschet attended a reading of David Safier's new crime comedy '00-Laschet' in Aachen, where he is portraye - [Zelenskyy dismisses defense minister Fedorov after clash with army chief, names security head Chmara as acting replacement](https://pollar.news/en/event/fedorov-ousted-protests-in-kyiv): Thousands protested in Kyiv after President Zelenskyy removed Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister, citing an unresolved conflict with Comma - [Canadian wildfire smoke blankets US Midwest and Northeast, Detroit air quality hits hazardous 600](https://pollar.news/en/event/toronto-air-worlds-worst): Detroit recorded an Air Quality Index of 600, twice the hazardous threshold, as smoke from 858 Canadian fires drifted south. New York, Phila - [China overtakes US in global popularity for first time in two decades, Pew survey shows](https://pollar.news/en/event/world-favors-china-over-us): A Pew Research Center survey of 36 countries finds China now viewed more favorably than the United States for the first time in two decades, ## 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)