We use analytics to improve Pollar and, with your consent, the Meta pixel to measure sign-ups and purchases that come from our ads. You can change this anytime in Settings. Privacy policy

Search⌘K
HomeFor YouLiveBriefAsk
MapMarketsThreadsSoundsFilms
DomesticGeopoliticsEconomySocietyScience & TechInfrastructureSportCultureLifestyle
Support PollarNotifications
PrivacyNewsroom
Reader-supported

Free to read, and staying that way

Members read the brief without a sponsor. Membership keeps Pollar independent.

from$29.99/yr

Support Pollar
Membership

Members don't see this panel.

  • Supporter$29.99/yr
  • Founder$69.99/yr
Support Pollar

Today’s Brief

Brussels promises Ukraine a winter shield

EU leaders pledge winter lifeline to Zelensky in Brussels

European leaders welcomed Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels and pledged a winter package for Ukraine covering energy, air defence and financing. Ursula von der Leyen said the EU is working on a 22nd sanctions package and would not lift sanctions until Russia stops the war.

Read the Brief

Live now

All live coverage

  • US-Russia diesel deal dispute

    US House lawmakers introduce a bipartisan bill to block waivers on Russian energy sanctions after Donald Trump pauses Graham Act tariffs.

  • UN secretary-general straw poll

    All candidates receive objections from permanent Security Council members in the sixth informal straw poll, diplomats report.

In the spotlight

All threads

World · Updated 23m ago

The US under Trump: second term

Trump waived sanctions and tariffs mandated by US law on Russian energy, a unilateral shift in Ukraine policy.

ContactSend feedbackNewspaperPublisher and newsroom
HomeBriefLiveThreadsSearch

Hang Seng

^HSI·HKG·Closed
24,186.83 HKD▼−0.52%(−127.37)
Open
—
Day high
24,392.30 HKD
Day low
24,087.23 HKD
Previous close
24,314.20 HKD
Volume
0
52W high
28,056.10 HKD
52W low
22,518.00 HKD
Markets