🌍 International News

  • BBC News (UK)
  • Reuters (Global)
  • Associated Press (AP) (Global)
  • The Guardian (UK)
  • Al Jazeera English (Qatar-based, global coverage)
  • Deutsche Welle (DW) (Germany)
  • Agence France-Presse (AFP) (France)

🇺🇸 United States

  • NPR (National Public Radio)
  • PBS NewsHour
  • The New York Times
  • The Washington Post
  • The Wall Street Journal (especially strong for business/economy)
  • Los Angeles Times
  • ProPublica (investigative journalism)
  • Christian Science Monitor (non-sensational, balanced reporting)

🇦🇺 Australia 

  • ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  • SBS News
  • The Guardian Australia
  • The Conversation (academic/expert-written analysis)

🧪 Science & Fact-Based Outlets

  • Nature News
  • Science News
  • Scientific American
  • Space.com (science/space reporting)
  • STAT News (health/medicine)

📰 Good Fact-Checking Sites

(Not news outlets, but extremely useful)

  • Snopes
  • PolitiFact
  • AP Fact Check
  • Reuters Fact Check
  • Full Fact (UK)

⭐ Quick tips to judge reliability

  • Look for transparent sources, not anonymous claims.
  • Reliable outlets issue corrections when they get something wrong.
  • Avoid sites relying on sensational headlines, vague sourcing, or conspiratorial framing.
  • “Breaking” news is often messy — wait for updated reporting.