← The Signal 500

The 34 best breaking news sources, ranked

Rolling news desks and international broadcasters.

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Scored 9 August 2026 by FeedsBar. A browser opens every source and counts what it finds — ad entities, layout shift, reading width — and a vision model looks at the page it renders. Whether something deserves your attention is not arithmetic. That part is ours.

Editorial ×2 · Ad restraint ×1.5 · Reach ×1.5 · Signal-to-noise, access, cadence, design, independence ×1.

Top 12 in Breaking News

  1. PBS News Politics homepage
    #1

    PBS News Politics

    100

    Measured public-broadcast politics from PBS NewsHour

    Ad restraint
    8/10
    Design
    9/10
    Editorial
    8/10
  2. Meduza homepage
    #2

    Meduza

    100

    Exiled Russian outlet reporting beyond the Kremlin.

    Ad restraint
    9/10
    Design
    8/10
    Editorial
    9/10
  3. Hong Kong Free Press homepage
    #3

    Hong Kong Free Press

    Nonprofit reader-funded independent Hong Kong journalism

    Ad restraint
    10/10
    Design
    5/10
    Editorial
    8/10
  4. #4

    The Guardian World

    Liberal UK broadsheet's international news desk.

    Ad restraint
    6/10
    Design
    8/10
    Editorial
    9/10
  5. The Kyiv Independent homepage
    #5

    The Kyiv Independent

    Reader-funded English-language voice of wartime Ukraine

    Ad restraint
    8/10
    Design
    8/10
    Editorial
    8/10
  6. The Moscow Times homepage
    #6

    The Moscow Times

    100

    Independent English-language coverage of Russia, now in exile.

    Ad restraint
    9/10
    Design
    8/10
    Editorial
    8/10
  7. Novaya Gazeta Europe homepage
    #7

    Novaya Gazeta Europe

    Independent Russian journalism in exile.

    Ad restraint
    8/10
    Design
    7/10
    Editorial
    9/10
  8. RFE/RL homepage
    #8

    RFE/RL

    100

    Reporting from closed and authoritarian societies.

    Ad restraint
    9/10
    Design
    8/10
    Editorial
    8/10
  9. The New York Times – World homepage
    #9

    The New York Times – World

    The global paper of record, deep and relentless.

    Ad restraint
    7/10
    Design
    7/10
    Editorial
    9/10
  10. Deutsche Welle homepage
    #10

    Deutsche Welle

    100

    Germany's international broadcaster with a European lens.

    Ad restraint
    10/10
    Design
    6/10
    Editorial
    7/10
  11. #11

    Daily Maverick

    Award-winning South African investigative news and politics.

    Ad restraint
    7/10
    Design
    7/10
    Editorial
    8/10
  12. Mail & Guardian homepage
    #12

    Mail & Guardian

    100

    South Africa's storied investigative and political weekly

    Ad restraint
    8/10
    Design
    9/10
    Editorial
    8/10

The rest of Breaking News

  1. #13SemaforGlobal newsroom covering politics, business and world affairs.75/100
  2. #14BBC NewsGlobal household-name public broadcaster with vast reach73/100
  3. #15Der Spiegel InternationalGermany's flagship newsweekly reporting global affairs in English.72.5/100
  4. #16The Korea HeraldSouth Korea's largest English-language daily newspaper.72/100
  5. #17DawnPakistan's leading independent English-language newspaper.70.5/100
  6. #18France 24French public broadcaster covering world news in English.70.5/100
  7. #19Al JazeeraGlobal South perspective on world affairs from Doha.70/100
  8. #20Channel News AsiaSingapore-based broadcaster covering Asia-Pacific.69/100
  9. #21The Washington Post – WorldSerious global reporting under a billionaire owner's shadow.69/100
  10. #22El Pais in EnglishSpain's leading daily, English edition on world news.68.5/100
  11. #23ABC News InternationalDisney-owned US broadcaster's global news feed68/100
  12. #24Sky NewsFast-moving UK broadcast news with global desk67.5/100
  13. #25The IndependentUK daily with a broad free-to-read world desk.65.5/100
  14. #26CBS NewsLegacy US network news, broad but shallow online64.5/100
  15. #27Premium TimesNigeria's leading investigative and accountability journalism outlet.64.5/100
  16. #28Buenos Aires TimesArgentina's only English-language newspaper.64/100
  17. #29South China Morning PostHong Kong's window on China and Asia.62.5/100
  18. #30The Japan TimesJapan's oldest English-language daily newspaper.62.5/100
  19. #31MercoPressSouth Atlantic news agency covering Latin America and Mercosur.62/100
  20. #32CNNRolling international news from one of the largest broadcast desks.61/100
  21. #33EuronewsPan-European news desk reporting across the continent in English.60/100
  22. #34The Hindu – InternationalIndia's paper of record on global affairs.60/100

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