world news

International current events

World news is reporting on events of international significance—politics, conflicts, disasters, and developments beyond one's own country.

The term often labels a section of newspapers or broadcasts: I check the world news every morning.

Distinguished from local or national news by its global scope.

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geographic scope

world newslocal news

Journalism about nearby events

local · community news · regional news · city news · village news

public vs. private concern

world newspersonal

Relating to one's self

individual · family news · gossip · private life · diary entries

temporal currency

world newsancient history

Study of earliest civilizations

old news · history · archives

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G