Using the web to follow world news, local news, and information on natural disasters or weather events, is easy. You can get news from all over the world, from virtually every country, on every possible story, from politics to natural disasters.

World News Sites

No matter where you live, these are some of the best world news sites:

Consider using a language translation site if the news you see isn’t in a language you understand.

Online Newspapers

Online newspapers are how most people get the news these days from all over the world—every major newspaper in every country, in addition to most city newspapers, are freely available online for everyone to read.

This makes monitoring news globally and locally even easier; and you can also see what other local newspapers are saying as well, no matter where you might be located.

Online Newspapers From the U.S.

Here’s a list of online newspapers originating in the United States to get you started reading U.S. news from anywhere in the world:

  • United States Newspapers: You might be pleasantly surprised to see how extensive this site is; both popular and obscure newspapers are featured here.
  • 50States.com: Every state in America has at least one major newspaper featured here.
  • USNPL: More newspapers from around the United States. Search any city or browse it on the map, to find newspapers from both big cities and tiny towns.
  • SmallTownNewspapers: This news site showcases newspapers only from small towns. It lists over 250 small-town newspapers, and archives from the 1840s.

European Online Newspapers

  • South of England Papers: England papers from the southern half of the British Isles.
  • UK Online Newspapers: Online newspapers from several regions in the United Kingdom.
  • France Newspapers: A good listing of print media in France.
  • Germany Newspapers: Everything here from Ärzte Zeitung to Second Hand.
  • German News: This is a good list of online newspapers in Germany as well as cultural magazines.
  • Sweden Newspapers Online: Over 70 different Swedish newspapers are online.

Online Newspapers From Around the World

  • NewsLink: World newspapers, just a click or tap away.
  • PressReader.com: Real newspaper front page replicas from all around the world.
  • OnlineNewspapers.com: Online newspaper directory of the world.
  • Freedom Forum: Several hundred front pages from dozens of countries.
  • NewspaperIndex: A listing of the best online newspaper sites from every country, with a focus on general news, politics, debates, and the economy.
  • World-Newspapers.com: A huge listing of online newspapers from all over the world, from Africa to France to Greece.

Natural Disasters News and Information

Here are some of the best sites in which to find all kinds of natural disasters information, from breaking news to general information, history, world health efforts, and more.

  • Global Disaster Alert and Information System: This news site provides near real-time alerts about natural disasters around the world and tools to facilitate response coordination.
  • CIDI: The Center for International Disaster Information has up-to-the-minute information on the latest natural disasters affecting the world.
  • US News: An entire section of this U.S. news site is centered around natural disasters, everything from issues happening right now to things that occurred in the past, as well as political tensions regarding relief funds, etc.
  • Live Science: Comprehensive articles on past, present, and future natural disasters and how they have or will affect the earth and humanity.
  • The Disaster Center Index Page: A long list of links with hurricane and flood information, storm reports, wildfire forecasts, and national emergencies.
  • EMSC-CSEM.org: News regarding earthquakes near you and recent earthquakes around the globe.
  • BBC Future: Natural Disasters: Answers to the issues facing the world in science.

Preparation, Recovery, and Aid Information

These news sites aren’t primarily news-focused, but they do provide helpful information regarding protection and aid.

  • CDC: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention not only highlights recent outbreaks and provides travel notices for international travelers, but also serves as a great reference site on what to do in the case of an emergency.
  • USAID: The United States Agency for International Development helps provide economic and humanitarian aid in more than 100 countries, especially those affected by natural disasters.
  • Red Cross: The American Red Cross has historically been the first organization on the scene to help those affected by a tragedy.
  • FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency has lots of excellent information on how to prepare for disasters. They also support a texting program for help finding open shelters and nearby disaster recovery centers.

More Ways to Find and Gather News

Manually searching through news sites like the ones listed above is one way to stay current, but you can also collect all your favorite news sources into one place. This helps you stay informed with little effort.

After you locate the sites you want to monitor for news updates, throw them into a news aggregator like Feedly so that all you have to do is open that one website or app to see all the information you’re interested in.

There are also news podcasts you can listen to. They aren’t as current as text articles or videos, but they’re still great for learning and revisiting old stories.

The term “news” is extremely broad, so the sites listed above only scratch the surface of what’s considered newsworthy. There are also social news sites, news blogs, celebrity news sites, and others that let you check up on politics, products, the future, and more. See our Tech News page for technology updates.

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