The facts.
Then we stop.

What we cover

• War & international affairsMajor military strikes, invasions, peace agreements and consequential diplomatic events.
• Government & electionsMajor developments in national elections—including consequential counting shifts and coalition negotiations, before an official winner is known—plus results, transfers of power, coups and constitutional crises. State and provincial election coverage is limited to governors and premiers.
• National legislationPassed or enacted national laws, including routine legislation: what changes, who is affected and when it takes effect.
• Disasters & mass-casualty eventsMajor natural disasters, atrocities, large school shootings, commercial passenger-plane crashes and major infrastructure failures.
• EconomySignificant company and market moves, systemic bank failures, sovereign defaults and substantial economic shocks. Percentage guides help us find stories; they are not publication cutoffs.
• SecurityCritical, widely consequential vulnerabilities, major breaches and attacks affecting essential services.
• Science & public healthMajor scientific or mathematical breakthroughs, significant clinical results and major public-health emergencies.
• SportsMajor sporting titles and verified records, with official results and the relevant competition details.
• Awards & cultureMajor cultural and scientific awards, including Nobel recognition of existing work. An award for older work is reported as an award.
• Technology & productsSignificant product launches, with confirmed specifications, availability and relevant limitations.
• Public figuresConfirmed deaths, illnesses and material health updates involving internationally significant people, with verified public information and respect for privacy.

We judge scale, consequence, public relevance and the quality of the evidence. We do not publish celebrity gossip, speculative diagnoses, routine political commentary, unsupported market claims or ordinary local incidents.

How we report

Reports are written with AI assistance. Sources are checked before publication, and every factual passage has a source reference. We use primary documents where available and seek independent confirmation for consequential or disputed claims. An official statement is evidence of what its issuer said; it does not automatically establish a disputed claim as fact.

We identify who, what, when and where, with relevant victims, alleged perpetrators, study details or affected software when verified. Allegations are attributed. We avoid speculation, opinion, graphic detail and unnecessary identification of private people or minors.

Research reports distinguish a peer-reviewed result from a preprint, and an observation from a demonstrated cause. We report meaningful limitations alongside the result.

Updates, without the noise

The newsroom checks for significant developments hourly while the scheduled runner is available. An hour without a qualifying story produces no article. A developing story is labelled, and meaningful updates are added to the existing article.

The front page is selected for public importance. Major stories stay prominent as they develop; a newer report does not automatically replace them. Every published story remains available in the archive and its section.

Event dates and publication times are shown separately. Reporting timestamps use UTC. The front-page timestamp shows when its selection changed, not the time of the last news check.

Corrections stay visible

Factual corrections appear on the article and in the corrections record. A substantial retraction remains labelled. We do not silently rewrite the record.

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