The world, right now

How it's made

Every morning, Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic, reads the public news feeds of NPR, Al Jazeera, France 24 and ABC News (Australia). It rewrites each story in plain words and adds background, key terms and timelines. Every story links to the original reports so you can check them. AI can make mistakes, so the reports are the final word.

The news is a daily edition, not a live feed. What does update live is the clock: local times and the day-and-night shading are worked out in your browser from the current time.

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• World Right Now is free to read and sells nothing, so there are no fees, subscriptions or refunds.
• Summaries are short rewrites of reporting by NPR, Al Jazeera, France 24 and ABC News. The site isn't affiliated with or endorsed by those outlets. Original headlines are quoted with a link to the full report, and the reporting belongs to its publishers.
• Summaries and background can miss detail or go out of date as stories develop. Check the linked reports before you rely on anything here. Nothing here is professional, legal, medical or financial advice.

Accessibility

Everything works with a keyboard. Tab moves between controls, Enter or Space presses buttons and opens the expandable sections, arrow keys move between timeline tabs, and Escape closes a key-term card or the menu. "Skip to the news" is the first stop. Text meets WCAG AA colour contrast, and motion switches off if your device asks for reduced motion. The map is also available as the list of stories.