RSS Feed Sources

Comprehensive catalog of 150+ RSS feed sources, categories, and allowlist domains

Overview

World Monitor aggregates 150+ RSS feeds across geopolitics, defense, energy, tech, and finance. Each variant loads its own curated feed set:

• Geopolitical variant: ~25 categories
• Tech variant: ~20 categories
• Finance variant: ~18 categories
• Happy variant: Positive news sources

RSS Proxy Architecture

All RSS feeds are proxied through /api/rss-proxy to prevent CORS issues. The proxy:

• Domain allowlist - Only whitelisted domains are permitted (security)
• Automatic fallback - Direct fetch → Railway relay on failure
• Per-feed circuit breakers - Failing feeds don’t affect others
• 5-minute polling - Each feed refreshed independently
• 10-minute cooldown - Failed feeds pause before retry

The proxy implements a dual-fetch strategy: attempts direct connection first, then falls back to the Railway relay server if the direct fetch fails.

Allowed Domains

The following domains are permitted through api/rss-proxy.js (lines 48-326):

International News

Domain	Source	Language
feeds.bbci.co.uk	BBC News	English
www.bbc.com	BBC News	English
www.theguardian.com	The Guardian	English
feeds.npr.org	NPR	English
rss.cnn.com	CNN	English
www.aljazeera.com	Al Jazeera	English
www.aljazeera.net	Al Jazeera Arabic	Arabic
feeds.reuters.com	Reuters	English
www.reutersagency.com	Reuters Agency	English
www.ft.com	Financial Times	English
news.google.com	Google News	Multiple

Geopolitical & Defense

Domain	Source	Focus
www.defenseone.com	Defense One	U.S. defense policy
breakingdefense.com	Breaking Defense	Military procurement
www.defensenews.com	Defense News	Global defense
www.militarytimes.com	Military Times	U.S. military
taskandpurpose.com	Task & Purpose	Military news
news.usni.org	U.S. Naval Institute	Naval operations
www.bellingcat.com	Bellingcat	OSINT investigations
www.thedrive.com	The War Zone (The Drive)	Military tech
www.oryxspioenkop.com	Oryx	Conflict equipment tracking
foreignpolicy.com	Foreign Policy	International relations
www.foreignaffairs.com	Foreign Affairs	Geopolitics
thediplomat.com	The Diplomat	Asia-Pacific
www.politico.com	Politico	U.S. politics
rss.politico.com	Politico RSS	U.S. politics

Think Tanks & Research

Domain	Organization	Region
www.cfr.org	Council on Foreign Relations	Global
www.csis.org	Center for Strategic & International Studies	Global
www.brookings.edu	Brookings Institution	Global
www.atlanticcouncil.org	Atlantic Council	Transatlantic
rusi.org	Royal United Services Institute	UK
warontherocks.com	War on the Rocks	U.S. defense
www.aei.org	American Enterprise Institute	U.S. policy
responsiblestatecraft.org	Responsible Statecraft	U.S. foreign policy
www.fpri.org	Foreign Policy Research Institute	Global
jamestown.org	Jamestown Foundation	Eurasia
www.chathamhouse.org	Chatham House	UK
ecfr.eu	European Council on Foreign Relations	Europe
www.gmfus.org	German Marshall Fund	Transatlantic
www.wilsoncenter.org	Wilson Center	Global
www.lowyinstitute.org	Lowy Institute	Asia-Pacific
www.mei.edu	Middle East Institute	Middle East
www.stimson.org	Stimson Center	Global security
www.cnas.org	Center for New American Security	U.S. security
carnegieendowment.org	Carnegie Endowment	Global
www.rand.org	RAND Corporation	Policy research
fas.org	Federation of American Scientists	Science policy
www.armscontrol.org	Arms Control Association	Arms control
www.nti.org	Nuclear Threat Initiative	Nuclear security
thebulletin.org	Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists	Nuclear risk
www.iss.europa.eu	EU Institute for Security Studies	European security
www.crisisgroup.org	International Crisis Group	Conflict prevention

Technology & Cybersecurity

Domain	Source	Focus
techcrunch.com	TechCrunch	Startups
www.theverge.com	The Verge	Tech news
feeds.arstechnica.com	Ars Technica	Technology
huggingface.co	Hugging Face	AI/ML
www.technologyreview.com	MIT Technology Review	Tech trends
rss.arxiv.org	ArXiv	Research papers
export.arxiv.org	ArXiv API	Research papers
openai.com	OpenAI	AI research
www.zdnet.com	ZDNet	Enterprise tech
www.techmeme.com	Techmeme	Tech news aggregator
www.darkreading.com	Dark Reading	Cybersecurity
www.schneier.com	Schneier on Security	Security research
krebsonsecurity.com	Krebs on Security	Cybersecurity
www.ransomware.live	Ransomware.live	Ransomware tracking
www.anandtech.com	AnandTech	Hardware
www.tomshardware.com	Tom’s Hardware	Hardware
www.semianalysis.com	SemiAnalysis	Semiconductor analysis
feed.infoq.com	InfoQ	Software development
thenewstack.io	The New Stack	Cloud native
devops.com	DevOps.com	DevOps
dev.to	Dev.to	Developer community
lobste.rs	Lobsters	Tech community
changelog.com	Changelog	Developer news
www.producthunt.com	Product Hunt	Product launches
www.axios.com	Axios	Tech/business
api.axios.com	Axios API	Tech/business
github.blog	GitHub Blog	Developer platform
githubnext.com	GitHub Next	Experimental projects
www.engadget.com	Engadget	Consumer tech
news.mit.edu	MIT News	Research
dev.events	Dev Events	Tech conferences

Venture Capital & Startups

Domain	Source	Focus
www.ycombinator.com	Y Combinator	Accelerator
a16z.com	Andreessen Horowitz	VC insights
review.firstround.com	First Round Review	Startup advice
www.sequoiacap.com	Sequoia Capital	VC
www.nfx.com	NFX	Network effects
bothsidesofthetable.com	Both Sides of the Table	VC perspective
www.lennysnewsletter.com	Lenny’s Newsletter	Product/growth
stratechery.com	Stratechery	Tech strategy
seekingalpha.com	Seeking Alpha	Stock analysis
news.crunchbase.com	Crunchbase News	Funding news
www.saastr.com	SaaStr	SaaS
feeds.feedburner.com	FeedBurner (various)	Multiple sources
pitchbook.com	PitchBook	PE/VC data
www.cbinsights.com	CB Insights	Market intelligence
www.techstars.com	Techstars	Accelerator
layoffs.fyi	Layoffs.fyi	Tech layoffs

Regional Startup News

Domain	Source	Region
www.eu-startups.com	EU-Startups	Europe
tech.eu	Tech.eu	Europe
sifted.eu	Sifted	Europe
www.techinasia.com	Tech in Asia	Asia
kr-asia.com	KrASIA	Asia
techcabal.com	TechCabal	Africa
disrupt-africa.com	Disrupt Africa	Africa
lavca.org	LAVCA	Latin America
contxto.com	Contxto	Latin America
inc42.com	Inc42	India
yourstory.com	YourStory	India

Finance & Markets

Domain	Source	Focus
www.cnbc.com	CNBC	Markets
feeds.marketwatch.com	MarketWatch	Stocks
finance.yahoo.com	Yahoo Finance	Markets
www.coindesk.com	CoinDesk	Crypto
cointelegraph.com	Cointelegraph	Crypto
asia.nikkei.com	Nikkei Asia	Asian markets

U.S. Government

Domain	Source	Agency
www.whitehouse.gov	White House	Executive
www.state.gov	State Department	Diplomacy
www.defense.gov	Department of Defense	Military
home.treasury.gov	Treasury	Finance
www.justice.gov	Department of Justice	Law enforcement
tools.cdc.gov	CDC	Health
www.fema.gov	FEMA	Emergency
www.dhs.gov	DHS	Homeland security
www.cisa.gov	CISA	Cybersecurity
www.federalreserve.gov	Federal Reserve	Monetary policy
www.sec.gov	SEC	Securities

International Organizations

Domain	Source	Type
news.un.org	United Nations	Intergovernmental
www.iaea.org	IAEA	Nuclear agency
www.who.int	WHO	Health
www.afro.who.int	WHO Africa	Regional health
www.fao.org	FAO	Food/agriculture
worldbank.org	World Bank	Development
www.imf.org	IMF	Financial

Regional & Language-Specific

Europe

Domain	Source	Language
www.euronews.com	Euronews	English
de.euronews.com	Euronews	German
es.euronews.com	Euronews	Spanish
fr.euronews.com	Euronews	French
it.euronews.com	Euronews	Italian
pt.euronews.com	Euronews	Portuguese
ru.euronews.com	Euronews	Russian
www.france24.com	France 24	English
rss.dw.com	Deutsche Welle	Multiple
www.gov.uk	UK Government	English

Middle East

Domain	Source	Language
english.alarabiya.net	Al Arabiya	English
www.arabnews.com	Arab News	English
www.timesofisrael.com	Times of Israel	English
www.haaretz.com	Haaretz	English
www.lorientlejour.com	L’Orient-Le Jour	French

Africa

Domain	Source	Region
www.africanews.com	Africanews	Pan-African
fr.africanews.com	Africanews	French
www.jeuneafrique.com	Jeune Afrique	Francophone
feeds.24.com	News24	South Africa
feeds.news24.com	News24 main	South Africa
feeds.capi24.com	News24 redirect	South Africa
www.premiumtimesng.com	Premium Times	Nigeria
www.vanguardngr.com	Vanguard	Nigeria
www.channelstv.com	Channels TV	Nigeria
dailytrust.com	Daily Trust	Nigeria
www.thisdaylive.com	ThisDay	Nigeria

Asia-Pacific

Domain	Source	Region
www.scmp.com	South China Morning Post	Hong Kong
www.channelnewsasia.com	Channel NewsAsia	Singapore
japantoday.com	Japan Today	Japan
www.asahi.com	Asahi Shimbun	Japan
www.thehindu.com	The Hindu	India
indianexpress.com	Indian Express	India
www.bangkokpost.com	Bangkok Post	Thailand
vnexpress.net	VnExpress	Vietnam
www.abc.net.au	ABC Australia	Australia
islandtimes.org	Island Times	Pacific

Latin America

Domain	Source	Country
www.clarin.com	Clarín	Argentina
oglobo.globo.com	O Globo	Brazil
feeds.folha.uol.com.br	Folha de S.Paulo	Brazil
www.brasilparalelo.com.br	Brasil Paralelo	Brazil
www.eltiempo.com	El Tiempo	Colombia
www.lasillavacia.com	La Silla Vacía	Colombia
www.eluniversal.com.mx	El Universal	Mexico
mexiconewsdaily.com	Mexico News Daily	Mexico
animalpolitico.com	Animal Político	Mexico
www.proceso.com.mx	Proceso	Mexico
www.milenio.com	Milenio	Mexico
insightcrime.org	InSight Crime	Regional

Eastern Europe

Domain	Source	Region
kyivindependent.com	Kyiv Independent	Ukraine
www.themoscowtimes.com	Moscow Times	Russia
www.rt.com	RT (Russia Today)	Russia
meduza.io	Meduza	Russia
novayagazeta.eu	Novaya Gazeta Europe	Russia
tvn24.pl	TVN24	Poland
www.polsatnews.pl	Polsat News	Poland
www.rp.pl	Rzeczpospolita	Poland

Other Languages

Domain	Source	Language
www.lemonde.fr	Le Monde	French
www.spiegel.de	Der Spiegel	German
www.tagesschau.de	Tagesschau	German
newsfeed.zeit.de	Die Zeit	German
www.bild.de	Bild	German
feeds.elpais.com	El País	Spanish
e00-elmundo.uecdn.es	El Mundo	Spanish
www.repubblica.it	La Repubblica	Italian
www.ansa.it	ANSA	Italian
xml2.corriereobjects.it	Corriere della Sera	Italian
feeds.nos.nl	NOS	Dutch
www.nrc.nl	NRC Handelsblad	Dutch
www.telegraaf.nl	De Telegraaf	Dutch
www.dn.se	Dagens Nyheter	Swedish
www.svd.se	Svenska Dagbladet	Swedish
www.svt.se	SVT	Swedish
www.hurriyet.com.tr	Hürriyet	Turkish
www.naftemporiki.gr	Naftemporiki	Greek
www.in.gr	In.gr	Greek
www.iefimerida.gr	iefimerida	Greek

Security Advisories

Domain	Source	Type
travel.state.gov	U.S. State Dept	Travel advisories
www.smartraveller.gov.au	Australia DFAT	Travel advisories
www.safetravel.govt.nz	New Zealand MFAT	Travel advisories
th.usembassy.gov	U.S. Embassy Thailand	Security alerts
ae.usembassy.gov	U.S. Embassy UAE	Security alerts
de.usembassy.gov	U.S. Embassy Germany	Security alerts
ua.usembassy.gov	U.S. Embassy Ukraine	Security alerts
mx.usembassy.gov	U.S. Embassy Mexico	Security alerts
in.usembassy.gov	U.S. Embassy India	Security alerts
pk.usembassy.gov	U.S. Embassy Pakistan	Security alerts
co.usembassy.gov	U.S. Embassy Colombia	Security alerts
pl.usembassy.gov	U.S. Embassy Poland	Security alerts
bd.usembassy.gov	U.S. Embassy Bangladesh	Security alerts
it.usembassy.gov	U.S. Embassy Italy	Security alerts
do.usembassy.gov	U.S. Embassy Dominican Republic	Security alerts
mm.usembassy.gov	U.S. Embassy Myanmar	Security alerts
wwwnc.cdc.gov	CDC	Health advisories
www.ecdc.europa.eu	ECDC	Health advisories

Maritime & Aviation

Domain	Source	Focus
www.twz.com	The War Zone	Military aviation
gcaptain.com	gCaptain	Maritime news

Positive News (Happy Variant)

Domain	Source	Focus
www.goodnewsnetwork.org	Good News Network	Positive stories
www.positive.news	Positive News	Constructive journalism
reasonstobecheerful.world	Reasons to be Cheerful	Solutions journalism
www.optimistdaily.com	Optimist Daily	Positive trends
www.upworthy.com	Upworthy	Inspiring stories
www.dailygood.org	DailyGood	Good deeds
www.goodgoodgood.co	Good Good Good	Positive impact
www.good.is	Good.is	Social progress
www.sunnyskyz.com	Sunny Skyz	Feel-good news
thebetterindia.com	The Better India	Positive India news
singularityhub.com	Singularity Hub	Tech optimism
humanprogress.org	HumanProgress	Progress metrics
greatergood.berkeley.edu	Greater Good	Science of happiness
www.onlygoodnewsdaily.com	Only Good News Daily	Positive headlines
www.sciencedaily.com	ScienceDaily	Research breakthroughs
feeds.nature.com	Nature	Scientific advances
www.nature.com	Nature	Scientific research
www.livescience.com	Live Science	Science discoveries
www.newscientist.com	New Scientist	Science news

Community & Discussion

Domain	Source	Type
news.ycombinator.com	Hacker News	Tech discussion
hnrss.org	Hacker News RSS	Tech discussion

Feed Processing

Instant Flat Render

News items appear immediately as a flat list the moment feed data arrives. ML-based clustering (topic grouping, entity extraction, sentiment analysis) runs asynchronously in the background and progressively upgrades the view.

Virtual Scrolling

News panels with 15+ items use a custom virtual list renderer:

• Only visible items + 3-item overscan buffer are rendered
• requestAnimationFrame-batched scroll handling
• DOM element pooling and recycling
• Responsive adaptation via ResizeObserver

Custom Keyword Monitors

User-defined keyword alerts with:

• Word-boundary matching (prevents “ai” from matching “train”)
• Automatic color-coding from 10-color palette
• Multi-keyword support (comma-separated)
• Real-time match counts
• Search across titles and descriptions

Blocked Domains

The following domains are explicitly blocked (deprecated sources):

• rsshub.app - Returns 410 Gone (stale clients still request these)

Circuit Breaker Behavior

When an RSS feed fails:

1. Direct fetch attempted - Standard HTTP request
2. Railway relay fallback - If direct fails, routes through relay
3. 5-minute cooldown - Failed feed pauses before retry
4. Other feeds unaffected - Per-feed isolation
5. Automatic recovery - Resumes after cooldown expires

Feed Deduplication

Headlines are deduplicated before LLM summarization:

• Jaccard similarity threshold of 0.6 (60% word overlap)
• Reduces prompt size by 20-40%
• Prevents LLM waste on repeated stories

Related Resources

Data Sources Overview

Complete data source catalog

External APIs

API integration specifications