Check out Wikipedia's "Current events" section [0]. I feel it does the best job of providing the relevant factual updates about the world without all of the drama, clickbait and gossip.
I jokingly say “it’s a news website where if you click on a link, you might accidentally learn something”
I remember reading at some point (though I can't find it now) that portals were sort of considered a "failed experiment", but they've become some my favorite places to casually browse.