I just look at the Wikipedia Current Events page [0]. It's possibly the most straight-to-the-point and least biased way I've found to just know what's going on. If you have any specific interests, there are similar sites. I've found Blue's News [1] to be great for a quick catch up on gaming.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events
[1]: https://www.bluesnews.com