[Mirioron]

Since we're talking about ideas for news services: I would love to be able to get a list of the most important news in a month or a year. Not a top 10 list but simply a way to try to catch up if you miss a few months.

[bonoboTP]

There are various newsletters for this (mostly weekly), as well as those "what happened this year" summaries everywhere in December.

Also, there are physical magazines that get issued monthly (though it's rarer for political and "news news" topics).