Of note, Jordan, is that this guideline is strictly for the English Wikipedia unless other Wikipedias decide to adopt it (IIRC the German Wikipedia already adopted one some time ago). Nevertheless, we get contributions and readership from non-English-speaking countries all the time as the first, most complete, and easily most active Wikipedia. (And, of course, English-speaking countries are very much not just the US; practically every grain of sand in the UK has its own article, for example.)
I agree with you therefore that this constitutes world news.
Edit: you can use the WikiStats 2 tool to easily visualize that. Lots of visits from India, as an example. Additionally, the English Wikipedia gets slightly more visitors per capita from the UK than it does from the US.
Of note, Jordan, is that this guideline is strictly for the English Wikipedia unless other Wikipedias decide to adopt it (IIRC the German Wikipedia already adopted one some time ago). Nevertheless, we get contributions and readership from non-English-speaking countries all the time as the first, most complete, and easily most active Wikipedia. (And, of course, English-speaking countries are very much not just the US; practically every grain of sand in the UK has its own article, for example.)
I agree with you therefore that this constitutes world news.
Edit: you can use the WikiStats 2 tool to easily visualize that. Lots of visits from India, as an example. Additionally, the English Wikipedia gets slightly more visitors per capita from the UK than it does from the US.