diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 265fc4a..a530d55 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -416,24 +416,42 @@ async function getTrends(country = 'US') {
 async function getCountrySpecificTrends(country) {
     try {
         const trends = {};
+        let sourcesSucceeded = 0;
         
         // Get Reddit trends with country-specific subreddits
-        const redditTrends = await getCountryRedditTrends(country);
-        if (redditTrends && Object.keys(redditTrends).length > 0) {
-            Object.assign(trends, redditTrends);
+        try {
+            const redditTrends = await getCountryRedditTrends(country);
+            if (redditTrends && Object.keys(redditTrends).length > 0) {
+                Object.assign(trends, redditTrends);
+                sourcesSucceeded++;
+            }
+        } catch (redditError) {
+            console.log(`Reddit trends failed for ${country}: ${redditError.message}`);
         }
         
-        // Get news headlines for the country
-        const newsTrends = await getNewsHeadlines(country);
-        if (newsTrends && Object.keys(newsTrends).length > 0) {
-            Object.assign(trends, newsTrends);
+        // Get news headlines for the country (non-blocking)
+        try {
+            const newsTrends = await getNewsHeadlines(country);
+            if (newsTrends && Object.keys(newsTrends).length > 0) {
+                Object.assign(trends, newsTrends);
+                sourcesSucceeded++;
+            }
+        } catch (newsError) {
+            // News failure is not critical - Reddit trends are sufficient
+            console.log(`News trends failed for ${country}, continuing with Reddit only`);
         }
         
-        return trends;
+        // Return trends if we got data from at least one source
+        if (sourcesSucceeded > 0) {
+            return trends;
+        }
+        
+        // If no country-specific sources worked, return empty to trigger global fallback
+        return {};
         
     } catch (error) {
         console.error('Country trends error:', error.message);
-        throw error;
+        return {}; // Return empty to trigger global fallback
     }
 }
 
@@ -513,35 +531,75 @@ async function getNewsHeadlines(country) {
             return {}; // No news support for this country
         }
         
-        const response = await axios.get(`https://saurav.tech/NewsAPI/top-headlines/category/general/${region}.json`, {
-            timeout: 10000,
-            headers: {
-                'User-Agent': 'TrendBot/1.0'
-            }
-        });
-
-        const articles = response.data.articles.slice(0, 8);
-        const groupedTrends = {};
-
-        articles.forEach(article => {
-            const source = article.source?.name || 'News Source';
-            
-            if (!groupedTrends[source]) {
-                groupedTrends[source] = [];
-            }
-
-            groupedTrends[source].push({
-                title: article.title,
-                traffic: 'Breaking News',
-                url: article.url,
-                snippet: article.description || 'Latest news headline'
+        // Try primary news API endpoint
+        try {
+            const response = await axios.get(`https://saurav.tech/NewsAPI/top-headlines/category/general/${region}.json`, {
+                timeout: 8000,
+                headers: {
+                    'User-Agent': 'TrendBot/1.0'
+                }
             });
-        });
 
-        return groupedTrends;
+            if (response.data && response.data.articles && response.data.articles.length > 0) {
+                const articles = response.data.articles.slice(0, 6);
+                const groupedTrends = {};
+
+                articles.forEach(article => {
+                    // Skip articles with missing essential data
+                    if (!article.title || !article.url) return;
+                    
+                    const source = article.source?.name || 'News Headlines';
+                    
+                    if (!groupedTrends[source]) {
+                        groupedTrends[source] = [];
+                    }
+
+                    groupedTrends[source].push({
+                        title: article.title,
+                        traffic: 'Breaking News',
+                        url: article.url,
+                        snippet: article.description || 'Latest news update'
+                    });
+                });
+
+                return groupedTrends;
+            }
+        } catch (apiError) {
+            console.log(`Primary news API failed for ${country}: ${apiError.message}`);
+        }
+
+        // Fallback: Try alternative news endpoint
+        try {
+            const altResponse = await axios.get(`https://saurav.tech/NewsAPI/everything/cnn.json`, {
+                timeout: 8000,
+                headers: {
+                    'User-Agent': 'TrendBot/1.0'
+                }
+            });
+
+            if (altResponse.data && altResponse.data.articles && altResponse.data.articles.length > 0) {
+                const articles = altResponse.data.articles.slice(0, 4);
+                const groupedTrends = {
+                    'Global News': articles.map(article => ({
+                        title: article.title || 'News Update',
+                        traffic: 'Breaking News',
+                        url: article.url || '#',
+                        snippet: article.description || 'Latest global news'
+                    }))
+                };
+
+                return groupedTrends;
+            }
+        } catch (fallbackError) {
+            console.log(`Fallback news API also failed: ${fallbackError.message}`);
+        }
+
+        // If both APIs fail, return empty object (don't log error - it's handled gracefully)
+        return {};
+        
     } catch (error) {
-        console.error('News headlines error:', error.message);
-        return {}; // Return empty object instead of throwing
+        // Silent handling - news is supplementary, not critical
+        return {};
     }
 }