← 28 Jul Tuesday 29 July 2025 · to 23:59 UTC 30 Jul →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
17,430 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

How to read these numbers →

Most of the day's attention went to violence in Pahalgam, protests in Luanda (Angola) and people displaced in Bangkok. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 60 in 100 of its 223 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

133 of its 223 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Pahalgam accounted for 72 of Kashmir's 133 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Pahalgam stories →
Protests & strikes

Angola

26 of its 44 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Luanda accounted for 20 of Angola's 26 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 14 of Luanda's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories).

Angola over 30 days → its stories → Luanda stories →
Displacement

Thailand

129 of its 306 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Bangkok accounted for 56 of Thailand's 129 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Health

Brazil

44 of its 177 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Morocco

25 of its 76 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 4 of Rabat's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cambodia

66 of its 124 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

16 of its 47 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

DR Congo

14 of its 17 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

20 of its 28 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in China (85 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Germany (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Israel (83 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
21 in 10018 in 10012 Jun7 Jul14 Jul21 Jul29 Jul12 Jun: 19 in 10013 Jun: 19 in 1002 Jul: 18 in 1003 Jul: 19 in 1004 Jul: 18 in 1005 Jul: 20 in 1006 Jul: 21 in 1007 Jul: 20 in 1008 Jul: 19 in 1009 Jul: 19 in 10010 Jul: 19 in 10011 Jul: 19 in 10012 Jul: 20 in 10013 Jul: 20 in 10014 Jul: 19 in 10015 Jul: 18 in 10016 Jul: 18 in 10017 Jul: 19 in 10018 Jul: 18 in 10019 Jul: 20 in 10020 Jul: 21 in 10021 Jul: 19 in 10022 Jul: 19 in 10023 Jul: 19 in 10024 Jul: 18 in 10025 Jul: 18 in 10026 Jul: 19 in 10027 Jul: 19 in 10028 Jul: 19 in 10029 Jul: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 Jul. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 17,430 stories about harm among 91,537 counted on 29 Jul.

Read the day's briefing

Mentions of heavy rain ran about 9 times their usual in China's news. of the day's 91,537 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Kashmir stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. A year earlier, on 29 July 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel64 in 100 of its 1,425 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria62 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir60 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia53 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine52 in 100 of its 580 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 504 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Gaza Palestine33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 New Delhi India32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Jerusalem Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Kashmir about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 919 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 370 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 173 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 67 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 4,382 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,917 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,303 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence17% 2,863 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 886 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 752 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 530 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 433 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed4,912 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,872 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,846 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions296 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced272 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Thailand Stories reporting evacuations211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.