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The news turned to violence in Kyiv, landslides in Rwanda and protests in Tehran (Iran). Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 56 in 100 of its 218 stories, usually 34
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

122 of its 218 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kyiv accounted for 59 of Ukraine's 122 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Rwanda

18 of its 26 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Rubaya accounted for 17 of Rwanda's 18 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Rubaya stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 201 of Iran's 287 stories about harm, carried by 507 outlets. 150 of Tehran's 201 stories were about protests or strikes. Gas explosion was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

221 of its 462 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

236 of its 446 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

44 of its 99 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

32 of its 92 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

16 of its 30 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Ireland

Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Greece (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); house fires in Australia (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in US (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Feb. 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 8,167 stories about harm among 44,478 counted on 1 Feb.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 44,478 stories, as usual. Ukraine's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. On 1 February 2025, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 5 of 7 days. Over January, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in January 2025.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ukraine56 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Iran55 in 100 of its 525 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Israel53 in 100 of its 446 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine50 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan48 in 100 of its 462 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Washington US129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Minneapolis US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Minnesota US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Los Angeles US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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 readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier 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'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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 one and a half 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 221 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 287 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 236 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 122 stories about harm ● Switzerland few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 33 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 2,046 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 1,885 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Health21% 1,710 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,245 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Shelter & services5% 363 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 318 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 260 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 170 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 killed2,148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests913 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected833 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured471 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced108 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees48 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and France

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 about as 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?

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