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9,035 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Karachi (Pakistan), violence in Tehran and helicopter crash in Kenya. Iran's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US → Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iran and India → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostUnited Arab Emirates 45 in 100 of its 610 stories, usually 9
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

268 of its 454 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Karachi accounted for 143 of Pakistan's 268 stories about harm, carried by 302 outlets. 133 of Karachi's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (134 stories). Illness was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Karachi stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

2,558 of its 5,578 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 1,571 of Iran's 2,558 stories about harm, carried by 1,289 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (871 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

54 of its 134 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

United Arab Emirates

273 of its 610 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Dubai accounted for 249 of the United Arab Emirates' 273 stories about harm, carried by 367 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (187 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

35 of its 50 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding, cyclone and storms.

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Conflict & violence

Bolivia

21 of its 22 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. el Alto accounted for 20 of Bolivia's 21 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

68 of its 108 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kabul accounted for 51 of Afghanistan's 68 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

24 of its 58 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 9 of Baghdad's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 191 of Israel's 269 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Fiji (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Australia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 18 the day before
21 in 10016 in 10031 Jan7 Feb14 Feb21 Feb1 Mar31 Jan: 20 in 1001 Feb: 18 in 1002 Feb: 17 in 1003 Feb: 17 in 1004 Feb: 17 in 1005 Feb: 17 in 1006 Feb: 17 in 1007 Feb: 17 in 1008 Feb: 17 in 1009 Feb: 16 in 10010 Feb: 16 in 10011 Feb: 17 in 10012 Feb: 17 in 10013 Feb: 17 in 10014 Feb: 17 in 10015 Feb: 17 in 10016 Feb: 17 in 10017 Feb: 17 in 10018 Feb: 17 in 10019 Feb: 18 in 10020 Feb: 18 in 10021 Feb: 18 in 10022 Feb: 19 in 10023 Feb: 19 in 10024 Feb: 19 in 10025 Feb: 18 in 10026 Feb: 17 in 10027 Feb: 17 in 10028 Feb: 18 in 1001 Mar: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Mar. 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 9,035 stories about harm among 43,182 counted on 1 Mar.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 25 January 2026. People injured were reported at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 43,182 stories, above the usual 17. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them. Over February, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 in February 2025.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Fiji70 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan59 in 100 of its 454 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine48 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Iran46 in 100 of its 5,578 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran723 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1571 Karachi Pakistan133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Washington US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Tel Aviv Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Minab Iran30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSyria: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: no storiesPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessMozambique: no storiesMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: no storiesBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesUnited Arab Emirates: 45 in 100 of its 610 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 59 in 100 of its 454 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Oman: 30 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 609 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Namibia: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kuwait: 38 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kenya: 40 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 42 in 100 of its 633 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 41 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 46 in 100 of its 5,578 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Greece: 30 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Fiji: 70 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cuba: 35 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bolivia: 95 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bahrain: 32 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Azerbaijan: 41 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 63 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Pakistan 59 in 100 of its 454 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 63 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 46 in 100 of its 5,578 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Fiji 70 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● United Arab Emirates 45 in 100 of its 610 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 42 in 100 of its 633 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence35% 3,095 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Rights & justice18% 1,616 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health15% 1,362 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,192 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 705 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Displacement4% 375 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Food & livelihood3% 256 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 238 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 killed3,490 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people injured2,001 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people affected898 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests634 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations116 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and India Stories reporting abductions113 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people displaced38 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees36 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout twice 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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