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What the world's news said happened to people.
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8,321 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.

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A disaster in la Guaira, violence in Tehran and homes and services in Havana drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 79 in 100 of its 521 stories, usually 63
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

413 of its 521 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. la Guaira accounted for 326 of Venezuela's 413 stories about harm, carried by 585 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → La Guaira stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

277 of its 844 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tehran accounted for 163 of Iran's 277 stories about harm, carried by 418 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Shelter & services

Cuba

42 of its 74 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Havana accounted for 17 of Cuba's 42 stories about harm, carried by 3 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Germany

80 of its 272 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Heatwave was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 27 of Palestine's 36 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

148 of its 338 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

33 of its 93 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

21 of its 79 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Qatar

14 of its 47 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 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: heatwave in Germany (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Greece (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in India (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in US (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 Jun. 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 8,321 stories about harm among 43,337 counted on 27 Jun.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 24 May 2026. of the day's 43,337 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. It was the third day running that the news turned to Venezuela. In Germany's news, mentions of the heatwave ran more than ten times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Venezuela79 in 100 of its 521 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba57 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 40 · mostly shelter & services Palestine56 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Israel52 in 100 of its 262 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Tehran Iran35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163 Los Angeles US15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Delhi India14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 La Guaira Venezuela14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 326

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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 readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: 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'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 · 148 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 277 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Lebanon about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 289 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 2,046 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice23% 1,905 stories · about as usual Health22% 1,801 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence14% 1,134 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 441 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 381 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 234 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 207 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 killed2,288 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,109 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Venezuela and the US Stories reporting arrests1,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured751 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Venezuela and the US Stories reporting people displaced115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees79 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Uganda

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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