← 23 Jul Friday 24 July 2026 · to 23:59 UTC 25 Jul →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
14,208 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 storms in Spain, violence in Nablus and rights and justice in el Obeid. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSpain 33 in 100 of its 472 stories, usually 14
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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

Spain

157 of its 472 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Madrid accounted for 112 of Spain's 157 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (80 stories). Storms were named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drought.

Spain over 30 days → its stories → Madrid stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

112 of its 172 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Nablus accounted for 67 of Palestine's 112 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Kashmir

61 of its 112 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

163 of its 546 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (58 stories). Wildfires were named in 83 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guyana

21 of its 43 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

232 of its 439 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

482 of its 1,084 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

15 of its 49 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in France (83 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in Mexico (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Bangladesh (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Greece (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
21 in 10017 in 10025 Jun2 Jul9 Jul16 Jul24 Jul25 Jun: 19 in 10026 Jun: 19 in 10027 Jun: 19 in 10028 Jun: 20 in 10029 Jun: 18 in 10030 Jun: 18 in 1001 Jul: 17 in 1002 Jul: 18 in 1003 Jul: 18 in 1004 Jul: 18 in 1005 Jul: 20 in 1006 Jul: 19 in 1007 Jul: 19 in 1008 Jul: 18 in 1009 Jul: 19 in 10010 Jul: 19 in 10011 Jul: 19 in 10012 Jul: 21 in 10013 Jul: 20 in 10014 Jul: 19 in 10015 Jul: 19 in 10016 Jul: 19 in 10017 Jul: 19 in 10018 Jul: 20 in 10019 Jul: 21 in 10020 Jul: 19 in 10021 Jul: 20 in 10022 Jul: 20 in 10023 Jul: 19 in 10024 Jul: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 14,208 stories about harm among 72,219 counted on 24 Jul.

Read the day's briefing

Spain's news was 33% about people being harmed, against a usual 14%. of the day's 72,219 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. France's news mentioned wildfires about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 24 July 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine65 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela59 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir54 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel53 in 100 of its 439 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba46 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 50 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India310 stories about protests or strikes, of its 401 Washington US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 555 Nadda India68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Mumbai India41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Tehran Iran33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'sUruguay: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorth Korea: 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 readNamibia: 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 readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 readSt 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'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'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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 twice 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

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 482 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as fearful as the world's · 346 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 130 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 3,649 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health24% 3,330 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,934 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence13% 1,866 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 701 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 539 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 531 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 380 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 killed3,381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,048 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations314 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Spain and France Stories reporting people displaced128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees66 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill54 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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?

The weekly briefing · 18 Oct – 24 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.