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8,832 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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The drought in Spain, violence in Nablus and people affected in Mexico drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about France and Spain →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFrance 38 in 100 of its 409 stories, usually 19
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 38 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

125 of its 401 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Madrid accounted for 91 of Spain's 125 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Palestine

97 of its 137 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Nablus accounted for 53 of Palestine's 97 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (38 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 →
Health

Mexico

52 of its 160 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Screwworm was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Syria

68 of its 105 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Damascus accounted for 53 of Syria's 68 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

France

155 of its 409 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Wildfires were named in 107 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

88 of its 254 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

113 of its 213 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 56 of Ukraine's 113 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

229 of its 554 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 115 of Iran's 229 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Wildfires were named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in France (107 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in UK (52 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in China (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); measles in US (61 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 8,832 stories about harm among 44,280 counted on 25 Jul.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about France and Spain. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 44,280 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Spain. In Spain, 31% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. A year earlier, on 25 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 →

Palestine71 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba59 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 51 · mostly shelter & services Israel53 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine53 in 100 of its 213 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India315 stories about protests or strikes, of its 382 Washington US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 302 Tehran Iran33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Nadda India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 28 Mumbai India24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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: too little coverage to readIsle 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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFaroe Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 293 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 229 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 88 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 2,185 stories · about as usual Health23% 1,997 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 1,921 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,163 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 476 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 379 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 277 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 266 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 killed2,366 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured792 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations290 at about twice the usual rate · most about France and Spain Stories reporting people displaced120 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and Syria Stories reporting abductions81 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees59 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill35 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?

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