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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualGusau, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsBenue, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsShanghai, China -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsOttawa, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 23 outletsLos Gatos, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 35 outletsArizona, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Gusau Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Benue Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Shanghai China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Los Gatos US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

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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