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The day's news pointed at protests in Jizan (Saudi Arabia), violence in Berlin and wildfires in France. Germany's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about France and the US →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGermany 68 in 100 of its 548 stories, usually 19
RegionEurope 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

84 of its 227 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 18 of Jizan's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Jizan stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

371 of its 548 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Berlin accounted for 347 of Germany's 371 stories about harm, carried by 673 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (335 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Berlin stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

169 of its 392 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Gironde accounted for 81 of France's 169 stories about harm, carried by 350 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Wildfires were named in 118 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Gironde stories →
Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Power cuts were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Palestine

109 of its 151 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Nablus accounted for 55 of Palestine's 109 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

88 of its 179 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kyiv accounted for 50 of Ukraine's 88 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

123 of its 270 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding and landslides. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

160 of its 599 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories). Heavy rain was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms, building collapse and cyclone.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

85 of its 311 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Madrid accounted for 65 of Spain's 85 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

24 of its 61 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in China (46 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Canada (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 7,470 stories about harm among 36,226 counted on 26 Jul.

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Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about France and the US. 21 in every 100 of the day's 36,226 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Saudi Arabia, 37% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. A year earlier, on 26 July 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Kashmir, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine72 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Germany68 in 100 of its 548 stories · usually 19 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba61 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 51 · mostly shelter & services Ukraine49 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Israel48 in 100 of its 354 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 Tehran Iran59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 Berlin Germany44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 347 Washington US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Mumbai India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & 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 readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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 readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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 lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: too little coverage to readHong 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readPhilippines: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualCalgary, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsThanet, UK -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 113 outletsJeddah, Saudi Arabia -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 18 outletsBelvoir Castle, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 18 outletsPhilippine, Philippines -- disasters & accidents: 36 stories, carried by 14 outletsMichigan, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsNadda, India -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsCalifornia, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 23 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

● Calgary Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Thanet UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Jeddah Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Belvoir Castle UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Philippine Philippines about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 36 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents24% 1,779 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 1,667 stories · about as usual Health19% 1,405 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence18% 1,304 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 415 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 327 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 237 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 218 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 killed1,975 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured933 at about twice the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting people affected903 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests788 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations276 at about twice the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people displaced104 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting abductions89 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees49 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.