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11,225 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to people displaced in Saudi Arabia, people injured in South Africa and protests in Istanbul (Türkiye). Saudi Arabia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 39 in 100 of its 538 stories, usually 23
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

209 of its 538 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

214 of its 628 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Yemen

78 of its 99 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Vatican City

11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Displacement

Jordan

25 of its 101 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

34 of its 47 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 68 of Israel's 217 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Vatican City (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Nepal (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in France (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 Sep. 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 11,225 stories about harm among 61,728 counted on 14 Sep.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 4 July 2026. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 61,728 stories, below the usual 20. Mentions of Covid ran more than ten times their usual in Vatican City's news. In Saudi Arabia, 39% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. On 14 September 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen79 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal65 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 85 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel49 in 100 of its 446 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine48 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia48 in 100 of its 265 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 273 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Gaza Palestine26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Delhi India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Moscow Russia22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSyria: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: no storiesBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 79 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vanuatu: 74 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 405 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 72 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 34 in 100 of its 628 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 40 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Saudi Arabia: 39 in 100 of its 538 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 25 in 100 of its 503 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 34 in 100 of its 327 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 426 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 1,193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 65 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 30 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 37 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Laos: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 24 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 49 in 100 of its 446 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 593 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 48 in 100 of its 265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Djibouti: 35 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cyprus: 26 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 44 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 75 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cameroon: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 46 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 405 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vatican City: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Yemen 79 in 100 of its 99 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 65 in 100 of its 120 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 49 in 100 of its 446 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 48 in 100 of its 265 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 48 in 100 of its 183 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Saudi Arabia 39 in 100 of its 538 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 2,688 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,340 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,062 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence15% 1,640 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 931 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 583 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 409 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 326 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 killed3,204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,373 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured852 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced154 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Yemen and the US Stories reporting evacuations120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions96 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees74 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about two-thirds of 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 much softer than 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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