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13,057 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Train derailment in Spain, violence in Dnipro and people killed in Gabon drew the news. Spain's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSpain 52 in 100 of its 602 stories, usually 18 Where the news went quietSaudi Arabia 38 stories about its people, usually about 188 a day 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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Disasters & accidents

Spain

311 of its 602 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Madrid accounted for 187 of Spain's 311 stories about harm, carried by 332 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (138 stories). Train derailment was named in 80 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with covid. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ukraine

162 of its 336 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dnipro accounted for 69 of Ukraine's 162 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Dnipro stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Gabon

11 of its 12 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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

Syria

29 of its 57 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 23 of Palestine's 47 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

34 of its 105 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories).

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bosnia

9 of its 10 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Haiti

21 of its 35 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 18 of Haiti's 21 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets.

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Rights & justice

Nicaragua

6 of its 7 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Türkiye (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in India (163 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Syria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in France (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Israel (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 17 the day before
23 in 10017 in 10030 Sep7 Oct14 Oct21 Oct29 Oct30 Sep: 18 in 1001 Oct: 19 in 1002 Oct: 19 in 1003 Oct: 20 in 1004 Oct: 19 in 1005 Oct: 19 in 1006 Oct: 19 in 1007 Oct: 19 in 1008 Oct: 20 in 1009 Oct: 20 in 10010 Oct: 22 in 10011 Oct: 23 in 10012 Oct: 20 in 10013 Oct: 20 in 10014 Oct: 19 in 10015 Oct: 19 in 10016 Oct: 19 in 10017 Oct: 19 in 10018 Oct: 20 in 10019 Oct: 19 in 10020 Oct: 18 in 10021 Oct: 18 in 10022 Oct: 19 in 10023 Oct: 19 in 10024 Oct: 19 in 10025 Oct: 20 in 10026 Oct: 18 in 10027 Oct: 18 in 10028 Oct: 17 in 10029 Oct: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 Oct. 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 13,057 stories about harm among 72,809 counted on 29 Oct.

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In Spain, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 72,809 stories, below the usual 19. It was the second day running that the news turned to Spain. On 29 October 2025, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 18 today.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen71 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan57 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Spain52 in 100 of its 602 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine52 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria51 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 385 Madrid Spain60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Delhi India44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Hollywood US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Tehran Iran23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81

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 lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 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: no storiesTimor-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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 lessPhilippines: 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 lessNiger: 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: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLibya: 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 lessLaos: 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 lessKenya: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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 lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: 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 storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: 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 lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: 71 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 29 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guam: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 48 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 29 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 27 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 51 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Switzerland: 26 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 57 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 27 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Spain: 52 in 100 of its 602 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 23 in 100 of its 598 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 69 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Samoa: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Peru: 30 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 28 in 100 of its 470 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Korea: 39 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 23 in 100 of its 1,170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 28 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 32 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 30 in 100 of its 862 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 38 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 28 in 100 of its 648 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 60 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Gabon: 92 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)France: 23 in 100 of its 637 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 32 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 46 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Côte d’Ivoire: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Costa Rica: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hong Kong: 32 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chile: 26 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Central African Republic: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 28 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burundi: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bulgaria: 41 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bosnia: 90 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 26 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Albania: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 32 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 48 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Northern Mariana Islands: 100 in 100 of its 4 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

● Spain 52 in 100 of its 602 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Yemen 71 in 100 of its 59 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 48 in 100 of its 336 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 52 in 100 of its 91 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 57 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 46 in 100 of its 129 stories · mostly shelter & services

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,425 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,234 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,330 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,261 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood7% 873 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 795 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 609 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 239 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 killed3,296 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,584 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured880 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions127 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced95 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and Sudan Stories reporting refugees61 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Belgium

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.

● Angera little less than 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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