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People harmed in today's news.
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The news turned to homes and services in Kyiv, people killed in Malawi and rights and justice in Jakarta. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Named far more than usualHiv, Uganda 11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual Country that rose mostMalawi harm in its news about one and a half times usual (95 stories) Where the news went quietSaudi Arabia 46 stories about its people, usually about 178 a day Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories mentioning harm

What the world's news was about today

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Shelter & services

Ukraine

154 of its 307 stories mentioned people being harmed, about one and a half times usual. Kyiv accounted for 71 of Ukraine's 154 stories mentioning harm, carried by 233 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →

Malawi

37 of its 95 stories mentioned people being harmed, about one and a half times usual. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Malawi over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at

Lebanon

28 of its 56 stories mentioned people being harmed, about one and a half times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Ghana

54 of its 227 stories mentioned people being harmed, about one and a half times usual. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

UK

Outbreaks were named in 33 of its stories mentioning harm, about 4 times usual, with ebola. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Nigeria

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Iran

Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh accounted for 31 of Saudi Arabia's 46 stories mentioning harm, carried by 76 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hiv in Uganda (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in UK (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Canada (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in US (84 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

Harm in the news: about two-thirds of usual

15 in 100 stories mentioned harm, usually 19; 18 the day before
23 in 10015 in 1006 Oct13 Oct20 Oct27 Oct4 Nov6 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 10030 Oct: 18 in 10031 Oct: 18 in 1001 Nov: 18 in 1002 Nov: 18 in 1003 Nov: 18 in 1004 Nov: 15 in 100 · this day

Stories mentioning people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 Nov. 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 11,729 stories mentioning harm among 77,776 counted on 4 Nov.

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No day had a lower share of stories mentioning people being harmed since 7 November 2025. the news turned to Ukraine for the third day running. Stories mentioning people being harmed ran about two-thirds of usual, 15 in every 100 of the day's 77,776. In Ukraine, the news mentioned people being harmed about one and a half times as often as usual.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestineabout as usual 57 in 100 of its 90 stories, usually 58 Ukraineabout one and a half times usual 50 in 100 of its 307 stories, usually 39 Lebanonabout one and a half times usual 50 in 100 of its 56 stories, usually 36 Nepalabout as usual 45 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 49 Afghanistanabout as usual 42 in 100 of its 78 stories, usually 45

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Biggest events map →

● Washington US attacks & violence · 558 stories, 754 outlets ● Wayne County US attacks & violence · 65 stories, 217 outlets ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia attacks & violence · 31 stories, 76 outlets ● Tehran Iran attacks & violence · 70 stories, 67 outlets ● Gaza Palestine attacks & violence · 28 stories, 38 outlets

Events with at least 20 stories from 30 outlets.

The world today

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'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'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: 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 readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMonaco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 · 94 stories mentioning harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 51 stories mentioning harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 173 stories mentioning harm

Smaller places few stories

● Lebanon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 28 stories mentioning harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 46 stories mentioning harm ● Yemen about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 24 stories mentioning harm

Under 50 stories mentioning harm: read with care.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health (broad)27% 3,092 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice25% 2,878 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 1,684 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence13% 1,451 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 759 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 654 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 586 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 229 stories · about as usual

Of the stories mentioning people being harmed, the part of life their words point to most. Read each against its usual (the mark), not against the others.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed2,707 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,370 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured581 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions103 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations94 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about a third 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.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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