Across week 42, we tracked 7,513,870 stories mentioning 185 countries. The busiest news day was 2026-10-14, with 1,317,340 stories in a single day.
The stories the world agreed on
- Pope leaves hospital and returns to the Vatican, will recite Sunday Angelus (Uruguay) — 365 outlets, first reported via www.wantedinrome.com
- Teen shooter kills 4 at Oregon elementary school before being shot by a witness (United States) — 330 outlets, first reported via www.standard-journal.com
- Trump’s new press secretary says it’s ‘unknown’ how much she’ll deal with media (United States) — 329 outlets, first reported via www.theguardian.com
- Clashes, fires and looting break out as protesters rally across France, joining students (France) — 316 outlets, first reported via www.clickorlando.com
- French police arrest 1,800 after violent clashes and looting mar protests (France) — 289 outlets, first reported via www.2news.com
Who got unusually loud
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay peaked at 27,706 stories against a typical 217 — 127.7× its norm.
- 🇦🇱 Albania peaked at 7,588 stories against a typical 274 — 27.7× its norm.
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica peaked at 22,207 stories against a typical 1,108 — 20.0× its norm.
What people looked up
- RJ Mitte (en) entered the most-read list for the first time — 2,140,567 views at peak.
- GBU-43/B MOAB (en) entered the most-read list for the first time — 453,110 views at peak.
- Selma Blair (en) entered the most-read list for the first time — 419,767 views at peak.
- 武部新 (ja) entered the most-read list for the first time — 362,983 views at peak.