# Hottub Newsmap · 25 Sep 2026 · World World, Friday 25 September 2026 · Coverage by where it was published · 21,897 reports from 106 countries · final · computed 2026-10-18T06:17:00Z Map: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-09-25.svg · Card: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-09-25.png · JSON: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-09-25.json · Page: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-09-25 > World map of news coverage on 25 Sep 2026, shaded by publisher country; most from the US, Germany and the UK. Top stories: “Manchester City ‘found guilty of majority of 115…”; “Top four European football leagues call for FIFA…”. ## Top stories 1. [Manchester City ‘found guilty of majority of 115 charges’](https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/news/manchester-city-found-guilty-of-majority-of-115-charges/2026) — gbcghanaonline.com, 30 outlets, 33 reports Manchester City have been found guilty of breaking the majority of the 115 financial rules they were accused of breaching, sources have told BBC Sport. The Athletic is reporting that the sanctions have not been decided… 2. [Top four European football leagues call for FIFA reform](https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/420661/english-spanish-italian-german-football-leagues) — dhakatribune.com, 22 outlets, 22 reports The four main European football leagues -- the English Premier League, Spain's La Liga, Italy's Serie A and Germany's Bundesliga -- called on Friday for a reform of FIFA Details 3. [Trump a luat „decizia finală” pentru ca Ucraina să producă rachete interceptoare Patriot. Zelenski: „Mi-a confirmat”](https://adevarul.ro/stiri-externe/europa/trump-a-luat-decizia-finala-pentru-ca-ucraina-sa-2559798.html) — adevarul.ro, 17 outlets, 18 reports Președintele ucrainean Volodimir Zelenski a anunțat vineri că Donald Trump a luat „decizia finală” de a acorda Ucrainei licența necesară pentru producerea rachetelor interceptoare pentru sistemele de apărare antiaeriană… 4. [Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder arrested at anti-Netanyahu protest at UN – video](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2026/sep/25/susan-sarandon-and-hannah-einbinder-arrested-at-anti-netanyahu-protest-at-un-video) — theguardian.com, 13 outlets, 14 reports New York police arrested dozens of demonstrators including Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon and Hacks star Hannah Einbinder at a protest outside UN headquarters to demand an end to US arms supplies to Israel. The sit-in was… 5. [AI must serve humans, rather than 'become an instrument of domination and injustice', pope warns](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/25/ai-must-serve-humans-rather-than-become-an-instrument-of-domination-and-injustice-pope-war) — euronews.com, 13 outlets, 14 reports Pope Leo XIV, who has made AI a central component of his pontificate, warned against the dangers of the technology at UNESCO. 6. [Iran hands US plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz within seven days](https://www.newarab.com/news/iran-hands-us-plan-reopen-strait-hormuz-within-seven-days) — newarab.com, 13 outlets, 14 reports 'The choice now rests with the United States', Iran's foreign minister said at the UN on Friday, in a challenge to the Trump administration. 7. [Protests erupt as Netanyahu gives inflammatory UN speech - The Latest](https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/sep/25/protests-erupt-as-netanyahu-gives-inflammatory-un-speech-the-latest) — theguardian.com, 13 outlets, 13 reports More than 100 people were arrested at large protests against the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the UN general assembly. Susan Sarandon, Chelsea Manning and Caleb Hearon were among the famous… 8. [Volkswagen announces global recall of almost 3m cars](https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0925/1592924-the-road-ahead-for-volkswagens-restructuring-explainer) — rte.ie, 11 outlets, 11 reports German car giant Volkswagen has confirmed a recall of around 2.86 million vehicles worldwide over a potential steering risk, according to the German transport authority KBA. 9. [Russell takes Azerbaijan GP pole after F1 leader Antonelli hits the wall](https://www.newsday.com/sports/motor-racing/f1-azerbaijan-qualifying-antonelli-russell-l04607) — newsday.com, 11 outlets, 11 reports George Russell took pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after Formula 1 standings leader Kimi Antonelli hit the wall in qualifying. 10. [Microsoft stops insisting you need a "Copilot+ PC"](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/microsoft-stops-insisting-you-need-a-copilot-pc) — arstechnica.com, 9 outlets, 9 reports Microsoft's new Surface laptops forgo Copilot+ PC branding. ## Reports by publisher country | Country | Code | Reports | Share | |---|---|---:|---:| | United States | US | 3,010 | 13.7% | | Germany | DE | 1,794 | 8.2% | | United Kingdom | GB | 1,149 | 5.2% | | Sweden | SE | 881 | 4.0% | | Pakistan | PK | 780 | 3.6% | | France | FR | 634 | 2.9% | | Argentina | AR | 580 | 2.6% | | Japan | JP | 511 | 2.3% | | Taiwan | TW | 474 | 2.2% | | Estonia | EE | 432 | 2.0% | | Austria | AT | 419 | 1.9% | | Spain | ES | 418 | 1.9% | | Switzerland | CH | 411 | 1.9% | | Netherlands | NL | 392 | 1.8% | | Canada | CA | 352 | 1.6% | | Belgium | BE | 339 | 1.5% | | Serbia | RS | 338 | 1.5% | | India | IN | 334 | 1.5% | | Latvia | LV | 329 | 1.5% | | Italy | IT | 313 | 1.4% | | Ukraine | UA | 304 | 1.4% | | Romania | RO | 301 | 1.4% | | Australia | AU | 298 | 1.4% | | Finland | FI | 285 | 1.3% | | Norway | NO | 262 | 1.2% | 81 more countries in the JSON. ## About this map Hottub News counted 21,897 reports from outlets in 106 countries for 25 Sep 2026. The US, Germany and the UK published the most (3,010 reports), and the five busiest countries account for 35% of the total. The most widely covered stories were: “Manchester City ‘found guilty of majority of 115 charges’” (30 outlets, mostly the UK and Ghana); “Top four European football leagues call for FIFA reform” (22 outlets, mostly the UK and Denmark); “Trump a luat „decizia finală” pentru ca Ucraina să producă rachete interceptoare Patriot. Zelenski: „Mi-a confirmat”” (17 outlets, mostly Romania and Latvia). Each report is placed in the country of the outlet that published it (from its feed, web domain or Wikidata), not where the events happened. Stories group reports of the same event across outlets and languages. 5,256 more reports came from outlets whose country is unknown; they count toward stories but not the map. Paid placements are never included. 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