101,136 reports from 157 countries · Coverage by where it was published · Final
World map of news coverage on 18 Oct 2026, shaded by publisher country; most from the US, the UK and Germany. Top stories: “Several dead or injured in major fire at Canada…”; “Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze in…”.
Several people have been killed or injured as a result of a large fire near a Canadian military base in Alberta, the nation's defence minister has said.
myjoyonline.com · 955 outlets · 1,418 reports · all reports
Macron vowed to hold rioters accountable after violent scenes of looting and rioting across France, with unrest deepening political tensions ahead of next year’s presidential election.
Euronews · 485 outlets · 518 reports · all reports
President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection in Israel's first nation election since Oct. 7.
wxii12.com · 408 outlets · 484 reports · all reports
Pope Leo has thanked thousands of faithful in St Peter's Square for their prayers while he was in hospital for an operation to remove a malignant tumour, and said he plans to gradually return to his usual duties.
Oekraïne heeft met tientallen drones de Russische stad Sint-Petersburg aangevallen. Volgens de autoriteiten werden in de omgeving drones neergehaald, maar er zijn ook doelen geraakt. Het Russische staatspersbureau TASS…
"Biorąc pod uwagę wszystkie pieniądze, które Europa daje Zełenskiemu i te, które dał mu w przeszłości Joe Biden, nie chce zakończyć tej wojny i prawdopodobnie nigdy tego nie zrobi" - oznajmił w stanowczym wpisie w…
wiadomosci.wp.pl · 177 outlets · 225 reports · all reports
Reports by the publisher's country, 18 Oct 2026. Top 20 of 157 countries.
Country
Reports
Share
Relative
United States
11,445
11.3%
United Kingdom
7,207
7.1%
Germany
5,253
5.2%
India
4,408
4.4%
South Korea
3,728
3.7%
Taiwan
2,965
2.9%
Australia
2,949
2.9%
Canada
2,854
2.8%
Greece
2,773
2.7%
Argentina
2,416
2.4%
Spain
2,255
2.2%
France
2,169
2.1%
Italy
2,161
2.1%
Turkey
1,981
2.0%
China
1,881
1.9%
Sweden
1,853
1.8%
Russia
1,715
1.7%
Mexico
1,570
1.6%
Brazil
1,437
1.4%
Japan
1,340
1.3%
About this map
Hottub News counted 101,136 reports from outlets in 157 countries for 18 Oct 2026. The US, the UK and Germany published the most (11,445 reports), and the five busiest countries account for 32% of the total.
The most widely covered stories were: “Several dead or injured in major fire at Canada military base” (955 outlets, mostly the US and the UK); “Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze in France as more than 1,200 arrested after protests” (529 outlets, mostly the UK and the US); “Macron vows to hold those who sought to “bring down the Republic” accountable after riots” (485 outlets, mostly the UK and Greece).
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. 21,584 more reports came from outlets whose country is unknown; they count toward stories but not the map. Paid placements are never included.
