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World, Wednesday 21 October 2026

87,118 reports from 154 countries · Coverage by where it was published · Live, updated 08:23 UTC

Hottub Newsmap · 21 Oct 2026 · WorldWorld map of news coverage on 21 Oct 2026, shaded by publisher country; most from the US, South Korea and China. Top stories: “Musk confirms first steps: 'Good idea': Tesla and…”; “Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink service used by…”.United Arab Emirates: 258 reportsAfghanistan: 16 reportsAlbania: 195 reportsArmenia: 35 reportsAngola: 0 reportsArgentina: 1,108 reportsAustria: 776 reportsAustralia: 2,113 reportsAzerbaijan: 206 reportsBosnia and Herzegovina: 428 reportsBangladesh: 161 reportsBelgium: 582 reportsBurkina Faso: 3 reportsBulgaria: 709 reportsBurundi: 0 reportsBenin: 4 reportsBrunei: 5 reportsBolivia: 39 reportsBrazil: 1,019 reportsBahamas: 0 reportsBhutan: 1 reportBotswana: 0 reportsBelarus: 29 reportsBelize: 7 reportsCanada: 2,166 reportsDR Congo: 38 reportsCentral African Republic: 0 reportsRepublic of the Congo: 2 reportsSwitzerland: 599 reportsCôte d'Ivoire: 0 reportsChile: 280 reportsCameroon: 9 reportsChina: 6,640 reportsColombia: 402 reportsCosta Rica: 113 reportsCuba: 36 reportsCyprus: 98 reportsCzechia: 398 reportsGermany: 4,805 reportsDjibouti: 0 reportsDenmark: 455 reportsDominican Republic: 325 reportsAlgeria: 9 reportsEcuador: 105 reportsEstonia: 322 reportsEgypt: 307 reportsWestern Sahara: 0 reportsEritrea: 0 reportsSpain: 1,838 reportsEthiopia: 3 reportsFinland: 582 reportsFiji: 37 reportsFalkland Islands: 0 reportsFrance: 1,676 reportsGabon: 1 reportUnited Kingdom: 3,281 reportsGeorgia: 104 reportsGhana: 96 reportsGreenland: 0 reportsGambia: 0 reportsGuinea: 6 reportsEquatorial Guinea: 0 reportsGreece: 1,826 reportsGuatemala: 78 reportsGuinea-Bissau: 0 reportsGuyana: 0 reportsHonduras: 20 reportsCroatia: 662 reportsHaiti: 0 reportsHungary: 418 reportsIndonesia: 882 reportsIreland: 329 reportsIsrael: 316 reportsIndia: 3,614 reportsIraq: 1 reportIran: 67 reportsIceland: 126 reportsItaly: 2,683 reportsJamaica: 21 reportsJordan: 5 reportsJapan: 2,954 reportsKenya: 187 reportsKyrgyzstan: 66 reportsCambodia: 144 reportsNorth Korea: 0 reportsSouth Korea: 6,828 reportsKuwait: 4 reportsKazakhstan: 62 reportsLaos: 1 reportLebanon: 99 reportsSri Lanka: 77 reportsLiberia: 0 reportsLesotho: 0 reportsLithuania: 437 reportsLuxembourg: 40 reportsLatvia: 325 reportsLibya: 0 reportsMorocco: 109 reportsMoldova: 426 reportsMontenegro: 259 reportsMadagascar: 73 reportsNorth Macedonia: 197 reportsMali: 0 reportsMyanmar: 68 reportsMongolia: 44 reportsMauritania: 11 reportsMalawi: 0 reportsMexico: 1,564 reportsMalaysia: 889 reportsMozambique: 1 reportNamibia: 0 reportsNew Caledonia: 6 reportsNiger: 34 reportsNigeria: 532 reportsNicaragua: 3 reportsNetherlands: 787 reportsNorway: 323 reportsNepal: 68 reportsNew Zealand: 457 reportsOman: 5 reportsPanama: 67 reportsPeru: 139 reportsPapua New Guinea: 9 reportsPhilippines: 227 reportsPakistan: 482 reportsPoland: 605 reportsPuerto Rico: 23 reportsPalestine: 62 reportsPortugal: 291 reportsParaguay: 62 reportsQatar: 58 reportsRomania: 819 reportsSerbia: 680 reportsRussia: 2,971 reportsRwanda: 15 reportsSaudi Arabia: 37 reportsSolomon Islands: 0 reportsSudan: 0 reportsSweden: 1,152 reportsSlovenia: 191 reportsSlovakia: 323 reportsSierra Leone: 0 reportsSenegal: 0 reportsSomalia: 0 reportsSuriname: 13 reportsSouth Sudan: 2 reportsEl Salvador: 12 reportsSyria: 6 reportsEswatini: 0 reportsChad: 0 reportsFrench Southern Lands: 0 reportsTogo: 1 reportThailand: 830 reportsTajikistan: 7 reportsTimor-Leste: 0 reportsTurkmenistan: 0 reportsTunisia: 9 reportsTurkey: 1,572 reportsTrinidad and Tobago: 13 reportsTaiwan: 3,839 reportsTanzania: 40 reportsUkraine: 999 reportsUganda: 20 reportsUnited States: 6,910 reportsUruguay: 102 reportsUzbekistan: 4 reportsVenezuela: 157 reportsVietnam: 2,552 reportsVanuatu: 0 reportsKosovo: 187 reportsYemen: 1 reportSouth Africa: 190 reportsZambia: 1 reportZimbabwe: 12 reportsAndorra: 24 reportsAntigua and Barbuda: 7 reportsBarbados: 3 reportsBahrain: 2 reportsBermuda: 1 reportGrenada: 1 reportHong Kong: 514 reportsIsle of Man: 14 reportsCayman Islands: 4 reportsMacau: 25 reportsMalta: 16 reportsMauritius: 4 reportsSeychelles: 1 reportSingapore: 255 reportsReports by publisher country11,000+none
World map of news coverage on 21 Oct 2026, shaded by publisher country; most from the US, South Korea and China. Top stories: “Musk confirms first steps: 'Good idea': Tesla and…”; “Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink service used by…”.

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Top stories

  1. Musk confirms first steps: 'Good idea': Tesla and SpaceX are considering a mergerMusk bestätigt erste Schritte: «Gute Idee»: Tesla und SpaceX prüfen Zusammenschluss

    Über eine mögliche Fusion des Autobauers Tesla und der Weltraumfirma SpaceX wird schon lange spekuliert. Jetzt verkündet Elon Musk, der beide Unternehmen führt, einen ersten Schritt in diese Richtung.

    partner-feeds.publishing.tamedia.ch · 253 outlets · 276 reports · all reports
  2. Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink service used by Ukraine’s military – report

    The Wall Street Journal reports Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump discussed the Starlink decision in a call soon after the slowdown became public, while the president was campaigning last week

    rappler.com · 164 outlets · 218 reports · all reports
  3. FAA clears the way for airlines to put Boeing's long-delayed 737 Max 10 into service

    After nearly a decade of delays, the FAA has cleared Boeing's 737 Max 10 for passenger service.

    wxii12.com · 143 outlets · 175 reports · all reports
  4. First Ebola case reported in Nigeria, 'serious threat'

    Nigeria is the latest African country to report an Ebola case, as the outbreak continues to spread across the region, posing "an extremely serious threat".

    thewest.com.au · 119 outlets · 125 reports · all reports
  5. Trump administration says it has revoked over 300,000 visas

    President Donald Trump’s administration has revoked over 300,000 US visas during his second term, the State Department said on Tuesday as the federal government continues its sweeping immigration crackdown.

    dailymirror.lk · 108 outlets · 113 reports · all reports
  6. Wangaratta locals reeling after Helen Haines attack

    There has been an outpouring of sadness, anger and support in Wangaratta following the attack on Helen Haines.

    theage.com.au · 106 outlets · 130 reports · all reports
  7. UK approves Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea

    Decision was widely expected after lobbying by Shell but will dismay environmental campaigners The UK government has approved the controversial Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea, a widely expected move that will…

    theguardian.com · 103 outlets · 118 reports · all reports
  8. US envoy Witkoff to arrive in Russia for talks with Putin

    US special envoy ⁠Steve Witkoff will arrive in Russia's St Petersburg for a meeting with Russian President ‌Vladimir ⁠Putin.

    rte.ie · 100 outlets · 128 reports · all reports
  9. „Eine Überschreitung bedeutet keine Kapitulation“: Erde steuert laut UN auf 2,8 Grad Erwärmung zu

    War da nicht was mit 1,5 Grad? Bei dieser Marke wollte die Welt eigentlich die Erderwärmung stoppen – ist von diesem Kurs aber weit entfernt. Ein Hoffnungsschimmer bleibt trotzdem.

    tagesspiegel.de · 89 outlets · 99 reports · all reports
  10. Curfew imposed for minors in several French citiesВъведоха комендантски час за непълнолетни в няколко френски града

    Полицейският профсъюз Alliance Police Nationale обвини френските власти, че са изпратили половин рота от подразделенията CRS да охранява шоколадов магазин, свързан със семейството на Брижит Макрон, докато в други…

    fakti.bg · 77 outlets · 88 reports · all reports

Where the reports came from

Reports by the publisher's country, 21 Oct 2026. Top 20 of 154 countries.
CountryReportsShareRelative
United States6,9107.9%
South Korea6,8287.8%
China6,6407.6%
Germany4,8055.5%
Taiwan3,8394.4%
India3,6144.1%
United Kingdom3,2813.8%
Russia2,9713.4%
Japan2,9543.4%
Italy2,6833.1%
Vietnam2,5522.9%
Canada2,1662.5%
Australia2,1132.4%
Spain1,8382.1%
Greece1,8262.1%
France1,6761.9%
Turkey1,5721.8%
Mexico1,5641.8%
Sweden1,1521.3%
Argentina1,1081.3%

About this map

So far, Hottub News has counted 87,118 reports from outlets in 154 countries for 21 Oct 2026. The US, South Korea and China published the most (6,910 reports), and the five busiest countries account for 33% of the total.

The most widely covered stories were: “Musk confirms first steps: 'Good idea': Tesla and SpaceX are considering a merger” (253 outlets, mostly Germany and Switzerland); “Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink service used by Ukraine’s military – report” (164 outlets, mostly Germany and Finland); “FAA clears the way for airlines to put Boeing's long-delayed 737 Max 10 into service” (143 outlets, mostly the US and China).

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. 18,552 more reports came from outlets whose country is unknown; they count toward stories but not the map. Paid placements are never included.