# Hottub Newsmap · Week 40, 2026 · World World, Week 40, 2026: 28 September – 4 October 2026 · Coverage by where it was published · 1,165,652 reports from 149 countries · final · computed 2026-10-18T06:17:00Z Map: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-w40.svg · Card: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-w40.png · JSON: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-w40.json · Page: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-w40 > World map of news coverage on the week of 28 September – 4 October 2026, shaded by publisher country; most from the US and the UK. Top stories: “Christa Pike is alive a day after…”; “French high schools burn as student unrest…”. ## Top stories 1. [Christa Pike is alive a day after Tennessee's failed attempt to execute her, her lawyers say](https://abc7.com/post/tennessee-failed-execution-attempt-christa-pike-is-alive-pentobarbital-injections-1995-crime-lawyers-say/19897370) — abc7chicago.com, 296 outlets, 778 reports Christa Pike remained alive Thursday, her lawyers said Thursday, a day after she survived a failed attempt to execute her for the 1995 murder in what Tennessee's governor called a "deeply disturbing" procedure. 2. [French high schools burn as student unrest spreads](https://www.ft.com/content/38176237-e89f-410c-979c-c8c5d68d041a?syn-25a6b1a6=1) — ft.com, 240 outlets, 677 reports French prime minister and Marine Le Pen blame far-left party for stoking violent protests 3. [U.S. prosecutors reopen Cornell gang rape case after outcry](https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-prosecutors-reopen-cornell-gang-rape-case-after-outcry/article71521578.ece) — thehindu.com, 269 outlets, 647 reports The newly-released details of the alleged incident have fuelled allegations that the university was too lenient and reignited a debate over sexual assault on U.S. campuses 4. [Starship, world's most powerful spacecraft, to launch in attempt to orbit Earth for first time](https://abc13.com/post/starship-worlds-most-powerful-spacecraft-launch-attempt-orbit-earth-first-time/19882139) — abc13.com, 423 outlets, 624 reports In its 14th test flight, Starship will launch from South Texas in SpaceX's first attempt to put the world's largest and most powerful spacecraft into orbit around Earth. 5. [Supreme Court lets Trump continue third-country deportations for now](https://www.koaa.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-lets-trump-continue-third-country-deportations-for-now) — koaa.com, 255 outlets, 493 reports The Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump’s administration continue deporting people to countries other than their own for now, while the justices consider whether the policy is legal. 6. [US Tennessee state to execute woman for 1995 killing in first such punishment in 200 years](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-tennessee-state-to-execute-woman-for-1995-killing-in-first-such-punishment-in-200-years/4072620) — aa.com.tr, 207 outlets, 365 reports Gov. Bill Lee denies clemency for death row inmate Christa Pike as appeal remains pending before US Supreme Court 7. [OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm5y5nynl75ko) — BBC News, 348 outlets, 438 reports The AI giant's safety chief said the model 'didn't quite meet the bar' of the firm's security standards. 8. [Two Iranian small-boat migrants charged with plotting attack on Jewish targets in Manchester](https://www.ft.com/content/05fd286f-6fac-4479-b560-848970f32af5?syn-25a6b1a6=1) — ft.com, 195 outlets, 367 reports UK’s Counter Terrorism Policing said Salam Ahmadyan and Rahman Salehi may have been directed from Iran 9. [Planned attack on US military base: Five arrests shake RAF Fairford](https://www.kreiszeitung.de/politik/die-drei-weissen-transporter-der-schatten-der-soeldner-so-durchbrachen-die-attentaeter-die-sperren-von-fairford-zr-94513730.html) — kreiszeitung.de, 334 outlets, 381 reports (original: Geplanter Anschlag auf US-Militär-Stützpunkt: Fünf Festnahmen erschüttern RAF Fairford) Fünf Männer wurden nahe RAF Fairford festgenommen, wo das US-Militär strategische Bomber für Auslandseinsätze stationiert. Der britische Stützpunkt gilt als Schlüsselstandort. 10. [France in a state of emergency: Youth protests escalate - Hundreds arrested](https://www.kreiszeitung.de/politik/frankreich-gewaltsame-schulproteste-eskalieren-schueler-unruhen-zr-94522693.html) — kreiszeitung.de, 248 outlets, 356 reports (original: Frankreich im Ausnahmezustand: Jugendproteste eskalieren – Hunderte Festnahmen) Schüler beklagen Ratten in Klassenräumen, Lehrermangel und überfüllte Klassen, während die radikale Linke für die Unruhen verantwortlich gemacht wird. ## Reports by publisher country | Country | Code | Reports | Share | |---|---|---:|---:| | United States | US | 204,099 | 17.5% | | United Kingdom | GB | 88,280 | 7.6% | | Canada | CA | 66,120 | 5.7% | | Germany | DE | 64,231 | 5.5% | | India | IN | 49,848 | 4.3% | | South Korea | KR | 42,237 | 3.6% | | Australia | AU | 30,404 | 2.6% | | Taiwan | TW | 29,491 | 2.5% | | Greece | GR | 28,566 | 2.5% | | Japan | JP | 24,393 | 2.1% | | France | FR | 21,145 | 1.8% | | Sweden | SE | 20,498 | 1.8% | | Turkey | TR | 19,235 | 1.7% | | Vietnam | VN | 18,140 | 1.6% | | China | CN | 17,493 | 1.5% | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BA | 16,092 | 1.4% | | Nigeria | NG | 15,509 | 1.3% | | Croatia | HR | 14,678 | 1.3% | | Bulgaria | BG | 14,084 | 1.2% | | Pakistan | PK | 13,236 | 1.1% | | Argentina | AR | 13,059 | 1.1% | | Belgium | BE | 12,319 | 1.1% | | Italy | IT | 12,227 | 1.0% | | Serbia | RS | 12,110 | 1.0% | | Spain | ES | 11,987 | 1.0% | 124 more countries in the JSON. ## About this map Hottub News counted 1,165,652 reports from outlets in 149 countries for the week of 28 September – 4 October 2026. The US, the UK and Canada published the most (204,099 reports), and the five busiest countries account for 41% of the total. The most widely covered stories were: “Christa Pike is alive a day after Tennessee's failed attempt to execute her, her lawyers say” (296 outlets, mostly the US and Germany); “French high schools burn as student unrest spreads” (240 outlets, mostly Australia and the US); “U.S. prosecutors reopen Cornell gang rape case after outcry” (269 outlets, mostly the US and India). 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; for a week or month, a story's outlet count is its biggest day's. 247,229 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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