Weekly
2026Aug 10 - Aug 16
Week 33.
10 August to 16 August 2026. 12 cards on what the newsrooms we read reported that week.Counted .60/241
Former Syrian President Assad Sentenced to Death in Absentia
Led Africa. 6th in North America, where another story led.
The three stories most newsrooms reported.
- 60Former Syrian President Assad Sentenced to Death in Absentia
- 59Indonesia Earthquake Kills Dozens
- 54Trump Threatens to Seize Strait of Hormuz
7/8 regions
Syria sentences Assad to death for war crimes.
12NAM
17EUR
8MID
11ASI
9AFR
1LAT
2OCE
0RUS
6 newsrooms read in Russia. None among its 60 sources.
2ndin Africa
Zambia Votes in Presidential Election on Economic Record
Europe2/81
North America2/52
Asia0/52
Africa8/32
8 of 32 newsrooms in Africa. In Europe, 2 of 81, 25th.
40784
Headlines from the 241 newsrooms we read.
154 of them in the week's 49 stories.
6765
Headlines on Thursday, the busiest day.
Quietest was Sunday, with 3,892.
What most newsrooms reported on Thursday.
- 29Putin visits disputed Kuril islands; Japan protests.
- 28Colombia earthquake death toll rises to 265.
- 26Iran and US make competing claims over Hormuz Strait.
Most reported day by day
- MONColombia earthquake kills at least 111.
- TUESyria sentences Assad to death for war crimes.
- WEDEclipse darkens skies over Spain and Iceland.
- THUPutin visits disputed Kuril islands; Japan protests.
- FRIMangione pleads guilty to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO.
- SATMagnitude 7.7 earthquake kills 47 in Indonesia.
- SUNUkraine launches major drone attack on Moscow.
1179▲ 93%
Extreme weather & disasters, more headlines than the week before.
Powerful earthquake shakes Colombia, prompting evacuations
68▼ 53%
Japan’s economy, fewer headlines than the week before.
No entry for the peak day.
Every newsroom tells the world from somewhere. TOLD shows the same story side by side,
told by hundreds of sources.
Written by TQ, TOLD's AI, from what the sources reported.
No opinions added, no side taken.
Weekly
2026Aug 10 - Aug 16
60/241
Former Syrian President Assad Sentenced to Death in Absentia
Led Africa. 6th in North America, where another story led.
The three stories most newsrooms reported.
- 60Former Syrian President Assad Sentenced to Death in Absentia
- 59Indonesia Earthquake Kills Dozens
- 54Trump Threatens to Seize Strait of Hormuz
7/8 regions
Syria sentences Assad to death for war crimes.
12NAM
17EUR
8MID
11ASI
9AFR
1LAT
2OCE
0RUS
6 newsrooms read in Russia. None among its 60 sources.
2ndin Africa
Zambia Votes in Presidential Election on Economic Record
Europe2/81
North America2/52
Asia0/52
Africa8/32
8 of 32 newsrooms in Africa. In Europe, 2 of 81, 25th.
40784
Headlines from the 241 newsrooms we read.
154 of them in the week's 49 stories.
6765
Headlines on Thursday, the busiest day.
Quietest was Sunday, with 3,892.
What most newsrooms reported on Thursday.
- 29Putin visits disputed Kuril islands; Japan protests.
- 28Colombia earthquake death toll rises to 265.
- 26Iran and US make competing claims over Hormuz Strait.
Most reported day by day
- MONColombia earthquake kills at least 111.
- TUESyria sentences Assad to death for war crimes.
- WEDEclipse darkens skies over Spain and Iceland.
- THUPutin visits disputed Kuril islands; Japan protests.
- FRIMangione pleads guilty to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO.
- SATMagnitude 7.7 earthquake kills 47 in Indonesia.
- SUNUkraine launches major drone attack on Moscow.
1179▲ 93%
Extreme weather & disasters, more headlines than the week before.
Powerful earthquake shakes Colombia, prompting evacuations
68▼ 53%
Japan’s economy, fewer headlines than the week before.
No entry for the peak day.
Every newsroom tells the world from somewhere. TOLD shows the same story side by side,
told by hundreds of sources.
Written by TQ, TOLD's AI, from what the sources reported.
No opinions added, no side taken.