Weekly
2026Sep 28 - Oct 4
Week 40.
28 September to 4 October 2026. 12 cards on what the newsrooms we read reported that week.Counted .85/261
Flydubai pilot stabbed, plane diverts to Saudi Arabia
It led in every region we read.
The three stories most newsrooms reported.
- 85Flydubai pilot stabbed, plane diverts to Saudi Arabia
- 56Tennessee Inmate Survives Two Lethal Injections
- 43US military completes Iraq troop withdrawal
7/8 regions
Flydubai flight diverts to Saudi Arabia after pilot altercation.
21NAM
25EUR
9MID
16ASI
9AFR
0LAT
4OCE
1RUS
15 newsrooms read in Latin America. None among its 85 sources.
2ndin North America
US military completes Iraq troop withdrawal
Europe8/81
North America19/52
Asia9/52
Africa1/32
19 of 52 newsrooms in North America. In Europe, 8 of 81, 13th.
42424
Headlines from the 261 newsrooms we read.
About the same as last week
7252
Headlines on Wednesday, the busiest day.
Quietest was Saturday, with 3,912.
What most newsrooms reported on Wednesday.
- 85Flydubai flight diverts to Saudi Arabia after pilot altercation.
- 43US military completes Iraq troop withdrawal.
- 25Iran receives US feedback on trust-building plan.
Most reported day by day
- MONTrump rejects Iran ceasefire proposal.
- TUEOpenAI scraps GPT-6.1 Astra over safety concerns.
- WEDFlydubai flight diverts to Saudi Arabia after pilot altercation.
- THUPilot stabs captain on Dubai-Tel Aviv flight; plane diverts.
- FRIIndian co-pilot stabbed, opens cockpit door during attack.
- SATOmani co-pilot attacked Flydubai captain with axe.
- SUNLatvia PM Kulbergs wins election amid Ukraine war.
118▲ 62%
Space exploration, more headlines than the week before.
SpaceX's Starship rocket reached orbit for the first time despite engine trouble, deploying Starlink satellites before splashing down after two orbits instead of six planned.
227▼ 68%
US–China relations, fewer headlines than the week before.
Trump is hosting Xi Jinping at a White House state dinner focused on AI rivalry and trade issues, with the meeting marked by ceremonial warmth but underlying tensions over key disagreements.
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
2026Sep 28 - Oct 4
85/261
Flydubai pilot stabbed, plane diverts to Saudi Arabia
It led in every region we read.
The three stories most newsrooms reported.
- 85Flydubai pilot stabbed, plane diverts to Saudi Arabia
- 56Tennessee Inmate Survives Two Lethal Injections
- 43US military completes Iraq troop withdrawal
7/8 regions
Flydubai flight diverts to Saudi Arabia after pilot altercation.
21NAM
25EUR
9MID
16ASI
9AFR
0LAT
4OCE
1RUS
15 newsrooms read in Latin America. None among its 85 sources.
2ndin North America
US military completes Iraq troop withdrawal
Europe8/81
North America19/52
Asia9/52
Africa1/32
19 of 52 newsrooms in North America. In Europe, 8 of 81, 13th.
42424
Headlines from the 261 newsrooms we read.
About the same as last week
7252
Headlines on Wednesday, the busiest day.
Quietest was Saturday, with 3,912.
What most newsrooms reported on Wednesday.
- 85Flydubai flight diverts to Saudi Arabia after pilot altercation.
- 43US military completes Iraq troop withdrawal.
- 25Iran receives US feedback on trust-building plan.
Most reported day by day
- MONTrump rejects Iran ceasefire proposal.
- TUEOpenAI scraps GPT-6.1 Astra over safety concerns.
- WEDFlydubai flight diverts to Saudi Arabia after pilot altercation.
- THUPilot stabs captain on Dubai-Tel Aviv flight; plane diverts.
- FRIIndian co-pilot stabbed, opens cockpit door during attack.
- SATOmani co-pilot attacked Flydubai captain with axe.
- SUNLatvia PM Kulbergs wins election amid Ukraine war.
118▲ 62%
Space exploration, more headlines than the week before.
SpaceX's Starship rocket reached orbit for the first time despite engine trouble, deploying Starlink satellites before splashing down after two orbits instead of six planned.
227▼ 68%
US–China relations, fewer headlines than the week before.
Trump is hosting Xi Jinping at a White House state dinner focused on AI rivalry and trade issues, with the meeting marked by ceremonial warmth but underlying tensions over key disagreements.
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.