World News Mood Meter · Live · July 30, 2026

How the world’s news feels right now

0/100

Dragged down by Middle East conflict and Severe weather. Lifted by Artificial intelligence.

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Worldwide

Mood by category

Average mood per news category across 2,500 recent stories from every country and language. Worst first.

Security & war

-1.7

Crime & justice

-1.5

Disasters & climate

-1.2

Politics

-0.2

Health

+0.1

Society & culture

+0.3

Economy & business

+0.4

Other

+0.5

Sports

+0.8

Science & tech

+0.9

What’s moving the world’s mood

Top negative drivers

Middle East conflict-0.8
15 stories in the window
Severe weather-0.7
11 stories in the window
Elections & politics-0.5
4 stories in the window
War in Ukraine-0.3
9 stories in the window
Jobs & layoffs-0.3
3 stories in the window

Top positive drivers

Artificial intelligence+0.4
16 stories in the window

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Each story is scored −2 to +2 by an AI reading its summary, then averaged by category. Theme drivers are matched on the headline. Updated continuously as new stories are summarized.