Coverage tracker

The most covered news stories, 26 October to 1 November 2026

FTMQ News reads 56,233 headlines from 4,456 outlets a week. These are the stories the most of them covered, and the outlet that had each one first.

1. 1

   Flávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil for United States following election defeat

   37 outlets · first: ABC News Australia, Tue 17:43 UTC · Top Stories

2. 2

   Chinese Communist Party opens closed-door plenum in Beijing on party discipline

   32 outlets · first: Hong Kong Free Press HKFP, Sun 07:02 UTC · Top Stories

3. 3

   Finland and Norway leaders face Nordic backlash over phone call to Putin

   32 outlets · first: rte.ie, Tue 00:29 UTC · Top Stories

4. 4

   Netherlands withdraws from Eurovision 2027 following decision U-turn

   28 outlets · first: Eurovisionworld, Tue 09:20 UTC · Top Stories

5. 5

   Lula da Silva wins fourth term in Brazil presidential election runoff

   27 outlets · first: CNBC, Sun 08:48 UTC · Top Stories

6. 6

   Real Madrid beat Barcelona as Mbappe scores brace in El Clasico

   21 outlets · first: Al Jazeera, Sat 16:18 UTC · Top Stories

7. 7

   Star Trek actor Walter Koenig dies aged 90

   21 outlets · first: Variety, Mon 16:42 UTC · Top Stories

8. 8

   Jay-Z to headline 2027 Super Bowl Halftime Show

   21 outlets · first: The New York Times, Tue 01:50 UTC · Top Stories

9. 9

   Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy Hospitalized After Suffering Stroke

   21 outlets · first: Politico, Sun 17:30 UTC · Top Stories

10. 10

    Chinese brands cut ties with Kylian Mbappé over Mao joke

    20 outlets · first: France 24, Tue 03:54 UTC · Top Stories

11. 11

    Judge dismisses Donald Trump defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal

    20 outlets · first: The New York Times, Sat 20:22 UTC · Top Stories

12. 12

    Sweden blocks ChatGPT and Claude on government computers over data risks

    19 outlets · first: Cointribune, Sun 07:05 UTC · Top Stories

13. 13

    At least 10 dead after trains collide in central Spain

    19 outlets · first: rte.ie, Wed 08:50 UTC · Top Stories

14. 14

    Ceasefire begins in Ukrainian city of Oleshky after Melania Trump deal

    18 outlets · first: Fox News, Sun 22:24 UTC · Top Stories

15. 15

    Civil rights and labor leader Dolores Huerta dies aged 96

    18 outlets · first: The New York Times, Wed 15:30 UTC · Top Stories

16. 16

    Emmy award winning voice actor Eric Bauza dies aged 46

    17 outlets · first: r/news, Mon 03:43 UTC · Top Stories

17. 17

    Spain enters mourning after high-speed train collision kills 69 people

    17 outlets · first: France 24, Wed 09:00 UTC · Top Stories

18. 18

    Tennessee governor expects Christa Pike death sentence to stand after botched execution

    17 outlets · first: Fox News, Thu 14:59 UTC · Top Stories

19. 19

    Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit over Alaska Senate election certification

    17 outlets · first: Sky News, Sat 21:17 UTC · Top Stories

20. 20

    Federal grand jury declines to indict former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson

    16 outlets · first: The Washington Post, Tue 21:45 UTC · Top Stories

21. 21

    ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming becomes China richest person again

    15 outlets · first: The Independent, Tue 06:45 UTC · Top Stories

22. 22

    FBI raids Beverly Hills mansion in Eric Swalwell probe

    15 outlets · first: Fox News, Tue 13:57 UTC · Top Stories

23. 23

    Alexander brothers sentenced to 30 years each for sex trafficking

    15 outlets · first: UPI, Tue 14:46 UTC · Top Stories

24. 24

    US intelligence reports suspected Chinese spy targeted Nvidia chief Jensen Huang

    15 outlets · first: rss.nytimes.com, Thu 09:01 UTC · Top Stories

25. 25

    Christa Pike speaks out for first time after surviving Tennessee execution

    15 outlets · first: New York Post, Thu 15:58 UTC · Top Stories