Riftrate · last 60 days
The world on 22 October 2026
Riftrate read 64.0 (Tension) on Thursday 22 October 2026, down 3.2 points from the day before, and down 11.5 over 7 days.
Riftrate64.0Tension
Since yesterday▼ −3.2points
Over 7 days▼ −11.5points
Most intenseYemen33.2% of its news
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What moved it
- War & military ▼ −7.1 (effect on the index -1.4)
- Escalation momentum ▼ −5.9 (effect on the index -0.7)
- Geopolitical risk (GPR) ▲ +2.6 (effect on the index +0.5)
Top stories
- Russian strikes kill 7 in Ukraine after US envoy meets PutinCovered by 7 newsrooms: CBS News, France 24, Meduza, Euronews, The Hindu, Kyiv Independent, AfricanewsUkraine Russia United States
- Russia agrees to resume trilateral peace talks on Ukraine warCovered by 6 newsrooms: BBC News, Meduza, The Guardian, France 24, The Hindu, EuronewsUkraine Russia United States
- EU awards top rights prize to International Criminal CourtCovered by 3 newsrooms: Al Jazeera, France 24, AfricanewsUnited States
- Trump says Musk has restored access to Ukraine's Starlink networkCovered by 3 newsrooms: BBC News, Kyiv Independent, CBS NewsUkraine United States
- China: Panic as 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocks TibetCovered by 3 newsrooms: Al Jazeera, Africanews, EuronewsChina
Where conflict is most intenseshare of its news about armed violence
| Country | Intensity | 7 days |
|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 33.2% | ▼ −0.4 |
| Gaza and the West Bank | 29.8% | ▼ −0.3 |
| Mali | 20.3% | ▲ +15.9 |
| Saudi Arabia | 18.8% | ▼ −4.2 |
| Sudan | 16.3% | ▼ −5.7 |
| Israel | 15.2% | ▲ +0.3 |
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