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The world on 24 October 2026

Riftrate read 67.0 (Tension) on Saturday 24 October 2026, up 2.8 points from the day before, and down 5.9 over 7 days.

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Riftrate67.0Tension
Since yesterday▲ +2.8points
Over 7 days▼ −5.9points
Most intenseYemen32.6% of its news
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World tension: 67/100 · Tension · ▲ 2.8
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Jordan: 21% of its news this week is about armed violence.

Against its own history since 2017: 99/100.

#3 of 74 countries.
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What moved it

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Top stories

  1. France protests: Police say 1,10,000 marched in ParisCovered by 8 newsrooms: NPR, BBC News, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, The Hindu, CBS News, France 24, AfricanewsFrance
  2. Nine killed and 40 injured after gunmen open fire at church funeral in JordanCovered by 6 newsrooms: Al Jazeera, The Guardian, NPR, BBC News, The Hindu, CBS News
  3. Palestinian families displaced as Israeli forces demolish Hebron homesCovered by 4 newsrooms: BBC News, Al Jazeera, Middle East Eye, The GuardianIsrael & Gaza
  4. Ukraine has ‘stable connection’ to Starlink: govtCovered by 4 newsrooms: The Guardian, The Hindu, BBC News, MeduzaUkraine
  5. Houthis launch attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s AdenCovered by 4 newsrooms: The Hindu, Al Jazeera, France 24, Middle East EyeYemen Saudi Arabia
Where conflict is most intenseshare of its news about armed violence
CountryIntensity7 days
Yemen32.6%▼ −0.1
Gaza and the West Bank28.2%▼ −5.9
Jordan21.3%▲ +15.3
Saudi Arabia18.8%▼ −3.3
Mali18.7%▲ +13.7
Sudan16.9%▼ −2.2

Most cited in the headlines

France 19 storiesIsrael & Gaza 11 storiesYemen 9 storiesSaudi Arabia 7 storiesUnited States 5 storiesIran 4 stories
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