Riftrate · last 60 days
The world on 25 October 2026
Riftrate read 67.0 (Tension) on Sunday 25 October 2026, up 2.8 points from the day before, and down 4.4 over 7 days.
Riftrate67.0Tension
Since yesterday▲ +2.8points
Over 7 days▼ −4.4points
Most intenseYemen32.7% of its news
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What moved it
- War & military ▲ +10.3 (effect on the index +2.1)
- Terrorism & mass violence ▲ +7.7 (effect on the index +0.9)
- Domestic unrest ▲ +11.2 (effect on the index +0.9)
Top stories
- Serbia’s Vucic concedes election defeat to student-led movementCovered by 8 newsrooms: BBC News, The Guardian, Kyiv Independent, CBS News, France 24, Al Jazeera, The Hindu, Sky NewsSerbia
- Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exileCovered by 10 newsrooms: The Guardian, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CBS News, The Hindu, France 24, MercoPress, Sky News, Euronews, NPRVenezuela
- Israel to close occupied West Bank crossings over electionCovered by 5 newsrooms: Middle East Eye, CBS News, Euronews, The Hindu, BBC NewsIsrael & Gaza
- Musk says SpaceX restricted Ukraine's Starlink connection as service restoredCovered by 5 newsrooms: Kyiv Independent, BBC News, The Hindu, CBS News, NPRUkraine
- France: 1.314 arrested during protests across the countryCovered by 3 newsrooms: France 24, Africanews, BBC NewsFrance
Where conflict is most intenseshare of its news about armed violence
| Country | Intensity | 7 days |
|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 32.7% | ▲ +0.2 |
| Gaza and the West Bank | 27.9% | ▼ −5.5 |
| Jordan | 22.8% | ▲ +17.5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 19.3% | ▼ −1.2 |
| Mali | 18.5% | ▲ +12.5 |
| Sudan | 16.3% | ▼ −1.1 |
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