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The world on 26 October 2026

Riftrate read 59.8 (Tension) on Monday 26 October 2026, down 3.6 points from the day before, and down 11.0 over 7 days.

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Riftrate59.8Tension
Since yesterday▼ −3.6points
Over 7 days▼ −11.0points
Most intenseYemen32.0% of its news
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World tension: 60/100 · Tension · ▼ 3.6
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Jordan: 24% 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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  1. Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exileCovered by 8 newsrooms: Taipei Times, Euronews, BBC News, DW, CBS News, The Hindu, MercoPress, NPRVenezuela
  2. From the Mecca defence pact to Tehran talks: Is the Middle East’s security landscape shifting?Covered by 5 newsrooms: France 24, Al Jazeera, Middle East Eye, Euronews, The HinduIran
  3. West Bank: Hebron crackdown displaces thousands, Türk warns of ethnic cleansingCovered by 3 newsrooms: Middle East Eye, France 24, UN NewsIsrael & Gaza
  4. Ukraine: Russian strikes hit Odesa and Zaporizhzhia, injuring fourCovered by 4 newsrooms: Africanews, Euronews, Meduza, The HinduUkraine Russia
  5. Algeria approves troop deployment to Niger: what is their mission?Covered by 3 newsrooms: Al Jazeera, BBC News, EuronewsNiger Algeria
Where conflict is most intenseshare of its news about armed violence
CountryIntensity7 days
Yemen32.0%▼ −1.1
Gaza and the West Bank27.0%▼ −6.2
Jordan24.4%▲ +19.3
Saudi Arabia18.6%▼ −0.7
Israel16.2%▲ +0.7
Iran15.3%0.0

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