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The world on 29 October 2026

Riftrate read 44.9 (Neutral) on Thursday 29 October 2026, down 5.1 points from the day before, and down 18.4 over 7 days.

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Riftrate44.9Neutral
Since yesterday▼ −5.1points
Over 7 days▼ −18.4points
Most intenseYemen29.0% of its news
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World tension: 45/100 · Neutral · ▼ 5.1
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Jordan: 26% of its news this week is about armed violence.

Against its own history since 2017: 100/100.

#3 of 74 countries.
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What moved it

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Top stories

  1. Ukraine says at least 13 killed in Russian attack on train stationCovered by 7 newsrooms: Euronews, Al Jazeera, The Hindu, BBC News, UN News, Meduza, Kyiv IndependentUkraine Russia
  2. Christine Lagarde to step down early as European Central Bank president in FebruaryCovered by 5 newsrooms: France 24, Al Jazeera, MercoPress, Sky News, The Hindu
  3. Albania: opposition MPs disrupt parliament with smoke flaresCovered by 4 newsrooms: Al Jazeera, Africanews, Euronews, The Hindu
  4. Spain: Madrid mourns train crash victims as rescuers work through the nightCovered by 3 newsrooms: BBC News, Africanews, EuronewsSpain
  5. No clear majority emerges as Israel counts final election votesCovered by 3 newsrooms: Al Jazeera, Africanews, CBS NewsIsrael & Gaza
Where conflict is most intenseshare of its news about armed violence
CountryIntensity7 days
Yemen29.0%▼ −4.1
Gaza and the West Bank26.6%▼ −3.2
Jordan26.5%▲ +21.8
Ethiopia19.6%▲ +9.5
Myanmar16.7%▲ +5.0
Saudi Arabia16.4%▼ −2.4

Most cited in the headlines

Russia 16 storiesUkraine 13 storiesUnited States 8 storiesSaudi Arabia 3 storiesIsrael & Gaza 4 storiesIran 3 stories
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