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The world on 31 October 2026

Riftrate read 40.0 (Easing) on Saturday 31 October 2026, down 1.3 points from the day before, and down 22.2 over 7 days.

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Riftrate40.0Easing
Since yesterday▼ −1.3points
Over 7 days▼ −22.2points
Most intenseYemen29.3% of its news
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World tension: 40/100 · Easing · ▼ 1.3
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Jordan: 23% 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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Top stories

  1. US approves sale of 500 Patriot missiles to UkraineCovered by 7 newsrooms: BBC News, CBS News, Euronews, The Guardian, France 24, Meduza, Kyiv IndependentUkraine United States
  2. Police secure Poland's Constitutional Tribunal as protests erupt over court chief's suspensionCovered by 4 newsrooms: Al Jazeera, The Guardian, Meduza, The HinduPoland
  3. Pope Leo becomes first pontiff to vote in a U.S. electionCovered by 4 newsrooms: The Hindu, CBS News, MercoPress, BBC NewsUnited States
  4. Israel's final election results show no bloc has won a majorityCovered by 5 newsrooms: The Hindu, Taipei Times, DW, Africanews, EuronewsIsrael & Gaza
  5. Italy: Thousands protest rising living costs and defence spending in general strikeCovered by 3 newsrooms: Al Jazeera, Africanews, Euronews
Where conflict is most intenseshare of its news about armed violence
CountryIntensity7 days
Yemen29.3%▼ −3.3
Gaza and the West Bank23.7%▼ −4.5
Jordan22.9%▲ +1.5
Ethiopia19.9%▲ +7.8
Somalia16.8%▲ +10.6
Myanmar16.2%▲ +3.3

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United States 13 storiesIsrael & Gaza 9 storiesFrance 11 storiesIran 7 storiesUkraine 7 storiesGermany 4 stories
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