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The world on 1 November 2026

Riftrate read 36.9 (Easing) on Sunday 1 November 2026, down 0.9 points from the day before, and down 23.9 over 7 days.

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Riftrate36.9Easing
Since yesterday▼ −0.9points
Over 7 days▼ −23.9points
Most intenseYemen28.6% of its news
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World tension: 37/100 · Easing · ▼ 0.9
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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: Taipei Times, The Hindu, CBS News, Euronews, France 24, Meduza, Kyiv IndependentUkraine United States
  2. Almost 140 arrested at protest against Palestine Action ban outside US embassy in LondonCovered by 5 newsrooms: Middle East Eye, The Hindu, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, CBS NewsUnited Kingdom Israel & Gaza United States
  3. Iran war live: Araghchi says talks under way on 2-day plan to reopen HormuzCovered by 3 newsrooms: Al Jazeera, The Hindu, Middle East EyeIran
  4. Iran's Khamenei warns US and Israel against new attacksCovered by 3 newsrooms: CBS News, The Hindu, France 24United States Israel & Gaza Iran
  5. Clashes break out between police and protesters in ParisCovered by 3 newsrooms: CBS News, The Hindu, France 24France
Where conflict is most intenseshare of its news about armed violence
CountryIntensity7 days
Yemen28.6%▼ −4.0
Gaza and the West Bank23.7%▼ −4.5
Jordan22.9%▲ +1.5
Ethiopia19.6%▲ +7.6
Somalia16.3%▲ +10.1
Myanmar16.0%▲ +3.1

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France 11 storiesUnited States 12 storiesIran 6 storiesIsrael & Gaza 7 storiesRussia 7 storiesUkraine 6 stories
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