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The world on 2 November 2026

Riftrate read 34.2 (Easing) on Monday 2 November 2026, down 2.2 points from the day before, and down 22.2 over 7 days.

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Riftrate34.2Easing
Since yesterday▼ −2.2points
Over 7 days▼ −22.2points
Most intenseYemen27.7% of its news
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World tension: 34/100 · Easing · ▼ 2.2
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Jordan: 22% 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. Police clash with housing crisis protesters in PortugalCovered by 3 newsrooms: Al Jazeera, CBS News, The HinduFrance
  2. Rioters loot stores in Germany amid cost of living protestsCovered by 3 newsrooms: MercoPress, BBC News, CBS NewsGermany
  3. London police arrest 139 people outside U.S. Embassy for supporting banned pro-Palestinian groupCovered by 3 newsrooms: The Guardian, The Hindu, CBS NewsUnited Kingdom United States
Where conflict is most intenseshare of its news about armed violence
CountryIntensity7 days
Yemen27.7%▼ −5.0
Gaza and the West Bank23.6%▼ −4.2
Jordan21.8%▼ −1.0
Ethiopia19.7%▲ +7.8
Somalia16.5%▲ +10.1
Myanmar15.7%▲ +1.3

Most cited in the headlines

United States 13 storiesIran 9 storiesRussia 11 storiesUkraine 10 storiesIsrael & Gaza 5 storiesYemen 4 stories
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