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The world on 3 November 2026

Riftrate read 30.4 (Easing) on Tuesday 3 November 2026, down 2.3 points from the day before, and down 22.2 over 7 days.

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Riftrate30.4Easing
Since yesterday▼ −2.3points
Over 7 days▼ −22.2points
Most intenseYemen28.9% of its news
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World tension: 30/100 · Easing · ▼ 2.3
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Ethiopia: 21% 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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What moved it

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Top stories

  1. Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid centre kills at least 26, Kyiv saysCovered by 5 newsrooms: BBC News, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, Kyiv Independent, MeduzaUkraine Russia
  2. US midterm elections and TaiwanCovered by 6 newsrooms: Taipei Times, Al Jazeera, DW, Euronews, The Hindu, MercoPressUnited States
  3. Tehran challenges US on reopening Hormuz in two daysCovered by 5 newsrooms: Taipei Times, The Hindu, Euronews, Africanews, The GuardianIran United States
  4. Hacked emergency alert apps spread fake nuclear warnings in Russia and UkraineCovered by 3 newsrooms: Meduza, Kyiv Independent, BBC NewsUkraine Russia
  5. Bulgaria elects first female president with Yotova’s winCovered by 3 newsrooms: Taipei Times, DW, Meduza
Where conflict is most intenseshare of its news about armed violence
CountryIntensity7 days
Yemen28.9%▼ −3.2
Gaza and the West Bank25.4%▼ −1.6
Ethiopia20.8%▲ +8.3
Jordan18.4%▼ −6.1
Myanmar16.7%▲ +3.1
Somalia16.4%▲ +9.1

Most cited in the headlines

United States 18 storiesUkraine 15 storiesRussia 15 storiesIran 10 storiesIsrael & Gaza 5 storiesUnited Kingdom 4 stories
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