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News from Oct 29, 2026 (UTC)

How's the world?Calm

47 of 186 countries were below their usual, 61 above.

World news mood was calm across 186 countries, with 61 above their usual and 47 below. North Korea's coverage was much worse than usual after it fired around 10 ballistic missiles amid border tensions with South Korea. Brazil's coverage was much worse than usual, below usual for 3 days, after losing presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro left for the US amid a gambling probe. Russia's coverage was better than usual, and Malaysia's was below usual for 10 days.

Written by AI from the stories below.

  • TenseWorse than usual
  • UneasyA little worse than usual
  • SteadyAbout usual
  • CalmA little better than usual
  • UpbeatBetter than usual
  • No data

Each colour compares a country's news with its own usual.

Biggest drops

  1. North KoreaTense. Much worse than usual.

    North Korea fired around 10 ballistic missiles as border tensions with South Korea escalated.

    33 eventsaljazeera.com, clickorlando.com, moneycontrol.comSource

  2. BrazilTense. Much worse than usual.

    Losing presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro left Brazil for the US amid a gambling probe.

    49 eventscasino.org, irvinetimes.com, ibtimes.comSource

  3. ArgentinaTense. Much worse than usual.

    Pope Leo XIV visits Argentina amid clergy sexual abuse allegations.

    34 eventsthehindu.com, nypost.com, thetimes-tribune.comSource

Biggest rises

  1. RussiaUpbeat. Better than usual.

    Kremlin aide says Ukraine talks depend on the Middle East and the battlefield situation.

    65 eventsjpost.com, theepochtimes.comSource

  2. BelarusUpbeat. Better than usual.

    Lukashenko commented on Belarus's policy towards Russia.

    5 eventssb.bySource

Below usual the longest

  1. MalaysiaUneasy. Below usual for 10 days.

    Drug-related arrests of Malaysians overseas rose to 1,588, Parliament was told.

    75 eventsthestar.com.mySource

  2. JordanUneasy. Below usual for 7 days.

    Jordanian authorities have apprehended suspects in the Karak church attack.

    7 eventsenglish.globalarabnetwork.comSource