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News from Oct 31, 2026 (UTC)

How's the world?Steady

45 of 186 countries were below their usual, 52 above.

World news mood was steady across 186 countries, with 45 running below their usual tone and 52 above. The largest drops came in Ghana, where news included fatal shootings in Sakumono and an arrest involving 91 parcels, in Senegal, where coverage was much worse than usual for 3 days, and in Italy, where protesters clashed with police near the Colosseum during a nationwide strike. The largest rises came in Türkiye and Ukraine, where coverage centred on Zelenskyy's Istanbul meeting with Erdoğan and a Patriot missile sale.

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. GhanaTense. Much worse than usual.

    Irene and George Atuguba were shot dead in Sakumono over an alleged GH¢500,000 debt; police arrested a woman.

    54 eventsgraphic.com.gh, ghanamma.com, theheraldghana.comSource

  2. SenegalTense. Much worse than usual.

    Visa and Senegal join forces to accelerate digital transformation and the development of digital payments.

    3 eventsthesierraleonetelegraph.comSource

  3. ItalyTense. Much worse than usual.

    Protesters clashed with police near the Colosseum as Italy staged a nationwide strike.

    28 eventsthe-sun.com, tert.amSource

Biggest rises

  1. TürkiyeUpbeat. Better than usual.

    Zelenskyy arrived in Istanbul for a meeting with Erdoğan.

    17 eventsnews.az, azernews.azSource

  2. UkraineUpbeat. Better than usual.

    The US approved a Patriot missile sale to Ukraine.

    40 eventsrightspeak.net, en.ce.cn, dailymail.comSource