{"data":[{"slug":"global-2026-07-23","scope":"global","date":"2026-07-23","headline":"Global Risk Briefing, July 23, 2026: coverage of Kashmir is surging","bodyMd":"## Analytical Briefing: Media Coverage Trends - July 23, 2026\n\nThis briefing provides an analytical overview of media coverage data as of July 23, 2026. The analysis is based on 37 topics with data out of 42 topics tracked across 197 countries tracked.\n\n## Surging Topics\n\nFour topics are identified as surging, indicating a statistically significant increase in coverage. The topic of [Kashmir](https://geotone.news/topics/kashmir) exhibits the highest surge with a Z-score of 34.3 and a volume of 0.051. Following this, [Red Sea Shipping](https://geotone.news/topics/red-sea-shipping) has a Z-score of 2.8 and a volume of 0.032. [Trade War & Tariffs](https://geotone.news/topics/trade-war) shows a Z-score of 2.7 with a volume of 0.186, and [Ukraine War](https://geotone.news/topics/ukraine-war) has a Z-score of 2.2 and a volume of 0.035.\n\n## Movers: Week-over-Week Changes\n\nFive topics demonstrated notable week-over-week changes in coverage. [Trade War & Tariffs](https://geotone.news/topics/trade-war) rose by 574.0%. [Red Sea Shipping](https://geotone.news/topics/red-sea-shipping) rose by 442.9%. [Cyberattacks](https://geotone.news/topics/cyberattacks) rose by 310.4%. [Nuclear Proliferation](https://geotone.news/topics/nuclear-proliferation) rose by 188.8%. [Kashmir](https://geotone.news/topics/kashmir) also rose, by 185.7%.\n\n## Most Covered Topics\n\nThe five most covered topics by volume are identified. [Trade War & Tariffs](https://geotone.news/topics/trade-war) is the most covered topic with a volume of 0.186. [Terrorism](https://geotone.news/topics/terrorism) follows with a volume of 0.07. [Coups & Power Grabs](https://geotone.news/topics/coups) has a volume of 0.066. [Iran War & Succession](https://geotone.news/topics/iran-war-succession) is covered with a volume of 0.06. [Kashmir](https://geotone.news/topics/kashmir) is also among the most covered, with a volume of 0.051.\n\n## Darkest Countries\n\nThe five countries with the lowest average media tone are listed. [South Sudan](https://geotone.news/countries/ss) has a tone of -5.67. [Kuwait](https://geotone.news/countries/kw) has a tone of -4.69. [Yemen](https://geotone.news/countries/ye) has a tone of -4.54. [Central African Republic](https://geotone.news/countries/cf) has a tone of -4.53. [Afghanistan](https://geotone.news/countries/af) has a tone of -4.47.","generator":"llm","publishedAt":"2026-07-23T06:00:59.319Z"}],"meta":{"license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Geotone / GDELT","source":"https://geotone.news","docs":"https://geotone.news/api-docs","generated":"2026-08-20T05:24:44.993Z"}}