DIThe Distraction Index

#international

8 events across 7 weeks

1Damage
5Hype
2Noise
11.1Avg Dmg
22.5Avg Hype
WEEK 78Jun 21 – 27
NOISE2026-06-20
Pope Canonizes Saint Cabrini as Model for Migrant Care
Damage
0.0
Hype
14.8
WEEK 72May 10 – 16
HYPE2026-05-10
Unrelated Business, Entertainment, and International News
null · null
Damage
—
Hype
16.5
WEEK 69Apr 19 – 25
NOISE2026-04-19
Pope Leo First Mass in Angola and World Stage Positioning
Damage
0.0
Hype
14.3
WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21
HYPE2026-02-20
Israeli Settlers Kill Palestinian American Teen
international · narrow
Damage
2.8
Hype
31.6
WEEK 59Feb 8 – 14
DMG2026-02-09
Hong Kong Sentences Pro-Democracy Mogul Jimmy Lai to 20 Years
Judicial/Legal Actioninternational · narrow
Damage
39.6
Hype
13.0
WEEK 44Oct 26 – Nov 1
HYPE2025-10-30
British Political Commentator Detained Without Clear Legal Basis
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
22.5
Hype
25.1
WEEK 28Jul 6 – 12
HYPE2025-07-12
Nigeria Refuses to Accept US Deportees
Policy Changeinternational · narrow
Damage
0.1
Hype
33.5
HYPE2025-07-12
Trump Administration Tariffs on India and Russia
Policy Changeinternational · broad
Damage
24.1
Hype
30.8