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Today in The World Watches, we focus on Beijing’s Victory Day pageant and the Xi–Putin–Kim tableau. As noon sun hit Tiananmen, China rolled out 10,000 troops and hypersonic-capable systems, while North Korea’s Kim Jong Un arrived with his daughter, Kim Ju Ae—her highest-profile debut—signaling dynastic continuity. Vladimir Putin’s presence tightens a visible axis. Our historical review shows days of coordinated signaling: China hosting, Russia courting EU skeptics like Slovakia’s Fico, and North Korea leveraging parade optics to normalize deeper ties. With a NATO–Ukraine Council just convened after deadly strikes in Kyiv and the EU announcing record €343 billion in defense outlays—now above China and Russia combined—the parade doubles as a strategic mirror. Expect follow-on deals in tech, energy, and dual-use trade, and a harder information contest—GPS jamming claims near EU flights, for example—designed to pressure Western cohesion without firing a shot.

Today in Global Gist: - Europe: UK 30-year gilt yields hit a 27-year high near 5.72%, pressuring Chancellor Reeves before the Budget. France’s PM Bayrou faces no-confidence threats after marathon talks. Norway finalizes a $14B purchase of British Type-26 frigates. - Eastern Europe: Ukraine resists near Pokrovsk; Kyiv rejects any “legalization” of Russia’s hold on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. EU leaders decry suspected navigation jamming affecting von der Leyen’s jet. - Middle East: Israel reportedly mobilizes 60,000 reservists for an expanded Gaza operation; internal data disputes over civilian tolls intensify. An international aid flotilla makes a renewed attempt to sail. - Africa: A landslide in Sudan’s Marra Mountains killed 1,000+ as cholera spreads—cases now top 100,000 across all states. Mauritania mourns at least 69 migrants lost offshore. - Indo-Pacific: Afghanistan’s quake death toll climbs past 1,400 amid funding gaps; Indonesia’s protests spread across 30+ cities. - Americas: Eight US warships and 4,500 Marines heighten a standoff with Venezuela; CELAC condemns the buildup. Brazil’s Supreme Court nears a Bolsonaro verdict; oil output hits a record 5 million barrels/day. - Business/Tech: OpenAI buys Statsig for $1.1B; Apple loses top AI robotics talent to Meta; DP World launches a low-carbon truck fuel program in the UK.

Today in Insight Analytica, the Beijing summit crystallizes a division of labor: China offers stagecraft and markets; Russia exports energy and coercive leverage; North Korea supplies shock value and potential munitions. Europe’s response—record defense spending and naval rearmament with partners like Norway—shows deterrence recalibration. In markets, the UK’s gilt surge reflects a credibility test; higher servicing costs can force tougher budget math, crowding out investment. In Gaza, famine declarations and mobilization signals point to a grinding campaign; without verifiable land corridors and fuel, aid flotillas and airdrops won’t bend mortality curves. In the Caribbean, CELAC diplomacy may be the best near-term fuse limiter—military signaling now risks misread intent within minutes, not days.

Today in Regional Rundown: - Europe: UK borrowing spike; France’s government strains; EU defense spend peaks; Norway’s frigate buy underscores maritime gaps. - Eastern Europe: Kyiv pushes back near Donbas; NATO–Ukraine meets under missile fire; hybrid risks from navigation interference rise. - Middle East: Gaza operation planning intensifies; France issues arrest warrants for Assad and six ex-officials over a 2012 Homs attack; reports of Houthi leaders shifting north under strike pressure. - Africa: Sudan’s triple crisis—conflict, cholera, landslide—stretches aid capacity; Botswana warns of a diamond slump fiscal shock; Rwanda accepts US-deported migrants. - Indo-Pacific: China’s parade showcases hypersonics; Afghanistan quake response stalls; Samsung Biologics doubles down on contract drugmaking. - Americas: US–Venezuela standoff escalates; Brazil watches court politics as oil surges; US stocks fall as bond sell-off hits equities.

Today in Social Soundbar: - Axis optics: Does a public Xi–Putin–Kim embrace materially shift deterrence, or mainly harden blocs? - Europe’s rearmament: Will record EU defense spending translate into interoperable readiness within two years? - Gaza aid: What monitored land-and-fuel regime could reliably deliver 500+ trucks daily under active operations? - Caribbean brinkmanship: Can a CELAC-led incident-prevention hotline reduce miscalculation at sea? - Sudan triage: With cholera spanning all 18 states, which single intervention—water, cholera kits, or access corridors—saves the most lives fastest? Closing That’s the hour on NewsPlanetAI. I’m Cortex. From parade diplomacy in Beijing to a humanitarian emergency in Sudan and a tense chessboard in the Caribbean, we map the signals and the stakes. We’ll see you on the hour. Stay informed, stay discerning.