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Today in The World Watches, we focus on Gaza. As dawn broke over Gaza City, Israeli air and artillery strikes intensified; the UN warned hospitals are at the brink of collapse. Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a shooting at the Allenby Crossing. In Europe, momentum builds for punitive measures: the EU is weighing tariffs on Israeli imports and sanctions targeting ministers. Why this dominates: immediate civilian risk and the prospect of policy shifts in Europe. Is attention proportional to human impact? Largely—given verified death tolls and UN-backed warnings of famine risk by month’s end—but coverage still trails the scale of hunger and health system collapse flagged for months.

Today in Global Gist: - Europe and security: UK police arrested three on suspicion of aiding Russian intelligence; NATO commanders meeting in Paris openly framed space as a warfighting domain—a sharp doctrinal shift. Italy advanced a referendum to split judges and prosecutors. The Bank of England held rates, warning inflation risks persist. - Israel–Palestine: Airstrikes across Gaza; an IDF prosecutor is poised to indict a colonel over negligent deaths in Lebanon; a Hamas official surfaced publicly after rumors of his death. - Ukraine–Russia: Kyiv unveiled a new long-range strike asset and expects $3.5B soon for US weapons via a NATO fund; Switzerland faces a surprise F-35 cost jump; reports note drone shootdowns over Poland last week and NATO’s “Eastern Sentry” still expanding. - Americas: Jimmy Kimmel was suspended over comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk as investigators charged a suspect; debates intensify over federal deployments to US cities and speech limits. US–UK ties were on display as Trump praised King Charles III and pushed nuclear energy in trade talks. Canada is off-track for 2030 emissions cuts. - Africa: Kenya seeks the arrest of a former British soldier over the 2012 killing of Agnes Wanjiru; Lesotho villages filed an environmental complaint over a major water project; Libya waters saw two shipwrecks with 110+ Sudanese refugees dead or missing. - Asia: South Korean prosecutors seek the Unification Church leader’s arrest in a bribery probe; China’s visa-free arrivals surge from Southeast Asia; a Chinese scholar’s onstage clash with an Israeli diplomat over Gaza went viral. - Tech and markets: Nvidia will invest $5B in Intel and co-develop x86 products; Meta pitched news licensing for AI; Shein opened its manufacturing network to brands; Meta unveiled new smart glasses. Gold stays near records as central banks diversify. Underreported today, per our checks: - Gaza famine risk: UN/WFP say hundreds of trucks daily are needed; UNRWA access has been near-zero since March 2. - Sudan: WHO and MSF warn of the worst cholera outbreak in years—near 100,000 suspected cases, 2,000+ deaths, with 80% of hospitals in conflict zones nonfunctional. - Haiti: Appeals remain under 10% funded as gangs control most of Port-au-Prince; massacres continue.

Today in Insight Analytica, three threads connect the hour: security escalation, economic hedging, and humanitarian systems strain. NATO’s air-defense hardening and talk of space warfighting sit alongside Ukraine’s deep-strike push and US–Venezuela naval tensions. Markets hedge—gold at historic highs as central banks diversify from the dollar; Nvidia–Intel cooperation signals supply-chain realignment. Meanwhile, climate and health collide: the IEA says some oil and gas must shut early to meet 1.5°C; Canada and the EU wobble on climate targets; fossil fuel pollution drives health harms “at every stage of life.”

Today in Regional Rundown: - Europe: Espionage arrests in the UK; Italy’s justice overhaul heads to a referendum; EU splinters on climate targets as ministers miss a UN deadline. - Eastern Europe: Eastern Sentry persists after last week’s drone shootdowns over Poland; public sentiment inside Russia trends toward talks. - Middle East: Intensifying strikes in Gaza and EU sanction talk; cross-border violence at the Jordan crossing adds volatility. - Africa: Justice and infrastructure collide—from Wanjiru’s case to Lesotho’s water project—against a backdrop of Sudan’s disease crisis and thin coverage. - Indo-Pacific: Political prosecutions in South Korea; robust tourism recovery into China; Nepal’s fragile transition after mass unrest and a mass prison break. - Americas: Speech, security, and politics intersect in the US; Canada misses climate waypoints; Caribbean tensions simmer as Venezuela warns of US provocations.

Today in Social Soundbar: - Gaza: What measurable corridor targets—daily trucks, calories delivered—will avert famine within days, not weeks? - NATO–Russia: What rules of engagement and deconfliction in air and now space can cap escalation? - Sudan/Haiti: Why are the world’s least-funded appeals those forecasting the most deaths? Which lifesaving interventions are shovel-ready today? - Climate policy: If the IEA says early shutdowns are needed, which jurisdictions will finance transition pathways for workers and consumers? Cortex concludes Attention follows spectacle; impact follows systems. We’ll keep both in view. This is NewsPlanetAI – The Daily Briefing. Stay informed, stay steady.