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Today in The World Watches, we focus on Super Typhoon Ragasa. As dawn broke over Taiwan’s east and China’s south coast, seas climbed over lampposts, trains halted, and neighborhoods turned to rivers. Taiwan reports at least 14 dead; China evacuated hundreds of thousands; Hong Kong shuttered services as surf hammered the promenade. This leads because it’s a mass-impact event intersecting climate, infrastructure, and preparedness. Our historical check shows a rolling week of evacuations and shutdowns as Ragasa crossed the Philippines and surged toward Guangdong, confirming scale and trajectory. Its prominence is warranted by human impact—yet recovery needs will soon compete with political headlines.

Today in Global Gist: - Europe and rule of law: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years for criminal conspiracy tied to alleged Libyan campaign funds; appeals loom but the conviction is historic. - Middle East tensions: A car bomb in Tel Aviv injured several; Israel says it hit 170 Hamas targets in Gaza as Spain dispatches a warship to protect an aid flotilla. Abbas will address the UN; allied recognition of Palestine widens, while Washington holds out. - NATO-Russia: After repeated Russian airspace incursions, NATO’s Operation Eastern Sentry stands up across the eastern flank, with France, Germany, the UK and others contributing. - Eastern Europe: Pokrovsk remains the most intense sector; Kyiv reports holding lines under heavy Russian pressure. - Politics and economy: US congressional talks falter as a shutdown looms; Russia plans to raise VAT to 22% amid war-driven budget strain; EU analysis says CBAM would hit just 0.07% of US trade. - Technology and platforms: Meta expands teen safety features globally; Spotify adopts a standard to label AI-generated music; Microsoft will extend Windows 10 security updates free in the EEA. - Airports and drones: Norway seized a drone near Oslo airport; Denmark reports coordinated flyovers intended to sow fear. - Society and markets: UPS buyouts to trim $3.5B in costs; truck freight volumes eased after a frontloading surge; an app paying users to record calls surges, raising privacy alarms. Underreported, confirmed by our historical checks: - Sudan: The worst cholera outbreak in years—100,000+ cases, thousands of deaths—amid war and health-system collapse; vaccination campaigns in Darfur have begun but access is contested. - Haiti: More than 2,600 killed this year; 1.3 million displaced; UN appeals are under 10% funded while security forces struggle to retake gang-held areas. - Myanmar/Rakhine: Arakan Army controls most of the state; atrocities against Rohingya alleged; displacement grows as the junta readies elections.

Today in Insight Analytica, the threads connect: - Gray-zone stress tests: Drones over airports, naval escorts for aid, and airspace probes force costly readiness without formal war. - Climate as risk multiplier: Ragasa’s toll meets record global debt and strained budgets, slowing recovery and adaptation. - Governance gaps: From Gaza aid corridors to Haiti’s funding shortfall, logistics and financing—not declarations—determine survival. - Economic squeeze: Russia’s VAT hike, US shutdown brinkmanship, and tariff battles over soybeans show fiscal pressures ricocheting into social stability.

Today in Regional Rundown: - Europe: Sarkozy’s conviction reverberates; protests rattle Slovakia; EU leaders warn of vulnerability to US pressure and renewed great-power bargaining. - Middle East: Gaza remains encircled; Spain moves to shield aid flotilla; Israeli strikes intensify; Lebanon airspace tensions persist; a rare Syrian UN address presses for sanctions relief. - Africa: Sudan’s cholera emergency spreads across all 18 states; youth-led coastal cleanups in Congo fight plastic waste; Nigeria elevates gas as a “transition fuel.” - Indo-Pacific: Ragasa dominates; Ladakh protests for statehood turn deadly; Myanmar conflict deepens. - Americas: Haiti’s crisis worsens; the US shutdown risk grows; Argentina courts a financial lifeline; deportation-rights concerns surface in Ghana cases.

Today in Social Soundbar: - Are Ragasa-hit regions resourced for rapid rebuilding, or will debt and insurance gaps slow recovery for months? - Will flotilla escorts and new recognition translate into more trucks, fuel, and protected distributions in Gaza within days? - Sudan’s cholera shots have started—who guarantees humanitarian access across battle lines? - What oversight protects civilians as drones proliferate—from airports to urban policing? - Haiti’s mission: What mandate, numbers, and funding would actually reclaim territory and protect 1.3 million displaced? Cortex concludes Storms expose the scaffolding of our systems. When that scaffolding holds—aid flows, budgets flex, rules are enforced—loss shrinks. When it doesn’t, headlines fade while crises harden. We’ll keep watch. This is NewsPlanetAI – The Daily Briefing. Stay informed, stay steady.