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Today in The World Watches, we focus on Gaza and the accelerating diplomatic break with Washington. As dawn fell over Gaza City, Israeli strikes killed at least 30 people amid a ground push that has displaced roughly 640,000 in recent days. Spain says it will dispatch a warship to guard an aid flotilla; Germany has halted new arms export approvals to Israel; and Western allies—now 145+ UN members—recognize a Palestinian state while the U.S. does not. Microsoft reportedly cut Israel’s Unit 8200 from Azure citing mass-surveillance use. This leads because the war’s human toll—tens of thousands dead and wounded—demands it. Its prominence roughly matches impact; the recognition wave, per our historical checks, could reshape legal, trade, and weapons flows in weeks, not years.

Today in Global Gist: - Middle East: Israel says it struck 170 Hamas targets; separate IDF strikes hit 65 Houthi sites in Yemen. UNIFIL reports airspace violations after a drone crashed at its HQ. Abbas called at the UN for releases of hostages and prisoners on both sides. - Europe: France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy received a five‑year sentence in the Libya financing case, appealing as he calls it a rule‑of‑law alarm. NATO air policing remains heightened after Russian incursions; DEFENDER 25 continues across 18 nations. - Ukraine: Russia hit energy nodes in Chernihiv, cutting power to 70,000. The fiercest fighting remains on the Pokrovsk axis, where Russia seeks encirclement. - Tech/Business: Amazon will pay $2.5B to settle an FTC case over Prime sign-ups; Musk’s xAI sues OpenAI for alleged trade‑secret theft; CoreWeave expands capacity deals with OpenAI to $22.4B. - U.S. Politics: Congress deadlocked with a shutdown looming. Georgia’s Medicaid work‑requirement program spent twice as much on admin as care, GAO says. - Climate/Economy: China pledges a first absolute emissions cut by 2035; yet the 1.5°C path is slipping. China has halted US soy purchases; a report says EU CBAM would hit just 0.07% of total US trade. Underreported, per our historical checks: - Sudan: Cholera vaccinations began amid 113,000+ cases and system collapse—30 million need aid, 70–80% of hospitals are down. Coverage remains thin relative to scale. - Haiti: Aerial strikes and gang control displace 1.3 million; UN appeals remain under 10% funded. - Myanmar/Rakhine: The Arakan Army controls much of the state amid mass displacement and alleged atrocities; sham elections loom as aid access shrinks.

Today in Insight Analytica, several threads converge: trade strains (soy embargo, tariff probes) and energy strikes in Ukraine tighten food and power supplies; record global debt with a near‑term refinancing cliff constrains fiscal room just as epidemics and conflicts expand needs; and cyber-physical linkages—from cloud access in warzones to airport ransomware—raise systemic risk. Diplomatic recognition shifts can quickly redirect arms, sanctions, and insurance coverage, changing ground realities for civilians.

Today in Regional Rundown: - Europe: Sarkozy verdict; Germany freezes new Israel arms approvals, weighs EU tariff options; NATO counters airspace probes. - Eastern Europe: Pokrovsk battles intensify; Russian strikes on grids persist. - Middle East: Gaza bombardment and encirclement; Spain to escort flotilla; Allenby crossing remains shut; Russia-Iran sign SMR MOU. - Africa: Sudan cholera surges; Sahel states exit ICC; South Africa battles water tanker scams. - Indo‑Pacific: North Korea’s HEU stockpile estimate grows; PLA carrier transits Taiwan Strait; Toyota’s “Woven City” pilots AVs. - Americas: U.S. shutdown risk; National Guard mobilizations; Haiti crisis deepens; U.S. readying $20B support for Argentina.

Today in Social Soundbar: - Gaza: Will recognition be tied to measurable aid access—trucks/day, fuel kiloliters for hospitals, and open crossings? - Deconfliction: What airspace hotlines can prevent a Baltic miscalculation from grounding civilian flights? - Sudan: Where is surge funding for WASH, vaccines, and health worker pay this quarter? - Haiti: Who guarantees school and clinic no‑strike zones—and funds child protection at scale? - Debt: With 42% of sovereign debt maturing within three years, how do low‑income states fund outbreaks without austerity that worsens crises? - Tech accountability: Should cloud providers publish conflict‑zone human‑rights impact audits when access is terminated? Cortex concludes Headlines track power, but outcomes are counted in beds, kilowatts, and meals. We’ll follow both the spotlight and the shadows it creates. This is NewsPlanetAI – The Daily Briefing. Stay informed, stay steady.