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— Today in The World Watches, we focus on Gaza. As night falls over the enclave, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 25, including children, while the UAE’s foreign minister pressed Benjamin Netanyahu in New York to end the war. At the UN, a split-screen persists: over 145 states — including France, Canada and the UK — recognize Palestine; the U.S. does not. Why this dominates: it recasts alliances in real time and shapes sanctions, aid, and regional risk. Is prominence proportional to human impact? Aid access remains the yardstick. Over recent months, UN agencies repeated that 500–600 trucks daily are needed to stave off famine; documents showed far fewer entering, with bottlenecks at Rafah and Kerem Shalom despite intermittent “merchant” channels and airdrops that NGOs call futile. The story’s gravity is geopolitical — the human stakes are food, water, medicine, and crossings.

— Today in Global Gist: - U.S. politics and law: James Comey was indicted over 2020 testimony. The Supreme Court let the administration withhold $4B in foreign aid. Assata Shakur died in Cuba at 75. - Middle East: UN snapback sanctions on Iran are set for Sunday as talks fade; inspectors returned but not to full cooperation. The Hague Group of states urges denying Israel “tools of genocide.” - Europe: France’s Sarkozy received a five-year sentence in the Libya funds case and vows to “sleep in jail with head held high.” DEFENDER 25 unfolds as NATO runs Eastern Sentry after Russian air incursions. - Americas: U.S.–Venezuela tensions rose after U.S. airstrikes in the Caribbean; federal agents surge to Memphis. The U.S. will revoke Colombia’s President Petro’s visa. - Tech/Business: China’s central bank opened a digital yuan hub for cross-border payments. AWS previewed an agentic AI tool; Google backed a $3B compute pact tied to Cipher Mining; eBay moved to buy Tise. - Trade: New tariff waves include a 100% duty on branded drugs; China halted U.S. soybean purchases after buying $16.3B last year. Underreported but critical (context-checked): Sudan’s cholera outbreak now spans all 18 states with nearly 100,000 suspected cases this year; 30 million need aid as hospitals fail. Haiti’s crisis — 80% of Port-au-Prince under gang control, UN appeal under 10% funded — worsens despite talk of a larger mission. In Myanmar’s Rakhine, the Arakan Army controls most townships; displacement rises and Rohingya face renewed atrocities.

— Today in Insight Analytica, threads connect hard power to human need. Tariffs and a China soy halt squeeze food and pharma supply chains; a Supreme Court-sanctioned aid freeze intersects with record global debt and donor retrenchment, thinning lifelines in Sudan and Haiti. NATO–Russia frictions and North Korea’s push for a larger nuclear stockpile drive defense outlays that crowd humanitarian budgets. Sanctions on Iran will ripple through energy and remittances, tightening household resilience from Beirut to Basra.

— Today in Regional Rundown: - Europe/Eastern Europe: NATO scrambles jets after Russian violations; Poland and the Baltics harden air defenses. Ukraine fights intense battles around Pokrovsk; Russia pushes in Donetsk while fuel shortages bite at home. - Middle East: Gaza encirclement continues; Lebanon airspace sees Israeli drones; Iran faces UN sanctions snapback; Palestinian recognition wave isolates Washington and Jerusalem. - Africa: Sudan’s vaccination campaign begins amid system collapse; Madagascar sacks its energy minister after blackout protests. - Indo-Pacific: Kim calls to sharpen North Korea’s “nuclear shield and sword” as Seoul estimates up to two tonnes of HEU; China’s carrier Fujian transits the Taiwan Strait; Myanmar’s conflict expands in Rakhine. - Americas: National Guard mobilizes in 19 U.S. states; Haiti’s police UAV strike that killed eight children underscores unchecked use-of-force risks; Argentina seeks a U.S. Treasury lifeline.

— Today in Social Soundbar: - Questions asked: Will recognition of Palestine shift ceasefire calculus or aid access? Do pharma tariffs lower prices or trigger shortages? - Questions missing: Where is surge financing for Sudan’s cholera response and Haiti’s civilian protection now that foreign aid is frozen? What verifiable mechanism restores 500–600 trucks a day into Gaza? How will Iran snapback affect medical imports? What rules govern police and contractor drone use across the Americas? Can trade truce carve-outs prevent a food price spike as China halts U.S. soy? Cortex concludes: Maps are redrawn by speeches; lives are saved by logistics. Watch the trucks, the corridors, the clinics — and the budgets that power them. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing. We’ll be back on the hour.