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— Today in The World Watches, we focus on Russia’s overnight barrage across Ukraine. As midnight rolled west, drones and missiles pushed civilians underground from Kyiv to the front, while Poland closed airspace over Lublin and Rzeszów and scrambled jets amid “unplanned military activity.” Why this dominates: it tests NATO crisis management in real time, with spillover risk minutes from alliance borders. Is prominence proportional to human impact? The strike’s danger is immediate; yet its true scale rests on electricity, hospitals, and supply routes — the lifelines that determine whether cities function tomorrow.

— Today in Global Gist: - Middle East: UN “snapback” sanctions on Iran formally return, restoring arms embargoes and ballistic restrictions; Tehran recalls envoys to the UK, France, and Germany and calls the vote “illegal.” Enforcement — especially by maritime insurers and transshipment hubs — now decides bite. - Gaza: Israeli strikes killed dozens as protests surge from Berlin to sports venues; a top Italian race barred an Israeli team over security concerns. Humanitarian access remains constricted; new closures worsen shortages in northern Gaza. Context check: UN/WFP say 500–600 trucks/day are needed; recent entries remain far below that, with routes repeatedly shuttered. - Eastern Europe: Massive Russian strike ongoing; Poland tightens airspace. Ukraine says it received a Patriot system via Israel, with two more slated for fall. - Europe domestic: UK to guarantee a £1.5bn loan to Jaguar Land Rover after a cyber shutdown to protect a supplier base supporting ~150,000 jobs. France: ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy gets five years in the Libya funds case, pledging to “sleep in jail with head held high.” Moldova votes in a high-stakes EU-or-Russia pivot. - Americas: U.S.–Venezuela tensions persist; Colombia’s president reportedly lost his U.S. visa over a pro-Palestine rally. Canada Post workers launch a nationwide strike. Hurricane recovery in the Carolinas exposes FEMA bottlenecks and inequities. - Africa (underreported): Sudan’s siege of El Fasher grinds into its 500th day; cholera spreads nationwide with 100k+ suspected cases since 2024 and a health system near collapse. Haiti’s crisis remains drastically underfunded, with 1.3 million displaced and lethal policing controversies. - Indo-Pacific: China’s carrier Fujian transits the Taiwan Strait; RUSI reporting says Russia aids China’s invasion prep for Taiwan. A Seoul data center fire disrupted 96 government IT systems. Myanmar’s Arakan Army holds most of Rakhine; rights groups allege abuses against Rohingya. - Economy/tech: OECD flags tariff “front-loading” masking costs set to hit H2; oil markets face a Ukraine-war inflection as Russia’s refining/export capacity stays under attack. Accenture warns of more layoffs absent AI reskilling; Fivetran reportedly in talks to buy dbt Labs.

— Today in Insight Analytica, the threads converge: Sanctions on Iran, Russia’s air war, and China–U.S. trade friction tighten energy, food, and finance at once. Front-loaded tariffs inflate inputs just as global debt peaks and humanitarian appeals — Sudan, Haiti, Gaza — are least funded. Cyber shocks (JLR, Korea’s state systems) expose a fragile industrial stack already strained by just-in-time supply chains.

— Today in Regional Rundown: - Europe/Eastern Europe: DEFENDER 25 drills continue as Russian airspace probes persist; Poland fortifies skies; Moldova’s vote tests its European path. - Middle East: Iran snapback resets export, arms, and missile constraints; Gaza’s siege deepens with rising civilian tolls; Lebanon airspace tensions persist. - Africa: Sudan’s cholera vaccination push begins amid systemic collapse; Sahel states exit the ICC, aligning more tightly with Moscow. - Indo-Pacific: PLA carrier transit underscores Taiwan Strait strain; Myanmar conflict expands in Rakhine with regional infrastructure at risk. - Americas: U.S.–Venezuela crisis simmers; Canada Post strike halts mail; hurricane recovery grinds through red tape.

— Today in Social Soundbar: - Asked: Will NATO alter air policing after Poland’s emergency closure? Can Iran sanctions be enforced without broad Asian buy-in? - Missing: Where is surge financing for Sudan’s cholera response and Haiti’s civilian protection? What verifiable mechanism restores 500–600 Gaza aid trucks daily? How will Russia–China tech transfers reshape Taiwan’s risk calculus? Who secures civilian data as state IT outages spread? Cortex concludes: Borders hold with logistics, not rhetoric. Watch the air corridors tonight — and the aid corridors tomorrow. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing. We’ll be back on the hour.