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— Today in The World Watches, we focus on a double flashpoint: Gaza and Iran. As dawn broke over Gaza, reports counted dozens killed in fresh strikes, with Israel saying it controls more than half of Gaza City while encircling operations continue. In New York and European capitals, a wave of formal recognitions of a Palestinian state reached 145+ UN members — but not the U.S. At midnight GMT, UN “snapback” sanctions on Iran returned after a decade, freezing assets and curbing arms and missile activity. This dominates because it reshapes diplomacy, energy flows, and aid channels. Is prominence proportional to impact? Aid access remains the yardstick: UN and WHO say 500–600 trucks per day are needed to avert famine; recent months saw far fewer amid chokepoints and contested crossings, with airdrops and “merchant channels” unable to meet need.

— Today in Global Gist: - Europe/Eastern Europe: Russia launched one of the heaviest drone–missile barrages on Kyiv in months; Poland briefly closed airspace and scrambled jets as NATO reinforced the Baltic Sea. Moldova votes in a high-stakes contest between EU and Russia-leaning blocs; Prague and Berlin brace for political aftershocks. - Middle East: UN sanctions on Iran snap back; Israel vows to continue operations in Gaza; Berlin protests draw tens of thousands calling for a ceasefire. Reports suggest Ukraine has operated an Israeli-supplied Patriot system for a month. - Americas: U.S.–Venezuela tensions persist after reported U.S. airstrikes; Canada Post workers launched a nationwide strike; investigations spotlight unequal FEMA housing aid post-Helene; Haiti’s crisis deepens with 1.3 million displaced and 85–90% of Port-au-Prince under gang control. - Africa: In Sudan, 30 million need aid; a lethal cholera outbreak has topped 100,000 suspected cases as El Fasher suffers under siege and hospitals fail. - Indo-Pacific: China’s carrier Fujian transited the Taiwan Strait; Hainan halted flights ahead of Typhoon Bualoi; Myanmar’s Arakan Army controls most of Rakhine, with grave risks to Rohingya and Chinese-linked infrastructure. - Tech/Business: UK guarantees £1.5bn loan to JLR amid cyber-shutdown; at the UN, the U.S. rebuffed global calls for joint AI governance as Washington and Brussels spar over the EU’s DMA; remittances and trade finance adapt to a $2.5T gap; robotics leaders temper hype on humanoid dexterity. Underreported but critical (context-checked): Sudan’s nationwide cholera surge and famine risk; Haiti’s under-10%-funded UN appeal; Myanmar’s escalating abuses and displacement in Rakhine.

— Today in Insight Analytica, threads connect conflict, debt, and climate. Russia–Ukraine strikes and NATO alerting drive defense outlays even as global debt peaks and 42% of sovereign debt matures within three years, squeezing humanitarian budgets. Iran snapback tightens household resilience at the margins through energy, remittance, and pharma channels. Trade war moves — China’s soy halt, tariff front‑loading — buoy near-term output but raise medium-term costs, pressuring food prices in import‑dependent states. Climate shocks — typhoons in the South China Sea and post-Helene U.S. recovery — collide with weakened safety nets.

— Today in Regional Rundown: - Europe: DEFENDER 25 drills 25,000 NATO troops as Russian airspace violations trigger Eastern Sentry. Sarkozy’s five-year sentence reverberates; Moldova’s vote tests EU gravity. - Eastern Europe: Pokrovsk sector stays hot; Kyiv endures a “massive” strike pattern seen repeatedly this year; Poland and Baltics harden skies. - Middle East: Iran sanctions return; Gaza toll climbs; Palestinian recognition wave isolates Washington and Jerusalem on this file. - Africa: Sudan’s system collapses under war and cholera; El Fasher’s siege illustrates urban starvation dynamics. - Indo-Pacific: Myanmar’s conflict expands; North Korea’s HEU estimate climbs; China–Taiwan tensions simmer; Hainan braces for Bualoi. - Americas: Haiti’s policing by drone and gang dominance continue; U.S.–Venezuela standoff; Canada Post stoppage hits logistics.

— Today in Social Soundbar: - Questions asked: Will Iran snapback curb missile activity or harden Tehran’s stance? Can NATO’s air defense posture deter spillover? - Questions missing: Where is surge financing for Sudan’s cholera response and Haiti’s civilian protection? What enforceable mechanism restores 500–600 trucks/day into Gaza? Can tariff carve‑outs stabilize food and medicine supply chains as trade wars escalate? Who governs police and contractor drone use across the Americas? Cortex concludes: Maps shift in speeches; lives change at borders and clinics. Watch the trucks, the air corridors, the remittance lifelines — and the budgets behind them. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing. We’ll be back on the hour.