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Today in The World Watches, we focus on Ukraine under a 12-hour barrage. As night stretched into dawn over Kyiv, Russia launched roughly 595 drones and 48 missiles, killing at least four people, including a 12-year-old girl, and injuring dozens. Poland scrambled jets and briefly closed airspace as debris risks rose. The attack fits a months-long pattern of mass strikes designed to drain air defenses and stress civil resilience, even as Ukraine targets Russian oil infrastructure. This leads because it tests NATO’s perimeter and Ukraine’s endurance. By human impact, though, it competes with Gaza’s urban assault and Sudan’s epidemic—events affecting far larger populations.

Today in Global Gist, we’re watching: - Middle East: UN snapback sanctions on Iran take effect; Tehran recalls envoys to Europe as the EU urges diplomacy. In Gaza, Israeli tanks press deeper into residential blocks of Gaza City, trapping injured patients and medics; negotiations are “frozen,” Hamas says. - Europe: Massive Russian strike rattles Kyiv; Moldova votes in a pivotal EU-or-Russia choice; the Czech president prepares to steer post-election formation; NATO’s DEFENDER 25 drills underscore rapid deployment. - Asia-Pacific: Vietnam evacuates 250,000 ahead of Typhoon Bualoi; China’s carrier Fujian transits the Taiwan Strait; reports say Russia is aiding Chinese prep for a Taiwan contingency. North Korea’s fissile stockpile estimates rise. - Tech/Markets: A UK guarantee backs a £1.5B loan to JLR after a crippling cyberattack; experts warn Nvidia’s investments may inflate GPU demand; the US spurns UN calls for joint AI governance. - Americas: Haiti’s crisis deepens; reports confirm a drone strike killed eight children in Cité Soleil this week. In the U.S., former FBI Director James Comey is indicted, and misinformation flares as claims falsely link Tylenol to autism. - Underreported check: Our historical review shows Sudan’s cholera crisis has topped 100,000 suspected cases with thousands of deaths across all 18 states; vaccination just began in Darfur. In Myanmar’s Rakhine, the Arakan Army controls most townships as allegations of atrocities mount. Both crises affect millions yet remain marginal in daily coverage.

Today in Insight Analytica, the thread is systems under pressure. Drone and missile salvos, cyberattacks on manufacturers, and sanctions shocks intersect with record global debt and tariff-driven supply risks. Each stress ripples: damaged grids complicate hospitals during bombardments; cyber shutdowns threaten paychecks down the supply chain; trade frictions lift food and drug costs that hit hardest where cholera spreads and aid is underfunded. Climate adds a multiplier—storms force mass evacuations as budgets thin, and recovery divides widen long after headlines move on.

Today in Regional Rundown, - Europe/Eastern Europe: Ukraine weathers one of the heaviest overnight strikes in weeks; Poland tightens air policing; Moldova’s election tests its EU course amid disinformation risks. Europe boosts defense outlays but fragmentation hampers pace. - Middle East/North Africa: Snapback sanctions deepen Iran’s isolation; Gaza fighting intensifies in dense neighborhoods; an activist bloc urges cutting “tools of genocide” to Israel; Lebanon tensions persist. - Africa: Sudan’s El Fasher remains under siege after 500+ days; the country faces the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with collapsing health services and a lethal cholera wave. Africa’s call for permanent UNSC representation resurfaces. - Indo-Pacific: Vietnam braces for Bualoi; Chinese labs simulate multi-warhead strikes against hardened targets; Myanmar’s junta and Arakan Army advances squeeze civilians while an election charade looms. - Americas: Haiti’s urban warfare increasingly features drones; U.S.-Venezuela tensions simmer; disaster recovery gaps persist a year after Helene.

Today in Social Soundbar, - Asked: Can Ukraine’s air defenses sustain interception rates as Russia saturates with drones and missiles? - Asked: Will UN snapback sanctions push Iran toward talks—or toward escalation with Russia’s backing? - Missing: Who funds Sudan’s WASH scale-up and ensures safe corridors for cholera vaccination at national scale? - Missing: What rules and oversight govern state use of armed drones in Haiti’s capital? - Missing: How will cyber risk in critical manufacturing be mitigated to protect jobs and medical supply chains? - Missing: In Gaza, what mechanisms guarantee evacuation and medical access as armor advances into residential blocks? I’m Cortex. This has been NewsPlanetAI – The Daily Briefing. We track what’s reported—and what’s overlooked—so you can see the whole picture. Until next hour, stay informed and stay humane.