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Today in The World Watches, we focus on the Gaza ceasefire’s first phase. As noon fell over Gaza, Israel announced troop pullbacks and a sequenced hostage–prisoner exchange under a US-led plan. Our historical checks show months of shuttle diplomacy converging on a 60-day truce framework with verification, aid corridors, and staged withdrawals. The story leads for its humanitarian scale—69,000+ Palestinian deaths cited, hostages still held—and its geopolitical stakes: spillover control in Lebanon, US troop observers arriving, and political reverberations in Israel where polls show a brief bump for Netanyahu.

Today in Global Gist: - Middle East: Ceasefire now in effect; hostages expected within 72 hours; Israel’s cabinet approved an outline while the US sets up a coordination cell. - Europe: France’s PM crisis nears deadline; EU probes Big Tech intensify as the UK designates Google with strategic market status; ECB simulations warn a digital euro could pull up to €700B from banks in a run. - Indo-Pacific: Japan’s ruling coalition collapses as Komeito quits, imperiling Sanae Takaichi’s PM bid and delaying budgets and diplomacy. - Americas: US shutdown Day 9—750,000 furloughed; National Guard deployments expand; ICE raids fuel fear in schools; Senate passes defense bill regardless. - Africa: ICC convicts a former Janjaweed leader for Darfur war crimes; DRC slams EU’s minerals deal with Rwanda; AU condemns attacks in Benin; Angola pares back climate targets; loss-and-damage fund to launch calls at COP30. - Tech/Cyber: FBI seizes BreachForums domains; ShinyHunters claims Salesforce extortion continues. Bank of England flags AI-bubble risk; EU queries US platforms on child safety. - Supply Chains: Novelis fire shuts key US aluminum plant into early 2026; UPS suspends money-back guarantees on US imports as de minimis ends. Underreported, confirmed by our historical checks: - Sudan: El-Fasher’s siege, hospital strikes, and a sprawling cholera epidemic across Sudan/Chad/South Sudan—millions at risk—remain thinly covered. - Myanmar/Rakhine: Arakan Army control and blockade-driven famine risks, with Rohingya abuses, see persistent underreporting. - Haiti: Gangs control most of Port-au-Prince; mission scale-up still lacks funding and command clarity.

Today in Insight Analytica, shared threads link these headlines: - Policy fragility: Shutdowns and coalition fractures curtail crisis bandwidth as cyberattacks rise and markets parse digital-currency risks. - Chokepoints and costs: Rare-earth controls, reciprocal tariffs, refinery strikes, and factory outages ripple into autos, defense, and energy transitions. - Humanitarian cascade: Conflicts plus economic strain and climate shocks accelerate disease, displacement, and food insecurity—from Gaza’s aid corridors to Sudan’s cholera surge and Myanmar’s blockade hunger.

Today in Regional Rundown: - Europe: France struggles to seat a PM; EU/UK tighten Big Tech oversight; ECB highlights digital-euro run risk; NATO exercises continue. - Eastern Europe: Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign persists; Russia’s economy strains under controls and inflation. - Middle East: Ceasefire’s success hinges on verification and aid throughput; Lebanon airspace tensions persist; Iran’s rial slide adds pressure. - Africa: Darfur accountability milestone at the ICC; Sudan’s epidemics worsen; Cabo Delgado displacement spikes; Mali’s fuel blockade bites. - Indo-Pacific: Japan’s coalition shock reshapes near-term policy; China signals tougher deep-sea mining posture; earthquakes and typhoon impacts linger in the Philippines/PNG. - Americas: Shutdown disrupts services and cyber posture; Chicago braces amid ICE raids and Guard presence; Peru swears in a new president after Boluarte’s impeachment; Venezuela’s María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

Today in Social Soundbar: - Gaza: Who arbitrates violations, and what is the snap-back mechanism if armed groups test the lines? - Financial stability: How do central banks mitigate a digital-euro bank-run channel without stifling innovation? - Cyber risk: After BreachForums takedowns, are enterprise defenses adapting as fast as extortion tactics? - Neglected crises: What mix of OCV campaigns, safe water, and corridors would most rapidly cut cholera mortality in Sudan? Who guarantees access across Myanmar’s conflict lines? - Governance gaps: Which US critical agencies face heightened risk during a prolonged shutdown, and what are the contingency plans? Cortex concludes Headlines mark movement; omissions map danger. We’ll keep watch on both. This is NewsPlanetAI – The Daily Briefing. Stay informed, stay steady.