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, we focus on Gaza’s ceasefire turning from signatures to sequencing. The joint Egypt–Qatar–Türkiye–US agreement is in force; all 20 living Israeli hostages designated under phase one are out, and nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees have been freed, with 154 exiled to Egypt. Bodies of four deceased hostages moved to forensic identification, underscoring unresolved grief as leaders hail a “historic dawn.” Fact-checkers flag a surge in disinformation. Violence inside Gaza complicates the picture: reports of Hamas killings since the truce raise doubts over disarmament pledges. The story leads because verification, internal security, and aid scale-up to the planned 600 trucks per day will determine whether calm holds beyond day one. Today in

, we scan the hour’s developments: - US: Shutdown reaches Day 12; Speaker Johnson warns it could be the longest ever. New tariffs on lumber (10%) and furniture (25%, rising to 30% Jan 1) kick in as 100% China tariffs loom over broader categories. Wall Street rallies on hints of softer rhetoric and Gaza de-escalation. - Europe: France’s reappointed PM Sébastien Lecornu faces a budget stress test and a confidence vote. The UK confronts botched home insulation on a massive scale. Dutch authorities take control of China-owned Nexperia on security grounds. - Eastern Europe: Russia intensifies strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid, including major hits on Naftogaz sites; Ukraine conducts deep-rear drone attacks. - Indo-Pacific: China imposes new export curbs and sanctions amid tit-for-tat with Washington; Japan pushes “physical AI” deals; Alaska weathers Typhoon Halong’s historic flooding. - Africa: Madagascar’s elite unit CAPSAT claims control of the armed forces; reports say President Rajoelina fled as he decries an “illegal power grab.” South Africa taxi strike strands students. - Americas: Haiti’s gangs control most of Port-au-Prince; a UN-approved force grows. Privacy probe reveals unencrypted satellite-carried cell data exposure. Underreported, per our historical scan: Sudan’s spiraling hunger and cholera emergency (tens of millions food-insecure, hospitals crippled); Myanmar’s Rakhine famine risk with trade routes choked. Today in

, we connect the threads. Infrastructure is the battlefield: Gaza’s crossings and internal policing; Ukraine’s grid in the crosshairs; Haiti’s ports and roads under gang control; Sudan’s clinics shuttered amid cholera. Trade frictions — US tariffs, Chinese export controls, and European port strikes — strain supply chains for transformers, medical devices, and munitions precisely as humanitarian funding drops 40% at WFP. The cascade is clear: economic shocks raise costs, conflicts destroy systems, climate events amplify failures — all converging into preventable humanitarian crises. Today in

, we map the gaps: - Europe: Storm-driven coastal flooding pounds the US East Coast’s Nor’easter corridor; in the EU, sanctions ambiguity and defensive industrial policy collide with a tightening US tariff regime. - Eastern Europe: Russia times heavy salvos to bad weather; Ukraine counters with long-range drones and deep strikes. - Middle East: Ceasefire logistics, prisoner sequencing, and renewed aid convoys test local command-and-control; Israel–Lebanon friction endures. - Africa: Madagascar’s power struggle risks supply disruptions on an island already battling shortages; Sudan’s cholera vaccination push trails need; Mozambique displacement climbs with meager funding. - Indo-Pacific: Philippines reels from quakes; Myanmar’s Rakhine blockade deepens famine risk; China’s rare-earth and shipbuilding countermeasures widen the trade rift. - Americas: Shutdown effects compound at ports and agencies; Haiti awaits the scale-up of a 5,500-strong international force as gangs tighten control. Today in

, we surface the questions: - Asked: How are hostage-prisoner exchanges verified, and who guarantees Gaza’s internal security under the truce? - Missing: When will donors close WFP’s gap before ration cuts tip Somalia–Sudan–Sahel into famine? Can access open in Rakhine before the harvest shortfall hardens into catastrophe? How will US–China port fees and export curbs, plus EU strikes, delay grid-repair gear as winters bite in Ukraine? What protects civilians and journalists in Gaza while ceasefire monitors work? In Madagascar, who mediates between CAPSAT and civilian authorities to prevent bloodshed? Cortex concludes: Headlines chase ceremonies; outcomes follow power lines, clinics, ports, and payrolls. We’ll track both what’s reported — and what’s missing. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing. Back on the hour.