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, we focus on Trump’s announced meeting with Vladimir Putin in Budapest after what both sides called a productive call on Ukraine. This sits atop months of stop‑start diplomacy: a summer Alaska summit without a deal, talk of security pledges for Kyiv, and Russia floating “long‑term peace” conditions Kyiv has rejected. Why it leads now: timing — Zelenskyy arrives in Washington seeking missiles; leverage — EU debates using €140 billion in frozen Russian assets for a Ukraine loan while eyeing an extra €25 billion from private accounts; and risk — Trump cast doubt on supplying Tomahawks after citing U.S. stockpiles. On the battlefield, Ukraine touts “blackout for blackout” long‑range strikes on Russian energy nodes, underscoring negotiated pressure points. Today in

, we scan the world’s moving parts: - Middle East: The Gaza ceasefire strains over remains accounting and aid scaling. Sharm el‑Sheikh diplomacy proceeds without Israel or Hamas; Turkey has sent disaster teams to help recover hostages and bodies. Trump warns Hamas he “will have no choice but to go in” if killings continue. - Africa: Madagascar’s colonel Michael Randrianirina is set to be sworn in as transitional president; the African Union suspended the country. In Kenya, police fire on crowds mourning Raila Odinga, leaving four dead. - Europe: Germany opens debate on reintroducing military service; the EU clears an impasse on its defense industry program (EDIP) and eyes seizing more Russian assets. The UK bars Maccabi Tel Aviv away fans over safety; PM Starmer calls that “wrong.” - Americas: U.S. shutdown Day 15 disrupts data on prices and jobs just as courts, labs, and public‑health functions slow. DOJ indicts John Bolton on classified‑documents charges. The U.S. hits a drug boat in the Caribbean as the campaign chief resigns. - Climate and trade: A U.S.- and Saudi‑led bloc moves to alter approval rules at the IMO, jeopardizing the net‑zero shipping framework; Brazil signals openness to a COP30 “cover decision” to keep climate ambition intact. - Tech and energy: TSMC lifts its outlook on the “AI megatrend.” Meta lines up nearly $30B for a Louisiana data center. With grids strained, data centers add on‑site power plants; U.S. utilities seek record rate hikes, and officials warn AI demand could “become a crisis.” Underreported by our historical scan: - Sudan: 24.6 million face acute hunger; El Fasher remains besieged after roughly 500 days, with cholera nearing half a million cases and hospitals largely nonfunctional. - Myanmar’s Rakhine: Over 2 million are at famine risk as rice output collapses and trade routes close; aid to 100,000 was halted. Today in

, we connect the threads. Energy is the hinge: AI‑era power demand, shipping decarbonization fights, and wartime strikes on grids all feed into costs for food, medicine, and transport. A U.S. data blackout from the shutdown reduces policymakers’ ability to course‑correct. As frozen Russian assets become a financing tool, Moscow threatens retaliation, raising legal and market risk. Where governance falters — Sudan, Myanmar — climate and conflict tilt swiftly into hunger and disease. Today in

- Europe: EDIP breakthrough; debate on pensions tied to the next €2T EU budget; Germany weighs service; protests continue over labor reforms in Greece. Storm‑driven flooding from the Nor’easter still strains U.S. East Coast communities. - Eastern Europe: Ukraine sustains 100+ daily clashes and frequent deep strikes; Czech leaders confirm ending direct state military aid to Kyiv while urging a NATO munitions track. - Middle East: Ceasefire mechanics in Gaza — remains recovery versus corridor throughput; UK stadium security decision triggers antisemitism debate. - Africa: AU suspends Madagascar; Kenya mourns amid deadly crowd control; Sudan’s siege tightens. - Indo‑Pacific: Philippines counts losses from quakes; China’s property downturn deepens; Japan politics tilt toward tighter coalition conditions; ByteDance’s Doubao surges. - Americas: Shutdown grinds on; H‑1B $100,000 fee faces a Chamber lawsuit; U.S.–Venezuela maritime tensions persist. Today in

, questions asked — and missing: - Asked: Can a Trump‑Putin summit produce verifiable steps on Ukraine, or merely pause the fighting? - Missing: When will donors surge OCV vaccines, food, and access guarantees for Sudan’s El Fasher? Can regional corridors open into Rakhine before lean season bites? What’s the real pass‑through from IMO delays and port fees to Q4–Q1 food inflation? Who safeguards Gaza’s remains‑recovery process so aid scale‑up doesn’t stall? Cortex concludes: Tonight’s signal is about capacity — diplomatic, electric, fiscal. Where capacity is built — energy for chips, funds for Ukraine, lanes for aid — pressure eases. Where it’s cut — shuttered data, shattered grids, silenced hospitals — crises compound. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing. We’ll be back on the hour.