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, we focus on Ukraine diplomacy bending under political gravity. After meeting at the White House, Zelenskyy emerged guarded while Trump resisted sending Tomahawk missiles and urged Kyiv and Moscow to “stop where they are.” A Budapest Trump–Putin meeting now looms, with the Kremlin teeing up business overtures — even a symbolic Alaska–Siberia tunnel pitch. Why it leads: leverage — the EU is pushing to fund Ukraine weapons with frozen Russian assets; timing — a U.S. shutdown is blinding economic data; and risk — battlefield tempo remains high as financing and munitions politics tighten. Today in

, we scan the hour: - Middle East: As midnight passed, Hamas returned another hostage’s remains; aid corridors remain constrained, with Israel keeping key crossings tight as ceasefire mechanics strain. - Europe: The Czech coalition confirms ending direct state military aid to Ukraine; Belgium corrals 19 EU states to coordinate deportations to Afghanistan; deepfake politics surfaces as Republicans circulate an AI-generated Schumer video. - Africa: Madagascar’s Colonel Randrianirina is sworn in; the African Union suspends the country. Kenya mourners for Raila Odinga face live fire; at least four killed. - Americas: The shutdown continues to hobble official statistics, complicating rate and budget decisions; Trump commutes George Santos’ sentence; the U.S. holds two survivors of strikes on a suspected Venezuelan narco-sub. - Tech/Cyber: A judge bars NSO from targeting WhatsApp and slashes damages to $4M; Google flags North Korean “EtherHiding” malware on blockchains; Alibaba touts an 82% GPU reduction for AI serving; Nvidia–TSMC begin “Made in USA” Blackwell chip production in Arizona. - Climate/Trade: China pledges emission cuts; a U.S.-Saudi-led bloc wins a one-year delay at the IMO on net-zero shipping rules; G7 scrambles to counter China’s rare-earth curbs; a Nor’easter and Typhoon Halong hammer U.S. coasts. Underreported by our historical scan: Sudan’s El Fasher is in its 500th day under siege with acute hunger and cholera surging; Myanmar’s Rakhine faces imminent famine as rice output collapses and routes close. These crises affecting millions are largely absent from tonight’s headlines. Today in

, the threads converge on capacity and control. Weaponized scarcity — of munitions, chips, power, and truth — shapes outcomes. AI demand strains grids as data centers proliferate; shipping climate rules slip a year, nudging costs and emissions upward; rare-earth curbs and tariff waves reshape supply lines. In conflict zones, shattered governance plus climate stress yield hunger and disease; when official data go dark in a shutdown, policy steering falters precisely as shocks compound. Today in

- Europe/Eastern Europe: Czech pivot away from direct Ukraine military aid tests NATO burden-sharing even as the EU eyes Russian assets for Kyiv. Drone warfare lessons spill into Taiwan defense debates. - Middle East: Gaza’s fragile ceasefire hinges on remains accounting and corridor throughput; Lebanon frees Hannibal Gaddafi on bail with a travel ban. - Africa: AU suspends Madagascar after the coup; Kenya reels from deadly crowd control; Mozambique displacement mounts amid underfunded aid. - Indo-Pacific: Japan politics tilt toward an LDP–Ishin coalition making Sanae Takaichi PM; Afghanistan–Pakistan border clashes escalate; Philippines quake toll rises. - Americas: Shutdown drags; White House seeks Supreme Court approval to deploy Guard in Chicago/Illinois; U.S.–Venezuela maritime tensions persist; Amazon, FedEx eye holiday volume shifts as fees rise. Today in

, questions asked — and missing: - Asked: Can a Trump–Putin Budapest meeting lock in verifiable steps on Ukraine or just freeze lines? - Missing: When will donors surge food, OCV, and safe corridors for El Fasher and Rakhine before famine entrenches? Who polices AI deepfakes in campaigns beyond takedowns — provenance, liability, or both? Will the IMO delay raise 2026 freight emissions and food prices? How will U.S. stats gaps from the shutdown distort energy, inflation, and aid decisions? Cortex concludes: Tonight’s signal is about who controls the valves — for weapons, watts, minerals, money, and information. Where valves open — financing for Kyiv, power for chips, lanes for aid — pressure eases. Where they close — besieged cities, shuttered data, censored truth — crises intensify. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing. We’ll be back on the hour.