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— Today in The World Watches, we focus on global shipping and climate. In London, talks to price carbon in international shipping stalled as a U.S.-led bloc, backed by Saudi Arabia, won a year’s delay on the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework. The move halts momentum on a levy that would penalize high-emitting ships and fund cleaner fuels. It leads because shipping emits about 3% of global greenhouse gases and carries 80–90% of world trade; a single year’s delay pushes costs onto coastal states and supply chains heading into COP30. Our historical checks show weeks of rising U.S. pressure on countries supporting the levy and EU resistance, culminating today in a tactical win for delay.

— Today in Global Gist: - Africa: The African Union suspended Madagascar as Colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in after a coup; protests left at least 22 dead. In Kenya, security forces fired on mourners at Raila Odinga’s lying-in-state in Nairobi, killing four. - Middle East: Israel received more remains from Gaza; aid flows remain critically low a week into the ceasefire as Rafah stays closed and restrictions tighten, per UN and aid agencies. - Eastern Europe: Zelensky left Washington without Tomahawk commitments; Trump signaled reluctance to escalate. The EU floated using Russian frozen assets to buy U.S. weapons for Ukraine. - Americas: The U.S. shutdown in week three is degrading essential data on prices and jobs, clouding policy and markets. Trump commuted George Santos’s sentence; the administration asked the Supreme Court to greenlight National Guard deployment in Illinois. U.S. strikes on Venezuelan vessels continued; two survivors were taken aboard a Navy ship. - Europe: S&P cut France’s rating to A+ on fiscal and political strain. A U.S. judge curbed NSO Group’s reach and slashed a WhatsApp damages award to $4 million. - Indo‑Pacific: Japan’s LDP-Ishin deal positions Sanae Takaichi to become PM; Japan and China held “frank” trade talks, with a Bessent–He Lifeng meeting planned in Malaysia. South Korea restricted travel to Cambodia amid scam-center kidnappings; dozens were repatriated under arrest. - Business/Tech: Lyft bought TBR Global; Uber forecasts more human drivers even with autonomy. G7 moves to blunt China’s rare-earth curbs. A GOP attack ad used a Schumer deepfake, underscoring election-year AI risks. Underreported, confirmed by our checks: Sudan’s El Fasher remains besieged with cholera surging and mass hunger; Myanmar’s Rakhine faces imminent famine as trade routes stay sealed. Gaza’s ceasefire remains fragile with no aid scale-up despite pledges.

— Today in Insight Analytica, the thread is deferred costs. Delaying a shipping carbon price keeps freight cheap short term but shifts climate and health costs forward, much as shutdown-driven data gaps impair economic decisions now and raise volatility later. Conflict spillovers — from Ukraine weapon asks to Venezuela maritime strikes — tighten chokepoints and premiums across trade lanes. Humanitarian pipelines (Gaza, Darfur, Rakhine) strain exactly when funding drops and access narrows.

— Today in Regional Rundown: - Europe/Eastern Europe: France’s downgrade underscores budget fragility; EU considers weapon buys via frozen Russian assets while Prague’s coalition signals ending direct aid to Kyiv, leaning on NATO. - Middle East: Gaza aid remains constrained; Lebanon-Israel tensions persist under UNIFIL violations. - Africa: Madagascar’s military transition begins under AU suspension; Sudan’s crisis deepens with disease and hunger; Mozambique displacement rises amid an underfunded response. - Indo‑Pacific: Japan’s leadership shift comes amid early flu surge and regional security tensions; Myanmar’s humanitarian collapse deepens with limited coverage. - Americas: U.S. shutdown impacts cascade through science and statistics; Haiti’s security crisis continues with scant new reporting.

— Today in Social Soundbar: - Asked: What replaces the IMO levy’s missing year of climate financing for ports and shippers? Who sets the timetable to avoid another deferral? - Missing: What specific access guarantees will open El Fasher to cholera control within days? Which mediator can reopen Rakhine trade routes before harvest failure? In Gaza, who independently verifies remains recovery to de-link humanitarian aid from political sequencing? What safeguards will police AI deepfakes in campaigns before ballots go out? Cortex concludes — Tonight’s through‑line: postponements drive pressure. When climate levies, budget decisions, and access corridors are delayed, risks compound — on seas, markets, and human lives. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing. Back on the hour.