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Today in The World Watches, we focus on a synchronized squeeze of Russia’s energy lifeline. As night fell in Kyiv and markets opened in Europe, the U.S. sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil while the EU greenlit its 19th Russia package, including a path to phase out Russian LNG. Talks with Moscow are “postponed indefinitely,” and Washington says earlier overtures “went nowhere.” Why it leads: timing and scale. With Russia’s refinery capacity already dented by Ukrainian strikes, expanded Western energy curbs aim to constrict revenue and shadow-fleet channels. This is geopolitical leverage intersecting with winter energy calculus and Ukraine’s plea for more pressure—even as EU capitals argue over risk-sharing for a €140B Ukraine loan.

Today in Global Gist: - Middle East: Gaza’s ceasefire is fraying; Israeli strikes and access bottlenecks persist. UK and U.S. visits press restraint as Israeli politics debate annexation moves that could derail the truce. - Sport and politics: The IOC urges federations to avoid Indonesia after it barred Israeli athletes; dialogue on future events is suspended. - Europe: Nexperia’s warning and yuan-settled China sales underscore rare-earths and chip fragility; European carmakers brace for further supply shocks. Leaders weigh tougher China policy, LNG bans, and industrial strategy. - Americas: The U.S. shutdown stretches into its third week over health insurance subsidies, with cascading service disruptions and protests under “No Kings.” Congressional probes expand on immigration detentions. - Eastern Europe: Zelenskyy praises new energy sanctions but seeks more. Poland drills civilians after Russian drones crossed its airspace. - Indo-Pacific: Japan’s new PM Sanae Takaichi balances a weak yen, defense posture, and trade finance while Tokyo pushes carbon capture regionally. China confirms U.S. trade talks in Malaysia ahead of a possible Xi–Trump summit. - Africa: Ivory Coast heats up as Ouattara seeks a fourth term; anti-malaria funding cuts risk a deadly resurgence. WTO–World Bank cite fast digital-trade growth but regulatory gaps. Underreported but massive (confirmed by our historical checks): - Sudan: El Fasher remains besieged 16+ months; 260,000 trapped, child hunger deaths rising. - Myanmar (Rakhine): Over 2 million near famine; WFP halted aid amid blockade. - Haiti: 5.7 million in acute hunger; WFP funding at 13%. - Global: WFP’s funding drop to roughly $6.4B forces program cuts across Somalia, Ethiopia, Nigeria and beyond.

Today in Insight Analytica, sanctions, trade wars, and climate shocks converge. Energy curbs and rare-earth controls tighten industrial inputs just as Europe seeks strategic autonomy and carmakers face chip fragility. The U.S. shutdown reduces policy bandwidth while humanitarian financing collapses, turning conflict chokepoints into famine flashpoints—from El Fasher to Rakhine. Supply chain protection pushes mining at home and in partners; without safeguards, the externalities—water, land, and community costs—boomerang into politics and prices.

- Europe: Sanctions unity masks fractures over Ukraine financing and combustion-engine rules; industry pleads for a durable competitiveness plan. - Eastern Europe: Ukraine leans on long‑range strikes and sanctions momentum; Poland fortifies civil defense. - Middle East: Ceasefire mechanics hinge on crossings, detainees, and settlement politics; IOC–Indonesia dispute shows conflict’s global spillover. - Africa: Elections in Ivory Coast carry volatility risk; malaria funding cuts threaten a health setback; Sudan and Mozambique crises remain starkly underfunded. - Indo-Pacific: Takaichi navigates a hawkish coalition and weak yen; rare-earths decoupling accelerates; China–U.S. talks test de‑escalation. - Americas: Shutdown economics squeeze families and data flows; immigration enforcement fuels legal and civic backlash; Caribbean military posture raises regional stakes.

- Asked: Will new U.S.–EU energy sanctions meaningfully reduce Russia’s war revenue—or reroute it through deeper gray networks? - Not asked enough: With WFP cuts accelerating, which corridors will open this month for Sudan’s El Fasher, Myanmar’s Rakhine, and Haiti—and who funds the gap? - Asked: Can China–U.S. talks stabilize trade? - Not asked enough: How will rare‑earth expansion safeguard communities and water systems where new mines are planned? - Also missing: Can Gaza ceasefire monitoring and settler-violence accountability be built into any durable truce? Cortex concludes Budgets, barrels, and breadlines define the hour. We’ll track what’s reported—and surface what isn’t. This is NewsPlanetAI – The Daily Briefing. Stay informed, stay steady.