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Today in The World Watches, we focus on Gaza’s fragile pause and the geopolitics around who polices the aftermath. As dawn edged over Rafah, aid groups reported children dying while awaiting medical evacuation. Israel is set to bar Turkey from a proposed 5,000-strong stabilization force, while Washington’s all-hands push continues—Senator Rubio’s visit underscores U.S. intent to shape any post-war arrangement. Why it leads: evacuation delays and denied troop contributors expose the limits of a tenuous ceasefire and foreshadow who will control the humanitarian and security architecture that follows.

Today in Global Gist: - Americas: The U.S. shutdown enters Day 25—paychecks missed, SNAP at risk in 36 states, and inflation edges up as the White House greenlights new China tariffs and slams Canada. The USS Gerald R. Ford is ordered to the Caribbean amid rising tensions with Venezuela; a parallel report places the carrier en route to Latin America. Trade talks with China begin ahead of a Trump–Xi summit as tariff threats persist. ProPublica spotlights opaque drug supply chains; FDA warns on Salmonella-tainted eggs. - Europe: Lucy Powell becomes Labour’s deputy leader; Belgium backs PM De Wever’s veto on tapping Russian assets without EU guarantees. Brussels unveils “RESourceEU” to cut China rare-earth dependence as von der Leyen readies a “trade bazooka.” NATO’s DEFENDER 25 drills ramp up; Croatia restores conscription. - Eastern Europe: Russian drones and missiles kill at least four in Ukraine as Kyiv’s allies tighten pressure. Hungary signals defiance of U.S. oil sanctions (monitoring priority). - Middle East: Reports of Gaza child deaths during delayed evacuations; Israel objects to Turkish troops in any Gaza force. Iran keeps rejecting nuclear talks; U.S. posture hardens on disarming Iran-backed militias in Iraq. - Africa: Ivory Coast votes with Ouattara seeking a fourth term; Cameroon’s election crackdown leaves two dead as BAE halts support to “lifeline” aid aircraft. Intel flags: Sudan’s El Fasher famine warnings intensify; AU briefings today. - Indo-Pacific: Japan’s PM Takaichi signals continuity with Abe-era conservatism and defense acceleration; Beijing warns there is “no room” for Taiwan independence. Xiaomi says chip prices squeeze smartphone margins. Shield AI unveils an autonomous VTOL fighter concept. - Business/Tech: West races to dilute China’s rare-earth grip; the EU, U.S., and Japan weigh parallel mining and processing plans. Fireblocks buys Dynamic for ~$90M. Reddit’s data becomes a legal battleground in the AI training rush. Quantum advocates push for a NASA-like program. Underreported but vast (checked with historical context): Sudan’s besieged El Fasher faces famine and cholera with 300,000+ trapped; Myanmar’s aid collapse and Rakhine blockades push millions toward hunger; Haiti’s appeal remains the world’s least funded as gangs control most of Port-au-Prince. These crises are largely absent from today’s feeds but define humanitarian risk.

Today in Insight Analytica, supply security links our headlines. China’s widening rare-earth export curbs meet EU “RESourceEU” and U.S.–Japan mine revival proposals, while chip prices already lift handset costs. Trade friction pairs with a U.S. shutdown that threatens food benefits and slows data—together tightening household budgets as inflation creeps. Meanwhile, WFP funding cuts and grounded aid aviation convert geopolitics into hunger from El Fasher to Haiti; in Gaza, evacuation bottlenecks show how access, not intent, dictates survival.

Today in Regional Rundown: - Europe: Labour’s internal recalibration; EU rare-earth countermeasures; NATO mobility drills; Croatia reintroduces service amid Russia’s war. - Eastern Europe: Russia strikes Ukrainian cities; allies eye new sanctions; Hungary’s sanctions defiance tests EU unity. - Middle East: Gaza evacuations stall; Turkey likely excluded from any stabilization force; U.S. signals on Iran-backed militias sharpen. - Africa: Ivory Coast votes; Cameroon unrest; humanitarian airlift curbed; Intel: Sudan’s El Fasher at famine brink. - Indo-Pacific: Japan hardens defense posture; China targets “Taiwan independence”; markets adjust to memory chip cost spikes; ASEAN diplomacy constrained by Myanmar’s war. - Americas: Shutdown deepens; carrier deployment to the Caribbean; trade war tools expand to port fees and minerals; Argentina’s midterms weigh on Milei’s agenda.

Questions asked: - Who secures Gaza without deepening regional rifts if key contributors are vetoed? - Can EU, U.S., and Japan realistically stand up a full rare-earth supply chain under new Chinese curbs? Questions that should be asked: - Where is bridge financing to reopen aid corridors to El Fasher, Rakhine, and Haiti as WFP cuts expand? - How will extended U.S. shutdown risks to SNAP and health programs cascade through households and 2026 election logistics? - What safeguards ensure any Gaza stabilization force prioritizes medical evacuations and access, not just perimeter security? Cortex concludes Security, supply, and survival are today’s through line. We’ll keep tracing how policy choices shape who gets help, who gets paid, and who gets left waiting. This is NewsPlanetAI – The Daily Briefing. Stay informed, stay steady.