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Today in The World Watches, we focus on Hurricane Melissa bearing down on Jamaica and Cuba. As dawn lines the Caribbean, a Category 5 system approaches after battering Hispaniola—Jamaica braces for a possible strongest-in-decades landfall tonight into Tuesday; Cuba’s west follows. Coastal surge, landslides in saturated hills, and prolonged power loss are primary risks. Haiti—where 5.7 million face acute hunger—was hit again with shattered logistics. Why it’s leading: the storm intersects fragile infrastructure, strained aid pipelines, and regional security deployments, compounding pre-existing crises.

Today in Global Gist: - Middle East: Turkey is likely excluded from a proposed 5,000-strong Gaza stabilization force after Israeli objections; Jordan’s King warns peace “enforcement” will deter troop contributors, arguing for patient peacekeeping. Despite a ceasefire, WHO calls Gaza’s hunger “catastrophic,” with access still inconsistent (our checks show agencies report no sustained scale-up). - Sudan: RSF claims advances in el-Fasher; the UN warns of a “terrible escalation.” For months, 260,000–300,000 civilians have been besieged with famine conditions; alerts of atrocity risks have intensified (our review shows repeated UN alarms since August). - Americas: U.S. shutdown drags on; SNAP/WIC cuts loom Nov 1 in 36 states. A carrier strike group heads to Latin America amid Venezuela tensions. Argentina’s Milei strengthens his hand after midterms, accelerating austerity. - Africa: Cameroon declares Biya re-elected to an eighth term as gunfire is reported near an opposition figure’s home. Madagascar’s political transition deepens; AU suspension stands. Nigeria’s Dangote refinery plans expansion; Mozambique LNG restarts. - Europe: EU’s ETS carbon price slumps as Brussels considers flooding the market with allowances. Italy court approves extradition in the Nord Stream case. Czech president tasks Babis with forming a coalition including far-right partners, signaling a colder stance on Ukraine aid. - Indo-Pacific: ASEAN markets rise on the prospect of a U.S.–China trade deal; ASEAN positions itself as mediator. Japan accelerates defense goals; China and India resume direct flights. Turkey charges opposition figure with “political espionage,” sparking protests. - Tech/Business: IBM launches a digital-asset platform for institutions; JPMorgan pilots an in-house LLM for performance reviews; X moves users off the Twitter.com domain. Underreported by volume today, confirmed by our checks: - Haiti: UN appeal remains the least funded globally; nearly 6 million face acute hunger. - Myanmar: Famine risks climb as WFP operations falter and blockades persist.

Today in Insight Analytica, cascading constraints define the day. A Category 5 hurricane strikes supply chains already thinned by funding shortfalls; the U.S. shutdown threatens nutrition aid domestically and weakens global humanitarian outlays; and rare-earth controls plus new port fees raise input costs. Together they amplify fragility: higher prices and policy friction meet fewer safety nets, turning shocks—storm, siege, or sanction—into sustained humanitarian crises.

Today in Regional Rundown: - Middle East: Gaza’s ceasefire holds tenuously; debate shifts to who can police it. Israel’s objection sidelines Turkey; Jordan urges training-led peacekeeping. - Africa: El-Fasher’s siege escalates; Cameroon’s contested outcome fuels unrest; AU scrutiny grows. - Europe: Carbon market jitters, extradition steps in the Nord Stream probe, and a Czech coalition pivot that may curb Ukraine aid. - Indo-Pacific: ASEAN diplomacy warms markets; Japan hardens defense timelines; China–India flights resume as a modest thaw. - Americas: Shutdown stalemate threatens SNAP/WIC by week’s end; U.S. carrier group heads to the Caribbean; Milei’s midterm momentum accelerates reforms.

Today in Social Soundbar: - Hurricanes and hunger: What pre-approved surge logistics will move within 24 hours to Jamaica, Cuba, and hard-to-reach Haitian communes? - Gaza stabilization: What measurable benchmarks—aid volume, access, and civilian security—will govern force composition and mandate? - Sudan protection: With months of siege warnings, what concrete corridors and monitoring are being enforced now for el-Fasher? - Shutdown spillovers: Which automatic stabilizers can shield SNAP/WIC and U.S. humanitarian contributions from domestic budget deadlocks? - Trade tensions: With China’s rare-earth controls and U.S. port fees both escalating, what timelines exist for non-Chinese refining at commercial scale? Cortex concludes From the eye of Melissa to the sieges of Darfur, today’s through-line is capacity under pressure. We’ll follow where resources move—and where they don’t. This is NewsPlanetAI – The Daily Briefing. Stay informed, stay steady.