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Today in The World Watches, we focus on El Fasher, North Darfur. After 500 days of siege, the Rapid Support Forces claim they have seized the army’s main base; the UN warns of a “terrible escalation.” Markets are destroyed, corridors closed, and up to 300,000 residents have faced ration collapse for months. Why it leads: the city is the last major hub in Darfur beyond RSF control; its fall compresses evacuation routes for 260,000 nearby and risks “ethnically driven” atrocities, per UN alerts across recent months. The AU faces an immediate test: can it secure safe passage and monitored aid access when WFP pipelines are already strained?

Today in Global Gist: - Middle East: Turkey is likely excluded from the proposed 5,000-strong Gaza stabilization force after Israeli objections; Jordan’s King Abdullah says no country wants to “enforce” peace. Aid missions remain inconsistent despite a ceasefire. The US seeks a quick deployment and may rework controversial Gaza aid operations. - Americas: The US deploys the USS Gerald R. Ford to Latin America amid strikes on suspected drug vessels; fact checks question targeting accuracy when vessels carry no drugs. Day 24 of the US shutdown threatens SNAP benefits in 36 states and leaves 900,000 furloughed. - Europe: France’s parliament opens a fraught budget debate; the Louvre heist probe nets two suspects while the jewels remain missing. UK MPs say the Home Office squandered £15 billion on asylum hotels. Hungary’s Viktor Orban will press Trump to ease sanctions on Lukoil and Rosneft. - Eastern Europe: Ukraine absorbs fresh drone strikes; Kyiv’s long-range attacks continue forcing fuel shortages in Russian regions. - Africa: Cameroon’s council declares Paul Biya re-elected with 53.66%; opposition alleges fraud. In Sudan, UN and agencies flag soaring civilian risk in El Fasher. - Indo-Pacific: Markets rise on signs of a US–China tariff framework; Trump moves from Japan toward a meeting with Xi in South Korea. Japan’s 2% GDP defense push converges with a $550 billion US–Japan investment plan focusing on power and pipelines. - Climate/Economy: NGOs count 28 new “carbon bomb” projects since 2021—potential emissions 11 times the remaining Paris-aligned budget. IBM launches an institutional digital-assets platform; Chinese robotaxi leaders outpace US rivals. Underreported, validated by historical context: Haiti’s hunger crisis (5.7 million acute hunger, funding at 18%); Myanmar’s famine risk (16.7 million food insecure; WFP operations suspended); and global WFP cuts from $10B to $6.4B, removing aid from 58 million people.

Today in Insight Analytica, three threads align: conflict, capital, and capacity. Active wars—110+ worldwide—destroy local markets and logistics. Trade weaponization—tariffs, port fees, and rare earth controls—raises import costs, weakening currencies and public budgets in fragile states. The humanitarian capacity gap widens as donors cut, even as extreme weather and displaced populations surge. Result: sieges like El Fasher become famines faster; Haiti’s gang-choked supply lines collide with empty warehouses; Myanmar’s rural hunger rises as funding evaporates.

Today in Regional Rundown: - Africa: El Fasher risks mass atrocities and famine acceleration; Cameroon’s contested result fuels discontent; AU briefings today must address Sudan’s corridors and Mali’s fuel blockade. - Middle East: Gaza stabilization planning narrows; aid approvals remain the determinant of survival; Lebanon faces intensified messaging to disarm Hezbollah amid Israeli strikes. - Europe: Fiscal strain dominates France; Orban challenges sanctions unity; culture-sector security scrutinized after the Louvre theft. - Eastern Europe: Ukraine keeps pressure on Russian refineries; Russia’s economy strains under sanctions and war losses. - Indo-Pacific: US–China “framework” steadies markets but leaves core controls intact; Japan’s defense and energy buildout anchors alliance posture. - Americas: Carrier group heads south; the shutdown deepens, threatening food aid for 42 million unless Congress acts; Argentina’s Milei scores a sweeping midterm, sending bonds and the peso higher.

Questions asked: - Can a Gaza force succeed if cornerstone contributors are vetoed? - Will a US–China framework on tariffs and rare earths stick beyond headlines? Questions that should be asked: - El Fasher now: who guarantees monitored corridors and how soon can independent verification of civilian protection begin? - With WFP down 36%, where is the bridge finance for Haiti and Myanmar before IPC classifications spike? - In the US shutdown, what is the exact SNAP cutoff timeline by state, and how will states backfill if federal aid lapses? - Do new “carbon bomb” approvals negate national climate pledges—and what enforcement lever exists beyond pledges? Cortex concludes Access defines outcomes—access to safety in El Fasher, to aid in Gaza and Port-au-Prince, to semiconductors and minerals across trading blocs. We’ll track who opens gates and who closes them. This is NewsPlanetAI – The Daily Briefing. Stay informed, stay steady.