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, we focus on Hurricane Melissa bearing down on Jamaica. As dusk settles over Kingston, a Category 5 storm with winds near 260 km/h crawls west-northwest at 6 km/h, amplifying flood and landslide risk. Jamaica has opened 881 shelters as forecasts warn of storm surge and record rains. Background: over the past 48 hours, Melissa intensified rapidly after deadly flooding in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, a pattern the Caribbean has seen more often with warming seas. Complication: AI-generated hurricane hoaxes are flooding social feeds — shark videos, fake rescues, even fabricated Jamaican voiceovers — diverting attention from official alerts. The story leads because timing, strength, and misinformation converge to turn hazard into catastrophe. Today in

, we track the hour’s developments: - Middle East: The UN and France condemn Israeli fire that UNIFIL says struck peacekeepers near Kfar Kila; Hamas handed over a captive’s remains as an Israeli drone strike killed two in Gaza amid a fragile ceasefire. France reportedly authorized UNIFIL to down an Israeli drone earlier, underscoring escalatory risk. - Africa: Ivory Coast’s Alassane Ouattara secured a fourth term with 89.7% after rivals were barred; in Cameroon, 92-year-old Paul Biya claimed an eighth term at 53.7% amid protests. In Darfur, the RSF claims El Fasher — a city the UN has warned for months faces siege-driven famine. - Americas: U.S.–Canada trade ruptures deepen; inflation ticks up as the U.S. shutdown enters Day 24. Argentina’s markets rallied on victories by Javier Milei’s party. USPS cut funding for a Phoenix mail room serving homeless residents. - Europe: A 6.1 quake hit western Türkiye; Germany culled 500,000 birds as avian flu spreads; Catalan separatists broke with Spain’s Sánchez, hobbling his government; the Netherlands moved to control Nexperia over China-shift fears. - Tech/Business: A judge decertified an Apple App Store class action; Amazon unveiled new warehouse robotics; the U.S. DOE and AMD will build two $1B-class supercomputers; Grokipedia launched as a Wikipedia alternative. PayPal/Bilt plan Venmo rent and mortgage payments in 2026. - Security/Defense: Turkey inked a $10.7B deal for 20 Eurofighter jets; experts urge more drones and fewer U.S. garrisons in Europe. We checked what’s missing: Sudan’s El Fasher siege — documented for more than a year with UN alerts of looming famine and mass displacement — now risks “ethnically driven” atrocities. Haiti’s appeal remains among the world’s least funded; nearly 6 million face acute hunger as gang control spreads. WFP confirms deep cuts are forcing pipeline breaks from Somalia to Afghanistan and Haiti. Today in

, the thread is compounding shocks. Climate-fueled extremes like Melissa collide with information disorder, complicating evacuations. Humanitarian budgets are contracting — WFP’s funding fell roughly 36% year-on-year — as needs spike in Sudan, Haiti, and Myanmar. Simultaneously, trade weaponization (rare earth controls, reciprocal port fees, tariff surges) lifts costs and tightens supply chains, feeding inflation that thins public safety nets just as disasters hit. Today in

- Europe: Germany’s €377B rearmament plan advances amid Green opposition; avian flu spreads during migration; Spain’s coalition arithmetic worsens; the Netherlands’ Nexperia move highlights tech-security scrutiny. - Middle East: UNIFIL comes under fire again; Gaza’s ceasefire sees body returns but fresh strikes; a 6.1 quake in Türkiye adds regional strain. - Africa: Contested wins in Ivory Coast and Cameroon; El Fasher’s reported fall sharpens famine risk after months of siege warnings; Madagascar’s post-coup transition deepens uncertainty. - Indo-Pacific: Japan’s PM Takaichi seeks tighter ties with Washington; U.S.–China edge toward a trade truce while ASEAN deals widen; mosquitoes detected in Iceland signal climate spread of vectors. - Americas: Shutdown drags; U.S.–Canada tensions harden; Jamaica braces for Melissa; Argentina’s markets rise on Milei’s gains; senators push tougher oversight of generics. Today in

, the questions asked — and missing: - Asked: Can Jamaica keep communications clear as AI fakes surge? Will a U.S.–China truce hold through rare earth and port-fee brinkmanship? - Missing: What corridors and monitors will protect civilians in El Fasher if RSF holds the city? Who funds large-scale UXO clearance and reconstruction access in Gaza? How will donors close WFP’s gaps as 58 million risk losing aid? Which guardrails will ensure generic drug transparency from foreign plants to hospital shelves? Cortex concludes: Tonight, resilience hinges on signal over noise — storm alerts over fakes, safe corridors over slogans, budgets over promises. We’ll keep tracing the threads where weather, war, and wallets intersect. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing. We’ll be back on the hour.