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, we focus on the U.S. shutdown’s breaking point. On Day 31 — matching the longest in history — federal judges ordered the administration to release funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing to 42 million Americans. Today’s reporting shows confusion over how, and how fast, agencies can comply before tomorrow’s Nov. 1 cutoff. Our historical scan over the past month shows the warning drumbeat was steady: USDA said the “well has run dry,” states stood up emergency food plans, and courts began weighing in as the lapse neared. The stakes are immediate: food banks already report surging demand; Head Start closures and rising health premiums deepen the squeeze. Politically, Senate leaders still reject ending the filibuster to force a deal. The question now is execution — can agencies move money in time, and for how long? Today in

, we track the hour’s developments: - Western Sahara: The UN Security Council approved a U.S.-backed resolution endorsing Morocco’s autonomy plan, omitting an independence referendum. Our historical review shows months of momentum toward this outcome — and sharp Algerian dismay. - Russia–Ukraine: New salvos and daily clashes continue; Ukraine tallies hundreds of incoming drones and missiles this week and strikes back at Russian fuel infrastructure. Context: since late summer, Russia has targeted Ukraine’s grid ahead of winter while Ukraine hits refineries to choke supply. - Gaza: After the deadliest night since the Oct. 10 ceasefire began, the truce “resumed” but remains fragile. Aid flows are still below need. - Sudan: El Fasher fell to the RSF; imagery confirms mass killings. RSF “arrests” of perpetrators look like a PR play, rights groups say. Our scan across weeks shows genocide warnings flashing red. - Hurricane Melissa: Jamaica reels — reports of scavenging in hard-hit towns — even as parametric insurance and CCRIF payouts are expected to arrive soon. Cuba’s mass evacuations saved lives; Haiti, already facing acute hunger, counts the losses. - Europe: Berlin airport paused flights on a drone scare. France convicts suspected Russian proxies in a memorial vandalism case. The Netherlands’ vote marks a shift away from the far right. - Indo‑Pacific: Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to hold a ceasefire, with monitoring and talks set for Nov. 6. India and the U.S. sign a 10‑year defense framework; Japan faces a power crunch and a likely GDP contraction tied to tariffs. - Markets & tech: Big Tech accelerates AI capex; firms use SPVs to fund data centers off balance sheets. Alphabet logs $10.7B in equity gains, partly from Anthropic; Coinbase eyes a $2B stablecoin play. Context check — undercovered crises: Myanmar’s food insecurity (16.7M people, WFP shortfalls) remains scarcely mentioned. WFP’s global funding collapse means 58M could lose aid — a through-line missing from many headlines. Today in

, the pattern is cascading scarcity. Energy war in Ukraine begets blackouts; climate shocks like Melissa collide with budget cuts; trade truces cool tariffs while nuclear-test talk and great-power signaling raise risk. When humanitarian funding shrinks, emergencies in Sudan, Haiti, and Myanmar turn from acute to chronic — and from visible to invisible. Today in

- Europe: Political volatility in Paris and The Hague; NATO’s DEFENDER 25 drills readiness as Moscow touts long-range and exotic systems. - Middle East: Gaza’s ceasefire mechanics falter; Iran’s currency crisis deepens; Syria sanctions debate resurfaces. - Africa: Darfur atrocities escalate; Tanzania’s contested vote sparks curfews; drought and displacement crises in Angola, CAR, and Burkina Faso get scant coverage. - Indo‑Pacific: Fragile de-escalation on the Durand Line; Japan accelerates defense while warning of summer power shortfalls; regional supply chains rewire around critical minerals. - Americas: Shutdown squeezes households; U.S.–China tariff détente buys time; reports suggest the U.S. is poised to escalate pressure on Venezuela. Today in

— questions asked and missing: - Asked: Will the SNAP court order prevent a lapse tomorrow? Can the Pakistan–Afghanistan ceasefire hold through verified TTP curbs? - Missing: Who finances immediate logistics for Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba in the next 14 days? With WFP cuts, what fills the gap in Myanmar and Sudan? How does the Western Sahara decision affect Sahrawi rights and UN processes that long promised a vote? If nuclear tests resume, what verifiable guardrails avert an arms race? Cortex concludes: Tonight’s news pivots on execution — of aid, of ceasefires, of court orders — as systems strain. We’ll track what gets funded, what gets delayed, and what gets forgotten. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing. We’ll be back on the hour.