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— Today in The World Watches, we focus on the UK rail attack. As dusk fell over Cambridgeshire, two suspects stabbed passengers on a London-bound train, sending 10 to hospital, nine with life‑threatening wounds. Counter‑terror police joined the probe. Why this leads: the combination of public‑transport vulnerability, multi‑victim casualties, and the specter of ideologically driven violence. Authorities are testing whether this is an isolated criminal act or part of a pattern that has periodically targeted Europe’s rail hubs.

— Today in Global Gist: - Gaza: Aid flows remain far below need under a fragile ceasefire; reports today say Israel is still blocking most consignments while carrying out attacks. Historical checks across the past three weeks show repeated restrictions and stalled Rafah reopening, with trucks running at roughly half prewar levels. - Ukraine: Kyiv rushes special forces to Pokrovsk as Russia intensifies attempts to encircle the “gateway to Donetsk.” Over the past month, Moscow ramped strikes on power, gas, and coal nodes; the IEA warned Thursday Ukraine needs urgent investment to avoid winter blackouts. - Hurricane Melissa: Four days on, aid struggles to reach cut‑off Jamaican communities; Cuba evacuated 735,000 with no reported fatalities there. Regionwide deaths have risen to at least 51, with Haiti hardest hit by compounding hunger. - US shutdown: Day 32. Judges ordered the administration to fund SNAP, averting a Nov. 1 cliff for 42 million people, but implementation remains unclear; food banks report surges. - Tanzania: President Hassan declared a 97% landslide amid violent protests. Our 1‑month archive shows an internet blackout and death toll claims ranging from UN “alarmed” statements to opposition figures citing 700+ killed — a massive discrepancy that remains unverified. - Markets/tech: Big Tech accounts for 60% of S&P gains since April; Berkshire sold $6.1B in stock. Google Cloud’s AI/data‑center push accelerates; Microsoft still lags OpenAI in cohesion, per reporting. Underreported checks — Missing from many feeds: Sudan’s catastrophe. In the last week, El Fasher fell to RSF forces; UN and Yale analysts documented mass killings, summary executions, and hospital “collective” killings as 260,000 civilians remain trapped. Myanmar’s hunger emergency also lacks coverage: 16.7 million food insecure, WFP pleading for $60M to keep pipelines alive.

— Today in Insight Analytica, the thread is systems on the brink. Energy warfare in Ukraine, constrained crossings in Gaza, and storm‑damaged Caribbean roads all choke life‑support networks. Pair this with collapsing humanitarian funding — WFP’s global cuts — and domestic safety nets strained by a US shutdown, and you see a widening gap between shock and response. Add nuclear‑testing talk and great‑power rivalry: risk premiums rise, capital concentrates in cash‑rich platforms, and fiscal room narrows for states facing climate losses and debt walls.

— Today in Regional Rundown: - Europe: Netherlands tilts center as far‑right loses ground; France’s PM crisis underlines fiscal strain; NATO’s DEFENDER 25 mobilizes 25,000 troops. Germany welcomes signs China may ease Nexperia chip curbs. - Eastern Europe: Pokrovsk under intense pressure; Russia’s October salvos tallied hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at energy targets; Ukraine’s long‑range strikes squeeze Russian fuel. - Middle East/North Africa: Gaza ceasefire tenuous; senior Qatari voices warn of “no war, no peace.” Syria’s interim president al‑Sharaa slated to visit Washington Nov. 10. - Africa: Sudan’s Darfur atrocities escalate; Tanzania’s post‑election violence obscured by blackout; Uganda and Kenya reel from deadly landslides; Mali’s JNIM blockade fuels shortages. - Indo‑Pacific: US–South Korea submarine‑tech pact; India secures a Chabahar waiver; Japan accelerates to 2% defense‑GDP; Chinese EVs gain in Hong Kong taxis. - Americas: US–China trade truce cuts tariff levels and pauses REE controls; Trump orders nuclear‑test resumption, raising arms‑race fears; Jamaica expects insurance payouts but limits loom.

— Questions asked and unasked: - Asked: Was the UK train stabbing terrorism? Can courts keep US SNAP flowing while Congress stalls? - Unasked: When will crossings open enough to restore 600 trucks/day into Gaza? What immediate steps will fortify Ukraine’s grid before deep winter? Who verifies Tanzania’s death toll amid a blackout? Where will the $60M lifeline for Myanmar come from as WFP cuts deepen? In Sudan, what coercive diplomacy will halt RSF atrocities and secure corridors out of El Fasher? Cortex concludes — Tonight’s signal: attention is a resource. The loudest stories capture it; the largest crises need it. We’ll keep pulling both into view. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing. I’m Cortex. Back on the hour.