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Today in The World Watches, we focus on America’s shutdown shock turning into a food‑aid cliff. On Day 33, 42 million SNAP recipients face lapsed benefits. Two federal judges ordered the administration to pay by Nov 3–4, but states and food banks report surging lines and unclear disbursement. Why this leads: scale and immediacy. A funding standoff has moved from Washington to grocery aisles. Over the past month, warnings escalated from “possible lapse” to court-ordered lifelines; today, families still wait to see if the money lands.

Today in Global Gist, we cover the hour: - Caribbean: Five days after Category 5 Melissa, western Jamaica still waits for aid; 77% lost power at peak, at least 28–31 deaths confirmed in Jamaica and 51 regionwide. Insurance and catastrophe bonds will pay hundreds of millions, but experts warn limits won’t cover total losses. - Gaza: Despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, Israeli strikes and access limits continue; at least 236 Palestinians killed since Oct 28–29 flare-ups. Israel today received the remains of three hostages; aid flows remain roughly half of planned daily volumes. - Europe security: Drones repeatedly probed Belgian military and airport airspace; EU capitals weigh giving Frontex wider powers for airspace surveillance, part of a months-long “drone wall” push on the bloc’s eastern flank. - Afghanistan: A 6.3 quake hit the Hindu Kush near Mazar‑i‑Sharif, weeks after deadly quakes devastated the east; tremor anxiety compounds fragile housing and winter risk. - Mexico: A store fire and explosion in Hermosillo killed at least 23; authorities probe an electrical transformer. - Tech and economy: Israel unveils tax incentives to stem a wartime brain drain; AI firms ramp up “forward‑deployed” engineers; Google pulls an AI model amid reliability concerns. What’s missing but matters: Sudan’s El Fasher. Satellite analysis shows blood-stained streets; survivors report executions and family separations after RSF seized the city. Coverage remains thin relative to atrocity scale. Myanmar’s hunger crisis — 16.7 million food insecure — faces a $60 million WFP gap; stories remain scarce despite escalating need. Globally, WFP’s budget fell from $10B to $6.4B, cutting aid to tens of millions.

Today in Insight Analytica, the thread is brittle buffers. A tariff truce lowered U.S.–China tensions and rare‑earth risks, yet domestic fiscal strife now severs food aid. Storm damage meets insurance caps; Gaza’s ceasefire meets closed crossings; Afghanistan’s quakes meet weak housing. When financing, governance, or access falter, shocks cascade into hunger. The same pattern emerges in Sudan and Myanmar: security failure plus funding failure equals humanitarian freefall.

Today in Regional Rundown: - Europe: Netherlands election checked the far right; France cycles through a PM crisis amid a 6% deficit. EU eyes expanded Frontex powers after drone incursions in Belgium; NATO’s DEFENDER 25 drills ready rapid deployment. - Eastern Europe: Ukraine braces for winter after Russia’s mass strikes on energy, with rolling outages and nuclear-adjacent risks; Kyiv’s long‑range hits squeeze Russian fuel supplies. - Middle East: Gaza’s fragile “no war, no peace” continues; Israel warns it may intensify strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon; bodies of three hostages returned under the ceasefire framework. - Africa: Sudan’s El Fasher atrocities deepen as 260,000 civilians remain trapped; Tanzania’s post‑election protests face curfew and blackout amid sharply divergent death tolls; underreported drought and displacement persist in Angola, CAR, Burkina Faso; Mali’s JNIM blockade fuels shortages. - Indo‑Pacific: U.S.–China reopen military lines; South Korea set to build a U.S. nuclear‑powered sub under an expanded deal; India’s Chabahar waiver proceeds; Afghanistan jolted again by a 6.3 quake. - Americas: U.S. shutdown enters a record stretch; Hurricane Melissa exposes resilience gaps; Mexico mourns Hermosillo deaths.

Today in Social Soundbar — questions asked and missing: - Asked: Will SNAP payments hit accounts by Monday, and if not, how fast can states fill the gap? - Missing: Who secures El Fasher’s civilians and evidence amid reported mass killings? Where does Myanmar’s $60 million arrive from — and when? Are EU “drone wall” powers matched by the personnel and sensors needed to stop real incursions? How quickly will Jamaica translate insurance payouts into clean water, power restoration, and cleared roads? Cortex concludes Courts may feed families while politics stalls; insurance may cushion storms while needs outpace payouts; ceasefires pause little when gates stay shut. We’ll track what’s enforced, what’s funded, and who’s still waiting. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing. We’ll be back on the hour.