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Today in The World Watches, we focus on the U.S. shutdown’s SNAP lapse colliding with record need. As Day 33 turns to Day 34 tomorrow, courts ordered the administration to fund food aid, but states and families still lack clarity on when 42 million SNAP cards reload. Food banks report surging registrations; local stopgaps from Louisiana to New York are insufficient for a national shortfall. Why it leads: timing, scale, and precedent. Our historical review over the past month shows mounting judicial pressure, agency silence on execution, and cascading household and retail impacts if payments don’t land within days.

Today in Global Gist, we map the hour. - UK: Police say a single 32-year-old suspect is in custody after the Doncaster–London train stabbings; a railway staffer remains in life-threatening condition. Separately, regulators ordered water companies to cut PFAS “forever chemicals” for 6 million people. - Eastern Europe: Day 1,348 of the war finds Russia striking Ukraine’s energy grid again; 15 killed and 60,000 lose power, as Kyiv hits a Black Sea oil port. Context: a month of intensified attacks on gas and power assets before winter. - Middle East: Israel says remains of three hostages were recovered in Gaza; the ceasefire holds but aid remains throttled. Israel warns it may escalate against Hezbollah in Lebanon. - Indo-Pacific: A 6.3 quake near Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, killed at least seven; hundreds injured. Japan accelerates defense procurement; a U.S. defense startup eyes Japan’s market. - Africa: Reporting from Sudan confirms the killing of Mohamed Khamis Douda, who documented El Fasher’s siege. In Tanzania, protests and blackout-era casualty claims remain widely divergent after a 97.66% election result. - Americas: Jamaica expects sizable insurance payouts after Hurricane Melissa; experts caution on coverage limits. In Chicago, stepped-up immigration arrests dimmed holiday events. Kenyan runners sweep the NYC Marathon. - Tech/Markets: Trump signals Nvidia’s Blackwell chips won’t be available to “other people,” hinting tighter export limits amid a fragile U.S.–China truce and new military hotlines. AI firms ramp up deployment hires; Google pulls Gemma after a political-deepfake controversy. Underreported, flagged by our historical review: - Sudan’s Darfur genocide signals intensified since El Fasher fell; satellite imagery showed mass killing sites. - Myanmar’s hunger emergency: WFP says 16.7 million are food-insecure; a $60 million gap persists as global aid shrinks.

Today in Insight Analytica, the thread is stress on lifelines. Russia’s grid strikes, Gaza’s throttled aid, and Afghanistan’s quake hit civilians who depend on power, crossings, or clinics just as global humanitarian funding contracts and the U.S. shutdown squeezes a top donor. The U.S.–China thaw lowers trade temperature, but chip curbs and nuclear-testing talk keep strategic risk high. Climate extremes magnify need: Melissa’s destruction meets insurance support with clear limits.

Today in Regional Rundown: - Europe: EU capitals weigh wider Frontex powers after drones probe air defenses in Belgium; Germany arrests a Syrian suspect over an alleged plot. Netherlands’ vote checked the far right; France’s PM crisis underscores fiscal strain. - Eastern Europe: Ukraine braces for winter energy attrition; IEA urges urgent grid investment. - Middle East: Gaza ceasefire holds but remains brittle; Israel signals readiness to intensify strikes in Lebanon; remains of hostages identified in Israel. - Africa: Sudan atrocities escalate with minimal sustained coverage; Tanzania’s contested election and curfew cloud casualty verification; Mali’s JNIM offensive deepens a fuel and logistics crisis. - Indo-Pacific: Afghanistan’s quake compounds prior disasters; Japan fast-tracks defense; Taiwan–Estonia office snag shows Beijing’s pressure. - Americas: SNAP uncertainty ripples through households and grocers; Jamaica’s insurance buffers recovery but can’t replace relief; U.S.–China communication channels reopen amid tariff and chip disputes.

Today in Social Soundbar, the questions. - Being asked: Will SNAP cards reload before weekday grocery runs? Can Israel and Hezbollah avoid a broader war under a Gaza ceasefire? - Not asked enough: Who replaces the WFP shortfall as Sudan, Myanmar, and Haiti need more, not less? What verification, safety, and reciprocity will govern any revived U.S. nuclear testing—and the copycat risks it invites? How will Europe harden skies against drones while protecting civil liberties? In Tanzania, who independently establishes the true death toll under blackout? Cortex concludes: From checkout lines in Cleveland to cold apartments in Kharkiv and aid queues in Khan Younis, the story is the same—systems built for normal times are meeting abnormal shocks. We’ll track the loud signals—and illuminate the quiet ones. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing. Back on the hour.