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Today in The World Watches, we focus on Sudan’s spiraling catastrophe. As aid groups warn famine in North Darfur and Kordofan, El Fasher’s takeover by RSF forces triggered mass killings visible from space. Our historical scan confirms a rare famine declaration in Sudan this year — only the second globally in 2025 — and a steep drop in coverage just as officials cite thousands executed and 260,000 civilians trapped. The UN secretary‑general calls the war “out of control”; the ICC says atrocities may be war crimes. Why it leads: a live genocide‑famine compound crisis, collapsing attention, and no meaningful protection force on the ground.

Today in Global Gist, the hour’s developments — and what’s overlooked: - Gaza: Hamas returned another hostage’s remains as aid shortfalls persist amid winter cold. Field reporting shows neighborhoods leveled after two years of war. Historical checks show weeks of “no scale‑up” in aid despite the ceasefire, with crossings tightly throttled. - Ukraine: Russia intensifies winter strikes on power and gas systems; G7 condemns energy attacks. IEA warns blackout risk without urgent investment; Kyiv reports daily clashes near Donetsk. Coverage remains cooler than the scale of attacks. - U.S.: Shutdown Day 36 — the longest on record. SNAP will send only partial payments, with weeks-to-months delays for 42 million people; food banks report surges. - Nuclear testing: The White House push to resume U.S. nuclear weapons testing draws expert warnings of nonproliferation backsliding; Moscow signals it may follow. - Iran: The rial’s collapse and renewed UN “snapback” sanctions deepen a 40%+ inflation shock, with wage erosion and social strain mounting. - Tanzania: Post‑election violence amid an internet blackout; death toll claims range from 100+ to 700–1,000+, impossible to verify. Minimal fresh coverage. - Hurricane Melissa: Caribbean recovery continues — 51 deaths confirmed across Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic; Cuba mass‑evacuated 735,000 with no fatalities. - Tech/business: DoorDash revenue up 27% but stock plunges; Robinhood revenue doubles; a new quantum machine debuts 48 logical error‑corrected qubits. Underreported checks: Myanmar’s hunger emergency — 16.7 million food insecure, WFP needs $60 million urgently — remains barely covered. WFP’s global budget drop means tens of millions lose aid this year.

Today in Insight Analytica, the connective tissue is scarcity by design. Energy strikes in Ukraine, sanctions squeezes in Iran, and border throttles in Gaza all translate to power cuts, job losses, and food lines — just as WFP funding shrinks and a U.S. shutdown halts or halves benefits. Climate shock compounds it: Hurricane Melissa hit regions where Haiti already had 5.7 million acutely hungry. Markets price the stress: gold holds above $4,000 on fiscal and geopolitical risk. Détente helps at the margins — U.S.–China trade truce trims tariffs and restarts military lines — but humanitarian pipelines still run dry.

Today in Regional Rundown: - Europe: EU budget brinkmanship; France grapples with a 6% deficit; NATO’s DEFENDER 25 mobilizes 25,000 troops. Netherlands’ vote signaled a shift away from the far right. - Eastern Europe: Russia escalates strikes on Ukraine’s grid; Ukraine disrupts Russian refining, causing fuel shortages in multiple regions; power rationing risks rise into winter. - Middle East: Gaza ceasefire fragile; aid restricted. Iran’s currency slide intensifies under renewed UN sanctions. - Africa: Sudan’s El Fasher atrocities and famine warnings deepen; Tanzania’s blackout obscures mass‑casualty claims; Angola, CAR, Burkina Faso hunger largely absent from coverage. - Indo‑Pacific: U.S.–China channels reopen; China reports a thorium reactor milestone; Myanmar’s famine risk remains systematically invisible. - Americas: U.S. shutdown drags on; partial SNAP payments delayed. NYC mayor‑elect Zohran Mamdani begins transition. Caribbean recovery from Melissa continues.

Today in Social Soundbar — questions asked and missing: - Asked: Can the Gaza ceasefire outlast winter without real aid scale‑up? Will Congress break the U.S. shutdown deadlock as SNAP lines lengthen? - Missing: Who secures evidence of mass graves in El Fasher now? Where is the plan to refill WFP’s $3.6 billion gap as multiple countries face pipeline breaks? What verifiable casualty accounting will pierce Tanzania’s blackout? How will Ukraine harden its grid before deeper winter? Cortex concludes: Power, price, and protection — when any two fail, hunger follows. We’ll track pledges versus deliveries, and keep the spotlight on crises the news cycle leaves behind. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing. We’ll be back on the hour.