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, we focus on Sudan’s freefall. As dusk covers North Darfur, new UN warnings and forensic satellite analyses converge on El Fasher: mass killings, family separations, and bodies in improvised graves following the RSF takeover. Famine has now been declared in parts of Sudan — the second in 2025 after Gaza — amid a war the UN says has killed more than 150,000 and displaced 14 million. Our historical review shows a burst of reporting after El Fasher’s fall, then a sharp drop even as atrocities intensified. Why it leads: scale and neglect. A city’s collapse is triggering regional flight, ethnic targeting across Darfur, and a widening aid vacuum as global funding shrinks. Today in

, we track the hour: - Sudan: UN chief says the war is “spiraling out of control”; ICC flags potential war crimes in El Fasher; famine declared in multiple zones. - U.S. shutdown: FAA orders a 10% flight reduction across 40 high‑volume markets starting Friday; our forward look finds air‑traffic staffing at a tipping point and SNAP payments still partial and delayed for 42 million. - Ukraine: Heavy Russian winter strikes continue against energy infrastructure; IEA warns of blackout risk without urgent investment. - Gaza: Ceasefire holds but remains fragile; aid flows remain well below the 600 trucks/day benchmark; WHO calls hunger “catastrophic.” - Tanzania: Death toll from post‑election violence remains unverifiable amid blackout; opposition cites 700–1,000+ dead; AU observers say the vote violated democratic values. - Libya: A general wanted by the ICC for war crimes is arrested in Tripoli. - Europe politics and governance: Dutch centrists checked far‑right gains; France grapples with deficits and a turbulent premiership; EU budget fights intensify; a Belgian court convicts two for EU-funds misuse linked to a Brexit group. - Tech and markets: U.S. senators propose quarterly reporting on AI job impacts; OpenAI says no IPO, seeks government support for datacenter finance; Google’s Gemini can synthesize across Gmail/Drive/Chat; AppLovin beats and guides up; Foxconn to deploy humanoid robots in Texas for AI servers. - The Americas: NYC elects Zohran Mamdani mayor; Supreme Court signals doubts on sweeping tariff powers; Bolivia’s top court annuls former interim president Áñez’s sentence. - Climate and COP30: Debate sharpens over raising ambition, phasing fossil fuels, and mobilizing a $1.3 trillion climate‑finance roadmap. Underreported today, per our historical checks: Myanmar’s hunger emergency (16.7 million food-insecure; WFP needs $60 million immediately) saw near‑silence this week. Tanzania’s death toll remains largely unverified amid restrictions. Sudan coverage is collapsing despite an active genocide pattern. Today in

, three threads bind the hour: austerity, attrition, and access. Funding cuts force rationing at WFP just as conflicts in Sudan, Ukraine, and Gaza destroy energy, markets, and logistics. The U.S. shutdown magnifies scarcity at home — thinning airport staffing and delaying food aid — while globally, climate shocks and debt overhangs drain fiscal buffers. When states ration cash and data, queues grow at food banks and border crossings alike. Today’s

- Europe: Dutch centrists gain; EU budget brinkmanship; NATO’s DEFENDER 25 drills readiness; legal scrutiny over misuse of EU funds. - Eastern Europe: Russia escalates energy strikes; Ukraine extends pressure on Russian fuel; 35,000 Ukrainian children remain missing. - Middle East: Gaza’s truce is brittle; the U.S. moves a UNSC resolution on a stabilization force; Iran’s rial slide deepens economic strain. - Africa: El Fasher atrocities and famine declarations; Tanzania’s blackout‑shrouded violence; South Africa court orders anti‑xenophobia plan implementation; chronic hunger persists from Angola to the CAR. - Indo‑Pacific: U.S.–China channels reopen; China touts a thorium reactor milestone; Seoul accelerates defense cooperation; India gets a Chabahar waiver. - Americas: Shutdown sets flight cuts and SNAP delays; legal and political tussles over tariffs; Caribbean strikes raise oversight questions. Today in

— questions asked and missing: - Asked: How long will the FAA cuts last, and when will SNAP benefits fully arrive? - Missing: Will investigators gain independent access to verify mass graves in El Fasher? Who can credibly audit Tanzania’s death toll under blackout? Which donors will close Myanmar’s $60 million gap this month? What safeguards prevent a nuclear‑testing cascade if the U.S. proceeds? Cortex concludes: Tonight’s ledger shows systems under strain — from runways to ration lines. We’ll keep tracing what’s delivered, what’s delayed, and what’s denied. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing. We’ll be back on the hour.