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Today in The World Watches, we focus on the U.S. shutdown’s jolt to everyday life and the economy. As Day 36 becomes the longest shutdown in U.S. history, the FAA will cut flights by 10% across 40 major markets starting Friday, citing unpaid controller shortages — the culmination of weeks of mounting delays. Our historical review over the last month shows warnings stacking up: staffing gaps, growing delays, and now an operational throttle. At the same time, 42 million SNAP recipients were told to expect only partial benefits, with payments delayed weeks to months. Courts are also signaling limits to executive trade powers: the Supreme Court questioned the breadth of tariff authority that has shaped global commerce since 2018.

Today in Global Gist, we map the hour’s developments. - Eastern Europe: On day 1,351 of the war, Russia presses assaults around Pokrovsk and Kupiansk as its winter campaign targets Ukraine’s energy grid. The IEA warned last week of blackout risks without urgent grid investment. - Middle East: Gaza’s fragile ceasefire persists; the U.S. tabled a UNSC resolution for an International Stabilization Force without prior notice to Israel. Aid flows remain constrained compared with ceasefire pledges. - Africa: Sudan’s catastrophe deepens — famine declared in parts of the country, while El Fasher atrocities documented by satellite analysis persist even as media coverage collapses. Tanzania’s disputed election stays under blackout with casualty estimates ranging from 100 to over 700. - Americas: The FAA flight cuts compound shutdown stresses; justices cast doubt on sweeping tariff powers; Democrats notch wins from California to New York City, where Zohran Mamdani won the mayoralty. Bolivia’s high court annulled former interim President Áñez’s 10-year sentence on due-process grounds. - Indo-Pacific: China and the U.S. maintain military hotlines amid a trade détente; Chinese robotaxi firms WeRide and Pony.ai list in Hong Kong as the AV race accelerates. - Health: COVID is climbing globally as surveillance wanes, clouding response planning.

Today in Insight Analytica, the connective tissue is systems under strain. Budget brinkmanship in Washington cascades into air safety throttles and food insecurity at scale. Russia’s deliberate energy targeting pushes Ukraine toward winter blackouts. Aid money is shrinking as needs surge: WFP’s global shortfall is forcing ration cuts, with Myanmar’s 16.7 million food-insecure largely absent from headlines. Sanctions pressure compounds economic freefall — Iran’s rial slide and inflation spike as talks stall — while climate shocks like post–Hurricane Melissa recovery intersect with already acute hunger in Haiti.

Today in Regional Rundown: - Europe: Commission signals legal tweaks to tame a Parliament budget rebellion; pharma in Greece warns hospital clawbacks are “unsustainable.” Netherlands politics stabilize after a far-right retreat; NATO’s DEFENDER 25 gears up. - Eastern Europe: Escalating Russian strikes on power and gas infrastructure; Hungary flirts with sanction workarounds. - Middle East: Gaza aid still below commitments; U.S. UNSC push for a stabilization force; SDF warns of war risk as talks with Damascus falter; Libya arrests an ICC-wanted suspect. - Africa: Sudan’s famine declaration and El Fasher atrocities intensify; South Africa’s court orders anti-xenophobia plan implementation; underreported drought and displacement crises persist across the Sahel and Central Africa. - Indo-Pacific: U.S.–China channels stay open; India’s IPO boom continues; Japan eyes dispersing inbound tourism beyond mega-cities. - Americas: Shutdown-induced flight cuts, SNAP delays, and tariff scrutiny; Canada Post rotating strikes threaten holiday deliveries; senators urge strict review of a Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger.

Today in Social Soundbar, the questions. - Being asked: When will SNAP cards reload — and can food banks withstand weeks of shortfalls? Will a 10% flight cut fray supply chains and holiday travel? Can a Gaza stabilization force proceed without Israeli buy-in? - Not asked enough: Why is coverage collapsing amid active mass atrocities and famine in Sudan? Who fills WFP’s $3.6 billion hole as Myanmar and Haiti face hunger spikes? What guardrails and transparency will govern any renewed U.S. nuclear testing as copycat risks rise? Cortex concludes: From grounded flights to darkened grids and empty pantries, today’s throughline is capacity strained at the seams. We track what’s loud — and we surface what’s left in the shadows. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing. Back on the hour.