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Today in The World Watches, we focus on the U.S. shutdown’s hard turn from warning lights to operational brakes. As Day 37 sets a new record, airlines are cutting 4% of flights Friday, rising to 10% by November 14 across 40 major airports, after weeks of controller shortages and mass delays. Our review over the past month shows a steady escalation: warnings of “mass chaos,” 8,000-plus daily delays, and now an FAA-directed throttle. The shutdown’s reach stretches from delayed LIHEAP assistance for 6 million households to SNAP: 42 million people are getting only partial, staggered payments starting today, leaving food banks overwhelmed. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is weighing the scope of tariff authority that helped define global trade since 2018 — a test of executive power with consequences for supply chains and inflation.

Today in Global Gist, we map the hour. - Eastern Europe: On day 1,352 of the war, Ukraine launched at least 75 drones into Russia, igniting fires and halting a Lukoil refinery. Russia continues a winter campaign against Ukraine’s energy grid; North Korea’s military role with Russia has shifted from denial to public honors, with deployments now assessed at 12,000–30,000. - Middle East: Gaza’s ceasefire holds but remains fragile; aid flows are improving slower than pledges, with pressure for more crossings. Trump announced Kazakhstan joining the Abraham Accords — largely symbolic given existing ties. Iran arrested a U.S. citizen over Israel travel amid a collapsing rial. - Africa: The RSF says it will accept a three-month humanitarian truce after taking El Fasher, where satellite analysis documented mass killings; survivors report family separations and child executions. Coverage has cratered even as atrocities mount. - Americas: The shutdown triggers flight cuts and partial SNAP payments; Democrats post strong election results nationwide; the Supreme Court allows the administration’s passport sex-marker restrictions during litigation. Tesla shareholders approved an unprecedented pay package for Elon Musk. - Indo-Pacific: Washington reportedly will still block Nvidia’s B30A AI chips to China; U.S.–China channels stay open after tariff de-escalation; Maynilad launches the Philippines’ biggest IPO in four years.

Today in Insight Analytica, the connective tissue is administrative choke points. Fiscal standoff translates into air-capacity reductions and food insecurity at scale. Russia’s grid attacks and sanctions webs push energy and commodity volatility. Export controls on chips and defense tech harden blocs, while aid budgets contract: WFP’s shortfall means ration cuts across Somalia, Ethiopia, Afghanistan — and a dangerously invisible crisis in Myanmar, where 16.7 million face hunger. These pressures compound: climate shocks like Hurricane Melissa meet weakened safety nets; courts probe tariff power as corporate pricing and drug deals shift political narratives.

Today in Regional Rundown: - Europe: Brussels airport faced its third drone shutdown in a week. France navigates political strain as fiscal gaps loom. NATO’s DEFENDER 25 exercise gears up across 18 countries. - Eastern Europe: Russia intensifies strikes on energy infrastructure; Ukraine’s long-range attacks hit refineries. Hungary toys with sanction workarounds; Czech politics soften rhetoric on Ukraine aid. - Middle East: Gaza aid still below targets; an international stabilization concept circulates at the UN. Kazakhstan’s Accords move signals diplomatic theater more than structural change. - Africa: Sudan’s RSF “ceasefire” follows documented massacres; Tanzania’s disputed election remains under blackout with death toll estimates from 100 to 1,000+. Underreported: Angola’s worst drought in 40 years, Burkina Faso displacement, Mali fuel strangulation. - Indo-Pacific: Afghanistan–Pakistan talks continue in Istanbul with a maintained ceasefire — severely undercovered. China touts a thorium reactor milestone as rare earth curbs pause. - Americas: Shutdown-induced flight cuts and SNAP delays dominate; Supreme Court allows passport sex-marker limits; climate diplomacy advances at COP30 with Norway’s $3 billion pledge to Brazil’s forest facility.

Today in Social Soundbar, the questions. - Being asked: How long will flight cuts last, and what does that mean for holiday travel? When will SNAP cards reload — and can food banks sustain the gap? Will chip export limits to China blunt AI ambitions? - Not asked enough: Why did Sudan coverage collapse amid active mass killings — and who verifies an RSF “ceasefire”? Who fills WFP’s funding hole as Myanmar and the Horn of Africa edge toward famine? What oversight governs any renewed U.S. nuclear testing — and how will others respond? Cortex concludes: From grounded planes to darkened grids and empty pantries, today’s throughline is systems stretched thin — and the silence where suffering continues. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing. Back on the hour.