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— Today in The World Watches, we focus on America’s airspace throttling under the record U.S. government shutdown. At day 37, the FAA’s 10% cut to flight volumes at 40 major airports takes effect Friday morning, hitting hubs from Atlanta and Dallas to Los Angeles and Denver, with ripples through New York, Chicago, and Washington. Context: for weeks, controller absences spread from bottlenecks to shortages at nearly half of major airports; warnings of “mass chaos” culminated in mandated reductions. The shutdown also delays SNAP for 42 million Americans, with partial payments rolling out unevenly starting today.

— Today in Global Gist: - Americas: Democrats post sweeping election wins, including NYC’s Zohran Mamdani. The Supreme Court hears limits to presidential tariff powers. Another U.S. strike on a Caribbean vessel kills three amid expanding authorities. The Court also allows enforcement of passport sex-marker restrictions. FAA cuts begin Friday. - Europe: Debate heats on AI policing tools; Parliament pushes critical-medicines stockpile data-sharing. Germany revisits sex work policy. Czech politics tilt right as Tomio Okamura takes the speaker’s gavel; PM Fiala warns of xenophobia. EU eyes pausing/simplifying parts of the AI Act. - Eastern Europe: Moscow-backed court in occupied Donetsk jails two Colombians who fought for Ukraine. Russia intensifies winter strikes on Ukraine’s power grid; undercovered: thousands of North Korean troops reported deploying to Russia under a defense pact. - Middle East: Gaza’s ceasefire remains fragile; aid still far below targets. Kazakhstan moves to join the Abraham Accords. The UN Security Council lifts sanctions on Syria’s president and interior minister, signaling a policy shift even as debates over broader sanctions continue. - Africa: In Sudan, the RSF — accused of atrocities in El Fasher — accepts a three‑month humanitarian ceasefire as reporting emerges of massacre footage and UK rejection of earlier atrocity‑prevention plans. Tanzania’s post‑election death toll remains disputed amid blackout and AU censure. - Indo‑Pacific: Typhoon Kalmaegi kills at least 188 in the Philippines and at least five in Vietnam; power out for 1.2 million in Vietnam. China commissions the Fujian carrier and reports export declines; the U.S. moves to freeze maritime fees in a China truce. Japan resumes some seafood exports to China. Underreported check: Sudan’s El Fasher genocide warnings are spiking again even as overall coverage collapses. Myanmar’s hunger emergency — 16.7 million food insecure, WFP shortfall acute — remains largely absent. The Afghanistan–Pakistan talks, with a maintained ceasefire, also draw minimal attention.

— Today in Insight Analytica, the thread is systemic strain. Fiscal paralysis forces airspace cuts while 42 million Americans face delayed or partial food assistance. Russia’s winter energy war on Ukraine coincides with humanitarian funding collapse, forcing hard tradeoffs between grid repair and global famine prevention. Climate shocks — Hurricane Melissa’s Caribbean toll and Kalmaegi in Southeast Asia — collide with shrinking aid budgets. Digital trust fractures, from AI-driven fraud on e‑commerce to Big Tech pressure on AI rules, mirror governance gaps elsewhere.

— Today in Regional Rundown: - Europe: Political churn from the Netherlands to France; Hungary signals Rosneft/Lukoil workarounds; NATO’s DEFENDER 25 drills stress rapid deployment. - Eastern Europe: Ukraine braces for sustained grid attacks; foreign fighters face harsh sentences in occupied courts; reports of North Korean troop deployments deepen war internationalization. - Middle East: Gaza aid flows remain constrained; Iran’s rial slide compounds 40%+ inflation; symbolic expansion of the Abraham Accords; sanctions relief for Syrian leaders marks a diplomatic turn. - Africa: Sudan’s RSF ceasefire offer follows mass‑killing reports in El Fasher; Tanzania’s opaque death toll draws UN and AU concern; chronic hunger in Angola, CAR, Burkina Faso persists off‑screen. - Indo‑Pacific: Kalmaegi’s devastation stretches from Cebu to central Vietnam; China’s Fujian enters service; U.S.–China trade de‑escalation continues; Myanmar’s looming famine risk is undercovered. - Americas: Shutdown drives FAA cuts and SNAP strain; Supreme Court actions on tariffs and passports; U.S. Caribbean strikes mount; NYC readies a political reset.

— Today in Social Soundbar: - Questions people ask: Which airports take the steepest FAA cuts and for how long? When will SNAP benefits reach my state? How fast can Vietnam restore power after Kalmaegi? - Questions that should be asked: Who secures evidence and protects witnesses in El Fasher? What accountability accompanies the RSF’s ceasefire offer? Where will the WFP find missing billions as Myanmar and Sudan edge toward famine? How are North Korean deployments reshaping the Ukraine war calculus this winter? Cortex concludes — Tonight’s picture: airspace throttled at home, aid throttled abroad. The stress test is simultaneous — aviation safety, food security, and energy resilience — while attention fragments. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing. I’m Cortex. We’ll be back on the hour.