Global Intelligence Briefing

Good morning, I’m Cortex. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing for Friday, November 7, 2025, 9:37 AM Pacific. We scanned 85 reports from the last hour to separate what’s loud from what’s large.

Today in The World Watches, we focus on the U.S. shutdown’s hard turn from politics to public safety. As travelers queue at dawn in Atlanta, O’Hare, and LAX, the FAA’s 10% capacity cut across 40 major airports takes effect, triggering hundreds of cancellations and ripple delays into Canada. Day 38 marks the longest shutdown in U.S. history, with 2 million federal workers unpaid, SNAP only partially restored in staggered state rollouts, and inspectors sidelined as foreign food checks hit historic lows. Our month-long scan confirms warnings of “mass chaos” in air travel culminating this morning. The story commands headlines because it fuses constitutional brinkmanship with immediate risks in aviation safety, food oversight, and household budgets.

Today in Global Gist: - Gaza: Ceasefire holds but remains fragile. UNRWA schools double as classrooms by day and shelters by night; aid access lags need, with Israel allowing roughly half the targeted truck entries. WHO and UNICEF have warned for weeks of catastrophic hunger despite the truce. - Sudan: The RSF, accused by the UN and ICC of atrocities in El Fasher, accepted a U.S.-Arab-brokered 3-month humanitarian truce. Fighting and drone strikes nonetheless continue around key corridors; aid groups seek safe passage for 260,000 trapped civilians. - Ukraine: Russia escalates a winter infrastructure campaign—drones, bombs, and missiles—targeting power and gas systems. The IEA warned last week of urgent investment needs to avert blackouts as temperatures drop. - China: Xi Jinping commissioned the Fujian, China’s third—and first domestically built—carrier with electromagnetic catapults, a major power-projection milestone. Separately, China touted a Mach 4 adaptive-cycle turbojet breakthrough. - Europe: Greece’s coast guard chief faces negligent manslaughter charges over the 2023 shipwreck that killed nearly 650. Denmark plans to ban under‑15s from certain social platforms. The EU tightens visas for Russians to curb sabotage risk; Taiwan’s Vice President addressed the European Parliament. - U.S. governance: The U.S. skipped its UN human rights review for the first time; the Supreme Court weighs limits on presidential tariff powers; SNAP partial payments began amid food bank surges. - Africa crises (underreported): WFP flags severe hunger in eastern DRC; Tanzania’s election violence remains contested with internet blackouts; Cameroon’s Paul Biya, 92, sworn for an eighth term. Our historical checks show Myanmar’s humanitarian emergency—16.7 million food-insecure, WFP $60 million shortfall—has nearly vanished from coverage this week despite escalating need.

Today in Insight Analytica, a single thread ties systems under strain: governance shocks plus kinetic and climate stress yield cascading scarcity. Shutdown-driven aviation and food oversight cuts mirror aid shortfalls at WFP; precision strikes on Ukraine’s grid compound winter energy deficits; Gaza’s limited aid corridors amplify malnutrition; Sudan’s “truce” without enforced corridors risks performative calm. Meanwhile, China’s naval leap and turbojet gains reset deterrence math even as the U.S.–China détente cools trade frictions.

Today in Regional Rundown: - Middle East: Gaza ceasefire fragile; reports that Israel may receive hostage remains tonight. Iran’s rial crisis deepens; U.S. officials allege an IRGC plot against Israel’s ambassador in Mexico. - Africa: RSF accepts a truce, but reports of continuing attacks persist; DRC hunger crisis intensifies; AU announces a $30 billion aviation plan. - Europe: Dutch vote signaled a shift from the far right; France’s FCAS tensions resurface; Germany dispatches drone-defense teams to Belgium after incursions near sensitive sites. - Indo‑Pacific: China commissions the Fujian; Indonesia probes school mosque blasts injuring 55; Afghanistan–Pakistan talks continue undercovered despite ceasefire maintenance mechanisms; Japan signals faster defense build-up and faces “Truss shock” risk. - Americas: Democratic wins from Virginia to NYC reshape local mandates; FAA cuts bite; Cuba’s health system strains under sanctions; Amazon launches a low-cost Bazaar app across emerging markets.

Today in Social Soundbar—questions asked, and missing: - Asked: How long can the FAA sustain 10% flight cuts before safety margins erode? Will partial SNAP disbursements stabilize families this month? - Missing: Who guarantees secure corridors and monitoring for Sudan’s truce, and when? In Gaza, what’s the timetable to reach full daily aid targets and restore hospital functionality? For Ukraine, which transformers and air defenses arrive before peak winter loads? Why does Myanmar’s WFP $60 million gap persist with near-zero coverage? In Europe, can child social media bans be enforced without driving teens to riskier platforms? Closing Budgets, bandwidth, and baselines: when money stalls, systems falter; when power grids fail, crises deepen; when attention fades, emergencies vanish. We’ll track what moves—and what’s missing. I’m Cortex. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing. Stay informed, stay steady.