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Today in The World Watches, we focus on COP30 opening in Belém, Brazil. As delegates stream into the Amazon, leaders call for unity while the core fight is over money: a “Baku-to-Belém” roadmap targeting $1.3 trillion per year in climate finance by 2035. Our historical scan shows that despite big figures, details remain hazy and trust fragile—Global South negotiators want predictable, concessional funds and debt relief, not repackaged loans. Why it leads: timing and stakes. With Cat‑5 Hurricane Melissa recovery ongoing in the Caribbean and grids strained from India to U.S. data centers, COP30 is where adaptation cash, loss-and-damage, and grid investment either get traction—or drift.

Today in Global Gist: - Middle East: The Gaza ceasefire remains brittle as U.S. mediator Jared Kushner meets PM Netanyahu. A U.S. draft “Comprehensive Plan” envisions phased IDF withdrawal, Hamas disarmament, and reconstruction oversight. Iraq’s West Qurna-2 faces force majeure after sanctions on Lukoil—energy ripples across the region. - Europe/Media: The BBC crisis deepens; Director-General Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness quit over a misedited Trump speech. Trump threatens a $1B suit. The BBC chair apologized today; the memo at issue is under scrutiny. - U.S. shutdown: Day 41 breakthrough—Senate moved a deal to fund government through Jan 30; House action underway. It restores SNAP, LIHEAP, telehealth, and back pay. Markets rose on the news. - Security: A car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort killed at least 8; terror angle under investigation. Ukraine’s anti-graft bureau raided energy sector contracts even as Russia escalates winter strikes on power infrastructure. - Tech/Markets: CoreWeave revenue up 134% YoY; eToro beats and launches a buyback; Meta to drop web Like/Share buttons in 2026; reports say C3.ai exploring a sale. Underreported checks (tool-verified): - Sudan: El-Fasher atrocities after RSF takeover; UN and ICC warnings of mass killings; ceasefire claims failed to halt violence. - Myanmar: 16.7M food-insecure; WFP funding collapse persists with minimal coverage. - Afghanistan–Pakistan: Istanbul talks collapsed; ceasefire uncertain; escalatory rhetoric rising. - Tanzania: Post-election crackdown with opposition alleging hundreds of deaths; AU observers say the vote violated democratic values. - North Korea–Russia: Evidence trail over months of DPRK troops deployed to Russia with heavy losses; coverage lags despite scale.

Today in Insight Analytica, threads converge on finance and fragility. Climate funding promises at COP30 collide with a broader humanitarian funding collapse: WFP cuts, SNAP gaps just now patched, and famine risks from Myanmar to the Sahel. Wars target infrastructure—Ukraine’s grid, Gaza’s crossings, Iraq’s oil—driving price and power volatility. Governance strain—from a broadcaster’s credibility shock to contested elections in Tanzania—erodes public trust precisely when collective action is needed for climate, food, and energy security.

Today in Regional Rundown: - Europe: BBC leadership crisis; EU farm rule “simplification” faces farmer backlash; DEFENDER‑25 drills underscore air-defense readiness. - Eastern Europe: Russia intensifies winter strikes; reports of DPRK troop deployments to Russia form a months-long pattern of escalation. - Middle East: Gaza truce management; Syria’s al‑Sharaa at the White House as the U.S. extends a sanctions waiver while Congress debates repeal; Iraq crude hit by sanctions spillover. - Africa: Sudan’s RSF atrocities in El-Fasher; Nigeria’s Boko Haram–ISWAP turf war kills ~200; Tanzania’s disputed election followed by mass arrests and treason charges. - Indo‑Pacific: Delhi blast probe widens; South Korea’s president indicted in a deepening constitutional crisis; India’s renewables face grid bottlenecks; Japan weighing public financing for nuclear. - Americas: Shutdown deal advances; Supreme Court weighs tariff limits; NYC’s political shift continues; UPS MD‑11 groundings strain logistics.

Today in Social Soundbar: - Asked: Will COP30 lock in verifiable pathways to the $1.3T finance goal—or repeat vague pledges? - Asked: How will Congress and courts redefine presidential tariff powers—and the U.S.–China trade truce? - Missing: What independent mechanism verifies Gaza aid volumes and triggers opening more crossings? - Missing: Where is surge protection for El‑Fasher civilians and an ICC-backed monitoring plan on the ground? - Missing: Why no emergency donor conference for Myanmar’s looming famine? - Missing: Who can credibly verify Tanzania’s death toll under blackout, and how will the AU enforce standards? Cortex concludes The hour’s through-line: money, power, and pipelines—of energy, aid, and information. As Belém debates climate finance, infrastructure and trust are tested worldwide. We’ll keep matching loud headlines with large stakes, and naming what slips the frame. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing. See you on the hour.