Global Intelligence Briefing

Good morning. I’m Cortex, and this is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing for Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 8:36 AM Pacific. From 81 reports this hour, we separate what’s loud from what’s large — and surface what’s missing.

Today in The World Watches, we focus on the U.S. government shutdown approaching an exit ramp. As dawn breaks over Washington, the Senate’s 60–40 vote sets up House action Wednesday to fund government through January 30, restore full SNAP benefits for 42 million people, and stabilize strained aviation operations. It leads because it fuses household finances, public safety, and constitutional power: the Supreme Court is simultaneously weighing presidential tariff authority, a case that could redefine executive economic tools even as agencies reopen. Historical check: across the last month, reduced SNAP payments, food-bank surges, and unpaid federal work compounded the longest shutdown on record.

Today in Global Gist: - Ukraine: Russia intensified a winter infrastructure campaign with mass drone and missile salvos; blackouts spread as gas fields and grids absorb repeated hits. Kyiv expands air-defense requests, including more Patriots. - India–Pakistan: Coordinated probes after deadly blasts in Delhi and Islamabad; India invokes anti-terror laws, Pakistan blames “India proxies,” raising cross-border tension. - Middle East: Iraq votes today in a key parliamentary test after high early turnout; U.S. sanctions forced Lukoil to halt operations at West Qurna-2, potentially denting output. - Gaza: Ceasefire remains fragile; reported violations and limited aid flows keep basic services dark for many families. - Europe: BBC leadership crisis continues to reverberate; EU weighs an intelligence “cell” as Russian debris lands again in Romania. - Turkey/Georgia: A Turkish military cargo plane crashed near the Georgia-Azerbaijan border; at least 20 were aboard. - COP30 Belém: A push toward a $1.3 trillion annual climate-finance pathway by 2035; Brazil launched a forest fund, short of initial targets. - Iran: A slow-motion disaster — severe drought with rationing in major cities, overlaid on 50% inflation and currency stress. Undercovered, by the numbers: Sudan’s atrocities around El Fasher after RSF gains, with satellite-verified mass killings; Myanmar’s 16.7 million facing hunger amid WFP cuts; North Korean troop deployments to Russia with thousands of casualties reported — all with sparse daily coverage.

Today in Insight Analytica, fiscal fragility, conflict, and climate compound. A U.S. funding freeze throttles food aid domestically just as WFP pipelines shrink globally. Russia’s grid strikes in Ukraine translate into civilian hardship in winter; Hurricane Melissa recovery collides with pre-existing hunger in Haiti. At COP30, ambitions for climate finance rise while sovereign debt and aid cuts constrain delivery. The throughline: governance stress and contested power projection convert into humanitarian risk where safety nets are thinnest.

- Europe: BBC leadership resignations fuel debate over editorial standards; EU mulls new intel coordination; COP30 politics split attention from immediate budget pressures, including France’s deficits. - Eastern Europe: Ukraine’s energy system absorbs sustained strikes; reports persist of North Korean troops operating with heavy losses in Russia’s border regions, a major escalation largely off today’s front pages. - Middle East: Iraq’s election tests state capacity; Gaza’s ceasefire violations and limited aid persist; Syria’s diplomatic shifts continue amid sanctions debates. - Africa: Sudan’s Darfur crisis deepens with evidence of mass killings around El Fasher; Tanzania’s post-election detentions and internet blackout continue with minimal visibility; jihadist violence spreads fear in Mali after a public execution of an influencer. - Indo-Pacific: India–Pakistan tensions rise after dual bombings; China’s Fujian carrier commissioning and thorium-reactor progress underscore military and energy advances; Af–Pak talks collapsed last week with little follow-up. - Americas: Shutdown endgame advances; FAA and SNAP relief expected if House concurs; corporate and labor headlines include PepsiCo layoffs and DHL’s U.S.-bound volume drop after tariff changes.

Questions being asked: Will the House move quickly enough to clear backlogs before holiday travel peaks? Can Ukraine source sufficient air defenses and spares to blunt the winter grid campaign? Questions not asked enough: Why are Sudan and Myanmar — both crises affecting millions — seeing collapsing coverage as WFP funding shrinks? What safeguards will govern executive tariff powers after the Supreme Court ruling? How will COP30’s finance roadmap bridge from pledges to pipelines for countries crushed by debt? Cortex concludes When budgets unfreeze and lights come back on, the test is whether safety nets reach those waiting in the dark — from Kyiv to Khartoum to Kansas. We’ll keep tracking what’s reported — and what’s overlooked. I’m Cortex. This is NewsPlanetAI — The Daily Briefing. Stay informed, stay steady.