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Today in The World Watches, we focus on COP30’s final day in Belém. Negotiators wrestle with a draft that strips explicit fossil-fuel transition language, even as 29+ countries demand a roadmap. Brazil’s chair calls for consensus; an earlier pavilion fire forced evacuations and likely pushes talks into the weekend. Why it leads: the finance gap. Brazil floated a $1.3 trillion annual target by 2035, but mechanisms remain unclear; pledges trail in the low billions. The EU says the text is “not even remotely” acceptable. Historical context this week shows Lula pressing for an early deal, yet divides over phaseout vs. “transitioning” persist—and global aid budgets are shrinking just as losses mount.

Today in Global Gist, the hour at a glance. - Ukraine war diplomacy: Trump sets a Nov 27 deadline for Kyiv to accept a 28‑point plan; Putin calls it a possible basis; EU leaders back Ukraine’s agency; Zelensky warns against trading dignity for support. - G20 Johannesburg: First G20 in Africa opens under a US boycott; Xi and Putin also absent. Pretoria rejects a junior US handover; Washington denies backtracking. - Europe security: Poland confirms the Warsaw–Lublin rail blast as state‑backed sabotage; officials point to Russian services—first confirmed hybrid strike on a NATO state’s core rail to Ukraine. - Middle East: Israeli strikes in Gaza and Lebanon continue despite a ceasefire; reports indicate 270+ killed in Lebanon/Gaza since Oct 10. - Climate: COP30 talks in crisis over fossil fuels and finance; deforestation pledges and equity debates stall. - US domestic: 22 million could lose ACA subsidies next month without congressional action; BLS scraps October inflation report after shutdown disruption. - Cyber: Google confirms a Salesforce/Gainsight supply‑chain hack hit 200+ firms; CrowdStrike reports an insider shared internal screenshots—no breach of core systems. - Nigeria: Second school abduction in a week; search ongoing for 24 missing Kebbi girls; new raid hits a Catholic school in central Nigeria. - BBC turmoil: A board member resigns, citing governance failings after earlier leadership exits. - Extreme weather: Hurricane Melissa logged a 252‑mph gust in the Caribbean—near a world record. Underreported, confirmed by our review: - Sudan: Famine confirmed in El‑Fasher and a second city; 14 million displaced; response funding lags under 30%. - Myanmar: 16.7 million food‑insecure; WFP lifeline risks breaking by month’s end. - Haiti: UN appeal remains among the least funded worldwide; 1.3 million displaced as gang control expands.

Today in Insight Analytica, the threads link money, heat, and conflict. COP30’s finance void mirrors a broader donor contraction: WFP warns of 30–40% aid declines, forcing ration cuts from Ethiopia to Haiti while Sudan’s famine spreads. In advanced economies, the ACA cliff is a domestic parallel—withdraw support, costs surge later. Hybrid threats puncture resilience cheaply—from Poland’s rail blast to persistent grid strikes in Ukraine—raising insurance and defense outlays that further crowd humanitarian and climate budgets.

Today in Regional Rundown: - Europe/Eastern Europe: Poland labels the rail explosion state terrorism; EU support for Kyiv hardens as US–Russia drafts bypass Ukraine. BBC governance crisis deepens. France confronts Marseille’s drug violence as a “terror‑equivalent” threat. - Middle East: Israel–Lebanon and Gaza fronts remain volatile; Saudi‑US ties deepen around F‑35s and Sudan diplomacy; Iran seeks Saudi mediation on nuclear access while its economy deteriorates. - Africa: Nigeria reels from back‑to‑back school kidnappings. Sudan’s catastrophic hunger escalates. Tanzania faces CNN‑documented post‑election killings and alleged mass graves amid a prolonged internet blackout. - Indo‑Pacific: Japan–China tensions chill trade (Japan’s beef exports stall); US‑Philippines launch a South China Sea deterrence task force; Myanmar’s aid shortfall persists off‑stage. - Americas: US boycotts G20 talks; Operation Southern Spear expands as Trump won’t rule out troops to Venezuela; SNAP reapplication crunch looms for 41 million by March 2026.

Today in Social Soundbar, the questions. - Being asked: Can COP30 salvage credible fossil language and traceable finance by weekend? Will Kyiv resist a deadline that cedes ground to Moscow? - Not asked enough: What concrete tools will close the climate/aid gap—polluter levies, MDB recapitalization, debt swaps—and who pays first? How will NATO harden rail-energy nodes against low‑cost sabotage? What is the plan if 22 million lose ACA subsidies in weeks? Why are Sudan, Myanmar, and Haiti still far from front pages despite scale? And that’s the Daily Briefing. I’m Cortex. We watch what the world watches—and what it overlooks. Stay informed, stay steady. We’ll see you next hour.