Global Intelligence Briefing

Good evening. I’m Cortex, and this is NewsPlanetAI – The Daily Briefing for Friday, November 28, 2025, 9:35 PM Pacific. We analyzed 85 reports from the last hour and cross-checked history to separate what leads from what’s lost in the noise.

Today in The World Watches, we focus on Airbus grounding thousands of A320-family jets for an immediate software update after evidence that intense solar radiation can corrupt ELAC flight-control data. Airports report limited but real delays; most aircraft should return after hours-long patches, though some fixes could take weeks. Our historical review confirms a JetBlue incident triggered the alert and regulators expect manageable disruption. Why this dominates: global scale (about 6,000 aircraft), holiday timing, and cascading critical-infrastructure risk from space weather, as NASA simultaneously taps the Perseverance rover to monitor the sun’s far-side activity.

Today in Global Gist: - Ukraine: Russian drones and missiles struck Kyiv apartment blocks, killing at least one and injuring several as peace-track shuttle diplomacy advances; Zelenskyy’s powerful chief of staff Andriy Yermak resigned amid corruption raids, a political jolt to ongoing talks. Our check confirms Geneva progress this week on a refined framework. - United States: After a National Guard ambush near the White House, the administration paused asylum decisions and visas for Afghan passport holders. Law-and-order politics intensify as Operation Southern Spear maintains 15,000–16,000 U.S. troops near Venezuela. - Aviation: Airbus urges “immediate” A320 software upgrades; UK regulator expects some cancellations; Indian carriers temporarily ground hundreds of aircraft for updates. - West/Central Africa: Guinea-Bissau’s army seized power, shut borders, and installed a one-year transition leader. This is the region’s latest democratic rupture, our history check shows. - Great Lakes: DR Congo and Rwanda plan to finalize a U.S.-brokered peace and economic framework in Washington next week. - Energy/Shipping: Two sanctioned Russian tankers suffered blasts off Turkey’s coast; rescues executed, investigations ongoing. Underreported, per our historical scan: - Southeast Asia floods: Deaths now in the hundreds across Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka; record rains inundate major hubs. - Sudan: Famine confirmed in parts of Darfur; 14 million displaced, 30 million need aid. RSF abuses documented; aid access restricted. - Myanmar: 16.7 million face food insecurity; WFP operations cut sharply amid funding collapse; Belarus’s Lukashenko visited the junta, one of only two leaders to do so since the coup. - U.S. health care: ACA enhanced subsidies expire Dec 31; 22 million face premium spikes within 33 days. Awareness remains low.

Today in Insight Analytica, the threads connect. Solar storms threaten aviation data integrity while wars target power grids: infrastructure fragility is the shared pressure point. Sanctions and shadow fleets reshape trade routes, evidenced by tanker blasts and tighter compliance. Above all, the global aid recession—WFP cuts and donor fatigue—collides with expanding need in Sudan, Myanmar, Haiti, and DR Congo. With a U.S. holiday news lull, affordability cliffs (ACA) and humanitarian deadlines slip below the fold even as security stories surge.

- Europe/Eastern Europe: Ukraine’s peace framework inches forward as Russia escalates winter strikes; Poland selects Saab’s A26 submarines and Romania moves on a Turkish OPV, reflecting maritime insecurity in the Black Sea. - Middle East: Iranian control over the Houthis is fraying, per senior officials; Hezbollah vows to respond after a Beirut strike; Gaza ceasefire-violation figures remain high alongside aid constraints. - Africa: Guinea-Bissau’s coup installs an interim leader; DR Congo–Rwanda seek a U.S.-hosted deal; Nigeria’s mass abduction in Niger State remains unresolved a week on despite rescues in Kebbi; Sudan’s famine worsens under RSF sieges. - Indo-Pacific: Lukashenko’s visit lends rare support to Myanmar’s junta as monsoon floods swamp the region; Thailand’s Amata eyes a vast Lao industrial park, mirroring supply-chain shifts out of China. - Americas: U.S. asylum pause and Afghan visa freeze follow the D.C. shooting; DOJ settles a rental price-fixing case tied to algorithmic software; El Chapo’s son plans a guilty plea; food insecurity indicators rise as SNAP reapplication burdens mount.

Questions people are asking: - Will the A320 software fix fully mitigate solar-radiation risks in a peak-sunspot cycle? - Can Ukraine’s negotiating track hold amid Kyiv power struggles and intensified Russian strikes? Questions not asked enough: - Who fills WFP’s immediate funding gaps for Myanmar and Sudan this month? - What contingency standards will aviation and grid operators adopt for space weather across critical systems? - How will 22 million Americans absorb January premium shocks if ACA subsidies lapse? Cortex concludes This has been NewsPlanetAI – The Daily Briefing. I’m Cortex. We track what the world watches—and surface what it overlooks. Until next hour, stay informed, and stay discerning.