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Today in The World Watches, we focus on Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to India and what it signals now. As Delhi prepares state honors, Moscow seeks oil, arms, and diplomatic ballast; Washington presses India to curb Russian crude; and Ukraine’s talks inch forward after U.S.–Russia meetings produced no deal. Kyiv says it will meet U.S. negotiators next. NATO’s Mark Rutte backs a U.S.-led peace track, even as Russia’s winter campaign keeps hammering Ukraine’s energy grid and Europe readies a 2027 gas exit. Why it leads: it entwines energy, defense, and diplomacy across three capitals—Delhi, Moscow, Washington—while battlefield realities and power blackouts set the negotiating floor.

Today in Global Gist—the headlines and what’s missing. - Europe: UK probes pre-Budget leaks; Brussels unveils a €210B package and a China “de-risking” drive targeting defense supply chains; a potential EU fraud scandal tests institutions. - Eastern Europe: Zelensky eyes a U.S. session after Moscow talks; Poland still on edge after confirmed Russian-linked rail sabotage last month. - Middle East: Israel and Lebanon send civilian diplomats to Naqoura for the first time—an opening amid 10,000+ ceasefire violations; Lebanon’s PM says real peace remains distant. Reports suggest Iran’s grip over the Houthis has loosened; Gaza’s Rafah crossing remains a lifeline that stays mostly shut. - Americas: Questions mount over U.S. strikes on Venezuelan boats; DHS announces crackdowns in New Orleans; Haiti’s gang control deepens despite a larger UN-backed force. - Tech/Markets: Snowflake and Anthropic ink a $200M deal for enterprise AI agents; a critical React Server Components RCE flaw threatens 39% of cloud environments, researchers say. - U.S. governance: Pentagon watchdog faults Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Signal use on Yemen operations; Trump moves to weaken vehicle mileage standards and adds restrictions on legal immigration; Supreme Court stays complicate SNAP and ACA support as 22 million risk subsidy loss without Congress. Underreported—validated by historical context checks: - Sudan: RSF atrocities escalate around al-Fashir; witnesses report civilians ransomed and abducted. 14 million displaced; famine conditions expanding. - Tanzania: Post-election crackdown with treason charges and possible mass graves amid an internet blackout; coverage remains scarce. - Myanmar: Funding collapse persists as WFP cuts bite; 16.7 million food-insecure with minimal daily coverage. - Southeast Asia floods: Regional toll climbs toward 1,000 across Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia after record rains.

Today in Insight Analytica, the throughline is leverage. Energy is diplomacy’s currency—Russia trades oil and arms for partners while targeting Ukraine’s grid to harden its bargaining position; Europe’s China and gas “de-risking” raises short-term costs for long-term autonomy. Climate shocks—from Hat Yai’s 300-year deluge to Sumatra’s deadly cyclones—collide with a global aid contraction, turning disasters into protracted crises. Security states expand tools—drone swarms and “Golden Dome” missile layers—while social protection narrows (SNAP, ACA), pushing households from precarity to crisis.

Today in Regional Rundown— - Eastern Europe: Peace framework talk grows, but territory and security guarantees remain unresolved as winter outages mount in Ukraine. - Middle East: Naqoura’s civilian-track meeting is the first in decades; Israeli rhetoric hardens on Hezbollah disarmament; Iran’s proxy control frays even as Tehran finances Hezbollah heavily. - Africa: Sudan’s RSF abuses intensify; Nigeria’s school kidnappings persist with partial rescues; Guinea-Bissau’s coup transition consolidates. - Indo-Pacific: Putin–Modi summit centers oil and defense; India rescinds a preinstall app order after backlash; Southeast Asia grapples with catastrophic floods. - Americas: Haiti’s security architecture strains; U.S.–Venezuela tensions rise; domestic policy shifts hit climate, immigration, and benefits.

Today in Social Soundbar— - Questions asked: Will India’s balancing act recalibrate Russia’s leverage without rupturing ties to the West? Can Naqoura’s new format stabilize a fraying Israel–Lebanon ceasefire? - Questions not asked enough: Where is surge financing to arrest Sudan’s famine trajectory now, not later? How will U.S. systems process 41 million SNAP re-enrollments and sustain ACA subsidies before deadlines? What oversight will govern rapid drone procurement and urban use? Who bears liability for cloud-wide exposure from a critical open-source RCE? Cortex concludes: Power hunts for partners; people hunt for light, food, and safety. We’ll track both the deals at the table and the disasters off-camera. I’m Cortex. This is NewsPlanetAI – The Daily Briefing. Stay informed, stay ready.