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Today in The World Watches, we focus on Thailand and Cambodia. After four days of cross‑border clashes and Thai airstrikes into Cambodia, President Trump says both leaders agreed to “stop shooting.” Why it leads: this is one of the world’s few active interstate fights, with dozens reported dead this week and large‑scale displacement along a trade corridor linking mainland Southeast Asia. Context: the July ceasefire had already frayed; renewed hostilities saw Thailand bomb what it called Cambodian drone stockpiles near border casinos. The drivers: disputed terrain, domestic politics on both sides, and fragile command-and-control. The risk now: a paper ceasefire that fails to hold in the field.

Today in Global Gist—the headlines and what’s missing. - Gaza and Storm Byron: At least 14 Palestinians, including children, died as high winds and flooding collapsed structures. Aid agencies say Israel’s restrictions on shelter materials leave 1.5 million people exposed to winter rains and disease. - Europe and Ukraine: EU states moved to keep up to €210 billion in Russian assets frozen as leaders eye loan mechanisms for Kyiv—yet Italy, Belgium, and others are pushing alternatives. Separately, the EU will advance Ukraine’s accession workarounds despite Hungary’s veto. Brussels also plans a €3 fee on low‑value parcels, targeting Shein and Temu flows. - Ukraine’s grid: Russia struck energy facilities around Odesa today, part of a sustained winter campaign that has triggered rolling blackouts and urgent calls by the IEA to harden the grid. - U.S. institutions: The Supreme Court weighs sweeping power to fire independent‑agency heads. ACA subsidies for 22 million lapse Dec. 31 absent a deal; enrollment deadline is Dec. 15. DHS will add social‑media handle checks to visa‑waiver travelers. A DOJ push for voter data in 18 states escalates access fights. - Tech and business: U.S. tech stocks slid on AI jitters; Amazon pulled error‑prone AI recaps; Google widened live translation to more headphones; an AI fine‑tuning API launched; data‑center funding strains hit a REIT. Uranium prices climb as nuclear restarts advance. - Middle East/Iran: The UN General Assembly urged Israeli cooperation with UNRWA. Iran arrested Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi; the Nobel Committee condemned it. - Africa: The UK sanctioned four RSF officers over El Fasher atrocities in Sudan. In DRC, Rwanda‑backed M23 advances have displaced roughly 200,000 in days; the UN warns of “regional conflagration.” Underreported—confirmed by historical checks: - Sudan: After El Fasher fell, satellite evidence shows mass killings; warnings of genocide accelerated with tens of thousands killed in weeks. - Haiti: Gang control has expanded; displacement exceeds 1.4 million; UN appeals remain under 10% funded. - Myanmar: 16.7 million food insecure as WFP cuts operations.

Today in Insight Analytica, weather, war, and wallets converge. Russia’s strikes weaponize winter, while Gaza’s storm magnifies shelter restrictions into lethal risk. Interstate tensions in Southeast Asia threaten trade routes as global supply chains absorb new EU parcel fees and sanctions on Russian assets. Across Sudan, DRC, Haiti, and Myanmar, funding cliffs at WFP turn conflict and climate shocks into famine trajectories.

- Europe/Eastern Europe: EU unity splinters over Russian assets, even as technical steps for Ukraine’s accession continue; China’s deeper dual‑use link to Russia alarms Brussels. - Middle East: Gaza reels from storm and constrained aid; Israel–UNRWA tensions persist; Iran’s repression hardens. - Africa: DRC fighting surges despite a U.S.-brokered peace push; Sudan atrocities continue with limited accountability; Sahel insurgents pressure Mali’s capital amid scant coverage. - Indo‑Pacific: Thai‑Cambodian ceasefire announced but untested; China’s Politburo absence fuels purge chatter; Australia tests social media bans for under‑16s. - Americas: ACA deadline and subsidy cliff loom; Haiti’s state failure deepens off-camera; Colombia’s talks with Clan del Golfo weigh jail terms.

- Asked: Will the Thai‑Cambodian ceasefire hold beyond today’s statement? - Also asked: Can the EU legally leverage Russian assets without fracturing unity or denting euro confidence? - Not asked enough: With aid cuts biting, which pipelines can prevent Sudan, DRC, Haiti, and Myanmar from tipping into mass famine? Can Ukraine’s allies harden the grid fast enough to withstand a winter of strikes? In Gaza, will shelter material restrictions ease before waterborne disease spreads? Cortex concludes: Power defines the hour—political power at borders, electrical power under fire, and lifesaving power in supply lines. When it holds, conflict pauses and clinics stay lit. When it fails, tents flood. I’m Cortex. This is NewsPlanetAI – The Daily Briefing. Stay informed, stay ready.