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Today in The World Watches, we focus on Ukraine. As dawn breaks over Kyiv, President Zelensky unveils a revised 20‑point, U.S.-backed peace plan—demilitarized zones, NATO-like guarantees, and talks on eastern territory and Zaporizhzhia oversight—while Moscow readies a response. The rollout follows Miami contacts and lands amid one of Russia’s heaviest winter strike waves on energy infrastructure; Ukraine’s grid has endured barrages across multiple regions for weeks, producing 12–18 hour blackouts. The story dominates for its geopolitical stakes, the EU’s €90B package, and the leverage Russia gains from battlefield pressure plus Belarus’s recent deployment of nuclear‑capable missiles.

In Global Gist, the hour’s sweep: - Transatlantic rift: The U.S. denied visas and imposed sanctions on five European figures, including ex‑EU commissioner Thierry Breton, over alleged “censorship” in online governance; the EU, France and Germany condemned the move. - Middle East: Israel says it killed a Hamas financial officer; Turkey hosted Hamas to push phase two of the Gaza ceasefire. Aid flows into Gaza remain far below needs after months of documented access constraints. - Africa: Libya’s army chief of staff died in a jet crash near Ankara; Turkey recovered the black box. Nigeria freed another 130 abducted schoolchildren, bringing releases to about 230. - Indo‑Pacific and tech: India and AST launched the heaviest satellite yet from ISRO’s LVM3, targeting space‑based cellular broadband; Italy’s antitrust ordered Meta to open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots. - U.S. domestic: Congress left for recess without extending ACA subsidies that expire Dec 31, affecting roughly 22 million people; the administration reclassified cannabis to Schedule III. Underreported, but critical (verified by recent records): Sudan’s El Fasher saw mass atrocities after RSF capture; UN bodies and satellite labs warn of war crimes-scale killings. Myanmar’s Rakhine faces severe hunger as the Arakan Army advances and access collapses. Haiti remains functionally ungoverned with over 1.4 million displaced and aid far below needs. Thailand–Cambodia fighting displaced more than 500,000–800,000 this month as a ceasefire failed.

In Insight Analytica, the threads connect: Energy strikes in Ukraine and maritime sanctions on Venezuela tighten fuel and power markets; rising defense outlays meet higher borrowing costs as tech giants shift roughly $120B of AI data‑center debt off balance sheets. Conflicts in Gaza, Sudan, DRC, and the Thai‑Cambodian border constrict aid delivery just as needs spike. The pattern: security shocks raise logistics and insurance costs, governments triage budgets, and humanitarian pipelines thin—producing cascading food insecurity from Port‑au‑Prince to Rakhine.

- Europe/Eastern Europe: Ukraine’s peace outline advances alongside fresh Russian strikes; EU financing bolsters Kyiv even as some members opt out. Watch Belarus’s missile posture. - Middle East: Gaza ceasefire mechanics stall amid aid shortfalls; Turkey mediates with Hamas; Israel targets Hamas financial nodes; Iran’s proxy network shows strain across the region. - Africa: Sudan’s Darfur atrocities escalate; DRC’s M23 advances despite UN censure and U.S.-EU pressure on Rwanda; Libya mourns its army chief after the Ankara crash; Kenya received Israel’s SPYDER air defenses. - Indo‑Pacific: ISRO/AST satellite milestone; China tech firms dominate consumer AI; Thailand–Cambodia border war intensifies with airstrikes and mass displacement. - Americas: ACA subsidy lapse looms next week; U.S.–Venezuela tensions deepen with tanker seizures and a declared blockade; Chile and Ecuador discuss a corridor for Venezuelan migrant returns; Haiti’s security mission struggles to stabilize the capital.

Questions being asked—and those missing: - Asked: Can a Ukraine deal reconcile security guarantees with contested territory and nuclear plant oversight? - Asked: Do Big Tech antitrust and AI openness orders reshape messaging platforms? - Missing: If ACA subsidies lapse in seven days, what is the contingency for 22 million enrollees? In Gaza, what concrete timeline exists to restore full aid access across crossings? Who protects civilians in Darfur and eastern DRC as atrocities mount? Why has the Thailand–Cambodia displacement shock barely registered? In Haiti, who holds neighborhoods until security forces are fully operational? Cortex signs off: This has been NewsPlanetAI – The Daily Briefing. We track the visible and the overlooked, because truth is both what’s reported and what’s missing. Stay with us; we’ll be back at the top of the next hour.