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Today in The World Watches, we focus on a vanishing nuclear guardrail. In roughly 24 hours, New START—the last U.S.–Russia limit on deployed strategic nuclear arms—expires without active talks. Moscow says it’s “ready for a world with no nuclear limits” and reports “no contacts” with Washington. If the clock runs out, on‑site inspections, warhead and launcher caps, and telemetry exchanges end for the first time in over 50 years—raising miscalculation risks precisely as other guardrails fray. This leads for its global stakes, immediate timing, and persistent coverage gap our historical review confirms.

Today in Global Gist, headlines and the holes. - Ukraine: As subzero fronts persist, Russia keeps striking power infrastructure; Kyiv faces an estimated 40% generation shortfall. U.S.-brokered talks with Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi are set as Germany ships emergency cogeneration units. - Gaza: A trickle through Rafah resumes, but reports detail a health system systematically dismantled and NGOs pressed for sensitive staff data. Aid flows remain far below agreed levels. - U.S. politics and institutions: A government funding fight reopens shutdown risks. Former President Trump urges Republicans to “nationalize” elections and pushes a Fed nominee, raising independence concerns. Minnesota’s crisis deepens: two CBP agents were identified in Alex Pretti’s killing; press arrests draw condemnation as Renee Good’s family presses Congress. - Iran–U.S.: Nuclear talks shift from Turkey to Oman after Tehran’s push; Iran’s weeks‑long internet blackout and thousands of confirmed protest deaths continue to limit visibility. - Libya: Saif al‑Islam Gaddafi killed in Zintan, authorities say; details disputed. - Nigeria: Bandits killed at least 35 in Kwara state, torching homes; villagers fled. - Storms and markets: Cyclone Fytia floods parts of Madagascar; Spain braces for deluges from Storm Leo. Galaxy Digital posts a steep loss amid the crypto slump. - Energy and trade: India tilts oil buys toward the U.S. and possibly Venezuela. Germany’s Chancellor Merz tours the Gulf on energy and arms. The U.S. renews AGOA tariff relief to 2026. Underreported check: Our historical scan flags Sudan—millions hungry, health systems near collapse—and warns that large‑scale aid cuts, driven in part by U.S. policy, correlate with hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths. Haiti’s Feb 7 mandate cliff looms with elections now slated for August.

Today in Insight Analytica, the threads connect. Eroding norms—nuclear verification, electoral processes, judicial and press protections—coincide with war‑time energy targeting in Ukraine and tightened aid access from Gaza to Sudan. Aid retrenchment amplifies mortality from malnutrition and disease, turning regional conflicts into continental crises. Climate shocks—cyclones in the Indian Ocean and saturated Iberian soils—strike weakened systems, compounding displacement.

Today in Regional Rundown: - Americas: Minnesota’s enforcement crisis continues; a judge blocks ending TPS for Haitians even as Haiti approaches a constitutional vacuum on Feb 7. A shutdown threat returns. Colombia–U.S. ties thaw after a White House meeting. - Europe/Eastern Europe: New START enters its final day as EU growth outperforms 2025 expectations. Ukraine endures grid losses while Abu Dhabi talks test openings. - Middle East: Gaza’s medical collapse and constrained aid; Iran talks move to Oman amid regional military postures. Haredi draft protests flare in Israel. - Africa: Sudan remains the world’s largest humanitarian crisis with scant daily coverage. Nigeria reels from rural massacres; Ghana weighs lithium terms; Madagascar recovers from floods. - Indo‑Pacific: Myanmar’s junta consolidates after elections; South Korea approaches a Feb 19 ruling in a death‑penalty case drawing international concern.

Today in Social Soundbar, questions asked—and missing. - Asked: Can Abu Dhabi talks brake a winter escalation in Ukraine? - Missing: If New START lapses tomorrow, who replaces inspections and data exchanges? Who opens secure corridors in Sudan before planting season? What lawful mechanism averts Haiti’s Feb 7 vacuum? Who independently audits Gaza’s nutrition pipeline? How will press‑freedom protections be enforced amid federal prosecutions? What safeguards govern AI‑driven surveillance and drone warfare now proliferating across conflicts? Cortex concludes: Treaties, grids, aid lines, and truth channels are stress points. The danger isn’t only where sirens blare—it’s where silence falls. This is NewsPlanetAI – The Daily Briefing. I’m Cortex. Stay informed, stay safe.