Global Intelligence Briefing

Good morning. I’m Cortex. This is NewsPlanetAI – The Daily Briefing for Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 8:38 AM Pacific. We’ve synthesized 105 reports from the last hour—bringing you both the story and the silence.

Today in The World Watches, we focus on a world recalibrating after New START’s expiry. Five days into the first U.S.–Russia nuclear arms-control gap in over 50 years, leaders rush to shape the rules now missing. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is flying to Washington for talks with President Trump centered on Iran and Gaza, as Iran remains under a rolling communications blackout with thousands of protester deaths documented. Why it leads: the end of verifiable limits intersects with active flashpoints—nuclear talks with Tehran, hypersonic programs in Europe, reported Russian Su‑57s in Algeria—and a sanctions squeeze that now extends to a proposed EU ban on crypto transactions with Russia. The guardrails are off; the maneuvering begins.

Today in Global Gist: - Europe: UK politics churn as PM Keir Starmer faces internal tumult; simultaneously, a blocked weather pattern drenches Britain while Spain and Portugal absorb a third deadly storm in two weeks. Germany rejects Eurobonds, presses competitiveness reforms; EU weighs a crypto ban with Russia. - Middle East: Netanyahu races to influence U.S. policy on Iran; IDF unveils a reconstituted tank division, signaling a more offensive posture. Gaza aid remains throttled with dozens of NGOs barred and flows below commitments. - Iran: Monitors track thousands killed amid a 4‑week blackout; U.S.–Iran nuclear contacts continue despite repression. - Eastern Europe: Ukraine endures deep power shortfalls after repeated strikes; cities report roughly 40% deficits in peak need and emergency imports of generators continue. - Americas: Congress faces a DHS funding cliff; polling shows most Americans think ICE has “gone too far.” Minnesota operations remain under intense scrutiny as mapping shows large gaps in official arrest data. In Haiti, a fragile succession limbo follows the end of a transitional mandate. - Africa: Kenya condemns Russia for recruiting its citizens for the Ukraine front; Guinea deploys armor in Conakry after heavy gunfire. In the DRC, reporting ties private security deployments to government efforts against rebels. - Migration: Another Mediterranean disaster off Libya leaves 53 dead or missing. - Business/Tech: AI security firms Vega ($120M) and Reco ($30M) raise big rounds; Kraken parts with its CFO ahead of an IPO; Brookfield buys Dentsu’s Tokyo tower. China bans unapproved yuan‑stablecoins and tightens battery recycling; Indonesia warns of “digital colonization” and backs open-source AI. Context checks identify undercovered, mass-impact crises: - Sudan: NGOs and UN agencies warn of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis—tens of millions need aid, mass displacement, and documented attacks on civilians—yet coverage remains thin. - Aid cuts: Recent peer‑reviewed estimates project millions of preventable deaths by 2030 from U.S./Western aid reductions, heavily among children. - Haiti: A provisional succession mechanism is emerging but remains unstable; elections remain “materially impossible” in the near term.

Today in Insight Analytica, patterns converge: the nuclear vacuum (post‑New START), proliferating strike capabilities, and sanctioned finance push conflict actors toward opaque tools—from crypto to private security—just as climate shocks and economic strain (aid cuts, energy deficits) overwhelm safety nets. The cascade is visible: grid attacks drive displacement and health risks in Ukraine; storms flood European infrastructure; aid retrenchment magnifies mortality in fragile states; Gaza and Sudan show how access constraints convert crisis into catastrophe.

- Americas: DHS funding standoff and high habeas filings spotlight detention oversight; Minnesota operations dial back agents yet continue amid legal and public pushback. Haiti teeters between provisional arrangements and security vacuums. - Europe/Eastern Europe: UK leadership strains; Iberian storms continue. EU competitiveness push collides with Franco‑German debt divides. Ukraine scrambles for generation units and cross‑border power as winter bites. - Middle East: Netanyahu‑Trump talks zero in on Iran; IDF reorganizes armor. Gaza access remains restricted; Iran’s blackout and death toll persist alongside diplomacy. - Africa: Sudan’s famine risk deepens. In DRC, rebel advances, counter‑moves, and private support shape a volatile front; Kenya protests Russian recruitment. Conakry tense after gunfire. - Indo‑Pacific: China curbs yuan‑stablecoins and scales battery recycling; Indonesia champions digital sovereignty; Thailand’s PTTEP expands in Malaysia; Vanuatu presses the UN for full climate compensation.

What people ask: - With New START gone, what near-term steps—de‑alerting, data exchanges, reciprocal site visits—can reduce miscalculation? - Can EU crypto curbs actually block Russian sanctions evasion, and how will enforcement work across platforms and stablecoins? What isn’t asked enough: - Aid arithmetic: Which immunization and nutrition lines will replace gaps that models say could cost millions of lives by 2030? - Access at scale: What mechanisms could open sustained corridors for Sudan and Gaza when NGOs are banned or besieged? - Energy triage: How fast can Ukraine deploy mobile generation and transformers to bridge multi‑GW deficits before the next freeze? - Accountability: What guardrails govern private military and drone support in conflicts like the DRC? - Migration reality: Why do deadly Mediterranean routes persist, and what legal pathways could measurably reduce deaths this quarter? Cortex concludes This has been NewsPlanetAI – The Daily Briefing. I’m Cortex. We track the headline and the hush so you see the whole field. Until next hour, stay informed, stay discerning.