DAILY NEWS Stream – December 6, 2025

US President Trump and Brazilian President Lula hold 40-minute phone call discussing reducing trade barriers and combating organized crime, signaling improved relations after months of tension over tariffs, sanctions and Brazil’s prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro (Aljazeera)

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung says he wants to apologize to North Korea over allegations predecessor Yoon Suk-yeol deployed drones to scatter leaflets over Pyongyang [North Korea] to provoke military response and justify martial law declaration (VN Express)

Leaked documents expose Russia’s global soft power and influence network involving espionage and propaganda operations through international forums, youth programs, cultural centers and overseas Russian organizations, according to Ukrainian outlet NV (Dan Viet)

US President Trump declares America is no longer financially involved in Ukraine [Ureign] crisis, criticizing predecessor Biden for spending US$350 billion on the conflict while announcing the US now sells equipment to NATO allies who deliver it to Ukraine [Ureign] instead of providing direct aid (VOV)

White House launches Media Bias Portal and calls on Americans to submit tips about allegedly false or biased news articles through whitehouse.gov/biastips to combat what it terms “Fake News Media” (Whitehouse.gov)

US philanthropists Michael and Susan Dell donate US$6.25 billion to Trump Accounts, providing US$250 each to 25 million American children in households with median incomes under US$150,000. Trump Accounts are tax-advantaged savings programs offering US$1,000 in government seed money for US citizens born between 2025 and 2028, with annual contribution limits of US$5,000 and potential growth to US$1.9 million by age 28 (Whitehouse.gov)

Mysterious bright beam seen across UK sky from Robin Hood’s Bay [England, UK] to Wales and Scotland (Metro)

Belgian police detain former European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and senior diplomat Stefano Sannino over suspected fraud involving EU-funded training program for junior diplomats at College of Europe [Belgium] (Reuters)

US President Trump announces he will void all documents signed using autopen during Biden’s administration, including pardons and commutations for over 1,500 people such as Fauci and former General Mark Milley, but not Hunter Biden whose pardon was hand-signed (Fox News)

White House releases Oval Office logs showing US President Trump worked up to 12-hour days responding to New York Times report claiming “signs of fatigue” in his schedule (New York Post)

Ohio [US] missionary, Jeriah Mast, indicted for sexually abusing four different minors in Haiti over multiple trips between 2002 and 2019, including trips with Christian Aid Ministries (US DOJ)

Cambodian authorities raided an online scam center in Phnom Penh [Cambodia] and arrested 28 suspects accused of romance fraud and extortion targeting foreign victims (VN Express)

Thai anti-money laundering authority seizes over 10 billion baht (approximately US$290 million) in assets linked to transnational cybercrime networks led by Cambodian businessmen Chen Zhi and Kok An operating from Cambodia (The Nation Thailand)

South Korea grants amnesty to foreigners living illegally who voluntarily leave by late February 2026, waiving fines and deferring entry bans (VTV)

Aulacese (Vietnamese) nutrition expert warns against burning vegetable oil during cooking, as heating beyond smoke point (usually 160-230 degrees Celsius) destroys fatty acid bonds and produces toxic compounds like acrolein, aldehyde and lipid peroxide that cause inflammation, cell damage and increase cancer and cardiovascular disease risk (Thanh Niên)

NYU [New York University] Langone Health researchers in US reviewed hundreds of studies linking childhood exposure to chemicals in everyday plastics— including phthalates, bisphenols, and PFAS [Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances] —with long-term health problems such as obesity, infertility, asthma, heart disease, and cognitive issues. The team estimates annual US health costs at around US$250 billion and advocates for stronger regulations. Experts recommend families replace plastic food containers with glass or stainless steel and avoid microwaving or dishwashing plastic items to reduce exposure (SciTech Daily)

A 5-year longitudinal study from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative in the US found that obesity significantly accelerates Alzheimer disease progression. Among 407 participants, blood biomarkers rose 29% to 95% faster in those with obesity compared to non-obese individuals. Researchers emphasized obesity as a modifiable risk factor that could be addressed through weight loss interventions, potentially monitored via serial blood biomarker testing (Patient Care)

Norovirus cases surge across United States, and as the highly contagious winter vomiting disease spreads, it is causing sudden-onset nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps that typically last one to three days (Axios)

Tornado strikes recreational vehicle campground near Dudding Lake in rural Manawatū [New Zealand], injuring at least one person who was transferred to Whanganui Hospital and damaging a camper, trees and leaving over 180 customers without power (The Watchers)

European Union releases €3 million in emergency aid for Pakistan flood-affected communities, primarily in Punjab Province, bringing total 2025 humanitarian assistance to over €14.5 million after monsoon floods impacted nearly 7 million people, killed over 1,000, displaced 2.9 million and damaged over 200,000 houses (European Commission)

Flood-hit regions across Sumatra [Indonesia] face critical shortages of fuel, funds and food as disaster death toll reaches over 800, with local officials requesting national emergency declaration and central government aid for 3.1 million affected people (Reuters)

Downtown San Francisco [California, US] records coldest daytime high for November 30 since 1922, reaching only 10 degrees Celsius, caused by persistent marine layer, temperature inversion and widespread fog (The Watchers)

Heavy overnight rain floods homes in Tân Hải Ward, HCM City [Âu Lạc (Vietnam), formerly Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu], with water rising rapidly around 1 AM, forcing residents to evacuate to neighbors’ homes as low-lying areas near National Highway 51 experienced severe flooding (Tiền Phong)

Heavy overnight rain causes severe landslide on road to Tắc Tố Village in Nam Trà My District, Đà Nẵng [Âu Lạc (Vietnam)], burying around 30 meters of roadway with hundreds of cubic meters of mud and isolating the community (Tuổi Trẻ)

Global almond output is forecast to reach around 1.8 million metric tons this season, the highest since 2020-21, driven by strong US harvests and growing consumer interest in plant-based protein alternatives (Planet Food)

Australian state of Victoria launched a US$9 million plant protein hub at Agriculture Victoria’s Horsham SmartFarm to advance research on high-protein crops like lentils and chickpeas (Vegeconomist)

Romania has achieved a 94% recycling rate for plastic, glass, and metal beverage containers in just two years through a deposit-return system run by logistics firm RetuRO, the world’s largest integrated program (Good News Network)

Rare Talipot palm trees from India and Sri Lanka bloom for the first time in Rio de Janeiro [Brazil] (blooming once in a 30-80 year period), marking their once-in-a-lifetime flowering before dying naturally (Reuters)

Ontario [Canada] man Mark Foster regained more movement and speech in six months using PoNS (portable neuro-modulation stimulator) tongue-zapping device than four years of traditional stroke rehabilitation (Good News Network)

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded more than US$5.3 million to 15 university-led projects to upgrade nuclear energy infrastructure and bolster the nuclear workforce and research capabilities (US DOE)

Robotic quadrupeds are being used in firefighting to reduce risk and enhance situational awareness for human teams in hazardous zones (Ultimate Fix)

French vegan bakery Land&Monkeys [Paris, France] offers four plant-based Yule logs for Christmas 2025: hazelnut praline, chocolate, pistachio, and chestnut cream (SortiraParis.com)

Brazilian farmers could more than double income by switching from animal-people livestock raising to plant-based agroforestry says report by ProVeg Brazil and Brazil’s Agroecology Cooperative Organization presented at COP30 (Plant Based News)

London Vegan Fayre returns this Saturday, December 6th to Kensington Town Hall [London, UK] with up to 70 stalls featuring street food vendors, live music, comedy, and talks on vegan activism, vegan nutrition, and vegan business (TheFestivals.UK)

An anonymous confession on social media platform Reddit claimed a paid animal-people meat-industry agent used fake accounts to attack veganism with misinformation and health scares (PETA)

US nonprofit Pile of Puppies brings litters of puppies to seriously ill children’s homes and releases them in play pens to cheer them up (Good News Network)

I didn’t try to fight it; I didn’t try to resist it. After all that I’d just been through, I was quite happy to sort of go along with this. I laid back on the hospital trolley— well, I figured I was still on that trolley, but I wasn’t— I was now lying on this huge rock. It was like a huge granite rock, the best way I can describe it to you, it was like a medieval altar. I looked to check my wounds, and I looked down at my body, and I realized I was no longer clothed. I was just covered in this blue satin, silky sort of textured material, like a sheet which comforted me and made me feel calm. There were no wounds whatsoever; there was not even a single scratch or bruise on my body, everything was completely intact. British musician David Ditchfield shares how he died after being dragged under a speeding train and experienced a profound healing in the afterlife that transformed him into an acclaimed artist and composer.

In February 2006, David was seeing a friend off at a railway station in Camberley, England, UK. As he stepped back from a goodbye hug, part of his thick sheepskin coat became trapped in the automatic train doors. Unable to free himself and with no guard on duty, David banged frantically on the glass as the engine roared to life. When the train pulled out at great speed, he lost his footing, was dragged along the platform, and pulled under the wheels. Thrown between the tracks in complete agony, David remained conscious throughout the violent ordeal. Paramedics rushed him to hospital, where he was losing massive amounts of blood. Just as his traumatized family arrived to see him before emergency surgery, David left his body.

I was in what seemed to be like a small, darkened space, but it wasn’t really a darkened space at all because I realized there were beautiful lights starting to pulsate all around me. There were small pulsating colors of ambers, greens, yellows, and reds. And I felt a sense of calmness from these pulsating colors because I figured at this point that I hadn’t made it. I figured I must be dead. I didn’t try to fight it. I looked to check my wounds, and I looked down at my body, and I realized I was no longer clothed. I was just covered in this blue satin silky sort of textured material like a sheet which comforted me and made me feel calm. There were no wounds whatsoever, there was not even a single scratch or bruise to my body. Everything was completely intact. There above me, coming in towards me, were these symmetrical grids of white light that were coming in closer to me, and I couldn’t take my gaze away from this light, even though it was very intense and bright. I sensed there was more than just light happening here. I felt there was a healing force coming from this light, and so I closed my eyes and kind of bathed in this light, and I felt that the light was healing me.

David then encountered an androgynous being with pure, white-blonde hair and skin emanating light from within—a presence he recognized as his guardian. Two female beings appeared on either side of him, their hands hovering over his body. I felt the energy coming from their hands. It was causing every single molecule of my body to vibrate with an energy of love. It was like this beautiful, unconditional love that was coming from their hands, and this healing energy was going far beyond just healing the physical form. They were taking off each layer of hurt, emotional hurt, or “baggage,” as we call it, from me. They were getting down to the pure essence of my soul. It was a beautiful, liberating feeling. I felt free; I felt freer than I’d ever felt in the whole of my life.

Looking down, David saw an inspiring orange view—a massive waterfall of billions of sparkling stars cascading like Niagara Falls, with shooting stars flying overhead. He gazed through galaxies, seeing formations he’d never imagined, feeling he was actually in the Universe itself. Then came the most profound moment. I started to feel this energy of love vibrating within me, but it became more intense. It was vibrating at such an intensity that I thought, “What’s happening?” A huge tunnel of light was coming in towards me through the Universe, and it was surrounded by these very dramatic flames that were slowly circulating around the edge of this pure white light, a very, very bright white light. And I was being told now that what I was looking at here was the source of all creation. This was God—not God in the form of God that I’d always been led to believe, in my school textbooks, the images of Michelangelo of God on the ceiling of the Vatican with the long gray beard, no, this was God in the form of this huge tunnel of white light. And the love and force that was coming from this white light was just so beautiful and amazing and so liberating that I was laughing.

Suddenly, David crashed back into his body in the hospital. Though most people feel devastated to return, David remained elated, feeling still attached to that realm. After eight and a half hours of surgery, he recovered at his sister’s home, fixated on capturing his experience. Despite having no training, he painted a large, dramatic canvas, amazed as it came alive under his brush. He felt guided, as though an umbilical cord of energy still connected him to the other realm. At a spiritualist church receiving healing, mediums saw music coming through and told David his guides wanted him to compose a piece about his experience. Though barely able to play, he began recording passages with an old guitar, receiving help to transcribe the music. His local orchestra agreed to perform it, the premiere sold out, and he received a standing ovation. Commissions followed, then a publisher for his book, “Shine On,” which reached audiences worldwide.

I’ve gone from completely disastrously wondering where my life was going to go to suddenly realizing that life is in the present moment, and that the present moment is the most important place to be. And that’s something I learned from that other realm. I remember when I was lying on that rock, realizing that I’d spent so much time in the past worrying about thinking about past mistakes I’d made, worrying about opportunities I’d missed, doors I should have opened, and all things like that, or worried about the future, worried about where my life was going to go. But in that realm, I felt complete because I remember thinking there’s no sense of time here in that realm. The only time is the present moment. I realize now that the present moment is the most important moment (Beyond the Veil)

Motivational quote of the day: “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – The Venerated Enlightened Master Confucius (vegetarian)