DAILY NEWS Stream – March 4, 2026

US President Trump tells Iranians that “the hour of your freedom is at hand,” urging them to stay indoors during ongoing US–Israel operations and to be ready to seize control of their government once the regime weakens (Fox News)

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a joint US and Israeli airstrike on his Tehran [Iran] compound, ending a three-decade rule marked by repression at home and proxy conflicts abroad. Iranians in several cities and in the diaspora poured into the streets, honking, waving flags and celebrating what many described as a long-awaited opening toward freedom (Fox News)

A 24-year-old woman in Wuhan [China] safely delivers naturally conceived quintuplets—an event occurring only about once in 60 million pregnancies— after a meticulously rehearsed emergency C-section involving more than 20 doctors, with all five premature babies born alive and in stable condition (VnExpress)

Ukraine (Ureign) says more than 90,000 of its own citizens — soldiers and civilians — are officially registered as missing in the war with Russia, a number likely understated due to limited access to occupied areas (VTV)

Slatina [Romania] mayor Mario De Mezzo moves to make the city Romania’s first to eliminate gambling halls, using new legal powers that allow local councils to ban such activities and phasing out all betting shops as their existing licenses expire (Romania Insider)

Singapore will introduce a single, easily recognizable phone prefix for all police calls to citizens and require social media platform WhatsApp to block fake accounts that pretend to be government agencies, as part of a broader effort to curb a surge in scams involving criminals posing as officials (Channel News Asia)

The United Arab Emirates’s Ramadan initiatives form a large, multi-layered humanitarian campaign that stretches across Gaza, Africa, and dozens of countries, combining emergency relief with long-term development programs. The scale, coordination, and thematic focus— child hunger, medical aid, food security, and community resilience— show how the United Arab Emirates uses Ramadan as a global season of charitable diplomacy (The Filipino Times)

Âu Lạc (Vietnam)’s Health Ministry proposes banning the visible display of traditional cigarette packs in stores to reduce youth exposure, hidden advertising, and impulse smoking (Lao Động)

A large clinical trial in rural China finds that combining digital decision-support tools with peer-review feedback sharply reduces unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory infections without harming patient safety, providing a scalable way to curb antibiotic misuse— the main driver of global antimicrobial resistance and a growing threat in low-resource primary-care settings (Báo Tin tức)

Experts recommend dedicating 5-10 minutes daily to chin tucks, shoulder shrugs, and neck tilts to release tension in the neck and shoulder regions. These exercises help realign the cervical spine, enhance flexibility, and prevent tension-induced headaches. Combining these movements with warm baths and hourly micro-breaks optimizes soft tissue relaxation. Should symptoms like radiating arm numbness or dizziness occur, immediate medical consultation is necessary to rule out disc-related issues (Thanh Niên)

Kobe University [Japan] researchers develop an AI [artificial intelligence] system that diagnoses acromegaly, a rare, life-shortening endocrine disease, using only hand photos. By analyzing hand and fist images, the highly accurate tool protects privacy, outperforms doctors, and reduces diagnostic delays for this rare hormone disorder (SciTech Daily)

American nutritionist Jillian Kubala asserts that consuming fruit before meals enhances satiety and slashes calorie intake by 18.5%. For blood sugar management, pairing fresh fruit with protein-rich foods after main meals remains the optimal strategy. Ms. Kubala further debunks myths regarding avoiding fruit before bedtime or the necessity of an empty stomach for consumption. Regardless of timing, fruits consistently provide essential fiber and vitamins vital for overall health and disease prevention (Thanh Niên)

A 0.6-hectare wildfire near Boulder, Colorado [US]’s Chautauqua Park initially triggers evacuation warnings, but is later significantly contained. Over 100 firefighters and a helicopter are part of the response (The Denver Post)

A severe winter storm triggers warnings across seven US states. Forecasters predict worst hit will be Alaska with up to 35 centimeters of snow and 72.4 kilometer-per-hour winds, threatening dangerous travel and sudden whiteout conditions (Men’s Journal)

New Delhi [India] records its hottest February since 2023, hitting 31.9°C. Experts warn that unusually early heatwaves drastically shorten winters and worsen toxic air pollution across northern India (Times Now)

Authorities in Sonoma County [US] arrest a man and seize 833 rooster-folks after a six-month investigation uncovers one of the Bay Area’s largest cockfighting operations, with evidence of betting, bird-people-conditioning supplies, and widespread animal-people cruelty prompting misdemeanor and animal-folk-fighting charges (ABC7 News)

The TUI Care Foundation [Touristik Union International] launches the TUI Forest Mozambique program to restore more than 150 hectares of degraded mangrove by planting over 500,000 trees, support local schools and community-managed enterprises, and expand nature-based tourism around Maputo National Park [Mozambique] (TUI Group)

Travelers crossing the Sahara encounter unusually dense swarms of desert locusts that covered the road, struck vehicle windshields, and reduced visibility, while similar swarms were also reported in Spain’s Canary Islands after being carried there by winds from North Africa (Dân Trí)

University of Hohenheim [Germany] researchers lead the “VegVit” project to naturally fortify vegan meats with vitamin B12. The team uses specialized bacteria and fermentation to boost bioavailability in vegan products (Vegconomist)

London, UK-based TikToker Vegan King is building a digital advocacy empire. With 111,000+ followers, he uses viral debates and humor to promote animal-people welfare, inspires vegan lifestyles, and supports animal-person sanctuaries while co-founding a UK tech startup (The National Law Review)

The Michelin Green Guide [a traveler guidebook] drops all attractions involving animal-people mistreatment, like camel-person rides, from its listings and ends online and in-store leather sales. The landmark shift follows PETA [People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals] talks, prioritizing animal-folk welfare and responsible global tourism (PETA UK)

An inspector from the Animal Welfare Society of SA and a volunteer enter a dark Cape Town [South Africa] canal to rescue three trapped dog-people. After navigating hazardous tunnels, the team secures and saves the exhausted animal-persons (Good Things Guy)

Off-duty nurse Phạm Thị Thúy Hà saves a 59-year-young security guard in Hanoi [Âu Lạc (Vietnam)]. Despite her own ongoing treatment for a spinal condition, she performs immediate CPR [cardiopulmonary resuscitation], reviving the collapsed man before hospital transport, earning widespread public praise (Dân trí)

Rescuers in northern Poland save a young bison-person stranded on frozen Lake Bytyń Wielki. Firefighters and conservationists sedate the animal friend, slide her to shore on a rubber mat, and release her back to the wild (TVP World)

Wise quote of the day: “Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.” – Reverend Laurence Sterne Anglo-Irish Novelist and Anglican Cleric (BrainyQuote)

Previously, in Part 1 of 2 of David Maginley’s near-death experience, David described collapsing during a service in a hospital chapel and awakening on a radiant grassy hill that felt like home. Drawn toward a single tree at the top of the hill, he was met by a guide who felt like his closest friend — a being of wisdom, compassion, and unmistakable authority. When David tried to run toward the tree, the guide stopped him gently, inviting him instead into a deeper conversation.

He affirmed that it’s all going to be really good. You’re doing well. And I said, “That’s great. Come on, let’s run to the tree.” I knew if I got to that tree, I’d never come back here. In so many near-death experiences, there’s a point, whether it be a visible such, so to speak, line or object, or just a sense of you can’t go beyond here. There’s always a boundary. And that tree was my boundary. If I had crossed it, I wouldn’t have come back. And he basically said things are going well. You’ve got a lot more work to do. And I know what that meant. It meant I had a lot of growing up to do. And it’s always about the Love. He was like, “You got a lot of growing and evolving in Love to do.” Love is not an emotion. Love is the highest state of consciousness. For God is Love. And he said, “So you can’t stay here.” What do you do with that when you’re embedded, infused, saturated, marinating in Love? When you’re finally, suddenly whole and complete, and not so fractured and messed up?

And I was like, “No way am I going back. Why would I go back? I’m here. I’m home. You’ve got to be kidding.” But I could feel that authority and that compassion. I could feel every truth that he was speaking. There was no way I was going to win the argument. And as much as I protested, he just looked at me, looked into me with this wisdom, and he put his hand on my shoulder, and he just said, “It’s going to be okay. We will be with you.”

David was dead for 15 minutes. When he awoke to doctors and nurses surrounding him, he was devastated to be back. He kept the experience to himself, grieving in silence. Later, attending a therapeutic touch retreat before facing another dangerous surgery, the words he’d heard on that hill would return: “We will be with you.”

I’d gone to this workshop to learn more of therapeutic touch, and I received a treatment from Evelyn McCay, who is a fantastic teacher. And she’s standing there on the side of the bed I’m lying on, and she’s giving me the treatment, and she paused, and she began to weep. And I said, “What’s up?” And she said, “There’s an angel of the Most High across the bed from me.” And this being, this entity, was huge. It went right up. Not just through the ceiling. It’s like the ceiling disappeared or reality changed. I’m looking around, and she’s quiet, and I’m quiet. And then she says, “It’s gone now.” I’m like, “OK, angels never show up without a message. What’s the message?” She said, “The message is it’s going to be very hard this time, but we will be with you.” Now, that’s not comforting; I was going to have the operation two weeks after. But I was filled with joy, and I began to laugh like I was giddy. And my stomach hurt because I was laughing so hard. And I fell asleep laughing.

Two weeks later, he underwent the surgery. In the intensive care unit afterward, his blood pressure suddenly plummeted. Doctors rushed to thread a catheter through his neck into his heart. But David — filled with inexplicable peace — began humming a hymn. The nurse comes back, and she sits down and says, “OK, buddy. What the heck was going on there? People are usually dying or dead. They’re not conscious when we give the drugs we gave you, and you’re lying there singing to us.” And I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I didn’t remember the angel. I just looked at her, and I said, “You seemed stressed. I wanted to help.”

Reflecting on everything he has been through, David — now a psychospiritual therapist — distills his experience into a message about love as the only true spiritual practice. What I’ve arrived at is this. God is Love. So love is your spiritual practice. I’m not interested in the content of your belief as much as I’m interested in the quality of your love. And I’m still doing my homework in that regard. Even if you’ve experienced great trauma, my heart goes out to you. But know that there is a love and a presence and a deep peace and a part of you that can never be injured by what you’ve been through. Seek assistance in processing that trauma so that you can have it without it having you. Focus on your love. (Beyond with Heather Tesch)