DAILY NEWS Stream – March 14, 2025

US resumes military aid and intelligence to Ukraine after Ukraine agrees to a 30-day ceasefire with Russia. This follows 8-hour talks in Saudi Arabia between the nations’ top diplomats (AP)

US President Trump to speak with Russia’s Putin after Ukraine agrees to a 30-day ceasefire, which would take effect “immediately” if Russia accepts (The Independent)

Europe will continue to completely eliminate Russian gas imports and increase financial support for Ukraine, says European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (HTV Tin Tức)

Greenland’s pro-business opposition party wins closely-watched election dominated by US President Trump’s pledge to take control of the strategic island (AP; CNN)

President Trump says the US strongly supports the people of Greenland’s right to determine their own future, is willing to invest “billions of dollars” to create new jobs and “make them rich,” and invites them again to join the United States (Truth Social)

US Air Force intercepts a civilian aircraft flying in a restricted zone near President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago [Florida] home, marking the 20th violation since He took office (AP)

US Department of Government Efficiency [DOGE] uncovers major fraud in the Small Business Administration [SBA], which loaned US$312 million to children aged 11 or younger and US$333 million to people over 115 years old during COVID lockdowns (Fox News)

President Trump buys a new Tesla car for the White House to show support for top advisor Elon Musk, whose electric vehicle company is facing criticism due to his role at the Department of Government Efficiency [DOGE] (AP)

Cases of American children poisoned by fentanyl [a deadly drug commonly smuggled across the border from Canada and Mexico, often originating from China] have skyrocketed from 69 in 2015 to 893 in 2023, with nearly half of the victims dying in 2023 (Ngày Nay)

US Justice Department says Google must sell its web browser Chrome to break its monopoly and promote competition in internet search (VoV.vn; Android Police)

“We can’t stay silent anymore”: Bangladeshi female students erupt in protest nationwide demanding justice for violence against women and children (The Daily Star)

Young women in Ngoundiane Village [Senegal] start a farming business and market it on social media after participating in the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development [IFAD] program (Africa News)

Japan works to promote gender equality but ranks last again among developed countries according to the 2024 Global Gender Gap Index, mainly because women rarely get leadership jobs (VTV.vn)

Scotland [UK] First Minister John Swinney leads tribute to health workers and COVID victims on the pandemic’s fifth anniversary (BBC)

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. meets with food industry leaders to discuss removing harmful toxins from food (Fox News)

Most adults and a third of children will be overweight or obese by 2050, straining health systems, unless lifestyles improve, study warns (Al Jazeera)

UK: Climate Change Committee’s report recommends ways for British government to reduce carbon emissions, including: - Reduce meat and dairy consumption. - Replace animal proteins with plant-based foods. - Have fewer cattle and sheep. - Reduce animal-raising emissions. - Do not allow meat and dairy imports to offset domestic reductions. - Educate the public on plant-based diets and support low-income households in changing their diets (Vegconomist)

Tech billionaire Elon Musk says his X social media platform [previously Twitter] was targeted by a cyberattack organized by a “large group” or “a country” after outage leaves 40,000 users without access for a few hours (Al Jazeera)

Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire erupts, forcing evacuation of nearly 300 families, with another 30,000 people at risk (AP)

China finds more than 6,000 new microscopic creatures in the ocean’s “dark zone” 6 to 11 kilometers deep, with many displaying exotic adaptations to survive in cold, high-pressure, and low-food conditions (Người Lao Động)

Ukrainian military veterans learn special skiing in Oregon [US] to teach other amputees in Ukraine and boost their confidence (Euronews)

China’s government supports innovation in plant-based proteins, new documents show (Vegconomist)

Inspirational quote of the day: “When the heart is right, the mind and the body will follow.” – Coretta Scott King (vegetarian)