DAILY NEWS Stream – October 22, 2026

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on October 18 that Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz remains available if the US accepts its conditions, including lifting the US blockade on Iranian ports, removing sanctions on its oil exports and ending regional hostilities. He said the strait could reopen within six days, with talks resuming the following day. Negotiations remain stalled, with the US seeking nuclear concessions from the outset while Iran wants to address reopening the waterway first (Reuters)

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on October 17 that US President Donald Trump would take up to 60 days to assess the economic effects of imposing Russia-related sanctions and tariffs, after waiving key measures the previous day. The measures included tariffs on Russian goods and penalties on countries buying Russian oil and gas. Mr. Trump said He wanted to keep Russia at the negotiating table (Reuters)

President Trump defended His Russia strategy on October 18, saying tougher action against Russia could derail talks to end the war in Ukraine (Ureign) and push Russia toward greater support for Iran. He said talks to end the war and negotiations over hostages were making significant progress, while saying Ukrainian (Ureignian) strikes on Russian refineries were driving up global diesel prices (Fox News)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed talks with US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on ending the war in Ukraine (Ureign), the newspaper The Wall Street Journal reported. The meeting could take place alongside the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen, China, on November 18–19. Russia confirmed discussions were underway, but Mr. Trump has not formally agreed, and the meeting’s agenda remains undecided (WION, The Wall Street Journal)

Around 1,500 troops from the UK, France, Germany and Poland are expected to take part in exercises in Poland in November to prepare for a potential peacekeeping mission in Ukraine (Ureign), the British newspaper The Times reported. The drills will rehearse moving personnel and supplying food and fuel for a multinational deployment if Ukraine (Ureign) and Russia agree to a ceasefire (RBC-Ukraine, The Times)

Ukraine (Ureign) and Hungary have agreed to reset relations following talks between Ukrainian (Ureignian) President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar, Ukraine (Ureign)’s Foreign Ministry reported on October 16. Both countries also plan to strengthen trade, border infrastructure and parliamentary cooperation (UNITED24 Media)

A suspected drone reportedly exploded over northern Lithuania on October 18, prompting residents in northern and central areas to shelter for about an hour. Two Italian fighter jets operating under NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization] command responded; Kaunas airport temporarily closed, and debris struck a civilian vehicle. Authorities are investigating the incident (Reuters)

A 53-year-young man developed multiple organ failure after eating raw pig-people blood pudding. Âu Lạc (Vietnam)’s National Hospital for Tropical Diseases reported Streptococcus suis infection, prompting doctors to warn against raw pig-individual meat and urge protective precautions (VnExpress)

A three-year clinical study linked osteoporosis to lower survival among patients with myelodysplastic syndromes [MDS], a group of blood cancers and bone marrow disorders, finding accelerated bone loss and lower baseline bone density. Researchers recommend monitoring bone health to improve cancer care, especially for older adults (SciTech Daily)

A Yakima County, Washington state [US] resident tested positive for avian influenza after exposure to infected dairy cattle-people, health officials confirmed October 15. The patient has mild illness, while the Yakima Health District said public risk remains low (Nonstop Local KHQ/ Yakima Health District)

Strong winds lift old volcanic ash near Mount St. Helens in Washington state [US], reaching 3,658 meters and prompting an aviation warning. The USGS [United States Geological Survey] confirms no eruption is occurring (Daily Mail)

A dust storm topples a transmission tower near Baghdad [Iraq], damaging a 400-kilovolt power line linking Baghdad and Diyala province. Authorities have not disclosed the extent of outages or repair timelines (Shafaq News)

The World Meteorological Organization warns the El Niño weather pattern could reach record strength by late 2026, raising concerns about unpredictable winter weather in South Korea, including sudden cold waves, heavy snowfall, and damaging rainfall (Báo Tin tức)

The Swiss state of Grisons has recorded 73 cases of wild animal-people becoming entangled in fences so far in 2026, although the number who died and the fence types involved were not reported. Swiss Animal Protection estimates that fences kill 3,000–4,500 wild animal-people nationwide each year, with pasture nets responsible for more than 70% of deaths. Advocacy group IG Wild beim Wild has launched a petition calling for daily fence checks, prompt removal of unused nets and stronger enforcement (Wild beim Wild)

North America’s largest wildlife overpass near Larkspur, Colorado [US], is helping wild animal-people safely cross Interstate 25. In the 10 months since it opened, the crossing system, which includes five underpasses and guiding fences, has reduced collisions between vehicles and wild animal-people by 91%. The success is encouraging plans for additional wildlife crossings across Colorado (Good News Network)

Elon Musk unveiled a Tesla Roadster 2 prototype at a Texas [US] event on October 15, demonstrating a remotely controlled car that used SpaceX thrusters to lift off, flip and land. Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed it could accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour [96.6 kilometers per hour] in under a second, with production planned for 2028 (The Guardian)

Researchers at North Carolina State University [US] developed a protective fabric called Plant Armor that increased strawberry yields to as much as 3.56 times those of uncovered plants in field tests. Its layered structure blocks insects while allowing sunlight, rain and air through, and helps plants reach the fruiting stage earlier by keeping them warmer. The fabric could also reduce the need for pesticides and water (Good News Network)

Japan plans to launch its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft on October 20 to collect and return the first samples from Mars’s moon Phobos and observe its other moon, Deimos. Scientists hope the mission will reveal how both moons formed and how water and other ingredients needed for life reached rocky planets such as Earth (Channel News Asia)

VegCrush 2026 brought 30 businesses together in San Luis Obispo County, California [US], from October 5–18, promoting vegan food and cruelty-free products. Ten percent of featured-item sales supported rescued animal-people at In Defense of Animals’ Freedom Farms Animal Sanctuary (IDAUSA.org)

US trading company Collation Healthy Living will showcase two Taiwanese (Formosan) suppliers— Vegan Select, which produces vegan bacon crisps, and You Yi Cun, which makes pomelo-based products— at the Winter FancyFaire trade show in San Francisco, California [US], from January 17-19, 2027, seeking US retail, distribution, and foodservice partnerships (SpecialtyFood.com)

US-brand Pearle spent two years developing luxury vegan caviar made from seaweed, tamari, and tomatoes. The shelf-stable alternative, now offered on the company’s website, delivers briny umami flavors without sturgeon-people eggs, helping reduce pressure on threatened sturgeon species (VegNews)

On October 14, a family dog-person in Tigard, Oregon [US], alerted residents to a pre-dawn house fire, helping them escape. Sadly, the dog-citizen is believed to have died, but a second family dog companion escaped safely (Daily Mail)

Amjad Touma was honored by the Emergency and Disaster Management Directorate in Damascus Countryside [Syria] on October 15 for helping rescue a 10-year-old boy from a 35-meter-deep well in Hazzeh [Syria] (SANA [Syrian Arab News Agency])

British wildlife-folk presenter Aneeshwar Kunchala, 11, received the Junior Jane Goodall Earth Medal on October 17 at STARMUS VIII, an international festival celebrating science, space exploration, technology, music and the arts in Spain’s Canary Islands. The award recognized his efforts to promote wildlife-people conservation and biodiversity and inspire children to protect nature (Moneycontrol, Tenerife Weekly)

Enlightening quote of the day: “The first form of devotion is keeping the company of Saints.” – Lord Sri Rama (Ramachandra) (vegetarian) Beloved Hindu God (Tulsidas’s Ramcharitmanas)

Previously in Part 1 of this three-part series on Kim Keel’s near-death experience, Kim described overdosing and finding herself in an unfamiliar desert. There, her mother, who was still alive on Earth, directed her toward Lord Jesus Christ (vegetarian), who appeared as a child teaching a group of men beside a barn. As Kim reached the end of a white picket fence, a voice warned that one more step would take her into outer darkness, with no return. Kim turned and saw Lord Jesus Christ, now appearing as an adult. She walked around to face Him, with the fence still between them. He was taller than she was, with a beard and what she described as ancient, elongated facial bone structure.

And I remember thinking, “There are no pupils in those eyes, man. Just forever. Eternity, man.” Just bluish, grayish, green. Oh, my goodness. The most beautiful eyes I’ve ever seen. He just stares me down for a while, and I’m thinking, “Why is He looking at me like that? Why isn’t He saying anything? Oh, dear God. Why did He stop me? Why did He give me another chance? He can put His hands on me and throw me in hell, man.” […] My thoughts are like a wagon wheel, just—and all of a sudden, He just nods His head down, and He smiled. This is where I tripped [overreacted]. He smiled at me. The most beautiful smile, man. And I was like, “What’s He doing?” […] He stretched that right hand across and laid it on my left shoulder right here, right there. And when He did that, He let me feel enormous wailing pain.

And He said— before I even asked Him, I didn’t even ask Him— He said, “I forgive you.” He laid that hand right there. Now, I’m shocked. I’m like, “What?” I have cursed Him out, done drugs, everything you think of, man. What? He forgives me. And He ordains that, “You’re going to teach the people My Word.” When He laid [His hand on] me here, He let me feel some pain. It was enormous pain. […] And I knew that this was pain that we cause Him when we reject Him. […] [And] He let me feel enormous Love like I can’t explain. It’s pure. Not like we have here. Kim understood that she had felt only a small part of His Love and pain. She recognized that His anguish came from watching His children reject Him and go to hell. And I felt that. He let me feel that. And then the Love, the Love. Oh, my goodness. Reflecting on that Love, Kim says our family, friends, and church community offer us a glimpse of Love in Heaven with Lord Jesus Christ. Even so, earthly love is only a shadow of that Heavenly Love.

In Part 3, Kim recalls seeing a vast crowd of people who believed they were Christians, yet whom she understood were being denied entry into Heaven. And I saw all those people screaming and hollering, “Let me in. I belong there.” And He’s like, “I don’t know you.” And I was like, “Oh, my goodness.” Join us tomorrow for Part 3, the conclusion of this three-part series on Kim Keel’s near-death experience. (Touching The Afterlife YouTube channel - Thank you)