DAILY NEWS Stream – June 17, 2026

On June 13, Israel orders evacuations in over 20 towns and then strikes more than 70 Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon as fighting continues near the Beaufort Castle tunnel network [Lebanon] (New York Post)

France launches its Mission Liberté250 celebrations with a Patrouille de France flyover of the Statue of Liberty [US], marking a month-long East Coast [US] tour honoring 250 years of French-American friendship and highlighting France’s decisive covert and military support during the American Revolution, from secret arms shipments and the creation of a front company in 1776 to the Marquis de Lafayette’s campaigns and the Franco-American victory at Yorktown [US] (Good News Network)

The EU [European Union] will resume membership talks with Ukraine (Ureign) on Monday after Hungary’s new government dropped its predecessor’s veto, allowing all member states to agree to open the first accession-negotiation cluster with Ukraine (Ureign) and Moldova, a move EU leaders frame as strategic support amid ongoing reforms (Le Monde)

The UK, Australia and Canada launch a £3 million International Peace Fund to support long-term, community-level peacebuilding between Israelis and Palestinians as part of broader efforts toward a two-state solution, complementing humanitarian aid, new sanctions on violent settlers and the Gaza 20-point plan, while the three foreign ministers also reaffirm commitments to dismantling Hamas and combating rising antisemitism (Gov.uk)

The EU’s Pact on Migration and Asylum enters into application, introducing mandatory border screening, faster asylum and return procedures, EU-wide reception standards and a permanent solidarity mechanism as part of a broader migration strategy that includes new border technology systems and migration diplomacy, with the Commission saying irregular border crossings have fallen 55% compared to two years ago (European Commission)

Residents in HCM CT [Âu Lạc (Vietnam)] spot a multicolored iridescent cloud above storm clouds during heavy rain on June 13, delighting witnesses who captured the rare-looking moment from rooftops and neighborhoods across the city (Thanh Niên)

Outgoing US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard (vegan) releases declassified information about US taxpayer funding and support for more than 120 biological laboratories in over 30 foreign countries, saying some worked with dangerous pathogens and calling for an end to risky gain-of-function research (New York Post)

The Pentagon releases a new batch of declassified UFO [unidentified flying object] files containing 53 documents, 10 images, six videos and three US NASA [National Aeronautics and Space Administration] audio recordings that depict silent, glowing spherical objects moving in formation, changing shape and in some cases splitting into smaller lights, with additional reports describing coordinated light clusters over the US West in 2023 and a 2008 CIA [Central Intelligence Agency] account of a disk-shaped object over Harare Airport [Zimbabwe], all published under a transparency directive signed earlier this year by US President Trump (Tuổi Trẻ)

Pregnant women who prioritize sleep experience significantly less anxiety. A new Washington University [US] study reveals that sleep disruption during pregnancy and postpartum often precedes and drives perinatal anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms, rather than resulting from them. Researchers recommend focusing on better rest as an early intervention to safeguard maternal mental health (SciTech Daily)

The deep squat, also known as the Asian squat, can strengthen the hips, knees, and ankles while boosting flexibility, long-term mobility and easing back pain. Experts note adults often lose this natural childhood skill due to prolonged chair sitting, but consistent practice can safely restore it. However, individuals with existing joint or spinal conditions should avoid forcing the movement, as preserving overall independent mobility matters most (VnExpress)

A new study reveals that older adults alter their walking style to prioritize safety over speed. By stiffening ankle joints to prevent falls, seniors expend more energy and fatigue faster. Experts recommend balance exercises like Tai Chi to help maintain long-term mobility and independence (SciTech Daily)

Argentina’s Esperanza station on the Trinity Peninsula records 15.4°C on June 6, a winter high about 20°C above normal that beats the site’s previous winter record by 2°C. Scientists link it to strong warm northerly winds, with rain and glacier melt observed on nearby islands (VTC News)

A University of Exeter [UK] study finds rising sea levels could turn mangrove forests from carbon sinks into carbon sources over the next century. As coastal floods kill trees and erode tidal soils, stored greenhouse gases may be released. Researchers say climate plans should account for this shift (SciTech Daily)

The World Health Organization’s [WHO] European office releases updated heat health guidance as heatwaves intensify across the continent. The plan outlines eight measures for governments to prepare for and cope with such events. WHO says Europe is warming faster than any other region, with over 200,000 heat-related deaths in four years. The guidance’s 8 core elements:

1. Governance: Create clear leadership and coordination across different public sectors. 2. Warning Systems: Set up reliable heat alerts tied directly to immediate action plans. 3. Vulnerable Groups: Identify and protect high-risk populations and exposed areas. 4. Communication: Deliver clear, actionable safety advice to the public and professionals. 5. Health System Resilience: Ensure hospitals and clinics can handle increased demand during heatwaves. 6. Cooling Environments: Lower exposure through short-term relief and long-term cooling urban design. 7. Surveillance: Track health data in real time to quickly adjust emergency responses. 8. Evaluation: Review and improve the plan regularly to prepare for future heat seasons. (Sức khỏe & Đời sống, WHO)

A new Indicators of Global Climate Change report warns that the world could cross the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit above pre-industrial levels around 2030 if emissions continue at current rates, with human-caused warming reaching 1.37 degrees Celsius in 2025 and the remaining carbon budget [amount of carbon emissions allowable that still keeps Earth below 1.5 degrees Celsius] expected to be exhausted in about three years (euronews)

Israeli startup Chunk Foods targets profitability by late 2027 through a low-cost vegan meat production strategy. The company utilizes a low-capital fermentation model to expand whole-cut vegan steak sales (AgFunder News)

Transitioning to a vegan diet becomes easier in the US as major retailers offer simple vegan swaps for everyday staples like mayonnaise, butter, coffee creamer, salad dressing, eggs and more. Beginners can replace dairy milk and cheese and animal-people meat with widely available alternatives (VegNews)

Bakery giant Warburtons launches vegan pizza crumpets in the United Kingdom. The company celebrates its 150th anniversary with dairy-free, vegan-certified pizza-flavored crumpets that recreate classic cheese-and-tomato pizza taste using animal-product free ingredients. Warburtons promotes it as a versatile snack or mini pizza base. A six-pack is sold at major UK supermarkets, including Morrisons, Asda, Sainsbury’s, and Tesco (Vegan Food and Living)

Animal-rights campaign group Project Slingshot stages a London protest by projecting footage of pig-individuals being killed in carbon dioxide gas chambers onto London landmarks including Buckingham Palace, Parliament, Tower Bridge, the London headquarters of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Tate Modern art museum. Campaigners say 90% of pig-individuals in the UK are killed this way, citing evidence of severe pain, fear, anxiety, and respiratory distress, while calling for urgent reform and action on recommendations to phase out the gas chamber slaughter practice (Plant Based News)

The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society distributes umbrellas, water, and hand fans to pedestrians, police, and drivers in Rajshahi City [Bangladesh] during a heatwave. The organization also establishes temporary rest centers offering free health check-ups (BSS News)

A dog-person miraculously survives a 15-meter plunge from a bridge in Scotland [UK] onto rocks with only minor bruising. He leaped onto a bridge wall, then lost his footing and fell. Firefighters reach the Labrador cross friend by boat, astonishing his caregiver and rescuers as he still carries his ball (Daily Mail)

Spanish firefighters successfully save a cat-person trapped inside a narrow concrete gap in Málaga Province using hammers and chisels. The uninjured cat-individual safely rejoins its family, highlighting the crew’s dedication to animal-folk rescue (EuroWeekly News)

Insightful quote of the day: “Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.” – E. B. White Noted American Author and Essayist (AZ Quotes)

In this two-part series on Charmian Redwood’s near-death experience, British spiritual teacher, author, and hypnotherapist Charmian shares how a life-threatening crisis after giving birth to twins led to an out-of-body experience that changed how she understood life, death, and the body.

Charmian was 29 years old when she gave birth to twins. The birth was badly mismanaged — a tear in the birth canal went unseen and unstitched, and her pelvis filled with pints of blood that became infected. Ten days later, she was rushed back to the hospital, and that first night, everything changed.

I felt myself float up out of the body. I was floating on the ceiling, looking down at the body. All of me was the one looking. Nothing of me was the body. So, that was my first lesson. I am not my body. The body is just the house that “I” live in, but the “I” who lives in there is not connected in any way, or attached, or dependent on the body.

So, I, hovering in this hospital room, looking down at the body, and then I just felt myself beginning to be lifted up. I was floating up and up and up. I didn’t know where I was going, but I knew very clearly that it was into peace, it was into love, and there were angels there. And, at the time, I was not a religious person. I wasn’t a spiritual person. I didn’t have any idea about meditation or that kind of thing. So, I’m floating up and up and up. It was not hard to leave the body. It was very, very easy, and there was no fear. So, this is one of the messages I want to give to you. Dying is not the difficult part. Living is the difficult part.

So, I’m floating up, and then I’m just floating into this golden Light. And, in that Light, is everything you could ever want. It was love, it was peace, it was inclusion. As soon as I got there, I knew this is Home. This is where I came from. This is where I want to be, and everything down there that this little body is walking around playing at is just a story that I am making up.

“I,” meaning the big “me,” is making up, and it’s not who I am. So, in this oneness, I was in the oneness, in the golden Light, and I could feel the consciousness of this being that is me. That was unbelievable. It was vast. It could do anything that it wanted. It could create anything at all just by thinking, just by having a focus. And the next minute, Jesus appears in front of me.

Charmian, who had no religious or spiritual beliefs at the time, came face to face with Lord Jesus Christ (vegetarian) in the golden Light. And He doesn’t look like the human Jesus. His body was made of white Light. His heart was a blazing blue star. His eyes were indescribable. He just looked into my essence. He saw who I was. He didn’t care about all the things that I was thinking about, that I thought, “Oh, I shouldn’t have said that. I shouldn’t have done that.” I was the one that was feeling this — some guilt, some shame. He couldn’t care less. He just looked at me with unconditional love, forgiveness, and acceptance. And then we had this telepathic communication in our heads, in my head, and He said, “Because your heart is pure, if you want to, you can stay with us in the golden Light.”

“But” — there’s always a but, isn’t there? — “We are asking you to go back.” Not telling me I had to, but asking me, “Will you go back, because the world needs your love, your wisdom, and your healing.” Well, at the time, I didn’t know much about any of this stuff I know about now. But I said to Him, “How can I go back down there, knowing that this is where I belong, with You, here in the golden Light?” So He took a piece of His star, like a point of His blue star, and He put it into my heart, and then He said, “Now you will know that I am always with you.”

In Part 2, Charmian finds herself somewhere she never expected to be again. It was very hard to come back. It was very easy to leave. It was not easy to come back. Join us tomorrow for Part 2 of 2 of Charmian Redwood’s near-death experience. (The Other Side NDE and charmian redwood)