DAILY NEWS Stream – February 27, 2026

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian states that Tehran will “not bow down” to pressure tied to nuclear negotiations as anti-government protests intensify and the US expands its military presence in the region (Fox News)

Hundreds of people march through Verona [Italy] hours before the Winter Olympics closing ceremony to protest soaring housing costs and environmental damage linked to the Games, accusing new Olympic construction of disfiguring the landscape and deepening inequality (Reuters)

Spain’s largest elder-care federation says it can hire up to 160,000 migrants who will gain legal status through the government’s planned extraordinary regularization — a one-off process granting residency and work permits to undocumented people already living in the country — arguing it would ease severe personnel shortages even as unions warn that wages and training standards must improve (VisaHQ)

The Aulacese (Vietnamese) media report that a rare total lunar eclipse — the only one of the Fire Horse Year and commonly known as a “blood moon” — will be visible in Âu Lạc (Vietnam) on the night of March 3, 2026, when the Moon enters Earth’s shadow and turns red, sparking widespread excitement and online countdowns (Thanh Niên)

Violence erupts across at least 20 Mexican states after special forces kill cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes during an arrest operation, prompting the government to deploy thousands of troops to restore order (BBC)

New research suggests losing your sense of smell may signal Alzheimer’s disease before memory fades. German scientists found immune cells destroy scent-related nerve connections early on, potentially making simple smell tests a vital tool for early detection (Futura Sciences)

Spicy foods worsen symptoms like pain, heartburn, and bloating for those with gastritis, acid reflux, or IBS [Irritable Bowel Syndrome]. Pregnant women and young children should also exercise caution. While healthy adults can enjoy moderate spice, experts recommend monitoring your body’s reaction and reducing intake if digestive flare-ups occur (Lao Động)

Children under five face significant developmental delays in language, cognition, and social skills from excessive screen time. Pediatric expert Dr. Shashi Bhushan of India warns that digital overexposure disrupts critical neural connections. Additionally, blue light causes sleep deprivation and increases obesity risks. Specialists recommend zero screen time for toddlers under two and a strict one-hour daily limit for children aged two to five (Lao Động)

A deadly “blizzard bomb” paralyzes the Northeast [US] leaving over 600,000 customers without power and triggering a State of Emergency in Delaware. The storm claims two lives in Maryland when a falling tree crushes a truck. Meanwhile, Providence, Rhode Island, and Islip, New York, shatter all-time snowfall records, and severe weather grounds over 11,000 flights nationwide (Fox Weather)

Extreme ice melt in Greenland spikes dramatically due to climate change. Scientists report meltwater output for extreme melting events has risen sixfold since 1990, accelerating sea level rise and threatening global ocean systems (Earth.com)

A rare, deep magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes beneath the Sulu Sea off Malaysia. The extreme depth prevents a tsunami, though distant shaking reaches northern Borneo, the Philippines, and Brunei (The Watchers)

A young elephant-person named Suman dies in Bihar [India] after years of non-compliance with Calcutta High Court orders meant to secure her rescue and rehabilitation, highlighting how prolonged legal delays and continued commercial use leave captive elephant-people vulnerable (Northeast News)

More than 9,000 new trees are planted and cared for across Âu Lạc (Vietnam)’s Trường Sa islands as soldiers and residents launch their Lunar New Year “Tree-Planting Festival,” part of an ongoing push to green the remote archipelago and improve its environment and living conditions (VTV)

A modified activated-carbon cartridge developed in Argentina removes arsenic from highly contaminated water to below the safety limit without electricity or added chemicals, potentially offering a low-cost purification option for households and small communities that rely on unsafe wells (Earth.com)

A device created by Nobel-winning chemist Omar Yaghi — who grew up in a Jordan refugee camp — uses his metal-organic framework (MOF) technology to pull moisture from desert air and produce about 1,000 liters of clean water per day without electricity, relying only on naturally available heat, offering a resilient option for drought- and storm-hit communities (VnExpress)

Global food and beverage company PepsiCo launches Prebiotic Cola and Alvalle vegan soups in the US to target gut health and GLP-1 [Glucagon-Like Peptide-1] users, who are typically diabetics or obese. The move signals a strategic shift by the firm toward functional, fiber-rich, and convenient nutrition (Simply Wall St)

Bigg Boss OTT 3 [2024 Indian reality show] winner Sana Makbul adopted a vegan diet in 2025 to manage autoimmune hepatitis. Experts say animal-free eating helps reduce inflammation and liver stress alongside medical treatment (The Indian Express)

UK startup THIS reports its first monthly profit in December 2025, hitting a £24 million revenue milestone. The achievement signals a turning point for hyper-realistic, high-protein vegan meat alternatives in the British market (Plant Based News)

A Malibu [US] woman recounts how Stevie, a rescued Buff Orpington hen-person who bonded with her six dog-companions and behaved like one of the pack, transformed her understanding of chicken-peoples’ intelligence and affection before eventually moving to a larger flock where she still greets her like an old friend (The Guardian)

Fort McMurray’s [Canada] restorative-justice program has cut reoffending to almost zero, with just one of 115 participants committing another offense. The model requires offenders to meet the people they harmed, hear the impact firsthand, and work toward meaningful repair. As Royal Canadian Mounted Police chief superintendent Mark Hancock notes, its power lies in “facing the person you’ve harmed and hearing how it affected them and the people who support them” (Good News Network)

US moving companies provide free relocation services to help domestic violence survivors escape abuse. The #MoveToEndDV campaign by Meathead Movers [California] unites nationwide partners, offering free moving, self-storage, and security to help thousands of people start over safely (Good News Network)

Kadri police in Mangaluru [India] rescue 35 cattle-people after intercepting an illegal transport truck near a highway. Acting on activist tips, officers found the animal-persons lacked documentation to be transported. The bovine-folk’s care has been taken over by another government department (Mangalorean.com)

Volunteers in Tyresö, Sweden, rescue nearly 300 pike-people trapped by ice in Lake Dyviksmaren. Using nets and buckets, residents moved the fish-persons to open water, preventing a mass die-off like the one recently seen on Lidingö (Sweden Herald)

Enlightening quote of the day: “I have seen my Lord with the eye of my heart, and I said: ‘Who are You?’ He said: ‘You.’” – The Venerated Enlightened Sufi Master Mansur al-Hallaj (vegetarian) (AZ Quotes)

In part 1 of 2 of Heather Vandermeyden’s near-death experiences, an American woman shares how a life-threatening illness at a young age triggered dozens of out-of-body experiences. Heather was 20 years old when she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. In severe denial about the seriousness of her condition, she refused repeated recommendations for surgery until December 20, 1999, when her father rushed her to the hospital with a 40-degree Celsius fever she’d had for a week. Doctors told her she had about 24 hours to live and that her large intestine had become toxic. She underwent emergency surgery and survived — but her ordeal was only beginning.

Just a few days later, on New Year’s Eve, Heather noticed something strange in her hospital bed as nurses checked on her. I felt like the bed was being lifted up towards — it’s about level with her shoulders. I thought, “That is so weird. I don’t think the bed can go that high.” And I looked at both the nurses, and they didn’t notice or act like it was weird that the bed was so high. And they finished what they were doing, and they left. And suddenly I felt the entire bed go down again. And I realized that my soul had lifted from my body, and it was moving back into my body. Over the following weeks, Heather developed Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and required a ventilator. It was during this critical period that she began leaving her body repeatedly — and her most extraordinary experiences began.

There was a hospital bed with a young girl on it, and there were nurses all around the bed, and they were working at a very fast speed, and this girl was — you could tell she was really critical. I mean, there’s something very bad going on with her and I thought, that poor girl, she looks so sick. I don’t think she’s going to make it. And as I thought that, I started noticing I could feel the feelings of the nurses, and they were scared too. They were thinking, “What if she dies near Christmas time? Her family’s going to miss her. She’s so young.” I watched for about five minutes, and then suddenly it’s like this thought came into my head and I thought, “Oh my gosh, that’s me.” I had no realization before that point that she was me, and I didn’t feel any connection to her. I didn’t know who this girl was.

And it shocked me so profoundly. I thought, “That can’t be me. I’m here watching her.” So it was a really weird experience to see yourself fighting for life and not know it’s you for a few minutes. And I thought, I don’t want to go back into that body. It’s really broken. And the feeling that I was having outside of the body was this intense, pure love that I’ve never experienced here. Every time I talk about it, I cry. It was just — it’s like you go home and you’re enveloped in this loving hug from your entire family when you’ve been away. And I thought I could stay here forever.

Heather then began traveling a dark tunnel at terrifying speed, accompanied by a mysterious guide she could not identify. I felt like I was flying in darkness at the fastest way. And I panicked, and I looked in front of me, and there was a man and he was dressed in like an 1800 suit with a top hat, a black top hat, and he had these dark, very soulful eyes and a beard and mustache, kind of cropped, very well taken care of. And he just stared at me with these beautiful eyes and never said anything, but I felt safe with him.

A couple of months ago, my cousin reached out to me, and she said, “Do you know who that man is in the tunnel?” And I said, “I don’t. I’ve never known who he is.” And she gave me the name of my great-great-grandfather. And so we went through the family history online, and we found a picture of him, and that’s him. It’s my great-great-grandfather on my dad’s side of the family. It took 25 years to find out who this person was. It just, to me, shows that even if our family has passed on to the other side, they’re still involved in our life and they still are there watching us and helping us, even if we’ve never met them.

Heather also encountered two ministering angels in the shock trauma unit, where the hospital’s most critical patients are treated. At one point, they said, “If one of our patients is going to die, we’ll see God in the window.” There was a door in the room they were in, and the top part was glass, and they said, “If we see God, then we know that that patient is going to pass on and we’ll help comfort them, their family, but we’ll also help guide them to the other side.” So at one point, He actually did come to the window. And I could see from like probably here up and it was like a homecoming — like I knew Him profoundly.

I had grown up knowing about God and Jesus and stuff, but this was different than anything I’d ever been taught or experienced. It’s like I knew Him so profoundly and He knew me. He knew everything about me, and He loved me. There was no judgment. He just, He loved me, and I knew that He loved all of His children. He had white, iridescent hair — it was just beautiful, it just kind of lit up — and He had these piercing blue eyes and then, kind of like a short beard and mustache that was white, and His skin was very young-looking, almost like pinkish. But He felt so ancient, but He looked so young. And after we saw Him in that door, that young man that had the car accident did pass away. And so the angels were able to be there to help guide him back, but also comfort his family.

Next, her journey takes her beyond her hospital room — into a realm of knowledge, memory, and healing. And my guide did tell me, “This water is healing water. It’s very ancient, and it will help heal you.” Join us tomorrow for Part 2 of 2 of Heather Vandermeyden’s near-death experiences. (T&H – Afterlife)