DAILY NEWS Stream – June 24, 2025

The US launches strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, “completely and totally” obliterating them, President Trump says. This was a direct measure to prevent Iran from making a nuclear weapon following ineffective negotiations (CBS)

Iran must now “make peace,” says President Trump after the US strikes key nuclear sites, adding, “There will be either peace, or there will be tragedy for Iran far greater than we have witnessed…” (BBC)

Recent investigations show Iran’s decades-long “forever war” is to blame for the deaths of US citizens worldwide, as Iran has been funding acts of terrorism from Syria to Argentina (Fox News)

US conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson called President Trump to apologize for being too harsh in his criticism of US actions in the Israel-Iran conflict (Daily Mail)

US issues a security warning for Israel travel amid ongoing conflict and potential for violence escalation (US Embassy in Israel)

Australia sanctions Russian naval ships and submarines in response to its Ukraine invasion and regional tensions (VTV)

US President Trump praises Indian Prime Minister Modi (vegetarian) and Pakistani leaders including army chief Field Marshal Munir for keeping peace between their countries while discussing US trade deals with both nations (Forbes Breaking News; Reuters)

Analysis: South Korea’s planned “EU-style” digital regulations would crack down on US tech companies but give a free pass to Chinese companies, raising concerns in the US (Daily Caller)

Report: US border agents didn’t release a single illegal migrant into the US last month under President Trump — down from 62,000 illegal releases in May 2024 under Biden (New York Post)

California [US] police plead for help amid an officer shortage as a police union boss warns of the unprecedented riot “onslaught” (Fox News)

The US military is aiding immigration enforcement in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas after nearly 5,000 troops were sent by President Trump to quell riots in Los Angeles [California] (Axios)

US State of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton [Republican] investigates over 30 potential noncitizens who allegedly illegally voted in the 2024 election (Fox News)

US Supreme Court upholds the State of Tennessee’s ban on transgender care for minors (Fox News)

Study finds living on the coast near ocean water badly polluted with microplastics increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes (MedicalXpress)

US approves the world’s first twice-a-year vaccine injection to prevent HIV [human immunodeficiency virus], aiming to reduce new infections worldwide (VTV; AP)

Study links drinking 1-2 cups of black coffee per day to a 14% lower risk of death from all causes, but warns against adding cream or sugar, which negate the positive effects (Good News Network)

West Virginia [US] declares emergency after flash floods kill at least 8 and leave widespread destruction (ABC)

Storm Wutip devastated Hải Nam [China] last week, destroying 10,000 fruit trees, collapsing houses, and ruining farmers’ crops (Toàn Cảnh Trung Quốc)

“Once-in-a-century” floods in Guangdong Province [China] submerge houses and trap residents (DBC News)

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts again, forcing dozens of flights to cancel (Nikkei Asia)

“Zero season”: Syrian farmers face the worst drought in decades, wiping out rain-fed crops and raising risk of food shortages (Syria Direct)

California [US] animal shelters face an overcrowding emergency following recent wildfires, urging fosters and adopters to save nearly 90 pet-people at risk of being euthanized (The Animal Rescue Site)

Landslide on Kedarnath trek route [India] kills 2 and injures 3 as large boulders fell on a pilgrim group (The Times of India)

Powerful storm batters western Croatia, injuring 7 and causing widespread damages along the Adriatic coast (Euronews)

Strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture, reviving fears of a tsunami from a potential mega-earthquake (Báo Lao Động)

Renowned French seer Nostradamus predicted that in 2025, fire would fall from the sky: “From the cosmos, a fireball will rise, A harbinger of fate, the world pleads. Science and fate in a cosmic dance, The fate of the Earth, a second chance.”

Many believe this refers to a massive solar storm predicted for July 2025, when the Sun will be at maximum activity in its 11-year solar cycle. Such an event could have major impacts on Earth’s magnetic field and life on the surface, matching the prophecy’s references to “science” dancing with “fate” (Spiritual Answers; Business Today)

US space agency NASA confirms a powerful solar flare on June 17 that disrupted radio networks, power grids, and navigation signals (NASA)

Scientists issue a “red alert” for the climate as record heat, greenhouse gas emissions, and sea rise push Earth towards an energy imbalance crisis. No one knows how much longer the oceans will continue to absorb this excess heat, which could turn the Earth into an unlivable hellscape if people don’t take positive action NOW (Thanh Niên)

The Swiss Alps mountains’ permafrost is melting rapidly from record warmth, threatening villages and mountain infrastructure, scientists warn (Phys.org)

Canada enacts new protections for orca-people, limiting boats and fishing to help endangered whale-people survive near British Columbia (World Animal News)

Young volunteers at Alveus Sanctuary [Texas, US] save injured animal-people using virtual Twitch livestreams to gain publicity, while educating 30 million viewers yearly on how to care for animal-people (CBS19)

New law in Washington State [US] increases protection for rescuers who free trapped humans and pet-people from hot cars (KPQ)

Animal-people welfare activists rally in Islamabad [Pakistan], urging humane treatment and protection for stray dog-people. The protesters drew attention to dire conditions at the CDA Stray Dog Population Control Center, a controversial facility described as a “death hole” for dog-people (ProPakistani)

Vietnam forms a National Center for Vegetarian Nutrition Science to boost the adoption of vegan diets nationwide (Làng Healthy)

Study finds vegans are “more in line” with nutritional recommendations, meeting key nutrition targets better than meat-eaters. Vegan diets also produce less than half the greenhouse gas emissions compared to omnivorous diets (Plant Based News)

The UN’s June Climate Meetings serve over 70% vegan and vegetarian meals to highlight the global food system shift that’s needed to save our planet (Vegconomist)

Over 100 groups endorse plant-based diets for climate action at the UN’s pre-COP30 climate change conference in Bonn [Germany] (Vegconomist)

Cautionary quote of the day: “It’s not just whether the things you say are right, but whether they are the right things to say. A right thing said at the wrong time becomes poison; truth spoken at the wrong time becomes falsehood.” – Lorenzo Sebástian (vegan)