DAILY NEWS Stream – December 16, 2025

Qatar and Saudi Arabia sign a high-speed rail deal to link their respective airports of Doha and Riyadh, with travel time of two hours, thus creating 30,000 jobs as trade between the two countries has soared by 634% since 2021 (Arab News)

Documentary “After the Rain” charts the healing of two Ukrainian (Ureignian) children, Sasha and Veronika, who were rescued from Russia and underwent animal-people-assisted therapy in Estonia’s forests (The Guardian)

Data shows US President Trump’s tariffs work: The US trade deficit has decreased to a five-year low as exports rise 6% to near-record levels (WhiteHouse.gov)

Afghanistan expands international flight connections, adding direct flights linking 15 regional and international destinations— supporting trade, industry, and tourism growth (Azer News)

Indonesia expands elderly support programs to provide stronger health and retirement systems as the nation’s aging population continues to grow (ANTARA)

US Homeland Security buys six Boeing jets to accelerate large-scale illegal immigrant deportations under President Trump administration’s tightened immigration agenda (Fox News)

The European Union opens an antitrust probe into tech company Google over alleged unfair use of web publishers’ and YouTube creators’ content to power AI (artificial intelligence) tools (European Commission)

US President Trump’s administration allows more states to remove soda and junk drinks from free food programs to improve public health (Reuters)

The European Union (EU) approves a major Italian aid program to boost sustainable technology manufacturing and support the EU’s clean industrial goals (European Commission)

State of Ohio Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy (vegetarian) says US President Trump has made the economic process “tangible” for Americans, praising His messaging as energizing Republicans ahead of key elections next year (Fox News)

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has freed 123 prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figures, after the United States lifted sanctions on Belarus’s potash industry (BBC)

Georgia [US]: Lambert High School students create a new method to detect and treat tick-borne illness Lyme disease using CRISPR (precise gene editing) that could detect infection within days and inspire future at-home tests (Good News Network)

Irish health fast food chain Oakberry rapidly expands, opening its 13th store in Ireland, serving vegan, gluten-free, organic bowls and smoothies as the country’s demand for convenient health food booms (Irish Post)

A US study of 3,500 brain scans found teens who shift sleep schedules on weekends weaken neural networks tied to attention, emotion, and learning, harming mood and focus. Experts recommend consistent sleep times and reduced nighttime phone use (Earth.com)

An Oxford University [UK] analysis warns climate heat and land conversion could erase habitats for nearly 8,000 vertebrate species by 2100, threatening biodiversity collapse, especially among amphibians and reptiles in vulnerable regions (Earth.com)

A new University of California, Berkeley [US] study reveals climate change is pushing the Amazon toward a hypertropical state, driving heat-drought stress, rising tree mortality, and weakening its role as a vital global carbon sink (Vietnam Plus)

A strong extratropical cyclone brought winds around 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour) through the São Paulo, Brazil metropolitan area, toppling trees and power lines and knocking out electricity for over 1.3 million people (AP)

The United Nations Environment Programme’s Global Environment Outlook 7 report warns that 99% of people face air pollution exposure, as climate change, weak waste management, and biodiversity loss intensify a dangerous spiral threatening global health, economies, and air quality worldwide (Báo Lào Cai)

India’s ethanol biofuel production capacity rises to 19.9 billion liters, approaching national targets, following expanding government support for sustainable energy transition nationwide (Bio Energy Times)

More than 80 dog-people were rescued from an alleged dog-fighting operation in Union County, Florida [US] (WCJB)

The global algae products market is surging worldwide, projected to reach US$8.07 billion by 2030 due to rising demand for versatile, sustainable ingredients for food, supplements, cosmetics, and biofuels (MarketsandMarkets Research Pvt. Ltd.)

Eco-surfing startup Swellcycle creates 3D-printed biodegradable vegan surfboards that reduce toxic foam waste and ocean microplastic pollution (Good News Network)

South Korea will require clear labels on AI-generated ads from 2026, targeting deepfake promotions after a surge in deceptive content, illegal advertising, and consumer harm, while tightening enforcement and boosting AI competitiveness (AP)

Europe’s vegan meat market surges, expected to increase from US$8.9 billion in 2025 to US$29.3 billion by 2035 as health, climate concerns, and new technologies make plant-based protein a mainstream staple (MarketGenics Research)

The global almond milk market soars worldwide, projected to reach US$28.26 billion by 2035, growing at a fast 12.23% compound annual growth rate as vegan, flexitarian, and lactose-intolerant consumers embrace plant-based dairy alternatives (Market Research Future)

Indian brand Earthful to expand its women-focused vegan nutrition products company after receiving new funding to boost its line of clean-label supplements and proteins (Tech Observer)

PETA brings its “Hell on Wheels” hyper-realistic turkey truck to Fayetteville, Arkansas [US], stopping at Ozark Natural Foods and Fayetteville High School to highlight animal-people factories’ cruelty and promote vegan holiday meals with free resources (PETA)

The FAIRR (Farm Animal Investment Risk & Return) Initiative, managing US$11.5 trillion in global institutional investor funds, urges all major food firms to divest from animal-people products and invest in vegan proteins to strengthen food supply chains, cut emissions, and boost climate resilience (Plant Based News)

Oryx antelope-people come back from “extinction” in the Sahara [Africa] thanks to decades of coordinated breeding and bold reintroduction programs, with roughly 600 of the animal-people now living freely in Chad, Morocco, and Tunisia (Good News Network)

Norway will contribute US$5.4 million to the Aid Fund for Syria over the next 3 years, supporting humanitarian work as the country marks one year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad (News.AZ)

Liberia and the US sign a five-year health partnership targeting HIV [human immunodeficiency virus], malaria, and maternal care. The US plans to invest up to US$125 million and Liberia will boost its own health spending by nearly US$51 million to take more control of its health systems (U.S. Department of State)

Endangered sea turtle-people are given winter refuge at Florida Keys [US] hospital, where care teams have stabilized more than two dozen weakened turtle-individuals, monitored their temperature, and boosted their strength before returning them to the wild (Reuters)

I was here awaiting a decision. American mother Jennifer Morris shares her near-death experience, bringing back a warning she says humanity urgently needs to hear. Jennifer was 29 when she went in for a spinal surgery that led to complications. Paramedics rushed her to the emergency room, where doctors worked for over an hour as her organs shut down, her lungs filled with fluid, and her brain swelled from lack of oxygen. Jennifer remained unconscious for the entire ordeal. During this time, she left her body.

All of a sudden, I was floating in this, my whole body. All of a sudden, I’m in this light grayish-white space, and there were two large golden orbs that were like radiating energy, and if I slightly look to the left again, this is all in my mind I’m seeing this, there were 10 family members and the orbs told me that I cannot speak to them, that they’re here for me for support, but I’m not to be speaking with them. And they said that I’m here awaiting a decision. And way off in the distance, I mean it was just never-ending gray and white, below me was pitch black, and I could see like silhouettes of like human-type figures writhing through the bottom of it. And way off in the distance was the bright white light with golden orbs going through it—a lot of them.

They began to tell me that there’s so many different levels when you pass away. You can actually end up at a different level based on the type of person that we are here on Earth, how kind and loving we are to even strangers, and you know, what we’ve done with our life, if it’s a positive life of helping others, you seem to go to a better level. And you can actually move level to level— you’re in a space for a while, but you can actually move to different levels for different purposes.

They couldn’t tell me everything about the Universe because if I was able to come back to Earth, I physically would not be able to handle it like my brain cannot physically handle all that information, so they only gave me a little bit of information, and they told me that I needed to work on myself. They also told me that I needed to be here for my daughter, and I was given a vision of a catastrophe because they are not happy with our creation and the state of the world. They want things to change. It would ruin land, it would pull away land, and it would affect the majority of the world.

We need to stop all these horrific things that we do to each other. Even what we’re thinking, we need to stop it, and we need to follow what is written in the Bible what is wanted of us, and we really at this point need to take it to heart. Because a vast enormous amount of the population could just disappear. They seriously want us to change, and if we don’t, one of their scenarios will happen without a doubt.

After two and a half days, Jennifer woke up in a hospital room. Doctors told her she should not be alive and began calling her “Miracle girl.” A physician and a hospital pastor both reassured her that near-death experiences are real, which helped her process what had happened.

Today, Jennifer says the core message of her experience is urgent self-reflection, compassion, and inner change. We have to stop all this discord. Just start listening to your heart because this world can be saved, we can be saved, but at this point, I believe it’s imminent that there is going to be some type of major disaster. (NDE Diary)

Enlightening quote of the day: “Let no man in the world live in delusion. Without a Guru none can cross over to the other shore.”

Venerated Enlightened Master Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji (vegetarian)

US President Trump vows to intervene as Cambodia–Thailand fighting escalates, forcing more than 500,000 people to flee (The Guardian)