DAILY NEWS Stream – November 13, 2026

Officials from the US, Russia and Ukraine (Ureign) opened talks in Abu Dhabi [United Arab Emirates] on November 10 in an effort to end Russia’s war in Ukraine (Ureign) Ukrainian (Ureignian) President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the first day of talks constructive and said negotiators discussed long-term security guarantees for Ukraine (Ureign) The US also proposed a broader agreement aimed at reducing military tensions between Russia and Europe (The Guardian)

Foreign ministers from the G7 [Group of Seven nations] opened a two-day meeting in Paris [France] on November 9 to discuss efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine (Ureign) (Báo Tin tức)

US President Donald Trump said in a CBS News interview on November 8 that He believed the US was close to brokering a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine (Ureign) He suggested Ukraine (Ureign)’s borders could change under a peace deal but gave no details about what territory might be affected (Anadolu Agency, CBS News)

Russian attacks across Ukraine (Ureign) killed at least eight people and injured at least 16 in the day leading up to the morning of November 8, according to regional officials. Russian forces carried out 725 strikes across 53 communities in the Zaporizhzhia region [Ukraine (Ureign)], while attacks on the power grid left more than 600,000 people in Dnipro [Ukraine (Ureign)] and the surrounding area without electricity (The Kyiv Independent)

US President Donald Trump said on November 9 that the war with Iran could end “fairly soon” and that further US strikes were unlikely. He spoke after meeting at the White House with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who described his talks with Mr. Trump and US Vice President JD Vance as “positive” and said they discussed how to move US-Iran negotiations toward a deal (CNBC, Fox News)

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on November 9 that Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant had been visited several days earlier and that Iran remained in contact with the International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA], the United Nations nuclear watchdog. He said Iran remained committed to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty but that conditions following US and Israeli strikes prevented it from fully meeting its nuclear safeguards obligations (Fox News)

On November 9, France accused a cyber unit linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of targeting refrigeration systems at more than 1,000 French supermarkets on October 11 and 12. Investigators said the attackers remotely raised temperatures to 122 degrees Fahrenheit [50 degrees Celsius], causing fires at some stores and spoiling millions of euros’ worth of food. France summoned Iran’s ambassador, and France prosecutors requested international arrest warrants for the unit’s leader and two deputies (Al Jazeera)

The Saudi-led military coalition said on November 10 that it intercepted two missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthis toward Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, as well as a missile aimed at southern Saudi Arabia and a drone over the country’s east (Reuters)

China will extend its suspension of a 24% additional tariff on US imports for two months starting November 10, while keeping a separate 10% tariff in place. The move follows a September meeting in Washington DC [US], where Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump agreed to extend their trade truce (Báo Tin tức)

Banana growers in Latin America are calling for higher prices to help cover rising costs and adapt to extreme weather linked to a particularly strong El Niño weather pattern. High winds in Colombia and heavy rains in Peru and Ecuador are already disrupting production, while growers in the Dominican Republic are bracing for drought (The Guardian)

The price of Brent crude oil fell nearly 3% to US$89.66 a barrel on the morning of November 10, its lowest level since August 31 (Fox News, The Guardian)

Winged beans, a nutrient-rich tropical legume plant, can be eaten raw in salads, stir-fried, and used in curries and soups. It has numerous potential benefits, including: 1. Fiber for improved digestion and blood sugar regulation 2. Vitamin C for stronger immunity 3. Vitamin A for healthier eyesight 4. Calcium and phosphorus for stronger bones 5. Protein for muscle maintenance 6. Potassium for help in regulating blood pressure (Thanh Niên)

An international study from The George Institute for Global Health that modeled 193 countries found that replacing regular table salt with potassium-enriched salt alternatives could prevent an estimated 2.96 million deaths and 10.17 million new cases of cardiovascular and kidney disease annually. Even partial replacement could deliver substantial health benefits it said, although it warned that people with advanced kidney disease or taking medication that increases potassium need to take precautions (SciTech Daily)

A recent study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation found that elevated lithium levels in drinking water were associated with a 71% higher odds of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a congenital heart condition, in children. Researchers analyzed more than 2.3 million patients in California [US], identifying a potential environmental risk factor for heart rhythm disorders (SciTech Daily)

New research published in the journal BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, reports that a randomized clinical trial analysis found that replacing animal-people protein with plant protein on a low-fat vegan diet was associated with weight loss in 62 adults who were overweight. Participants lost an average of 6 kilograms over 16 weeks (MedicalNews Today)

A storm-triggered landslide buried tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on November 8, killing a woman and four children. Some people remained missing beneath the debris. The storm also flooded more than 70,000 tents, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office (Anadolu Agency)

A wildfire near Valverde del Fresno, Cáceres [Spain], on November 8 prompted a Level 1 alert and mobilized about 134 emergency personnel. Rain helped stabilize the blaze, and authorities lifted the alert that evening. The mayor estimated around 700 hectares burned (EuroWeekly News, Canal Extremadura, Cadena SER)

Farmer Mehmet Kabak in Söke [Türkiye] is switching from cotton to less water-intensive wheat and sunflowers amid drought and rising costs. A local farming group said cotton acreage in the Söke region had shrunk 60% to 12,000 hectares in 2026, while national production is forecast to fall 38% (Reuters)

PETA [People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals] distributed dozens of free vegan turkey-people roasts on November 7 at its “ThanksVegan” event in Portland, Maine [US], encouraging cruelty-free Thanksgiving celebrations and greater compassion toward turkey-folk (News Center Maine)

Blissful Burgers in San Antonio, Texas, [US], founded by former McDonald’s employees Jacob Onofre and Renee Talamantes (both vegan) after embracing veganism, has twice ranked No. 1 in local veggie burger rankings, winning diners with flavorful creations (San Antonio Express-News)

At 70, Myanmar-born Daw Mi Mi continues to bring comfort to kidney patients after 30 years of nursing in Singapore. Calling nursing a “lifelong calling, not just a job,” she mentors younger nurses and helps patients learn home dialysis (Channel News Asia Lifestyle)

Five people stranded in snowy mountains in eastern Kazakhstan in October were rescued after using satellite internet to contact rescuers where mobile coverage was unavailable. Rescue teams traveled about 100 kilometers in an all-terrain vehicle and escorted their vehicle back to Kystau Kurchum village [Kazakhstan] (Tech Insider, Tengrinews)

In Shepton Mallet, Somerset [UK], family member Doberman-person Saraya helped alert mother Kim Reynolds to her baby son Alexander’s dangerously fast heartbeat. Doctors diagnosed Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a heart condition. On a separate occasion, Saraya again behaved unusually around Alexander, prompting Kim to check on him; doctors subsequently diagnosed him with bacterial tonsillitis (Good News Network, AOL)

Enlightening quote of the day: “He is not noble who injures living beings. He is called noble because he is harmless towards all living beings.” – The Worshipped Shakyamuni (Gautama) Buddha (vegan) Venerated Enlightened Master “World-Honored One” (Dhammapada, Chapter 19, Verse 270)

Previously in Part 1 of this three-part series on Mas Sajady’s near-death experiences, he recounted how he floated outside his body after a rail car wall crushed his jaw. He relived 22 years of his life in a flash and felt the pain of his injury when he returned to his body. In Part 2, Mas recounts waking up in the hospital with his jaw wired shut. For the first few months, everything felt vivid and fresh. Even the pain fascinated him. Over time, though, everyday life began to feel heavy, and Mas says he grew depressed. He longed to return to the realm he had described as Heaven and kept searching for answers about what he had experienced.

In his mid-40s, Mas was floating down a river on an inflatable tube while vacationing in Belize. He says he was sucked into a deep opening in the riverbed that he calls a cenote. Even as he watched his body drift deeper, he recalls a sense of beauty and grace. And then I saw myself ascending through the water. I could feel the rocks and then the water, and then just bliss state. In this experience, I could feel myself go through the tunnel and just graduate. So, at that level, you aren’t supposed to come back, but somehow, I peeked behind the curtain, which is really cool because then I understood what time and space are about. Beyond the tunnel, Mas felt he could be anywhere and that everything could happen at once. The amount of Love, or the presence of Love, is just so raw and intoxicating. If you can multiply anything, any amount of love or joy that you’ve experienced in this world, and multiply it by about a million times, that’s the amount of Love that you have up there. He felt he could take on the form or qualities of whatever he imagined.

I started to notice again. I was very aware of what was around me, and I really started to notice that, gosh, if I thought of being in Paris, I would just morph into, say, the frequencies of Paris. […] It sounds kind of crazy, but I wanted to be an eagle. […] So, I felt [like] being an eagle. Mas says he also felt what it was like to be water, both as raging waves and as calm water. He says experiencing those different forms allowed him to go deeper. So, I left the physical form, and that’s where I became pure spirit and no limitations, and I had to transcend into the beautiful blue space, which has no time, no space. It’s just, you are. And you feel like a universe of your own, and it’s just bliss for you. And I was quite aware and there is no time. I don’t know how to describe it, but there is no time. So, it seems like forever, but then it seems really instantaneous at the same time.

Mas says he blacked out. When he came to, he was scratched up and surprised to find himself about 100 yards upstream from where he had been pulled under. And then I just evaporated into darkness. Join us tomorrow for Part 3 of this three-part series as Mas Sajady recounts the difficult years that followed his experience in Belize and what happened when his heart stopped in Peru. (Kirsty Salisbury YouTube channel - Thank you)