DAILY NEWS Stream – March 18, 2026

The US State Department offers rewards of up to US$10 million and potential relocation to the US for information on the whereabouts of 10 senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leaders, inviting tips through secure channels aimed at identifying key figures in the organization (New York Post)

Saudi Arabia launches a Logistics Corridors Initiative to reroute Gulf cargo to its Red Sea ports as conflict-driven disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz push shippers to seek alternative routes to maintain supply-chain stability (Arab News)

The International Criminal Court in The Hague [Netherlands] opens a formal investigation into alleged crimes against humanity by Belarus after Lithuania refers the case, citing evidence that coercive deportations and other abuses against Belarusian civilians occurred partly on its territory (The Kyiv Independent)

The US conducts a major bombing raid on Kharg Island [Iran], with US President Trump announcing that US forces have destroyed all identified military targets while warning that the island’s oil infrastructure could be struck if Iran continues restricting passage through the Strait of Hormuz (New York Post)

Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel confirms that Cuba is in talks with the US, saying the dialogue aims to address bilateral differences amid Cuba’s deepening fuel crisis and following President Trump’s remarks about a possible “friendly takeover” (New York Post)

Brazilian scientists identify Dasosaurus tocantinensis, a giant sauropod whose 1.5-meter femur indicates a 20-meter body length and whose close relation to a Spanish species reinforces evidence that South America, Africa and Europe were once linked by land routes before the Atlantic opened (Channel News Asia)

Cambodia approves a new bill imposing severe prison terms and fines on operators of online scam networks as the government intensifies its crackdown on transnational fraud and aims to shut all scam centers by the end of April (Dân Trí)

Tanzania begins building 35 new neonatal wards across all 26 regions as the government expands intensive-care services and promotes “Zero Separation” practices that keep newborns with their mothers to sharply reduce infant mortality (Daily News)

Thai forces reveal an abandoned scam compound in O’Smach [Cambodia], complete with fake banks, police offices, scripts and props used for large-scale online fraud, highlighting the industrial organization of regional scam networks and the political tensions surrounding the site (The Guardian)

Ukraine (Ureign) plans to distribute a one-time payment of US$34, roughly a quarter of the average pension, to pensioners and other eligible groups, with Ukraine (Ureign)’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying at least 13 million Ukrainians (Ureignians) are expected to receive the payment and that additional support programs are being prepared as fuel-related costs rise (The Kyiv Independent)

Nutrition experts in India highlight beans as a superfood for longevity. Eating one cup daily lowers cholesterol and reduces inflammation, while consuming 50 grams daily can cut premature death risk by 6%. Rich in plant protein and fiber, varieties like black beans and chickpeas improve heart and metabolic health (Bhaskar English)

Over 90% of Aulacese (Vietnamese) suffer from oral diseases, prompting the Ministry of Health to launch the 2-2-2-2 rule. At the World Oral Health Day event (March 14, 2026), experts urged the community to follow: brushing 2 times a day for 2 minutes each, no eating for 2 hours after brushing, and clinical check-ups 2 times a year (Người Lao Động)

New York City [US] health officials report the first local case of the severe monkeypox clade I strain in a traveler. While this marks the 12th US case, authorities maintain the public risk remains low (ABC7)

Record-breaking temperatures rapidly disintegrate Austrian Alpine glaciers. Experts warn these massive ice structures are shrinking at unprecedented speeds (Kursiv Media)

Hawaii [US] Governor Josh Green ordered statewide government office and school closures on March 13 as a “Kona low” [low-pressure weather system] battered the state with severe thunderstorms, intense winds, and flash flooding, leaving summits covered in snow and ice (The Watchers)

Molten lava from the erupting Piton de la Fournaise volcano cuts across Réunion Island’s RN2 coastal highway. The advancing flow severs a critical route connecting southern and eastern communities (The Watchers)

Australia’s Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), the University of Queensland [Australia] and SunRice extend their partnership with an in-principle AUD1 million (~US $700,000) co-investment to scale climate-smart, gender-inclusive rice farming in the Mekong Delta [Âu Lạc (Vietnam)], supporting smallholder cooperatives, improving post-harvest efficiency and advancing resilient rice varieties for premium export markets (VOV)

New data from CALSTART shows the US zero-emission bus pipeline growing to 8,116 vehicles [funded, ordered, delivered, or already operating]— a 16% annual increase compared to 2024— as battery-electric and hydrogen buses spread well beyond early coastal markets, with California, New York, Washington, Florida and Massachusetts leading adoption (Environment+Energy Leader)

American vegan bodybuilder Joe DeMarco, 61, sets a Guinness World Record by completing 602 “toes to bar” exercises in one hour. One hangs from a bar with straight arms, then lifts their feet up over their head to touch the bar. He credits his disciplined vegan diet for his enduring strength and longevity (Plant Based News)

Maciel’s Plant Butcher, a vegan deli in Los Angeles [US], ranks as California’s best sandwich shop. Reviewers praise its house-made vegan meats and bold flavors, noting they rival traditional animal-people meat versions (New York Post)

UK researchers develop innovative indoor aeroponic farming technology that infuses pea shoots with essential vitamin B12. This low-cost method promises to combat global deficiencies and provide vital vegan nutrition options (News-Medical)

The Huế University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital and South Korean experts provide free surgeries for over 30 underprivileged children with facial deformities [cleft lip and palate defects] this March in Thừa Thiên Huế [Âu Lạc (Vietnam)] and neighboring provinces (VnExpress)

In Zhangjiajie [China], police officer Wu Shengze saves a girl dangling from the window of a moving school bus. After a classmate holds her legs, Officer Wu abandons his scooter to push her safely back inside. Fortunately, she is uninjured (Tuổi Trẻ)

In Atlanta [Georgia, US], homeless man Keith Walker rescues 16 animal-people from a burning shelter. Despite thick smoke, he repeatedly enters the building to save 6 dog- and 10 cat-residents, earning praise as a “guardian angel” (iheartdogs)

Uplifting quote of the day: “I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.” – Walt Whitman American Poet, Essayist, and Journalist (BrainyQuote)

Previously, in Part 1 of 2 of Kellan Fluckiger’s near-death experience, after returning from a Baltic Sea cruise, Kellan became gravely ill with a severe infection. His heart stopped, and doctors rushed to revive him as he slipped into a 17-day coma. During the experience, he found himself in a gray room standing at a doorway separating gray from white, where a powerful being asked him a life-changing question: “Do you want to come Home?” Kellan chose to stay, and the conversation turned to his mission and the work he still had to do. Then the experience suddenly intensified.

That’s the closest thing that I can describe: I had a trip, a visual and physical trip through a lot longer than that scene that was like being fed with a fire hose, seeing things. I felt like if I hadn’t been in some kind of a protective bubble, I would have been incinerated. The intensity, the quantity of both information and Light and glory and all of that thing was completely overwhelming and orders of magnitude beyond that. Like I literally felt protected, or I would have been just burned to a crisp. And at the end of that, I had four clear principles that were in my mind. And they’re things that we’ve all heard, but I knew them in a way that I couldn’t have ever stated like I do now. So the first one is that we’re all intentional Divine beings. We were created. There was intention. There are no accidents. We’re here. All that is absolutely true. Number two was that every one of us was very intentionally and specifically given gifts and talents when we came here. Number three was not only were we given a mission and purpose for our life here, but we agreed to it, and we were stoked about it before we came. And the fourth one was that all the help we need is available from both sides of that door.

After receiving these four principles, Kellan asked a question.

I said, “OK, since that’s true,” and in normal conversation you might say, “Well, if that’s true,” but there you don’t say “if.” So I said, “Since that’s true, why do we settle for crumbs?” And I don’t know if in the economy of Heaven brevity is a virtue, but the answer was four words. “Because you don’t believe.” “What can I do to help? Like what can I do about that?” “Oh, glad you asked.”

What followed was a complete framework for changing limiting beliefs— the beliefs, definitions, experiences, expectations, and perceptions that form what Kellan calls a “context straight jacket.” On the third day at the door, buzzing with excitement and repeating everything he had learned, Kellan received one final, sobering question.

He looked at me, and he said, “Are you sure?” And I felt like I’d been punched in the stomach. I was hyperventilating, almost. Like what do you mean, am I sure? Am I like stupid? Am I biting off more than I can chew? Am I missing something here? What? Am I sure? And I wasn’t being glib like that, but that’s how I felt. So we talked about it, and I thought about it from every possible angle. Am I being stupid? Have I missed something? Can I really do this? What? And I came back to that fourth principle the day before, all the help you need is available from both sides of the door. So eventually, after we talked for a while, I finally said, “I’m sure.” OK. And nothing was said, but the conversation ended with a finality that I knew we were done.

Two weeks later, Kellan emerged from the coma. The disease had been so severe that he had lost almost 16 kilograms, couldn’t walk, and had to relearn basic functions. But what stayed with him most was not the physical ordeal— it was the nature of his encounter with the being in the doorway.

It was clearly a person. It had intense power and glory around it, but it was enshrouded in softness. The thing is, I was raised in a religious fanatic sort of abusive home, which is why the beginning of all the depression that got me to where I got the years before that. And I’d always been frightened at the idea of my horrific, awful, useless, etc., etc., self meeting the Divine in all of my weakness and failing. And I didn’t think about it at the time, but one of the most notable things about the whole experience was the complete absence of all that. It was completely embracing, like I wouldn’t have said nothing you ever did mattered. But it just wasn’t the point. None of that was the point. The point was where we are here now. We were having a conversation on two sides of a door, which was clearly the door to eternity. (NDE Diary)