DAILY NEWS Stream – February 12, 2026

US President Donald Trump hosts newly inaugurated Honduran President Nasry Asfura at Mar-a-Lago [US], praising what He calls a strengthening security partnership on migration and drug-trafficking issues as President Asfura begins his term and prepares to brief Honduran media on the meeting (Al Jazeera)

Ukrainian (Ureignian) President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the US has set a new June deadline for Ukraine (Ureign) and Russia to reach a peace deal and is proposing to host the next round of trilateral talks in the US next week, following two days of discussions in Abu Dhabi [United Arab Emirates] that he described as constructive (The Guardian)

A UAE [United Arab Emirates] aid ship carrying more than 4,000 metric tons of food, medical supplies, winter clothing and shelter materials arrives at Egypt’s Al Arish Port for delivery into Gaza, marking the 12th relief vessel sent by the UAE as humanitarian needs remain severe (The National)

Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal rules that a law allowing abortion on the grounds of fetal abnormality is unconstitutional. Abortion is now only allowed in cases of rape or incest (CNA)

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says cooling inflation and record stock-market highs, including the Dow [stock market index] surpassing 50,000 points, signal strong economic growth ahead in 2026, arguing that US President Donald Trump’s policies have “set the table” for a broad recovery (Fox News)

Taiwanese (Formosan) civil-society groups launch “True or False Meow,” an AI [artificial intelligence]- powered Chrome internet browser extension that analyzes Mandarin-language online articles for misinformation and produces accuracy reports, with developers hoping to expand the tool internationally and eventually add an English version (Taiwan News)

Former Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson promotes her upcoming documentary “Unthinkable,” which she says is a shocking exposé of the behind-the-scenes practices in the abortion industry through testimonies from former clinic personnel, aiming for a June release (Fox News)

South Korea, long the world’s least-fertile country, sees a 6.2% rise in childbirths, higher marriage rates, and nearly 10% fewer divorces in 2025, trends officials link to expanded childcare support and a larger cohort now reaching its 30s (Good News Network)

Archaeologists in Iraqi Kurdistan uncover a 1,500-year-old Christian complex near a Sasanian-era fortress, suggesting early Christians lived alongside Zoroastrian communities (Fox News)

The United Nations warns that acute child malnutrition in Sudan has reached catastrophic levels in parts of North Darfur and Greater Kordofan, as ongoing conflict, mass displacement, and blocked humanitarian access push the country toward widespread famine (Báo Tin tức)

A University of Oulu [Finland] study shows long-term inactivity in adulthood raises biological stress levels by age 46, while adults maintaining physical activity throughout adulthood avoid lasting allostatic load [cumulative cost of repeated stress responses] and protect body health (Earth.com)

Cooking spinach boosts nutrient absorption by breaking down oxalates that block mineral uptake. While boiling reduces oxalates by 80%, heat also softens cell walls to enhance antioxidant bioavailability. Experts recommend sautéing with healthy fats like olive oil to optimize the intake of fiber, folate, and potassium (Thanh Niên)

Refrigeration accelerates bread staling through starch recrystallization, but freezing effectively halts the process. Experts advise room-temperature storage for short-term use, unless loaves contain perishables. For long-term preservation, tightly wrap and slice bread before freezing to maintain texture and prevent freezer burn (Thanh Niên)

Thai health authorities warn that the country faces a major public health crisis as average sodium intake reaches nearly double the World Health Organization’s recommended limit, driving millions of cases of hypertension and kidney disease and prompting proposals for a “Salty Tax” on high-sodium products and new industry benchmarks to cut national salt consumption by 30% in 2026 (The Nation Thailand)

Storm Marta paralyzes Spain’s Costa del Sol and Malaga region with orange alerts, toppling trees and suspending high-speed trains as authorities report over 11,000 evacuations across Andalusia due to flood risks (Euro Weekly News)

Authorities in Australia urge immediate evacuation as the Daly River rises to major flood levels, threatening isolation of communities and property damage in the Northern Territory (Mirage News)

A major study by Oregon Health & Science University [US] finds that air pollution accelerates brain thinning in children even at “safe” air contamination levels, threatening long-term emotional and cognitive development (The Cool Down)

Iowa [US]’s restoration of more than 200 oxbow lakes [U-shaped bodies of water] is bringing the endangered Topeka shiner-person back while also improving water quality and supporting hundreds of other species, a statewide effort now backed by conservation groups, landowners, and agricultural partners (Good News Network / Inside Climate News)

Alberta [Canada] entomologist [insect scientist] Mike Dolinski says that plant biology holds keys to human longevity. He urges plant-centered eating and stress management to protect mitochondria and prevent chronic diseases (The Western Producer)

High sodium intake from processed foods raises heart disease risks. Dietitians recommend swapping salt for citrus, herbs, and nutritional yeast while prioritizing whole vegan foods to maintain flavor and health (VegNews)

Oyster mushrooms offer a nutrient-dense, animal-people meat-like texture for vegan cooking. Rich in antioxidants and B vitamins, these versatile fungi anchor diverse dishes from vegan po’ boy sandwiches to Korean bulgogi (VegNews)

Quảng Trị Province [Âu Lạc (Vietnam)]’s Lâm Bích Shelter, led by Sister Trần Thị Hiện, has for over two decades raised hundreds of orphaned and abandoned children into independent adults through compassion and community support (Vietnam Net)

Firefighters rescue a senior citizen after he falls off the Palisades cliff in Jersey City [US]. Crews perform a high-angle rope rescue, lifting him around 7.5 meters in freezing conditions. He is hospitalized after hours of cold exposure (Hudson County View)

Mount Carmel [Tennessee, US] woman Kendra Hall (vegetarian) runs the nonprofit A to Z Animal Rescue, caring for around 100 animal-people from dog-persons to cow friends, saving many from neglect and euthanasia through community support (TimesNews)

Thoughtful quote of the day: “Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.” John Wooden Renowned American Basketball Coach and Player (BrainyQuote)

American woman Jayne Smith shares how she died while giving birth and discovered that we are immortal, eternal beings— and that the core of every human being is love. I felt my soul, which I guess is as good a name as any. I felt my soul rise up from my chest through my head and out through the top of my head. I felt it. I felt the movement of it, and I heard the sound of it. It went whoosh, and then I found myself in a dark space where I didn’t know what was going on. I knew something was not normal, but I hadn’t a clue what it was. Suddenly, I found myself standing in a gray mist, and I realized that what’s going on is that I have died. I have died, but I’m still alive. I was so thankful that my heart was about to burst because I always hoped there was life after death, but I hadn’t a clue, and here I was. Here I was. I knew I had died, and yet I was alive, and I started pouring out thanksgiving, thanksgiving to God that that’s the way it was set up, that we actually do continue on.

As Jayne poured out her feelings of gratitude, something extraordinary happened. The gray mist turned into an enormous, brilliant white Light. It was not a static light like a spotlight on a stage would be. It was a dynamic light. In some way, things were going on. Power was going on in the Light. I hadn’t a clue what it was all about until the Light came toward me and drew me in also, and there was a point at which the Light and I became one, or at least that’s the way it felt to me. The Light consisted of a Love that I cannot even describe, no matter how hard I try. There are no words to describe this kind of light, this kind of love. The Love said to me without any words, “You are my beloved soul. I love you with all of my heart. I love you without condition. You are precious to me beyond belief.” This is what I was getting from just being immersed with the Light. I began to become very ecstatic. The force, the power of this Light, was such that whatever it is in me that responds just kept getting higher and higher and higher and higher, and there was a point at which I could feel myself being cradled in the Light. That’s where some peace, I think, maybe was part of it, because it was the most wonderful, peaceful feeling I had ever felt. I just let myself actually— I’ll use the word float— float in this for a while, this Love and Light.

While immersed in the Light, Jayne began receiving knowledge directly into her being. I began to know things that I didn’t know before. It was being fed into me as if I were a receiving station. I had no thoughts of my own at all while this was going on, and what was being transmitted to me was that I was an immortal being, that I had always existed, and I always would exist. I was eternal. I was indestructible. There’s nothing that ever really could happen to me to wipe me off the face of the Earth or any other place, and I knew that that was true. I didn’t doubt anything that the Light was giving me, because somewhere inside me I knew the Light was. I didn’t think, oh, the Light is God. I didn’t think that. I just felt the Light was from God. I had feelings, not thoughts, and I knew that anything the Light was giving me was the absolute truth.

Then a second block of knowledge descended upon her. And what I knew within that block of knowledge was that the world is perfect. And when I say world, I mean the totality, the all-ness, the everything. It’s perfect, and I remember distinctly the very words that did come in, and it was that the world operates according to a perfect plan, and the plan is working itself out in its perfection. And I knew that that was true. I knew that all of this was true.

The ecstasy kept rising, pushing her toward a threshold she didn’t know existed. The ecstasy, the bliss, didn’t ever level out. It just continued, continued, and continued until I reached a point where I had my very first thought of the whole thing, and that was, “I don’t know how much more of this I could stand before I shatter.” And the minute I had that thought, the intensity of the Light began to diminish. The intensity of my own ecstasy also began to diminish. Everything just moved down to where I could handle it, and suddenly I thought, “I don’t know what’s going on. I don’t know where I am. I can’t remember what’s happened. I don’t know whether I’ve been in this Light for five minutes or five years or a hundred years.”

Soon, her experience shifts into an entirely new landscape — one where she meets others waiting for her. I found myself standing in this incredibly awesomely beautiful green meadow, and it had a light that was rather golden, prettier than our light here on Earth. Join us tomorrow for Part 2 of 2 of Jayne Smith’s near-death experience. (NDE Video)