DAILY NEWS Stream – November 12, 2026

US President Donald Trump told news outlet CNN on November 8 that renewed US strikes on Iran were “highly unlikely” as long as talks on Iran’s nuclear program and reopening the Strait of Hormuz made progress. Qatar is mediating the talks, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a breakthrough did not appear close (CNN)

The White House [US] said US President Donald Trump was scheduled to meet Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Washington DC [US] on November 9 as Qatar stepped up efforts to broker an end to the US–Iran war (Fox News)

A suspected drone attack hit a storage tank at the Khor Mor gas field in northern Iraq on November 8, sparking a fire that halted gas production and cut regional power generation by about 2,800 megawatts. No group immediately claimed responsibility (Fox News, Reuters)

At the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China [IPAC] summit in The Hague [Netherlands], 52 lawmakers from 30 countries agreed to prioritize peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea. They also agreed to strengthen their countries’ ability to withstand economic pressure from China through measures such as parliamentary resolutions and greater cooperation in trade and diplomacy (Taiwan News)

At least seven people were killed, and more than 100 were injured when a passenger train traveling from Giza to Fayoum [Egypt] struck the back of a stopped train near Giza. Several carriages derailed and fell down an embankment. Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi ordered an investigation, and prosecutors warned that the death toll could rise (BBC News)

El Hierro, one of the Canary Islands [Spain], declared an emergency and asked Spain’s national government for help after more than 3,300 migrants and refugees arrived in about 30 boats in early November. The island has about 11,400 residents, and officials are seeking temporary housing for new arrivals while medical personnel from other islands have been brought in to help ease pressure on the local hospital (Al Jazeera)

Hong Kong police plan to activate AI [artificial intelligence]-powered facial recognition on their SmartView surveillance camera network in November to help locate missing people and suspects. With approval from an inspector or higher-ranking officer, police will be able to search recorded footage or receive real-time alerts when a person they are looking for appears on camera. Police plan to keep records of when and where a person was spotted for up to 180 days, while video footage is generally kept for no more than 31 days. The city aims to expand the network to 60,000 cameras by 2028 (South China Morning Post)

November’s skywatching highlights include two meteor showers, a close pairing of Mars and Jupiter, and a supermoon. The Northern Taurid meteor shower peaks around November 12 and can produce unusually bright meteors called fireballs. Mars and Jupiter will appear close together before sunrise on November 15 and 16, and the Leonid meteors are best viewed before dawn on November 17 and 18. A supermoon rises on November 24, when the full Moon will appear slightly larger and brighter because it’s closer to Earth than usual (SciTech Daily)

The United Arab Emirates [UAE] has launched free dental screenings for KG1 [first-year kindergarten] pupils in public schools, targeting early detection of cavities and gum disease. Families can access checks at government health centers or private facilities (The National, Emirates News Agency - WAM)

A study found children under five who took swimming lessons could be five to 18 months ahead of their peers in literacy, numeracy and following instructions. Australian researcher Emeritus Professor at the University of Canberra, Robyn Jorgensen, says lessons build classroom-ready skills and may improve sociability, cognitive development, language and emotional regulation. She calls for government subsidies to widen access for low-income families (SciTech Daily)

Gentle morning stretching can help ease stiffness after sleep and improve flexibility. Aulacese (Vietnamese) health publication Sức khỏe & Đời sống [Health & Life] outlines several simple options, including shoulder shrugs, gentle neck rotations, overhead reaches, side bends and knee-to-chest stretches. Beginners should move gradually, avoid overstretching and stop if they feel pain. Those with injuries or chronic conditions should seek medical advice first (Sức khỏe & Đời sống)

Global temperatures continue shattering records, with October 2026 reaching 1.75°C above pre-industrial levels, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service [C3S] on November 6. The goal set by the international Paris Agreement on climate change is to limit global warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels. C3S said 2026 is virtually certain to become the second year, after 2024, exceeding the 1.5°C goal, increasing extreme weather risks (Reuters)

South Korea’s Korea Meteorological Administration [KMA] forecasts winter temperatures and rainfall to exceed seasonal averages, influenced by a potentially record-breaking El Niño weather pattern which is expected to peak in December. KMA reported that Pacific sea surface temperatures reached 2.4°C above the long-term average between August and October, the highest for that period since 1950 (The Korea Times)

Pakistan’s Tharparkar district in Sindh province was declared drought-affected on November 7, following reports that 85–90% of cultivated crops had been destroyed or rendered unproductive across seven talukas or sub-districts. Sindh’s chief minister ordered emergency drinking water and essential supplies, repairs to water facilities, and plans to improve long-term water access (DAWN)

Leaders at the United Nations climate summit, COP31, urged countries to act faster to curb global warming as the two-week conference opened in Antalya [Türkiye] on November 9. Türkiye is asking countries to use electricity to meet more than a third of the world’s energy needs by 2035, up from about a fifth today. Climate advocates say the pledge should also require that the additional electricity come from low-carbon sources. The US administration is staying away from the talks for the second consecutive year (Reuters)

NASA [National Aeronautics and Space Administration]’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is expected to become the first human-made object to reach one light-day [about 25.9 billion kilometers] from Earth this month (SciTech Daily)

The UK launched its British-built Titania military satellite into orbit in October to improve its armed forces’ ability to observe military activity on Earth. The UK Ministry of Defense is also testing ground-based sensors in the UK, Australia, and Cyprus to see whether they can provide early warning of unusual or threatening activity near British satellites. Both projects are part of about £3 billion in planned UK defense investment in space capabilities over four years (Gov.uk)

NASA [National Aeronautics and Space Administration]’s Perseverance rover set a new driving record for any vehicle on another world on October 11, reaching 28.10 miles [45.22 kilometers] on Mars and surpassing the previous record held by NASA’s Opportunity rover. Perseverance reached the milestone in about five and a half years, aided by a navigation system that lets it choose safe routes as it drives. The rover is now exploring ancient rocks near Jezero Crater for clues to how water interacted with the rocks and whether the area once had conditions suitable for life (SciTech Daily)

Bristol [UK] vegan Portuguese restaurant Plantuguese won Best Vegan Egg at animal-rights group PETA [People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals] UK’s 2026 Vegan Food Awards for its Ovo Estrelado fried egg (Bristol Post)

VegNews highlights seven vegan lasagna recipes that recreate the familiar Italian comfort food without animal-people meat or dairy. 1. Easy Vegan Shortcut, Gluten-Free Lasagna 2. Mile-High, Double-Cheese Vegan Lasagna With Herbed Macadamia Ricotta 3. Cheesy Vegan Spinach Lasagna With Parmesan, Ricotta, and Mozzarella 4. Oil-Free Vegan Lasagna 5. Vegan White Lasagna 6. The Ultimate Vegetable Vegan Lasagna 7. Beyond Meat Vegan Lasagna (VegNews)

Taiwanese (Formosan) advocacy group The Sustainable Healthy Diets Research Institute led a November 7 march in Taipei [Taiwan (Formosa)], urging the government to include plant-based diets in its 2050 net-zero roadmap. Its demands included asking the government to establish food ingredient carbon-footprint calculations for consumers, encourage low-carbon corporate food policies and implement low-carbon school lunches (Taipei Times)

Authorities rescued 22 dog-people, including eight puppies, from a homeless encampment in California [US] on November 2, after they wandered near a busy road. All were taken to a shelter, which waived adoption fees and began preparing them for adoption (Daily Mail)

A new wildlife-folk hospital has opened in Thailand, with construction funded by Monique and Arend Arling and built by Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand [WFFT] to provide emergency treatment and rehabilitation for injured, sick and exploited animal-people. Its first patient was Oscar, a rescued Malayan sun bear-person (The Times of India)

Two visitors stranded on Yosemite National Park’s Half Dome rock formation in California [US] were rescued after fellow hikers improvised a human chain using climbing equipment. Twenty-year-old Ian Moran and US Air Force veteran David Morgenstern helped coordinate the operation, bringing both safely off the steep rock face (Daily Mail)

Thoughtful quote of the day: “Humility is the secret of happiness. Humility is the true secret to success in life.” – Dr. Arthur C. Brooks, PhD American Social Scientist and Author (Providence College)

In Part 1 of this three-part series on Mas Sajady’s near-death experiences, the American transformational coach and speaker recounts how a rail car wall crushed his jaw and how he suddenly found himself floating outside his body. He recalls reliving 22 years of his life in a flash. As a teenager, Mas wanted to understand what life was really about. He looked for answers in religion and explored motivation, leadership, and success. When he saw that wealthy and spiritual people had struggles of their own, he came away with more questions than answers. Looking back, he feels that search prepared him for his first near-death experience.

At about 21 or 22, Mas had a college job unloading rail cars. When a movable wall inside one car got stuck, he offered to climb up and pull on the top while his teammates pulled on the bottom. The half-ton wall suddenly gave way and slid across the railing, crushing his jaw and leaving his body dangling. You might think it was painful and whatnot, but I stepped out of my body so fast, there was no pain. All that was is like I floated out of my body, and I could literally see myself. I’m going, “That’s just such a small percentage of who I really am.” […] I felt sorry that I was so limited in that physical body.

Mas turned his attention from his body to the possibilities of who he could be beyond it. As he felt Love, joy, and passion for life, he began to rise. I could feel me going through the metal of the rail car and into, I guess, Heaven. Mas describes entering what people call the tunnel of Light. He says he skipped the first stage, where people might meet loved ones who have died, and reached what he estimates was the fourth or fifth of about 13 layers. There, he lived through his experiences again while remaining aware of what was happening. He calls it a life relive.

It’s not where you have a Saint or GOD or an angel sitting across from you and checking you off, going, “Oh, you did this good. You did this bad. You did this good. What happened here? We’re going to have to dock you some points.” Stuff like that. It’s nothing like that. You basically relive all of your life, in my case, 22 years of life, maybe within a flash of a second. As Mas relived his life, he revisited moments that had left him wondering what he should have done differently or why certain things had happened to him. It’s like, “Oh, there are patterns that happened to me.” That’s all. It wasn’t because I was a bad person.

Reliving his life changed how Mas saw himself and the people around him. From that higher perspective, he says he could see the beauty and grace in everyone, including his parents. And you really enjoy staying there. It’s like, “You can stay here, but you got to go back.” So, they kind of give you a choice, but then they just push you back into your body. And that’s where I started to experience the pain.

I saw myself ascending through the water. I could feel the rocks and then the water, and then just bliss state. Join us tomorrow for Part 2 of this three-part series as Mas Sajady recounts his recovery from the rail car accident and his second near-death experience, which began when he was pulled underwater in Belize. (Kirsty Salisbury YouTube channel - Thank you)