DAILY NEWS Stream – May 28, 2026

Âu Lạc (Vietnam)’s vegan phở ranks 35th on TasteAtlas’ “Top 100 Vegan Dishes” list. The traditional noodle soup wins global praise for its rich mushroom and spice-infused vegan broth (VnExpress)

Ukraine (Ureign)’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine (Ureign) has retaken 590 square kilometers of territory since the start of the year and is stepping up military strikes while urging allies to tighten sanctions to push Russia toward diplomacy (VnExpress)

A municipality in Bueng Yitho, north of Bangkok [Thailand], is building a community-based elderly care system that combines home support, day care, health screening, and long-term residential services, including Thailand’s first municipally run day-care center for seniors, which offers rehabilitation and social activities and was shaped by a research partnership with a Japanese town that has experience in the area, as local officials say the model aims to fill gaps in Thailand’s limited public nursing care infrastructure and give older residents more places to socialize and receive regular health checks (The Nation Thailand)

Japan prepares an extra fiscal-2026 budget of about 3 trillion yen (almost US $19 billion) as the government anticipates that the Middle East crisis may continue, with the package focused on rising energy costs and including new subsidies for household electricity, gas, and gasoline (The Nation Thailand)

Rescuers in Shanxi [China] continue searching for two missing miners after a gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal shaft killed 82 workers, in what authorities say is China’s worst mining disaster in nearly 20 years, with investigators citing serious safety violations, unregistered workers underground, and poor management practices as families wait for news and officials pledge severe punishment for those responsible (Channel NewsAsia)

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA [Federal Aviation Administration] Administrator Bryan Bedford launch a new “Modern Skies” website offering unprecedented public transparency into more than 10,000 air traffic control modernization projects funded by US$12.5 billion from the One Big Beautiful Bill, detailing nationwide upgrades to radar, radios, telecommunications, surveillance systems, and tower technology as the FAA reports rapid early progress and significant positive economic impact (US Department of Transportation)

His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco grants a humanitarian pardon to the Senegalese football fans jailed after violence at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final in Rabat [Morocco], clearing the remaining 15 supporters who were serving six- to twelve-month sentences for a pitch-invasion incident that caused injuries and more than €370,000 in damage (Al Jazeera)

France’s economy shows mounting signs of weakness as growth stalls, business activity falls to its lowest level in more than five years, inflation risks re-emerge with rising energy prices, consumer fuel use drops sharply, unemployment edges above 8%, and multiple institutions cut France’s 2026 growth outlook to around 0.7–0.8%, raising concerns about a possible technical recession (Báo Tin tức)

The UK government and rail industry launch a new phase of the “Enough” campaign and introduce a national Safer Railway Scheme to combat sexual harassment on trains and at stations, requiring operators to meet independent safety standards while expanding reporting tools, victim support, personnel training, and public awareness messaging as part of wider efforts to tackle violence against women and girls (Gov.uk)

Suicide remains the leading cause of death among South Korean youth for the 14th consecutive year, with 2024 data showing it claims more than three times as many lives as safety accidents, the next-largest cause, and coincides with rising reports of depression among students (The Korea Times)

California [US] health regulators and federal agencies identify food poisoning events at the restaurant chain The Kebab Shop following an E. coli outbreak causing over 37 severe infections in Southern California outlets between March 27 and April 30, with nearly all customers having eaten beef kofta [ground beef]. The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a public health alert regarding the beef kofta products previously sold at The Kebab Shop which were traced to a supplier in Illinois called Olympia Foods (Food Poisoning News, FSIS)

Doctors warn that breast cancer often begins without a painful lump, causing subtle signs to go unnoticed. Early indicators include hard, painless masses, changes in breast size or shape, nipple inversion, skin thickening or redness resembling an orange peel, or persistent discomfort. Experts urge women to observe their normal breast appearance, conduct monthly self-exams, and seek prompt evaluation, as early detection significantly improves survival rates (Báo Sức khỏe và Đời sống)

A new study suggests that middle-aged and older adults who experience migraine with aura [neurological disturbances] face a 1.5 to 1.9 times higher risk of ischemic stroke, with men under age 72 showing the strongest link. Because migraine without aura shows no increased risk, experts advise clinicians to assess aura symptoms and aggressively manage modifiable vascular risk factors like blood pressure, cholesterol, and smoking (Medical News Today)

Veterinarians and animal-people rescue groups in Delhi [India] report a sharp rise in heat-related distress among bird-folks and street animal-individuals as temperatures exceed 45 degrees Celsius, with dehydrated pigeon-, kite-, and eagle-people collapsing from the sky, and stray dog- and cat-folks suffering from dehydration and gastrointestinal infections, while rescue organizations urge residents to provide clean water and shaded spaces to help wildlife and street animal-folks survive the extreme heat (Hindustan Times)

Warming Arctic waters are severely threatening the eastern North Pacific population of gray whale-people, reducing their numbers by half since 2016. Retreating sea ice is disrupting the Arctic ecosystem that supports their food supply, contributing to malnutrition and starvation. Calf births have dropped 95%, and 22 emaciated gray whale-folk have been found dead along the US state of Washington’s coast this spring (Inside Climate News)

Historic drought, wildfires, and winter freezes are devastating the agriculture industry of Florida [US] in 2026. Farmers are reporting major losses in blueberries, strawberries, citrus, and sugarcane, while wildfires have scorched more than 54,600 hectares. State officials estimate winter storms alone caused over US$3.1 billion in agricultural damage (Politico)

Thunderstorms and a tornado rip off the roofs of 35 homes and cause three houses to collapse in the Láng Tròn ward of Cà Mau province [Âu Lạc (Vietnam)]. The storm also knocks down one power pole, leaving 12 others leaning. Local authorities have deployed emergency crews to help residents clear debris and assess damage. On the same day, the People’s Committee of Phong Thạnh Commune also reports that the thunderstorms and tornado affect 15 houses, including four that had their roofs completely ripped off (Tiền Phong)

Residents in Bắc Ninh [Âu Lạc (Vietnam)] report severe pollution in the Kim Đôi canal, where the water has turned black, produced thick white foam, and emitted a strong foul smell, disrupting daily life and raising concerns about untreated wastewater, with local officials confirming clear signs of contamination but saying the canal receives water from many sources, making it difficult to identify the polluter, and authorities taking samples and coordinating with nearby areas to trace the cause (Đài Tiếng nói Việt Nam)

The European Commission awards about €400 million to 65 industrial projects across 10 EEA [European Economic Area] countries to decarbonize heat production through the Innovation Fund’s first European Union-wide Heat Auction, supporting technologies such as resistance heating, heat pumps, solar thermal, and electric boilers that are expected to avoid over 6.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide over 10 years (European Commission)

Vegetarianism gains momentum among Âu Lạc (Vietnam)’s youth, who cite improved health, increased energy, and ethical shifts. Families adapt traditional recipes while younger consumers seek affordable variety at vegetarian and vegan restaurants (Việt Nam News)

US agri-food technology startup NuCicer expands high-protein chickpea farming across 4,000-plus hectares to meet clean-label demand. The non-GMO crops boast 50% more protein than conventional chickpeas (TipRanks)

The province of Ontario [Canada] bans invasive medical research on dog- and cat-people under Bill 75 following animal-people advocacy efforts and a whistleblower lab exposé centered on abuse at an Ontario hospital. Individual violators face jail time and fines up to US$190,000 and US$724,300 for corporations (Humane World)

The Senate of the US state of Illinois passes a bill expanding the state’s wild animal-people performance ban in events like circuses to include big cat-, primate-, and bear-persons. The bill now awaits the Illinois governor’s signature (World Animal News)

Pakistan rescue teams save a giant turtle-person trapped in a canal near Rahim Yar Khan in Punjab province and release it safely into the Indus River. Falling canal water levels left the rare animal friend stranded and at risk (The Express Tribune)

Previously in Part 1 of 3 of Trần Thái Văn’s near-death experience, Văn was alone in a rented studio apartment in Reims, France, struggling to breathe through severe COVID symptoms. After sending a final message to the one emergency contact who knew where she was, she drifted away — then suddenly found herself outside her pain-filled body, rising above the bed where she lay. As she crossed into the fourth dimension, her life review began, showing her moments from conception to death — including memories she wanted to look away from.

So, this time, it is the fifth dimension, and again, I’m still in the third dimension. Third, and then the fourth is on top of it, and then the fifth is on top of it. So, in the fourth dimension, I saw my life review. Here, it was like I could look at any moment in my life and see the branches, like the next branches of what would happen if I would have made a different decision, if I would have chosen a different choice. And that was very interesting because it wasn’t as though I had, like, one timeline, second timeline, third timeline, like, OK, Văn is a doctor, Văn is a technologist, Văn is a, I don’t know, superstar. No, like, this was very detailed, and every moment had its own sort of branch where I could see just more and, like, it’s like [if] I zoom into another branch, I would see, again, more possibilities. So, here, I was very impressed because I’ve never seen anything like that before and just imagine the computation level of this thing. It’s really amazing. So, I was really in awe to see this. At the same time, also, a little bit afraid, I would say, because, kind of, I didn’t want to find out the version of me that would be super successful, that would achieve everything that I ever wanted. I didn’t want to see that, honestly.

Văn surrendered to the experience and rose again — this time into the sixth dimension. So, the beginning of my NDE [near-death experience], the third, the fourth, the fifth, it was more of a tunnel. So, the curvature is — so a tunnel is like a dome, which it’s closed. Now, in the sixth dimension, that tunnel opens up into a dome. So, it’s like half open. And now, I have access to so much more information in the sixth dimension. And I’ve never experienced anything like that. This was the magic. This is a place where I cannot lie to myself. Everything is just as is. Here, I saw myself for the soul that I am. So, all of my qualities were shining like Light, like bright Light. But here’s the thing: not only I saw myself, I saw everyone else, and with their own individual uniqueness, shining bright with their qualities. Not only their qualities, but also what they wanted. So, my qualities as a soul, but also what I wanted to achieve in this life, what kind of experiences I wanted to have in this life, and everyone else, too, like every soul had desires.

At the same time, I saw that who I am, my strengths, my weaknesses, and what I want to achieve in this life were connected to others. So, I saw myself, I saw my family, I saw my inner circle, I saw the people that I met, and then each person also had their own family, inner circle, the people they met, and it was like a mesh. It was like mesh, a mesh, like, and then just meshing all together, but in a very intelligent way. It was like this ever-moving thing that took into consideration everyone, who they are, what they want. At that point, in the sixth dimension, any question that I had was answered, even the questions that I didn’t think I have, because I had this feeling of being free, like truly free, because I had full clarity. And so, I was really enjoying this place. It was really beautiful, really loving, caring, and intelligent.

In Part 3, the clarity Văn finds in the sixth dimension opens into something even larger — a portal, and two scenes she understands as visions of the future. It just felt like, this is something that we would achieve in our lifetime. Join us tomorrow for Part 3 of 3 of Trần Thái Văn’s near-death experience. (NDE Journey)