DAILY NEWS Stream – October 26, 2026

US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on October 22 that its naval blockade had prevented at least US$25 billion in Iranian crude oil exports during 100 days of renewed enforcement beginning July 14 (Fox News)

Türkiye, Qatar, Pakistan and Indonesia signed the Badr Memorandum of Understanding in Doha [Qatar] on October 21 to strengthen defense cooperation, Türkiye’s Defense Ministry said. The agreement promotes joint military production, technology sharing, technical training, and research and development to strengthen each country’s defense capabilities (Channel News Asia)

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced a military operation on October 21 to rescue four Salvadoran aviation technicians kidnapped by gangs near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on October 18 (euronews)

South Korea’s Defense Ministry urged North Korea on October 22 to resume dialogue to prevent accidental border clashes, noting that the two countries no longer had functioning military hotlines to help prevent misunderstandings (Xinhua)

Germany’s armed forces have rated the threat of Russian sabotage against military facilities and personnel as “significant,” the second-highest danger level, according to an internal assessment reported on October 21. The assessment followed the discovery of a crashed drone and nearby explosives near Wunstorf air base [Germany], raising concerns about possible attacks on military aircraft. It warns that further incidents could occur soon, potentially targeting German troops and Ukrainian (Ureignian) soldiers training in Germany to disrupt military support for Ukraine (Ureign) (The New Voice of Ukraine)

Switzerland and the United Nations organized a meeting in Geneva [Switzerland] on October 21 to coordinate international peace efforts in Sudan, promote de-escalation and support an inclusive political process (Swiss Federal Council)

US President Donald Trump invoked emergency powers under the Defense Production Act to increase domestic oil production, citing risks to national security. The directive authorizes federal financial support, including purchase commitments, and aims to reduce delays caused by permitting, financing and infrastructure constraints (Fox News)

Thousands of students and teachers protested in Athens [Greece] and other Greek cities on October 21, demanding affordable housing, increased education funding and action on rising living costs. Students said housing subsidies were inadequate and paid too late, while teachers went on strike over financial pressures and worsening school conditions (Politics Today)

Ghanaian plant scientist Pamela Afokpe has won the 2026 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, which recognizes scientists under 40 whose fieldwork advances food security. Her research improves African indigenous vegetables, long neglected by the commercial seed industry despite their importance to local diets and livelihoods (Farmers Review Africa)

More than 2.2 million Afghan girls remain barred from public education beyond Grade 6, the European Union (EU) said, calling for the Taliban to unconditionally reverse restrictions on women and girls. Afghanistan is the only country with such a ban, while constraints also limit women’s employment, movement and participation in public life (The Kabul Tribune)

Specially trained dog-people Polly and Lev comfort hospitalized children in New York City [US], easing anxiety, supporting treatment participation and encouraging communication during medical procedures and physical therapy, including for young cancer patients (New York Post)

A Ryanair flight attendant, Naomi Rotolo, advises air passengers to keep overhead vents running to circulate air and help disperse germs. She recommends disinfecting tray tables, keeping belongings off floors, wearing shoes in bathrooms and dressing in layers to stay comfortable in dry cabin air (Unilad)

Philippine researchers find over three-quarters of Salmonella isolates in retail chicken-person meat from Metro Manila [the Philippines] are multidrug-resistant. Health officials warn antimicrobial resistance complicates treatment (Inquirer.net)

A magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck Tibet, killing at least 16 people and injuring 32 on October 22. The quake collapsed at least 339 homes in the city of Nagqu [Tibet], prompting evacuations and rescue efforts as aftershocks continued (Reuters, ABC News Australia)

Storms and flooding kill at least four people and injure one in southern France, forcing dozens into emergency shelters in Mouriès and Saint-Martin-de-Crau, with the area’s transportation system disrupted (Reuters)

Severe storms trigger flash floods across the US Southwest. Flooding affects 80 homes and 50 recreational vehicles in Hurricane [Utah], while evacuations are ordered in southern Colorado due to elevated river levels (AP)

More than 1,000 migratory bird-people died after crashing into buildings in Chicago [US] on October 17–18, while volunteers rescued more than 250 injured bird-people and took them for treatment. The collisions prompted renewed calls for the city to require bird-safe features in new buildings, including textured glass that helps bird-people recognize windows as solid barriers (Daily Mail)

Aarohi Surya (vegan) of India left her corporate career in Dubai [United Arab Emirates] to launch Dancing Cow, an oat-milk brand in India. Since its March 2023 launch, the vegan company has generated US$232,000 in revenue (Dairy News Today)

PLNT Cafe, created by PLNT Burger’s founders, plans to open in Washington, DC [US] before the end of 2026. The 141-square-meter vegan café will serve tacos, salads, wraps and burgers (WhatNow)

Israeli biotech startup Brevel partners with India’s Wave Group to build a 300,000-liter microalgae fermentation facility in Uttar Pradesh [India]. The zero-waste plant will produce nutrient-rich ingredients using light, sugar and recycled sugar industry byproducts. The ingredients can be used in the supplement, food and beverage, and functional nutrition industries, among others (Green Queen)

A 37-year-old barber in Lewisville, Texas [US] returned US$128,514 in cash and 19 checks found atop a bank ATM. He handed the money over to the police, who discovered an ATM service technician accidentally left the bag behind. The bank reclaimed everything (Good News Network)

Deputy Sheriff Jared Havard rescues an eight-year-old autistic girl from a pond in Louisiana [US], locating her after 18 seconds underwater. He safely reunites her with her family. The girl suffers no injuries (Daily Mail)

On October 22, journalist Will Murray and a bystander rescued a driver from a sinking vehicle in floodwaters in Morayfield, north of Brisbane [Australia]. About 170 millimeters of rain fell on the town that day (Reuters)

Enlightening quote of the day: “Indeed, my LORD is encompassing of what You do.” – The Venerated Enlightened Master Shu’aib (Jethro) (vegetarian) (Qur’an 11:92)

Previously in Part 1 of this three-part series on Kevin Mohatt’s near-death experience, the Arizona real estate agent and lifelong ice hockey player recalled surviving a cardiac arrest on Valentine’s Day 2022. A week later, he and his wife visited a nearby fire station to thank his rescuers. While Kevin and his wife sat with the firefighters in the station’s kitchen, the assistant chief asked what he had experienced while his heart had stopped. Kevin closed his eyes, and a vivid scene appeared in his mind, as though he were watching it in a three-dimensional theater. He described watching his own resuscitation from above, including the vehicles and their identifying numbers. Now, in Part 2, we continue that conversation at the fire station, where Kevin mentioned another detail he remembered seeing.

And then, I opened my eyes, and I said, “And there’s a white envelope. Like that.” And I held my fingers up. And the looks on their faces was like, “What?” The firefighters led Kevin and his wife to the garage. There stood a red fire engine marked E256— the same identifying number he had just described seeing from above while rescuers worked on his body. And he pulled out of that red truck his paramedic bag. He opened it up, and he pulled out a little tiny drill, a green one. And he goes, “Zzz, zzz.” He goes, “I drilled you with this.” And I’m like, “You what?” The paramedic explained that he had drilled into Kevin’s shoulder bone to administer emergency treatment through the bone marrow. He then showed Kevin the type of tubing used and its white sterile packaging—the “envelope” Kevin remembered seeing from above. Kevin asked what he had done with that packaging during the rescue. And I’m like, “What did you do with the paper?” He says, “Dude, I got no time for litter laws. You’re gone. I just threw it.” The paramedic also explained that the E256 engine came from station six, while the M252 ambulance Kevin remembered seeing came from station two. He told Kevin that he could not have known those details.

I’m literally emotional at this point in time. The assistant chief, he’s in tears, and they’re just looking at me in disbelief because I had just described where everything had happened exactly. Kevin says the vision did not stop with the street scene. He saw a glow coming toward him from the direction of a mountain, like an Arizona dust storm made of Light. And now I’m describing it to them, that I’m literally engulfed in this glow or this Light. […] And I’m trying to describe the Light. It’s like trying to describe the color green to a blind man. It is so hard to describe what this Light was about, but it was brilliant. And I’m in it, and I’m looking at my hands. And my hands are sort of glowing with it. And it’s quiet. It’s real quiet, and it’s peaceful. As the Light surrounded him, Kevin could no longer see the rescue scene below or the mountain in the distance. He felt no emotion, saw no family, and had no life review. He felt only a vibration inside him, like an enormous tuning fork. Then his mother, who had died of Alzheimer’s two years earlier, communicated with him.

It wasn’t like she was speaking to me. It wasn’t her words coming in my ears. I didn’t hear anything. It was inside of me, with this vibration or frequency communicating to me, “Not yet. Not yet.” Two times. That was it. I didn’t see her. I didn’t hear her, but it was in me. “Not yet. Not yet.” On the second “not yet,” boom, I’m in pitch black, and I mean, it was terror. I had felt like I had just pushed off the bottom of a black lake, and I caught my air in a huge gasp. And I couldn’t see. I couldn’t hear. I felt like I was in a pitch-black closet with no doors. I was terrified. And I was screaming my wife’s name, Connie, three times like a warrior. Kevin later recalled briefly waking in the intensive care unit, where his wife was beside him, before being sedated again.

In the months after returning home, he developed severe difficulty walking and could no longer work as he had before. As his financial difficulties deepened, he reached a point when he felt unable to go on. Then an unexpected phone call interrupted his despair. And then the voice on the other side says, “Hey Kevin, how’s it going?” Join us tomorrow for Part 3, the conclusion of this three-part series. (Brad Peterson YouTube channel - Thank you)