DAILY NEWS Stream – April 1, 2025

Thousands of Palestinians protest against Hamas and the war in Gaza, signaling Hamas’ weakening control and internal divisions (LiveNOW from FOX)

Hamas may release several hostages this week, including US citizen and Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, in exchange for a temporary ceasefire during the Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr [March 30-31, 2025] (LiveNOW from FOX)

Analysis: Russia is losing control in Siberia as resistance movements grow, while China takes advantage of Russia’s current weakness to assert influence on border regions, despite Russia’s public claims of good relations (Paul Warburg)

Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy predicts Russia’s Putin will die soon of old age and then the war will end, as rumors swirl about the Russian leader’s deteriorating health (War & Politics 24; New York Post)

US President Trump plans to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney after Canada’s election on April 28, 2025, to strengthen ties between the two countries (CNN)

EU recommends 72-hour stockpile for emergencies and disasters amid heightening global risk (WION)

President Trump hints that He knows who orchestrated the domestic terror attacks on His advisor Elon Musk’s electric car company Tesla, and warns them to stop or face serious consequences (Tinh Hoa TV)

President Trump directs Vice President Vance to eliminate “improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology” from the Smithsonian Institution - the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex – in a new order entitled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” (Euronews)

US Justice Department rejects Judge James Boasberg’s order to return two deportation flights carrying over 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador for national security, arguing he lacks the authority (60 Giây | Tinh Hoa TV; ABC News)

GPS [global positioning system] data reveals Denver [US]’s anti-Trump protests were ten times smaller than claimed, with most participants being professional protesters rather than the claimed “grassroots movement” (60 Giây | Tinh Hoa TV)

The UK issues an urgent warning over record-high cases of dengue, known as the “bone breaker” virus, arriving in infected travelers (Daily Mail)

Deadly fungus Candida auris is spreading rapidly in US hospitals, posing an urgent threat to sick patients (Fox News)

Myanmar-Thailand earthquake death toll may exceed 10,000, with tremors felt as far as India, Bangladesh, Lagos, and China (WION)

Rescue teams in Myanmar and Thailand face horror and helplessness as trapped earthquake victims cry for help (BBC News)

Wildfires rage across eight US states, fueled by drought, wind, and debris from recent hurricanes (AP)

Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupts, spewing lava and smoke as residents and visitors evacuate a 4-5 kilometer zone (The Jakarta Post)

Galápagos Islands [Ecuador]: Study finds traffic noise makes male Yellow Warbler birds more aggressive by drowning out their birdsong used to keep the peace with other birds (People)

Hundreds of fungi species, “the unsung heroes of life on Earth,” face extinction due to human activities, IUCN [International Union for the Conservation of Nature] warns (Euronews)

Wildlife traffickers abuse EU regulation loopholes to smuggle animals from Latin America to Europe, prompting calls for stricter monitoring and enforcement, International Fund for Animal Welfare [IFAW] reports (Mongabay)

Bountiful baby year: Singapore wildlife parks welcomed nearly 1,000 newborns in 2024, including 34 threatened species, Mandai Wildlife Group [MWG] says (The Straits Times)

US teen Ruti Pfeffer (vegan) launches a vegan meal program in Cambridge [Massachusetts], partnering with restaurants and city leaders to add more plant-based menu options in March 2025 (CBS)

Elevating quote of the day: “He who has lived as a true philosopher [lover of Wisdom] has reason to be of good cheer when he is about to die, and after death he may hope to receive the greatest good in the other world.” – The Venerated Enlightened Master Socrates (vegetarian)