DAILY NEWS Stream – March 05, 2025

Egypt says its Gaza reconstruction plan is ready and pushes efforts for ceasefire’s second phase as first phase expires but Israel and Hamas disagree on way forward. Israel seeks to extend phase one by six weeks, while Hamas wants to proceed to phase two (Reuters; CNN)

Ukraine security guarantees are up to Europe, not the US, President Trump says, adding that the US will still help ensure “everything goes well” (Sky News Australia)

Russia’s Putin will “keep his word” if there’s a deal to end the war in Ukraine, US President Trump says, assuring that Ukraine is “going to have security” (Sky News Australia)

Ceasefire in Russia-Ukraine war would lay groundwork for a “long-term peace agreement,” says US President Trump (Sky News Australia)

Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy seeks support from Europe, meets with British Prime Minister Starmer after heated meeting with US President Trump (NBC News)

UK and European leaders will join forces to draft a Ukraine peace plan to take to the US, agreeing they must spend more on defense to show US President Trump the continent can protect itself. “This is not a moment for more talk. It’s time to act,” said UK Prime Minister Starmer at the leaders’ summit in London [UK]. Earlier, Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy told reporters that Ukraine would not cede any territory to Russia as part of a peace agreement and said he was still willing to sign a minerals deal with the US (Reuters)

UK and France propose a partial one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine that would cover air, sea, and energy infrastructure attacks, but not ground fighting, as it would be “very difficult to verify [fighting] along the front was being respected,” says French President Macron. Under the Franco-British proposal, European ground troops would only be deployed to Ukraine in a second phase (Reuters)

US President Trump reverses “crooked” Joe Biden’s oil deal with Venezuela, tightening sanctions while accusing Venezuelan President Maduro’s government of failing to take back “violent criminals” sent to the US (Sky News Australia)

WINNING: President Trump’s team posts “Non-Comprehensive List of Wins in President Trump’s Second Term” less than one month since taking office [Part 7 of 8]: - Ended the weaponization of the US government against its citizens. - Ended censorship by the government against its own citizens, restoring free speech. - Restored the name “Mount McKinley” to North America’s highest peak. - Established the Department of Government Efficiency [DOGE] to maximize government productivity and ensure the best use of taxpayer funds. - Ended the wasteful Federal Executive Institute, which had become a training ground for bureaucrats. - President Trump’s administration ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – the brainchild of Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren, which funneled cash to left-wing advocacy groups – to halt operations. - President Trump ordered the termination of all federal media contracts, so taxpayers aren’t funding Fake News publications. - Security clearances were stripped from the infamous 51 “Spies Who Lied” about Hunter Biden’s laptop and other intelligence officials who misused the public trust. - Central Intelligence Agency [CIA] Director John Ratcliffe released a previously hidden report finding the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated in a Wuhan [China] lab. - The Department of Education is investigating the Minnesota State High School League and California Interscholastic Federation for allowing men to compete in women’s sports, violating federal anti-discrimination law. - The Department of Veterans Affairs implemented a new flag policy to promote the prominence of the American flag and ensure consistency among its facilities. - Taxpayer-funded PBS [Public Broadcasting Service] closed its DEI [diversity, equity, and inclusion] office and media company Disney dropped two of its DEI programs after President Trump’s executive order against such discriminatory practices. - Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles stopped giving puberty blockers to minors following President Trump’s executive order and Chicago Lurie Children’s Hospital paused sex change surgeries for minors – joining many other health systems around the country – in response to President Trump’s executive order ending the radical practice (Sean Hannity)

President Trump to make English the official language of the US in new executive order, intended to celebrate multilingual Americans who have learned English and passed it down to their family members, while also “empowering immigrants” to reach the American dream via common language (Fox News)

US Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard (vegan) says the Biden administration ignored “highly inappropriate” online chats happening at national security agencies for years, that the explicit chatrooms “were set up because of DEI [diversity, equity, and inclusion] policies,” and that “we’re just scratching the surface here” of how much money, time, and resources have been wasted on DEI in intelligence agencies (Fox News)

Data shows President Trump’s would-be assassin Thomas Crooks, who shot the President in the ear and killed rallygoer Corey Comperatore in July 2024, may have had an accomplice and been working with a criminal network that still wants to kill President Trump, as investigators say Biden-era officials in the FBI [Federal Bureau of Investigation] are suppressing info (Sky News Australia)

Analysis: Democrats are using the courts to try to block President Trump’s authority with endless lawsuits. Despite media attacks, the President is cutting waste, restoring fiscal order, and pushing back against activist judges – fulfilling His role as a “vigorous” representative of the American people, just as the Constitution’s framers intended (Gregg Jarrett)

Vietnam: Homeless man Hùng adopts talented dog Bo, who becomes an internet sensation and brings in donations allowing Mr. Hùng to buy land and build a large house, highlighting the Vietnamese saying, “Save an animal, it repays you” (Doc La Binh Duong)

Young Vietnamese laborer Lực meets young woman Ngọc with elephant leg syndrome [elephantiasis - a very rare lymphatic condition spread by mosquitoes, causing swelling in the legs, arms, or other areas], falls for her, then shaves his head and wakes up at 4 am giving her herbal treatment for a month to convince her to marry him (Doc La Binh Duong)

UK received record number of asylum refugee applications in 2024, with the government saying it has “no quick fixes” to the illegal migration problem but affirms there’s a “serious long-term plan to restore order to the asylum system” (baotintuc.vn)

New study finds just “five minutes a day” of moderate physical exercise lowers dementia risk by 41% in older adults, including simple exercises like squats, lunges, or press-ups (Daily Express)

US: Humanoid robots have begun doing human jobs in warehouses, including a distribution center in Flowery Branch [Georgia] employing two bipedal helpers to move bins – beginning a workforce revolution (VnExpress)

Good Food Institute finds European vegan/alternative protein technology patents have increased by 960% in the last 10 years. However, key technologies remain “overlooked,” with more open-access research “urgently needed” to further advance the field (The Plant Base)

84% of people in Scotland [UK] support ban on cruel farrowing crates for mother pigs, and 58% say they should be banned immediately, poll finds (World Animal News)

Inspirational quote of the day: “Affliction comes to us not to make us sad, but sober; not to make us sorry, but wise.” – H.G. Wells (vegetarian)