DAILY NEWS Stream – April 26, 2025

Russia’s Putin is ready to discuss a civilian ceasefire with Ukraine to stop attacks on non-military targets, says Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov (Tuổi Trẻ)

Russia and Ukraine exchange 538 prisoners - the largest swap since the conflict began three years ago – following talks mediated by the United Arab Emirates (Hòa Bình TV)

US sets tariffs of up to 3,521% on Southeast Asian solar panels to protect local industry and stop unfairly cheap imports (BBC)

US President Trump denies plans to replace Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, saying he’s doing a “great job” handling threats in Yemen and beyond (Axios)

President Trump supports policies to boost the US birth rate, including US$5,000 in cash for new mothers, as His team discusses plans to reverse America’s population decline “crisis” (The Hill)

President Trump signs seven education-focused executive orders to promote merit-based college admissions, ban DEI [diversity, equity, and inclusion] practices, boost AI [artificial intelligence] education, and improve job training programs (Fox News)

US Department of Government Efficiency [DOGE] head Elon Musk says he’s done forming the cost-cutting team and will return to focus on electric car company Tesla, reducing his government work to 1-2 days per week starting May 2025 (Al Jazeera)

US: A Democrat judge resigns after being caught hiding an illegal Venezuelan gangster at his family home (Daily Mail)

New York City [US] cops arrest a man who tried to get onto the Trump Tower roof (Daily News)

A 9-year-old girl in the City of Tangshan [China] miraculously survives a fall from the 25th floor to a 7th-floor porch. She broke bones but has no brain damage reported (VnExpress)

Fierce thunderstorms and hail strike Sơn La Province [Vietnam], damaging many homes and large crop areas (VTV24)

Magnitude-6.2 earthquake shakes Istanbul [Türkiye], injuring more than 230 people, who tried to jump from buildings or suffered panic attacks (AP)

American seer Reverend Brandon Biggs, who predicted President Trump getting shot in the ear and Myanmar’s recent earthquake, sees another massive earthquake in Japan with a tsunami so deep and powerful it could split the country in two. He prays for protection and spiritual revival worldwide to avoid the disaster (Trở Về Với Chúa; Last Days)

MasterChef Vietnam contestant and college student Lỗ Võ Bảo Lâm asks the judges to disqualify him because he doesn’t want to kill animals. TikTok users support him, saying things like “You have a good heart,” “He is so brave!” and “You can still become a vegan chef” (Micheal Nguyễn)

Rectifying quote of the day: “Though you speak to yourself in secret, your words are examined in Heaven.” – The Venerable Saint Basil the Great (vegetarian)