DAILY NEWS Stream – April 13, 2025

About 30 European defense chiefs meet at NATO headquarters in Brussels [Belgium] to discuss a future Ukraine peacekeeping force; many say US support is “crucial” to success (AP)

The EU delays counter-tariffs on the US for 90 days, matching President Trump’s move in hopes of making a deal (AP)

US President Trump praises His team for the biggest stock market surge in 80 years and for getting over 75 countries to the negotiating table through their tariff strategy (Sky News Australia)

President Trump reveals America earns US$2 billion per day from tariffs (Báo Pháp Luật TP HCM)

President Trump says He’s open to tariff talks with China’s President Xi, calling him a “friend,” but reiterating China has “ripped off” the US for decades (Sky News Australia)

Analysis: The world is abandoning China in a spectacular display of loyalty to US President Trump after His tariffs reshaped global trade almost overnight (Sky News Australia)

US President Trump plans to fine migrants nearly US$1,000 a day for failing to leave after receiving a deportation order (Reuters)

Thousands choose to self-deport themselves from the US amid the President Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal migrants (Sky News Australia)

The US Supreme Court lets President Trump fire thousands of federal workers, blocking an order from a judge who tried to stop Him, in a major win for the President’s government efficiency strategy (AP)

Vietnam’s Quảng Trị Province records its first H5N1 bird flu outbreak in 3 years at a large duck-raising operation, where nearly 1,500 birds died in a week (KHỎE TỰ NHIÊN)

Study: Preschoolers’ thinking skills dropped sharply after COVID-19, affecting lower-income families the most. Scientists think too much screen time on phones and tablets is a major reason why (Tuổi Trẻ)

Magnitude-5.8 earthquake hits northeastern Taiwan, shaking buildings in central Taipei but no major damage or injuries were reported (BNC Now)

Flooded and forgotten: Since floods ravaged schools in Sindh [Pakistan] in 2022, students have faced lasting trauma while the school system struggles to rebuild (Dawn)

Portuguese youth sue the government to demand stronger climate goals and long-term carbon neutrality plans (Euronews)

Report: In New Zealand, unique native species face extinction risk, water health is declining, but air quality has improved (The Guardian)

Sweden’s Siljan Ring, Europe’s largest meteorite impact crater, is pumping out methane up to 300 times more than expected and nobody knows why (Euronews)

Thousands of Indigenous people march in the City of Brasilia [Brazil] to demand more land be set aside for them to live on and take care of, as they aim to help fix the global climate crisis (AP)

US company Lego says its new solar-powered factory in Vietnam will make toys without adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere (Euronews)

Insightful quote of the day: “The mind is difficult to control; swiftly and lightly, it moves and lands wherever it pleases. It is good to tame the mind, for a well-tamed mind brings happiness.” – The Worshipped Shakyamuni Buddha (vegan)