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World News Today Live Updates on January 2, 2025 : Jurassic Park in real life? Hundreds of dinosaur footprints unearthed in UK’s Oxfordshire
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World News Today Live: Jurassic Park in real life? Hundreds of dinosaur footprints unearthed in UK’s Oxfordshire
- Researchers have uncovered hundreds of dinosaur footprints dating back to the middle Jurassic era in a quarry in Oxfordshire, southern England, showing that reptiles such as the nine-metre predator Megalosaurus moved along enormous tracks.
World News Today Live: Hindenburg Research alleges $800 million loan sales by Carvana to undisclosed related party
- Shares of the Tempe, Arizona-based company fell as much as 5% after the report but pared losses to trade down 1.5%.
World News Today Live: From France to New Orleans: A look at major vehicle attacks that shook the world
- A New Year’s celebration in New Orleans turned deadly when Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove his truck, displaying an Islamic State flag, into a crowd. Vehicle attacks have increasingly marked global tragedies, including notable incidents in France, Germany, China, and the US.
World News Today Live: Bashar al-Assad poisoned in Russia? Syria’s ousted president’s test results show ‘exposure to poisonous substance’
- Bashar al-Assad, removed from power by rebels, has been under the protection of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow since December 8 last year.
World News Today Live: Hamas security head Hassam Shahwan killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza
- The Israeli Air Force has killed Hassam Shahwan, the head of Hamas Security Forces in Gaza, on Thursday.
World News Today Live: The descent of an army vet turned corporate consultant named in the new year’s attack
- Texas born and bred, Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar worked at Deloitte before plowing a truck with an Islamic State flag into a New Orleans crowd.
World News Today Live: New Orleans attack news: PM Narendra Modi condemns ‘cowardly terrorist attack’
- PM Narendra Modi condemns New Orleans terrorist attack
World News Today Live: Damascus uncorked: Syria throws a new year’s party for the ages
- People set aside divisions and anxiety about the future to mark a once-in-a-lifetime moment of renewal.
World News Today Live: Aviation experts see ‘something more sinister’ in South Korea plane crash that killed 179: ‘Unlikely that bird strike…’
- South Korea experienced its deadliest air disaster last week, with 179 fatalities on a Jeju Air flight. Preliminary reports suggest a landing gear malfunction, possibly due to a bird strike, but investigations are ongoing. Experts express skepticism regarding bird strikes causing such a failure.
World News Today Live: South Korea authorities raid Jeju Air offices, Muan International Airport amid ongoing probe
- South Korean police on Thursday, January 2, raided Jeju Air’s regional aviation office, the office is in Seoul, and the crash site as a part of the ongoing investigation, reported the news agency AFP.
World News Today Live: Bangladesh alters history: New books to say ‘Ziaur Rahman declared freedom’, not Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, has decided to revise the delta nation’s history textbooks to replace ‘Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the declarer of independence with Ziaur Rahman, the leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and former president
World News Today Live: Bangladesh: No relief! Chattogram court rejects bail plea of spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das
- A Chattogram court denied bail to former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das after a hearing. His arrest over alleged sedition charges led to protests and violent clashes, raising concerns about escalating violence in Bangladesh and attacks on minorities.
World News Today Live: Israel-Gaza war: 10 heartwrenching images depicting ‘suffering and horror’ of Palestinians | In Pics
- The Gaza war, ignited by Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack, has caused over 45,500 Palestinian deaths and widespread displacement. In response, Israel faced 1,200 fatalities and 251 hostages, leading to extensive military operations and significant casualties on both sides.
World News Today Live: New York mass shooting: At least 11 dead as gunman shoots inside Amazura Night Club in Queens, say reports
- At least 11 people have been shot in Queens, New York at Amazura Night Club on Wednesday
World News Today Live: The Palestinian Authority takes on Hamas militants in West Bank power struggle
- Weeks of deadly fighting have marked the most serious clashes between Palestinian factions in years.
World News Today Live: US issued over 10 lakh nonimmigrant visas to Indians in 2024, highest number of student visas for second year
- In 2024, the US mission issued over 1 million nonimmigrant visas to Indians, including a record number of visitor visas. This marks the second consecutive year of high demand for travel to the US, with more than two million Indians traveling there in the first 11 months.
World News Today Live: Montenegro mass shooting leaves 4 dead, including two kids; manhunt underway for gunman
- A gunman in Montenegro killed four people, including two children, in a shooting at a Cetinje restaurant. The attack began after a brawl and continued outside. Authorities have launched a manhunt for the suspect.
World News Today Live: Finnish probe links Baltic sea cable damage to Russia-linked vessel
- Finnish investigators have linked damage to the Estlink-2 power cable in the Baltic Sea to a Russian-linked vessel, the Eagle S. Anchor drag marks stretching nearly 100 kilometers were discovered, and an investigation is underway to determine intent, with the vessel now under criminal probe.