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World News Today Live: China assures Tibet’s Brahmaputra dam will have ‘no negative impact on downstream areas’
Earlier on Wednesday, China approved the construction of the world’s largest dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, which has raised concerns among the governments of India and Bangladesh. Read the full text here
World News Today Live: Netflix sets new streaming record with nearly 65 million people watching NFL games on Christmas
Netflix hit a streaming milestone with nearly 65 million viewers in the U.S. for two NFL games over Christmas. The Ravens vs. Texans game averaged 24.3 million viewers, while the Chiefs vs. Steelers game averaged 24.1 million viewers. Read the full text here
World News Today Live: Azerbaijan Air Crash: Survivors reveal terrifying sounds before crash – ‘It felt like the plane was drunk’
Eyewitness accounts from survivors of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243, which crashed in Kazakhstan, have revealed horrifying details of the disaster, including a loud bang and loss of pressure inside the plane. Passengers feared the plane would collapse. Read the full text here
World News Today Live: Vietnam sentences 27 people to death for smuggling more than 600 kilograms of drugs
Vietnam has sentenced 27 people to death for trafficking more than 600 kilograms of drugs, including heroin, methamphetamine and ketamine, between 2018 and 2022. Gang leader Oan Ha was among those convicted. The operation, which smuggled drugs out of Cambodia, was valued at $54.8 million. Read the full text here
World News Today Live: Norwegian Cruise Line suspends search for overboard passengers – what happened?
Norwegian Cruise Line has confirmed that the search for a 51-year-old passenger who fell overboard from the Norwegian Epic has been abandoned without success. An operation aimed at locating guests on a voyage from Jamaica to the Bahamas has been called off, it said. Read the full text here
World News Today Live: Azerbaijan Airlines says plane faced ‘physical and technical external interference’ ahead of fatal crash
The Embraer 190 was scheduled to fly northwest from Azerbaijan’s capital Baku to the city of Grozny in Chechnya in southern Russia. Instead, it veered far off course, crossed the Caspian Sea and crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Read the full story here
World News Today Live: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sarah falls into trouble: WhatsApp messages trigger witness harassment investigation
Attorney General Ghari Baharahu Miara has opened an investigation into Sara Netanyahu over allegations of harassment against political opponents. WhatsApp messages revealed that she had instructed her aides to organize protests. Read the full text here
World News Today Live: Thin House majority poses headache for Republicans
The narrow margin threatens Mike Johnson’s future as speaker and the House’s ability to advance President Trump’s policies. Read the full text here
World News Today Live: Peter Thiley, who coined the term ‘voodoo economics’, dies at 84
He gave George H.W. Bush a word to counter Ronald Reagan, and ultimately became the go-to word for political criticism. Read the full text here
World News Today Live: South Korea impeaches acting president, prolonging political change
Han Deok-soo refused to appoint the judicial officers needed to proceed with the impeachment of his predecessor. Read the full text here
World News Today Live: Syrian villagers outraged by Israeli invasion
Protests have erupted in some villages in southern Syria against the presence of the Israeli military, which took control of the border area following the fall of the Assad regime. Read the full text here
World News Today Live: OpenAI ChatgGPT outage: Is your AI app down? Breakdown sparks meme fest on social media
OpenAI ChatgGPT outage: Is your AI app down? Netizens rage on social media Read the full story here
