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From the rubble in Venezuela, an unexpected story of survival cuts through days of tragedy

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — A mix of rescue teams and civilians on Sunday peered at a mountain of rubble almost indistinguishable from the other ruins lining swathes of the northern Venezuelan coast following two devastating earthquakes. In the days since…

Pakistan launch deadly strikes along Afghan border

Kabul, in turn, has previously accused Islamabad of carrying out unprovoked attacks in which civilians were killed – though Pakistan says it only targets militants. The two countries had agreed to a ceasefire last October following weeks of deadly clashes….

Trump says he’ll meet with D.C.’s ‘communist’ likely mayor

resident Trump said Sunday said he will meet with D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George, the likely future mayor of the District whom Mr. Trump described as a “communist.” Mr. Trump blasted Ms. Lewis George, who calls herself a democratic…

Australian man charged with murder after girl found dead in suitcase in Thailand

Carman denied murder and further charges related to moving or concealing a body and taking a minor for sexual purposes, and claimed he had acted in self defence. Media reports state that Carman told police he had agreed to pay…

Mystics win marathon matchup, top Fire 124-123 in record-tying four overtimes

Sonia Citron scored 32 points, including the basket that put her team ahead to stay with 21.4 seconds left, and the Washington Mystics held off the Portland Fire 124-123 on Sunday in four overtimes — tying the longest game in…

Venezuela earthquakes: Inside the country club now a makeshift hospital

A country club in the town of Caraballeda in Venezuela has been turned into a makeshift hospital, with survivors of the country’s devastating earthquakes receiving care and sleeping on mattresses on the grass. Helicopters carrying aid have landed at the…

U.S. hits Iranian military sites after drones target commercial ships

Don’t miss the full story from our staff writers, whose reportage is the basis of this article. The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran deteriorated sharply over the weekend as American forces conducted fresh strikes on Iranian military…

Venezuela earthquake: Two boys rescued from rubble after days of being trapped

Colombia’s National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) said Moises was buried under about 3m (9.8ft) of debris, and the rescue team spent six hours conducting “high-precision work” on Saturday to reach him. Reuters reported that a rescuer was overheard…

Heat wave and high humidity will blast much of the U.S. this week, weather service says

A long and dangerous heat wave will blast a large swath of the United States this week, the National Weather Service said, with temperatures rising ahead of the July Fourth holiday and feeling even hotter because of the high humidity…

Europe’s heatwave ‘linked to 1,300 deaths’ as more records broken

Europe’s unprecedented early summer heatwave may be responsible for hundreds of excess deaths, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO). Temperature records were broken across the continent again on Sunday – including in Germany, Poland and the…