Venezuela's acting president says the powerful back-to-back earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening killed at least 32 people and injured at least 700

Two powerful earthquakes struck the northern coast of Venezuela successively on Wednesday, leading to collapsed buildings in the capital Caracas.

Back-to-back powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday evening, causing widespread damage, collapsing buildings and sending panicked residents into the streets. The 7.2 and 7.

The U.S. Geological Survey warned that “high casualties and damage are probable" after the temblors that were among the strongest to hit the country in the past century.

France, Italy and Spain are all experiencing extremely hot weather, with Germany and the Netherlands also expected to get warmer this weekend.

Red alerts were also in place in Britain, Germany, Austria and Switzerland as the extreme early summer heat forced school closures, travel disruption and alarm about climate change.

France recorded its hottest day ever Tuesday as an early heat wave gripped Europe, prompting the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum to restrict visiting hours and disrupting school and transportation schedules in multiple countries.

A recent report confirms that Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average, triggering severe heatwaves, environmental damage, and public health red alerts across major nations.

Iván Cepeda has conceded Colombia’s presidential election to Abelardo de la Espriella, a conservative outsider endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump

Abelardo de la Espriella, a millionaire political newcomer, has been declared Colombia’s next president. Electoral authorities announced his victory on Wednesday after a close runoff election

Senator Iván Cepeda was beaten by right-wing businessman Abelardo de la Espriella by less than a percentage point.

For many attendees from Guatemala, whose leader wasn’t invited to the summit, the event was an opportunity to advance their push for a Trump administration crackdown on the government of leftist president Bernardo Arévalo.

A United Nations-commissioned report has concluded that Israel deliberately targeted and killed Palestinian children during the war in Gaza, an accusation which the country rejects.

Israeli forces continue to commit genocide against Palestinians by deliberately targeting children in the Gaza Strip, an independent United Nations Commission of Inquiry has found.

Israel called the report, which concluded around 30% of those killed in the Gaza war were children, a "libelous sham."

A U.N. human rights committee said that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip and is deliberately targeting Palestinian children.

A Liberian oil tanker has navigated the Strait of Hormuz, using a new route close to Oman's shores that has been promoted by the Arab country and a U.N. maritime agency. The development on

After Iran weaponized the waterway by making it too dangerous for businesses, experts say, the country is now looking to charge fees to vessels seeking to transit the vital water.

Crude oil futures fell to their lowest level since the start of the US-Iran conflict on signs that traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is recovering.

On Energy Secretary Chris Wright said about 20 million barrels of crude oil and roughly 72 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the previous 24 hours, following an initial

Mateo Chávez and Julián Quiñones scored goals in a six-minute span early in the second half, and Mexico beat the Czech Republic 3-0 on Wednesday night to win all three of its World Cup group-stage matches for the first time.

Mexico now gets to focus on the round of 32, where it faces a third-place team in Mexico City on June 30. El Tri's opponent will not be determined until Friday or Saturday dependi

Mexico closed out World Cup group play with a 3-0 win over Czechia on Wednesday night at Azteca Stadium, delighting more than 80,000 fans.

Mexico and Czechia will meet in their final Group A fixture of the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at Mexico City Stadium on FOX. Mexico was the first nation to reach the round of 32 and has already clinched Group A.