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People anxiously search lists of names of people admitted to the Domingo Luciani Hospital in Caracas, in the hopes of finding their relatives injured in the twin earthquakes for the name of victims of the twin earthquake admitted at the Domingo Luciani hospital, in Caracas, on June 25, 2026. The death toll from twin quakes, measured at magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, has risen to at least 188, with more than 1,520 others injured, top lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez reported, while residents continue searching for missing relatives.

As death toll rises

Quake-hit Venezuela's hospitals care for children left alone

Dhananjaya de Silva made a superb 120 to rescue Sri Lanka in the opening Test against West INdies in Antigua

De Silva century rescues Sri Lanka in first Test

New Zealand captain Tom Latham (R) celebrates his century as England skipper Ben Stokes (L) looks on during the third Test at Trent Bridge

Record stand, late twist

New Zealand's Latham and Conway pile on the runs before Stokes breakthrough

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce could soon be tying the knot in New York

Royal pop wedding

Will Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wed in New York? Clues abound

The case at the Paris Judicial Court is the latest in a growing wave of climate litigation targeting major corporate emitters worldwide

Growing wave of climate litigation

Court orders TotalEnergies to account for clients' emissions

Hoses spraying water were set up to provide relief from the heat in the German city of Cologne

Across the continent

Latest developments in Europe's heatwave

Authorities urged people to stay hydrated

101 million people affected

Hospitals raise alert as heatwave slams Europe

Germans have sought ways to keep cool

'It's very difficult to move around'

Events cancelled, records loom as heatwave reaches Germany

Colombia's president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has made tackling guerrillas a key issue for his new government

Crackdown begins

Colombian president-elect gives armed groups one month to surrender

German agrichemical giant Bayer has spent more than $10 billion settling thousands of cases linked to the Roundup weedkiller

US Supreme Court hands win to Bayer in weedkiller litigation

Apple is raising prices on its MacBooks and iPads

As component prices soar

Apple raises prices for MacBooks and iPads, as costs soar over AI

Britain had its hottest June day

Met Office confirmed

UK suffers as heat breaks new June record

The US Supreme Court heard arguments on whether internet service providers may be held liable for the online pirating of copyrighted music

Known as 'metering'

US Supreme Court says asylum seekers can be turned away before border

(L-R) Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton star in 'The Invite,' directed by Wilde

Starred and directed movie

Olivia Wilde looks at evolving relationships in 'The Invite'

Prisoners' personal effects were returned to their relatives in Athens

Greek families receive keepsakes of Holocaust victims

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by oil and gas companies seeking to block climate change lawsuits

Stripping protections

US Supreme Court paves way for mass deportation of Haitians, Syrians

Gasoline prices at US pumps are coming down but American households are still being battered by fuel prices about 30 percent higher than before the Iran war

US Fed's preferred inflation gauge hits fresh three-year high

Demonstrators chant slogans during a protest against the tight restrictions and park closures for the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara

200 people taken into custody

HRW denounces Turkey arrests ahead of NATO summit

Courtrooms have increasingly become a battleground in the fight against climate change in recent years.

Global analysis

Trump climate pushback spurs courtroom battles, report says

Relations have always been strained between Emmanuel Macron and Giorgia Meloni

Nascent rapprochement

Macron hosts Meloni for Riviera talks after Trump rift

A heavy police presence deterred marches

Two years after uprising

Massive police deployment blocks Kenya protest anniversary

South Africa has been on edge following weeks of sometimes violent xenophobic unrest

Planned marches

South Africa vows firm response to anti-migrant violence

Polish prime minister Donald Tusk called on the West to believe a post-war Ukraine will "rise from the ruins"

Controversial military unit name

Poland, Ukraine hold key Gdansk conference without Zelensky

Gayle Nicholls-Ali are part of an organization urging climate change response after losing their home in an extreme wildfire

'Extreme Weather Survivors'

Americans impacted by climate change demand answers from lawmakers

'Trulli' stone dwellings are in high demand in heat-struck southern Italy

Iconic dwellings

Heat-struck Italians cool off in ancient stone 'trulli'

'35C in classrooms is too hot,' read a banner on a Paris school last week, urging renovations

French teaching unions call strike over 'unacceptable' heat

To dismay of company

Ryanair axes extra seat charge for parents after UK probe

Tunisia's dejected players have already been knocked out of the World Cup after conceding nine goals in two matches

Humiliating exit

Tunisia's short-lived World Cup experience lays bare deep dysfunctions

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