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US Races To Reopen Venezuela Port As Quake Deaths Top 1,700
The US military raced to reopen a major port in Venezuela to ease aid deliveries on Monday as the deaths from last week’s twin […] View of US Navy helicopters in the port of La Guaira, La Guaira State, Venezuela on June 29, 2026, following the June 24 twin earthquakes. Photo by JUAN BARRETO…
US and Iran pause strikes but disagree over next steps on talks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States and Iran on Monday separately announced they will send delegations to Qatar this week, though Tehran insisted it has not agreed to meet with the U.S. “at any level” after attacks across the Persian Gulf over the weekend challenged negotiations to end the war. U.S. President Donald Trump…
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s firing of Federal Reserve governor for now
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in a 5-4 decision that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can continue serving on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors after president Trump fired her last year. The technical matter before the court was whether Cook should be allowed to remain in her job while her lawsuit against…
Hormuz Traffic Drops After Saturday Strike On Vessel
In total, 29 commodity vessels crossed on Saturday and 12 transited on Sunday, according to data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler. An oil tanker is pictured off the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, which is the main base of the Islamic republic’s navy and has a strategic position on the Strait of Hormuzon.…
Venezuela Search Teams Scramble As Hope Fades Of Finding Quake Survivors
Experts say the first 72 hours after natural disasters define the narrow window for rescuing the living. After that, the search usually becomes one of recovering bodies. An Osprey aircraft overflies a quake-hit area in Caraballeda, La Guaira State, Venezuela on June 28, 2026, following twin earthquakes. Photo by MAURICIO VALENZUELA / AFP Hopes were…
US and Iran will ‘stand down for now’ and talks ‘on track,’ Trump officials say after strikes exchanged
Both sides launched strikes and issued renewed threats over the weekend. It’s not clear yet what Iran’s position is. Mon June 29, 2026 Here’s the latest • Exchange of fire: The US and Iran will “stand down for now,” a Trump administration official said after both sides traded fire near the Strait of Hormuz. Technical talks with Iran remain “on…
Dangerous heat wave impacting large swathes of the U.S. this week, forecasters warn
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 that’s arriving with it. Several days of high temperatures will settle in across the lower…
3 firefighters killed, 2 injured while tackling wildfires on the Colorado-Utah border
BEAVER, Utah (AP) — Three firefighters were killed and two sustained burn injuries when they were overcome by flames from fast-moving wildfires in hot, windy conditions near the Colorado-Utah border. The firefighters deployed emergency shelters for themselves during the so-called burnover — which occurs when a fire spreads and closes off all escape routes —…
Thirty-three people rescued, thousands still missing after Venezuela quakes
CARACAS, June 28 (Reuters) – Thirty-three people have been rescued so far this weekend after Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes, the country’s interim president said, including several children, while tens of thousands remained unaccounted for with time for finding additional survivors running short. The death toll from Wednesday’s twin earthquakes rose above 1,400 as of Saturday as foreign…
South Korea Coach Quits After Early World Cup Exit
The 57-year-old former captain, in his second stint as coach, oversaw an early World Cup departure for the second time to go with the failure in 2014. South Korea’s head coach Hong Myung-bo gives a press conference at Chivas Verde Valle in Guadalajara, Mexico on June 25, 2026, during the 2026 World Cup football tournament.…
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