… "We thank God that... we are alive, but there are people suffering right now with family members trapped under the rubble or pinned down, unable to get them out," resident Yilsmaris Blanco told AFP. - Global rescue teams on the way -Interim president Delcy Rodriguez visited La Gu …
… Delcy Rodriguez said 20 aftershocks had followed the earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, which struck the same area of Venezuela, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). …
… The attack "was coordinated closely with our friends in Venezuela, with whom we are working very well," Trump added, apparently referring to the interim leadership of Delcy Rodriguez, who has been in place since the US removed Nicolas Maduro from power in January. …
… detains and deports 5,000 Bangladeshis By AFP June 08, 2026 10:14 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures before receiving Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez …
… Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez is visiting India with a large team of ministers and held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. …
Venezuela's President Rodriguez arrives in oil-hungry India By AFP June 04, 2026 04:36 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez waves after a press conference at the Mir …
… Days after Machado herself voiced resolve to make a vote happen in Venezuela -- currently governed by interim leader Delcy Rodriguez -- Rocha told AFP there was "no reason to wait" for an election. …
… Her son's death was revealed during an amnesty initiative launched by interim president Delcy Rodriguez in February, following the capture of leftist leader Nicolas Maduro by the United States in January.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Venezuela's political transition will take months, not years, seven months after former leader Nicolas Maduro's capture in a US military raid. Delegates of interim President Delcy Rodríguez and opposition members are scheduled to hold their first round of talks this week in Caracas.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Venezuela's political transition will take months, not years, seven months after former leader Nicolas Maduro's capture in a US military raid. Delegates of interim President Delcy Rodríguez and opposition members are scheduled to hold their first round of talks this week in Caracas.
Twin earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude that struck Venezuela on June 24 have killed 6,125 people, according to National Assembly Chief Jorge Rodriguez. Nearly 17,000 people were injured, almost 1,400 remain missing, and the tremors destroyed nearly 200 buildings, mostly in the coastal state of La Guaira.
Twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 caused at least $19.6 billion in direct physical damage to buildings and infrastructure, according to World Bank estimates released Thursday. At least 5,398 people were killed, over 16,740 injured, with the UN reporting more than a million in need of immediate humanitarian aid.
The death toll from twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 (magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5) has reached 5,398, according to officials, with La Guaira state the hardest hit. The government tally of 16,740 injured remained unchanged, though national and international organizations estimate thousands more may still be unaccounted for.
Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, captured by US military in January, face trial in the United States in June 2027 on federal drug trafficking and firearms charges. The couple have been held in a Brooklyn jail for more than seven months after pleading not guilty.
Twin earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela on June 24, killing 5,069 people and injuring 16,740, with the worst damage in the coastal state of La Guaira. The country has drawn $346 million from the International Monetary Fund for reconstruction efforts.
Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez named Felix Plasencia as the country's new foreign minister on Monday, replacing Yvan Gil who held the position since 2023. The appointment comes nearly three weeks after devastating earthquakes that left more than 4,500 people dead and thousands missing.
The official death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes on June 24 rose to 4,490 by July 13, with 16,740 injured and over 19,500 people living in camps due to destruction in Caracas and the coastal state of La Guaira.
Twin earthquakes in Venezuela have killed 1,430 people with tens of thousands reported missing, as rescue efforts enter their fourth day when survival odds sharply decline. The country, already facing economic crisis and political upheaval, faces additional strain as millions lack sanitation and basic needs.
Twin earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, killing 920 people with over 50,000 reported missing. La Guaira and surrounding northern areas suffered the most damage, and international rescue teams are conducting search efforts as public anger over the government response grows.
The death toll from twin earthquakes in Venezuela more than doubled to 589, interim president Delcy Rodriguez announced Friday, as international rescue teams joined local efforts to find survivors beneath collapsed buildings in the earthquake zone west of Caracas.
Twin earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitudes struck northern Venezuela on Wednesday night, killing at least 188 people and injuring 1,520, with residents searching for survivors trapped in collapsed buildings.
Venezuela's interim leader declared a state of emergency Wednesday after two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck the same area, causing buildings to crumble in the capital and forcing the closure of the country's main airport. Twenty aftershocks followed the quakes, according to the USGS, and though fatalities remained unknown, some people were injured and buildings had collapsed.
President Trump announced that US Southern Command executed Nino Guerrero, leader of the transnational Tren de Aragua gang, in a strike coordinated with Venezuela's interim leadership. Trump stated the operation ensures the gang has no safe haven in Venezuela or elsewhere.
India has deported nearly 5,000 Bangladeshi citizens since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu-nationalist BJP swept to power in the eastern border state of West Bengal last month, according to official statistics. The new West Bengal government ordered the establishment of detention centres for undocumented Bangladeshis and Rohingya refugees after taking power.
India and Venezuela are strengthening ties in the energy sector, with New Delhi describing Caracas as a preferred partner. Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, focusing on cooperation in upstream and downstream energy projects as global oil supplies have been disrupted by the Middle East crisis.
Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday for a five-day visit to deepen cooperation between the oil exporter and energy-hungry India, the world's third-largest oil importer, which is ramping up purchases of Venezuelan crude to offset Middle East supply disruptions.
Venezuelan opposition figure Perkins Rocha, speaking from house arrest, compared the US ouster of Nicolas Maduro to "chemotherapy" that would heal the country and called for swift elections, while the nation is governed by interim leader Delcy Rodriguez.
Carmen Navas, 81, died Sunday days after learning that her son Victor Hugo Quero Navas, arrested in January 2025, had died in state custody on July 24. Navas had searched tirelessly for her son while authorities stonewalled her; human rights groups described his detention as a forced disappearance.